Thanksgiving Day
The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a national holiday, so most people don't go to work. People get together with their families and friends to give thanks for the good things in their lives.
Thanksgiving started over 350 years ago with the Pilgrims in the fall of 1620, one hundred Pilgrims came to the United States from England. They came on a boat, the Mayflower. Half of the people came for religious freedom. All came for new lives.
The first winter, the Pilgrims were hungry, sick, and cold. Many people died. Then the Native Americans, the Indians, helped the Pilgrims. They taught the Pilgrims to plant corn and build houses. In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims and the Indians had the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims wanted to give thanks for their new land. They also wanted to thank the Indians for their help.
I. First competition: “Warm up” (Первыйконкурс “Разминка” – 4 задания).
It consists of four tasks.
Match words or phrases of similar meaning.
Circle the word that doesn’t belong.
Circle the word that best completes each sentence.
1. Соотнесите слова и фразы с их значением.
2. Обведите неверное слово.
3. Обведите верное слово.
4. Вставьте нужное слово в предложение. Перефразируйте.
1. Match words or phrases of similar meanings.
1. annual | a. to stay alive |
2. Circle the word that does not belong.
1. flowers | arrangement | wreath | food |
3. Circle the word that best completes each sentence.
On Thanksgiving some organizations prepare food for the needy and the (stores, faiths, elderly).
It is traditional to make turkey with (wreaths, feasts, stuffing) on Thanksgiving.
People of all (survive, faiths, harvests) celebrate this holiday.
The Pilgrims organized a (feast, wreath, faith) to celebrate that they were alive.
Thanksgiving is an (annual, observance, elderly) holiday celebrated by people of all faiths.
After the Indians taught the Pilgrims how to plant, they had a good (survival, harvest, wreath).
Congress decided to have a day of (annual, survival, observance) for Thanksgiving in 1941.
The first year that the Pilgrims were in America many died of (starvation, stuffing, harvest).
Thanks to the Indians, the Pilgrims learned to (feast, annual, survive).
It is traditional to decorate stores and homes with turkeys, Pilgrims, and (wreaths, stuffing, elderly) of dried flowers and plants.
4. Complete each sentence. Paraphrase.
The winter in New York can be too cold for old people.
It can be too cold for the_________.
People can die if they do not eat food for a long time.
They can die of .___________.
Some people like to prepare tomatoes with tuna and mayonnaise inside them.
They like___________in the tomatoes.
The flower shop sent a big circle made out of flowers, leaves and a ribbon.
They sent a___________.
The people who got lost in the mountains stayed alive for ten days without food.
They___________for ten days.
Birthdays are celebrated every year.
A birthday is an ___________celebration.
Many people work on farms to collect fruits and vegetables.
They come for the____________.
The 4th of July is the day to celebrate the independence of the U.S.A.
The___________of independence is on July 4th.
The family had a big meal to celebrate their reunion.
They had a__________ .
You can find people from many different religions in the United States.
The United States has people of many ________________.
II. Second competition: “The Quickest and the Cleverest” (Второйконкурс: “Самыйбыстрый,самыйумный”).
Второй конкурс называется “Самый быстрый, самый умный”.
Ведущий объясняет правила этого конкурса: соревнование проводится парами по 2 команды, если участвует 4 команды, то 2 захода по 2 команды. 2 команды встают напротив друг друга на расстоянии 10-12 метров друг от друга. На расстоянии 5-6 метров от команд устанавливается парта, на которой лежит кабачок (или какой-нибудь другой символ праздника). По команде “на старт, внимание, марш” первая пара участников двух соревнующихся команд стартует и подбегает к парте. Тот участник, который схватит кабачок первым, получает возможность ответить на вопрос, задаваемый ведущим, первым. Если участник не знает ответ, то право ответа переходит к другой команде. Жюри оценивает и быстроту, и правильность ответа: 1 бал за скорость, 1 бал за правильный ответ.
You will compete in pairs in 2 teams “Indians” – “Pilgrims”, “Hunters” – “Farmers”
Teams stand in front of each other with the table between them.
When you hear “On your marks, get set, go” you start running up to the table as quick as possible catch a squash (or any other item) and answer the question: 1 point – for the quickest, 1 point for the right answer.
Questions. (Вопросы)
When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day? (on the 4th Thursday of November)
Who helped the Pilgrims to survive? (the Indians)
What did the Indians teach the Pilgrims? (to hunt, to plant, to fish)
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims arrived in America on? (the Mayflower)
Why did the Pilgrims come to America? (religious freedom)
How long was the first Thanksgiving feast? (3 days)
What do Americans have for Thanksgiving dinner? (stuffed turkey, squash, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, fruit and vegetables)
What are the symbols of this holiday?( horn of plenty, turkey, corns, Pilgrims, Indians)
What is the famous Thanksgiving event in New York city? (Parade)
Who arrives at the end at the parade? (Santa Claus)
Do people in America work on Thanksgiving holiday? (no)
When was Thanksgiving Day proclaimed a national day of observance?
III. Third competition: “Word Hunt”
Третий конкурс называется “Охота на слово”.
Ведущий спрашивает, знают ли учащиеся, чему научили индейцы пилигримов (предполагаемые ответы: охота, рыболовство, сельское хозяйство). Затем ведущий предлагает учащимся представить, что они охотники. Каждой команде выдаются рисунки формата А3 с изображением индейки (рисунок №1 в приложении 1), в которой по горизонтали и по вертикали учащимся необходимо найти как можно больше слов за 3 минуты. Задание выполняется одновременно всеми командами.
What did the Indians teach the Pilgrims? (Hunting). Imagine that you are hunters.
Our next competition is called “Word Hunt”.
You have 3 minutes. Find as many words as you can in a turkey.
IV. Fourth competition: “Stuffed turkey”.
Четвертый конкурс называется “Фаршированная индейка”. Ведущий интересуется, знают ли учащиеся самое популярное блюдо Дня Благодарения (предполагаемый ответ: фаршированная индейка). Ведущий сообщает, что следующий конкурс называется “Фаршированная индейка”.
На доску вывешиваются 4 плаката формата А3 с изображением индейки (рисунок №2 в приложении 1), в которой написаны слова (на тему День Благодарения). В конкурсе принимают участие одновременно все команды. Участники каждой команды по одному на скорость ищут называемые ведущим слова. Очкополучаеттакоманда,чейучастникнаходитсловопервым.
What is the most famous dish for Thanksgiving dinner? (stuffed turkey).
You have a turkey stuffed with words.
You will compete simultaneously.
I name you the word you find it and circle it. The quickest will get a point.
