The st 1 of December Questions & Answers •What date is it today? •What day of the week is it today? •What is the weather like today? •Do you like this weather? Match holidays with the dates of their celebrating. Read the whole sentences Holidays • Christmas • Saint Valentine’s Day • Halloween • Independence Day • Saint Patrick’s Day The date • The 14th of February • The 4th of July • The 25th of December • The 31st of October • The 17th of March Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December Saint Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the 14th of February Halloween is celebrated on the 31st of October Independence Day is celebrated on the 4th of July Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated on the 17th of March HOLIDAYS Guess what the picture shows Questions & Answers •Do you know anything about this holiday? •What does it mean? Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day every year? The aim of our lesson is to answer the question To answer this question we should learn: The History of Thanksgiving Day The traditions of this Day The traditional food The vocabulary of our lesson (key words) • Thanksgiving Day – День Благодарения • to get (gather) together – собираться вместе • to celebrate (to feast) – праздновать, устроить пир • Relatives – родственники • The Pilgrims - Пилигримы The vocabulary of our lesson (key words) • to arrive – прибывать • Mayflower – название корабля • to starve – голодать • The Indians (The Native Americans) – Индейцы (Коренные американцы) The vocabulary of our lesson (key words) • Corn – кукуруза • To thank God (the Lord) – благодарить Бога • a Turkey – индейка • a Pumpkin Pie – тыквенный пирог Watching a video • The History of The First Thanksgiving Day720p.mp4 Questions & Answers •When did it all begin? •Who arrived in the new world? •What was the name of the ship? Questions & Answers •Who helped the Pilgrims? •Whom did the Pilgrims thank? Questions & Answers •When do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day? •What is the traditional food? •What do people do on this day? Questions & Answers •It all began in 1620 •The Pilgrims arrived in the new world •The name of the ship was Mayflower Questions & Answers •The Indians (The Native Americans) helped the Pilgrims •The Pilgrims thanked the God Questions & Answers • People celebrate on the fourth Thursday of November • The traditional food is turkey and a pumpkin pie • People usually get together, decorate the house, cook some delicious food Say what they have done Mother Father Uncle 1 Daughter Son Uncle 2 Grandpa Grandma A baby • to • to • to • to • to • to • to • to cook a pumpkin pie decorate the house take some apples drink tea get dressed tell a joke gather together arrive in the town Reflection •What did you like the most about our lesson? •What mark would you put to yourselves? Hometask Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day every year? • 7-8 sentences • According to the questions and fragments (pictures) of the video • Learn by heart your answers To answer this question we should learn: The History of Thanksgiving Day The traditions of this day The traditional food When did it all begin? It all began in 1620
