THANKSGIVING B1 B2 CLAIRE JOSAR

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You are supposed to cook dinner for Thanksgiving. Your parents left you alone and you have quite a long to-do list to complete....

TO-DO LIST

Honey, We'll be back tomorrow. Here are a few things you need to do before Thanskgiving dinner ! Love you!

do the groceries

write your blessings

prepare the turkey

...

What do you even have to buy for the Thanskgiving dinner?

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I'm grateful for...

I can celebrate with my lovely family

I'm thankful that...

my parents who made me do the groceries

all this food I bought

I'm grateful to...

I'm not thankful for...

have a lovely Thanksgiving dinner

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TO-DO LIST

Do the groceries

Write your blessings

Prepare the turkey

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So now what? As you are about to prepare the turkey, you start wondering whether this celebration is worth the bother...

Click on the turkey, watch the video and then an arrow will appear on this page. Click on it and answer the quiz!

Everything you were taught at school doesn't really make sense now!

Who were the Pilgrims ?

English explorers

English Puritans

English prisoners

When did they arrive in Plymouth, Massachusetts?

in 1614

in 1620

in 1621

What had happened to Native Americans before the Pilgrims' arrival? Click on the odd one.

They had died because of diseases brought by British explorers

They had been sold as slaves

They had been taught how to speak English

Who ruled over Massachusetts at that time?

The Whampanoags

The Puritans

The Pawtuxets

Why did the Whampanoags call for a truce with the settlers?

They needed to find allies

They had to fight over Indian tribes

They were forced by the settlers

Who was Squanto? Click on the odd one.

A Native American who escaped Europe and went back to America

A Native American who had been captured by explorers

A Native American who welcomed the settlers upon their arrival

What did Squanto do for the settlers? Click on the odd one.

He taught them how to grow food and survive

He fought with them

He helped them communicate with Native Americans

What did the Pilgrims celebrate in 1621?

A successful harvest

Peace with the Native Americans

The arrival of new settlers

Where the Native Americans invited to that feast?

YES

NO

What did the Pilgrims celebrate in 1937?

A Native American massacre

A particularly successful harvest

Their first elections

When did George Washington announce the proclamation of Thanksgiving?

in 1788

in 1789

in 1790

Who declared Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863 to try to keep the country united?

Theodore Roosevelt

James Garfield

Abraham Lincoln

There's no way you will prepare that turkey! Thanksgiving Day should be a mournful day! Check the calendar...

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Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"Sorry to say but the story of Thanksgiving is in fact marked by ... and its consequences."

colonization

survival

peace

massacre

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"We have to ... the darker aspect of history."

erase

acknowledge

pay tribute to

think back

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"... the myth of Thanksgiving, the reality seems to hide a crude reality."

Whereas

However

Contrary to

Even though

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"The Native Americans, ... being massacred, accepted to help the English settlers."

nevertheless

yet

in spite of

still

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"... the historical events tend to condemn the celebration of Thanksgiving, today, the Americans still celebrate this day"

Even though

In addition

However

Unlike

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"We can assume that for the Native Americans this day is a ... day."

sadness

peaceful

wrongdoing

mournful

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"However, ... these differences, it is true that Thanksgiving can uphold certain values."

unlike

whereas

despite

still

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"I would agree that we should celebrate ... on this day,"

differences

togetherness

solidarity

injustices

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"We should talk about historical ..."

differences

togetherness

solidarity

injustices

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"and try to make ... to the Native Americans."

amends

reconciliation

truth

forgiveness

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"I am not going to prepare a yummy Thanksgiving dinner knowing how ... the celebration is."

controversial

popular

pleasant

terrible

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"... , I would really appreciate us taking the time to gather"

On the other hand

Moreover

Nevertheless

To sum up

Here is what you'll say to them when you see them:

"and ..., contribute to a more respectful observance of the holiday."

while

as a result

since

besides

TO-DO LIST

Do the groceries

Write your blessings

Prepare the turkey

Educate your parents

Congrats!

You've saved the turkey and you are ready to work on celebrations and their controversies!

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