Culture Spots - American Traditions in November

Do you know what happens on the fourth (4th) thursday of November ?

THANKSGIVING

What do you know about this American tradition ? Do you know any alternative word for this celebration ?

Lesson :

For Elijah, what does a typical Thanksgiving consist in? Listen and find out.

Did you know ?

88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving. 46 million turkeys are eaten each Thanksgiving, 22 million on Christmas (10 million in the UK and 2.5 million in France) and 19 million turkeys on Easter. What about you? Will you eat turkey next Christmas?

Freedom from Want, Norman Rockwell, 1943

Describe the painting. Identify the time, place and feelings.

Parodies

Choose a parody of Rockwell's painting. Write about it and justify your choice. WORK ALONE

Thanksgiving is on the fourth (4th) thursday of November. It's a traditional celebration when we eat turkey with corn, sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce. For dessert, there's pumpkin pie. At the end, we say what or who we are grateful for. After, there's a football match on TV. Black Friday happens on the following day, it's a day with big sales. eighty-eight percent (88%) of Americans eat turkey for Thanksgiving. Freedom from Want is a painting by Norman Rockwell (1943). It shows cheerful people who are eager to eat the huge turkey that their grandmother is presenting.

Thanksgiving

What's your opinion about this ceremony ?

Guess what cause Benjamin Zephaniah is trying to defend in this poem? How? Pick out one or two lines in every stanza to justify your answer.

What about you ? What are you grateful/thanksful for ?