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Thanksgiving
What is it?

Discussion Warm Up

1. What do you know about Thanksgiving?

2. Are you good at expressing your gratitude?

3. How to do you express your gratitude?

Vocabulary Check
farmer, whole, die, enough
spring, pilgrims, thankful, grow
possible, fall, Native Americans

Listening Comprehension
Watch the YouTube video and answer the following questions.
Copy and paste the following link to watch the video:
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/xKcT1UJ5HUg

1. Where are they?

2. What does Mackenzie ask Uncle Johnny about?

3. Where did the Pilgrims come from?

4. Were they farmers? What didn’t they know how to do?

5. When did the Pilgrims have a very hard time?

6. Who made friends with the Pilgrims in the spring?

7. How did the Native Americans help the Pilgrims?

8. How did the Pilgrims say 'thank you’ to the Native Americans?

9. How many days was the first Thanksgiving?

10. What did the Pilgrims and Native Americans do together on the first Thanksgiving?

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Matching
Match the words on the left with words or expressions on the right that are closest in
meaning.

1. farmer A. To stop living.

2. whole B. To increase in size or amount.

3. die C. All of, entire, 100%.

4. enough D. The season after winter and before summer

5. spring E. Able to do, able to happen.

6. Pilgrim F. People who lived in America before Europeans came.

7. thankful G. As much or as many as needed.

8. grow H. A person who grows plants or animals for food

I. The name for some of the first Europeans to come to

9. possible
America

10. fall J. The season when the weather becomes cool and leaves
on tress turn color and fall; also called autumn.

11. Native Americans K. Happy for something or someone, grateful.

More Discussion Questions

1. Can you name five things you are thankful for?

2. Are there any people in your life you are thankful for?
(hint: mother.sister, teacher, etc)

3. Do you like Thanksgiving food?

4. Have you ever met a farmer?

5. What kids of food would you grow if you were a farmer?

6. What are most grateful for this year?

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Words in Context - Fill-in-the-blanks
Use the words from the vocabulary box to complete the following
sentences. You may need to modify the tense or word form.

1. It is getting warm outside again. I’m glad that winter is over and __________ is here.

2. My mom made a chocolate cake and my sister ate the _________ thing! I didn’t have
any!

3. If I study very hard it is ____________ that I will pass the test.

4. It is getting cold outside and the leaves in the trees are changing color and falling. I
think summer is over and _________ is here.

5. _______________ lived in America long before it was a country and before people
from Europe came there.

6. If my brother doesn’t get __________ sleep, he will be in a bad mood all morning.

7. _______________ came from England to America a long time ago. They wanted to
make a new home in America.

8. Because my brother helped me with my homework, I was able to get a high score on
the test. I am very _______________ for his help!

9. He was very sick in the hospital for a long time before he ________.

10. Bill is a great ____________ He is good at making delicious fruits and vegetables.

11. This flower is very small but if you give it water every day it will _________ into a big
beautiful flower.

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Listening Practice
Fill-in-the-blanks
Watch the video and complete the sentences.

Johnny: It is such a nice day to be in the park!

It’s a little cold but the Fall ______________________ a beautiful time of year to be
outside.

Mackenzie: And soon it will be Thanksgiving Day! I really like Thanksgiving. It is nice to
have our ______________________ family together.
I’m really happy that I can stay with you and Aunt Shelley for a few days too.
Uncle Johnny, when was the first Thanksgiving?

Johnny: The first Thanksgiving ______________________ a very long time ago,

before America was even a country.
People came from England to make a new home for themselves.
These people were not farmers, and did not know how to ______________________
enough food in the new land.
When winter came they had a very hard time______________________.
Many of these people, we call them Pilgrims, got sick and many
______________________ during that first hard winter.
When spring came, some people who lived on the land we now call America became
friends with the ______________________.
These people we call Native Americans.
The ______________________ showed the Pilgrims how to grow food in their new
home.

Mackenzie: So, the Native Americans helped the Pilgrims learn how to grow food in
their new home?
That was very nice of them!

Johnny: Yes, it was.

That year, because of the help of the Native Americans, the Pilgrims had
______________________ food for the cold winter.
To thank the Native Americans, the pilgrims held a big party.
For three days everyone ate a lot of food, played games, and had fun together.

Mackenzie: I understand now.

Thanksgiving is a way of saying thank you for all the good things in your life.
Good friends, family, and especially food.

Johnny: Yes. The Pilgrims thought it was important to be thankful for their good luck,
and for the Native Americans who made it possible for them to have enough food in
their new home.

Mackenzie: I’m thankful for you and Aunt Shelley. And Mom and Dad. And Jimmy too I
guess.

Johnny: Of course, you are thankful for and love your little brother Jimmy.

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Listening Scripts
Johnny: It is such a nice day to be in the park!
It’s a little cold but the Fall sure is a beautiful time of year to be outside.

Mackenzie: And soon it will be Thanksgiving Day! I really like Thanksgiving. It is nice to
have our whole family together.
I’m really happy that I can stay with you and Aunt Shelley for a few days too.
Uncle Johnny, when was the first Thanksgiving?

Johnny: The first Thanksgiving happened a very long time ago,

before America was even a country.
People came from England to make a new home for themselves.
These people were not farmers, and did not know how to grow enough food in the new
land.
When winter came they had a very hard time.
Many of these people, we call them Pilgrims, got sick and many died during that first
hard winter.
When spring came, some people who lived on the land we now call America became
friends with the Pilgrims.
These people we call Native Americans.
The Native Americans showed the Pilgrims how to grow food in their new home.

Mackenzie: So, the Native Americans helped the Pilgrims learn how to grow food in
their new home?
That was very nice of them!

Johnny: Yes, it was.

That year, because of the help of the Native Americans, the Pilgrims had more than
enough food for the cold winter.
To thank the Native Americans, the pilgrims held a big party.
For three days everyone ate a lot of food, played games, and had fun together.

Mackenzie: I understand now.

Thanksgiving is a way of saying thank you for all the good things in your life.
Good friends, family, and especially food.

Johnny: Yes. The Pilgrims thought it was important to be thankful for their good luck,
and for the Native Americans who made it possible for them to have enough food in
their new home.

Mackenzie: I’m thankful for you and Aunt Shelley. And Mom and Dad. And Jimmy
too I guess.

Johnny: Of course, you are thankful for and love your little brother Jimmy.

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Answer Key

Listening Comprehension Answers

1. They are in the park.

2. She asks about the first Thanksgiving.

3. They came from England.

4. No they were not.They didn’t know how to grow food.

5. During the first winter in America.

6. The Native Americans.

7. They showed the Pilgrims how to now their own food.

8. The Pilgrims held a big party for the Native Americans

9. It was three days long

10. They ate a lot of food, played games, and had fun together.

Matching

1. farmer - H A person who grows plants or animals for food. 2. whole - C All of, entire,
100%. 3. die - A To stop living. 4. enough - G - As much or as many as needed. 5.
spring-D The season after winter and before summer. 6. Pilgrims - I The name for some
of the first Europeans to come to America. 7. thankful - K - Happy for something or
someone, grateful. 8. grow - B To increase in size or amount. 9. possible - E Able to do,
able to happen. 10. fall - J The season when the weather becomes cool and leaves on
tress turn color and fall; also called autumn. 11. Native Americans - F People who lived
in America before Europeans came.

Words in Context - Fill-in-the-Blanks

1. winter 2. whole 3. possible 4. fall 5. Native Americans 6. enough 7. Pilgrims 8.

thankful 9. died 10. farmer 11. grow

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Vocabulary Extension
Natural ENGLISH!

Common Phrases

Enough
(enough is enough - stop it! do [that] no more!)
“I told you to stop doing that, enough is enough!”

(That’s enough - stop doing [that]! )

“I told you to stop doing that. That’s enough!”

(Enough said! - all understood, no need to say anymore)

Bill: “Tom, would you like to come to my party? There will be lots of
delicious food and pretty girls and…”
Tom: “Enough said! What time does the party start?”

(More that enough - extra [something such as time, money, food])

Johnny: “Shelly, come on! We don’t want to be late for the meeting!”
Shelley: “Don’t worry! The meeting doesn’t start for two hours. We have
more than enough time to get there!”

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