American Thanksgiving
T
he
annual Thanksgiving tradition in the United States can be traced
back to the 17th
century. In 1621, after a hard and devastating first year in the
New World, the English Pilgrims had a very successful and plentiful
fall harvest. The Pilgrims, who had settled Plymouth Colony (in
present day Massachusetts), soon made peace with the local Native
American tribe, the Wampanoag. To celebrate the harvest, the
Pilgrims and the Native Americans joined together to feast. Since
then, an annual day of Thanksgiving has been celebrated on the
fourth Thursday in November. Thanksgiving is also celebrated in
Canada, on the second Monday in October.
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes: roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and rolls. No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without a pumpkin pie for dessert!
O
ther
Thanksgiving Day traditions include the Macy's Thanksgiving Day
Parade through New York City. Macy's, a famous department store,
sponsors the parade. The parade include floats, Santa Claus, and the
Radio City Rockettes. Another Thanksgiving tradition includes
watching the professional football games that are played in the
afternoon. Two teams, the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys, host
games every year.
References
Main literature
Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig “New English File”. Intermediate level Student’s book. Oxford. 2010.
Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig “New English File”. Intermediate Work book. Oxford, 2010.
Additional literature
John and Liz Soars New Headway. Intermediate level. Student’s book. Oxford, 2009.
John and Liz Soars New Headway. Intermediate level. Work book. Oxford, 2009.
Audio discs of “New Headway” for Intermediate level, Disc-1,2.
“Objective” by Michael Black, Wendy Shar. Intermediate.Cambridge University Press, 2010
Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering Hand out English as a Foreign Language Department of General Humanitarian Training 2 credits Academic year the 2012-2013 Intermediate level The 3rd term Practical lesson 8 Lexical theme: People and their appearances. Grammar: Must, may, might, can’t (deduction). Assistant professor Sariyeva Aida Kamzaevna
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