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10 Did you know that as many 107 million American homes will celebrate Thanksgiving this year? Did you know that Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday but a Fall celebration holiday that sets aside special time for family and the blessings of freedom in a new land for all people who come here to live free. Did you know that the Mayflower was not built to transport people. Originally it was built to be a wine transport ship. Did you know that the Pilgrims ate their first dinner with only spoons and knives Did you know that Americans raise 649 million pounds of cranberries, 1.6 billion pounds of sweet potatoes, and 998 million pounds of pumpkin. Did you know that the average person consumes close to 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day. To put that into perspective, that s over twice the recommended daily caloric intake! Did you know that Thanksgiving didn't become an official national holiday until more than 200 years later, when in 1863 President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November a national day of thanksgiving. Did you know that there are at least three American towns named after Thanksgiving dinner's main course? There's Turkey, Texas, with 496 residents; Turkey Creek, Louisiana, with 357 residents, and Turkey, North Carolina, with 267 residents. There are also eight places and townships named Cranberry, and 20 places named Plymouth, after Did you know that the most popular Thanksgiving dinner includes a menu of turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie? Did you know that the first Thanksgiving took place in December 1621, when the Pilgrims held a three-day feast in Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts to celebrate their bountiful harvest?

11 1 Number the parts of Thanksgiving story in the correct order. Then match them to the pictures. a) Many of them got sick and died. It was a terrible time for them. After winter Indians came to visit them. The Natives were friendly. b) Fall came again. But then the Pilgrims had a lot of food for the winter, they had houses, so they were in safe. They made a big dinner and invited the Indians to eat with them. c) Long time ago, in 1620, a ship called Mayflower came to America. There was a group of about one hundred people on the ship. They were called Pilgrims and they came from England. d) The Indians brought seeds and showed the Pilgrims how to plant corn. After that the Pilgrims started to build their new life: they cut down trees, built houses and hunted wild turkeys. 2 Answer the questions. 1 How did the Pilgrims travel to America? e) The feast lasted for three days. They ate turkey, corn, potatoes and pumpkin. That was the first Thanksgiving in America and the Pilgrims were thankful for all the things they had. f) In England they couldn t have their own church, so they wanted to have their own church in America. They arrived in winter and it was very cold. The Pilgrims didn t have food and they were very hungry. 2 Why did they leave England? 3 What was the first winter like? 4 Who helped them? 5 How did the Pilgrims thank for help?

12 1 Number the parts of Thanksgiving story in the correct order. Then match them to the pictures. a) Many of them got sick and died. It was a terrible time for them. After winter Indians came to visit them. The Natives were friendly. 3 c f b) Fall came again. But then the Pilgrims had a lot of food for the winter, they had houses, so they were in safe. They made a big dinner and invited the Indians to eat with them. 5 a d c) Long time ago, in 1620, a ship called Mayflower came to America. There was a group of about one hundred people on the ship. They were called Pilgrims and they came from England. 1 b e d) The Indians brought seeds and showed the Pilgrims how to plant corn. After that the Pilgrims started to build their new life: they cut down trees, built houses and hunted wild turkeys. 4 e) The feast lasted for three days. They ate turkey, corn, potatoes and pumpkin. That was the first Thanksgiving in America and the Pilgrims were thankful for all the things they had. 6 f) In England they couldn t have their own church, so they wanted to have their own church in America. They arrived in winter and it was very cold. The Pilgrims didn t have food and they were very hungry. 2 2 Answer the questions. 1 How did the Pilgrims travel to America? (by a ship called Mayflower) 2 Why did they leave England? (they wanted to have their own church) 3 What was the first winter like? (it was very cold) 4 Who helped them? (the Indians) 5 How did the Pilgrims thank for help? (they made a big dinner and invited the Indians)

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