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Thanksgiving in the United States
In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November, and is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.
Read quickly and underline answers.
1. When is Thanksgiving?
2. How do people celebrate it now?
It is on the 4th Thursday in November.
Thanksgiving in the United States
In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November, and is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.
3. Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving?
It is a time to give thanks for life and food.
They remember the first travelers.
Read and underline answer.
Thanksgiving Day is a traditional festival in the United States.
It is on the fourth Thursday in November.
People celebrate Thanksgiving because they want to give thanks for life and food.
In 1620,the first travelers from England took a ship named Mayflower(五月花号) to America.
Most people were sick(生病的) because they didn’t have anything to eat.
And the winter was long and cold.
On the next spring, one of the native Americans(美国土著印第安人) came to teach the English how to plant corns, peas(豌豆), and pumpkins(南瓜).
They also learned how to go fishing and hunting.
When the autumn came, they had a lot of food to eat. They were very happy to have so much food.
One of them said, “we should give thanks for the help of native Americans.”
They celebrated it by having a big meal.
Nowadays, people prepare a big meal to thank their families. The main dish is always turkey.
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for______ and ______.
life food
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