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Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the forth Thursday of Novem-

ber. Children dont go to school and businesses close for four days. It

is a special day for families, and people travel great distances just to

be with their families for this occation.

This tradition started with the Pilgrim Fathers. They were the

founders of a colony in North America. These people were Puritans,

they were against the Church of England and they suffered religious

persecution in England, so they wanted to start a new life. So, on the6thSeptember 1620, 102 men, women and children left Plymouth in a

ship called Mayflower.The voyage wasnt easy, but finally the arrived

in America on the 11thDecember 1620. They landed on the north-west

coast and they called this place Plymouth. But it was winter, and there

wasnt much food. They inmediately began to build small houses, but it

was too late to grow crops. The winter was long and half of them died.

In the spring, native American called Squanto helped them how to

grow corn and how to hunt. Soon, the pilgrims and the Wampanoag

native Americans became friends. The pilgrims grew crops and that

summer harvest was excellent. By November 1621, everyone had food

and home. There was hope for the future. Then, the governor of the

Pilgrims colonny decided to celebrate with a dinner this because he

wanted to thank God. That was the first Thanksgiving dinner, and it

continued for three days.

Today the traditional Thanksgiving meal is similar to the first. People

eat roast turkey with cranberry sauce, potatoes and pumpkin pie.

Many organisations also prepare a free meal for poor

people in their towns or cities.

In New York, there are also

parades and more than

two million people go

and see it every year.

When do theycelebrateThanksgiving?

a) 4thThursday Nov.b) 4thOctoberc) 4thNovember

What was the nameof their ship?

a) Mayflowerb) Unknownc) Wampanoag

Who were thePilgrim Fathers?a) Just two pilgrimsb) The founders of acolony

c) The Church ofEngland

When did thepilgrims arrive?

a) In 1620

b) In 1621c) Unknown

How many peoplewere there in theMayflower?

a) 50b) Unknownc) 120

What is theThanksgivingtraditional meal?

a) Pumpkin Pieb) Roast

Turkeyc) Both and

more

What was the nameof the first city theyfounded?

a) Plymouthb) New Yorkc) Wampanoag

Whats the reason tocelebrateThanksgiving?

a) Thank Godb) Religious

festivityc) Eat turkey.

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ASay if they are True (T), False (F) or Unknown (DS). Then, correct thesentences by showing an evidence from the text.

0. Canadians do not celebrate Thanksgiving...................................................................................1. Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourthThursday of November..................................................................................2. The tradition of Thanksgiving started with thePilgrims...................................................................................3. There were only fifty people on the Mayflower...................................................................................3. They settled a colony in the south-west coast,and they called it Plymouth..................................................................................4. The first winter in Plymouth was very difficult..................................................................................5. Native Americans didnt help them grow cropsand build houses..................................................................................6. The first Thanksgiving diner continued for threedays.

.................................................................................7. They werent very religious. Thats why they left.

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BMatch each word with the suitable meaning.

a) Puritans 1) Native American tribe.b) Voyage 2) Time to collect the crops.c) Grow crops 3) Very religious people that follows religious rules

very strictly.d) Wampanoag 4) Person who emigrates for some reason.e) Pilgrim 5) Very large trip.

f) Harvest 6) Cultivate new products to harvest.

C Complete the letter of this pilgrim to his friend with the mostappropriate words/expressions.

T F DS

My dear Thomas,It is difficult to believe we arrived (0)______ nearly only one (1)______

ago. The voyage (2)_____ the Mayflower was terrible. We are lucky to bealive.

We have our own (3)_______, and youll be surprised to know we havecalled it Plymouth. Winter was very long and (4)_________. But the natives

have helped us friendly to (5)________ houses and (6)_______ crops. We haveworked a lot, and the (6) _________ has been goodwe have a lot of food-.

Thank God for his help,Your friend, William