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• Thanksgiving — День благодарения • thanksgiving — воздаяние благодарности • harvest — урожай • to settle — поселиться • to grow — выращивать • desease — болезнь • Iroquois Indians — индейцы из племени

ирокезов • corn — кукуруза • crops — хлебные злаки • to hunt — охотиться • to fish — ловить рыбу • bountiful — обильный

• barley — ячмень • beans — бобы pumpkin — тыква • Civil war — гражданская война • charitable — благотворительный • stuffed turkey — фаршированная

индейка • herb-flavored bread — хлеб с

пряностями • cranberry — клюква • cranberry jelly — клюквенное желе • mashed potatoes — картофельное пюре • ham — ветчина

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1. Who were the people that started the celebrating of American Thanksgiving?

2. Could they grow harvest immediately at the New World?

3. What were they taught by the American Indians?

4. Who participated in the first feast of Thanksgiving?

5. What was the first date of Thanksgiving?

1. When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

2. What is the meaning of Thanksgiving Day?

3. What are the traditional dishes on Thanksgiving?

4. Who were the Pilgrims? 5. What are traditional

Thanksgiving activities?

1. Who cooks the holiday dinner?2. At what time to people come to

their house to celebrate?3. What time do Mathew`s mother and

sisters get up at the last Friday in November? Why?

4. What holiday occasions do the members of Mathew`s family take part in?

5. Why do pupils wait for the holiday impatiently?

• T…Turkeys, tablespreads, together,• H…Happiness, homes,

• A…Aunts • N…Nieces, nephews, • K…Kind-hearted kin,

• S…Surely • G…Gourds• I…Indians • V…Very

• I…Imagine • N…Never forget ,• G…Giving thanks.

• T is for turkey• H is for «Hurry, I’m hungry!»

• A is for Auntie, • N is for Native

• K is for kitchen, • S is for silverware.• G is for Grandma

• I is for inside.• V is for vegetables• I is for ice cream

• N is for never • G is for Grandpa