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Unit Five How to Celebrate Holidays Text A Writing Three Thank-You Letters Alex Haley Pre-reading tasks Listen to the song and think about why are people busy coming and going on holidays? List your favorite holidays and do the ranking then tell us how you usually celebrate your favorite holidays. Thanksgiving--- general information Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans, it’s the most important holiday apart from Christmas. It’s a day for family to have a reunion. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving and many people make the whole weekend a vacation. (to be continued) Thanksgiving--- general information Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have. Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. Almost 400 years ago, the Pilgrims settled in what is now the state of Massachusetts. Their first winter in the New World was difficult. Without fresh food, many of them died. In the following spring, the American Indians taught them how to grow corn. In the next autumn, bountiful crops of corn, beans and pumpkins were harvested. The colonists had much to be thankful for, so they held a big feast to thank God and the Native Americans. (continued) A traditional dinner with foods that come from North America features Thanksgiving. Wild turkeys, pumpkins ,corn on the cob, sweet potatoes (also called potato-yams) make up a list of typical food on this day. Wild Turkey Idiom--- to talk turkey Meaning--- it refers to speaking frankly, discussing hard facts or getting down to serious business. Origin--- A colonist and a native went hunting and they agreed to share what they got equally. At the end of the day, there were four crows and four turkeys in their bag. The colonist