This presentation is made by Svetlana Berdianova an English teacher Spassk secondary school 2. - презентация

1 This presentation is made by Svetlana Berdianova an English teacher Spassk secondary school 2

2 In 1620 one hundred Pilgrims came to America from England. They came on board the ship Mayflower.

3 The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims. They taught them to plant corn, to build houses, to fish and to hunt.

4 In the autumn of 1621 the Pilgrims had their first harvest. They decided to have a special dinner. The Pilgrims invited the Native Americans to their dinner. It lasted three days.

5 Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday. The families come together for a special dinner.

6 The traditional food on Thanksgiving Day is turkey, corn bread, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, beans, nuts and sauce made from cranberries.

7 Football is the most popular game on the day. After dinner people relax, talk and watch a football game on TV.

8 Shops, classrooms and homes are decorated with turkeys, Pilgrims, Indians, flowers and vegetables.

9 Every Thanksgiving Day there is a very big parade in New York City.

10 One of the traditions of this festival is to send greeting cards.