1. Сергеева Анна, Клёнова Ксения, ученицы 8 класса учитель: Ермошина Елена Николаевна МОУ «СОШ №1 г. Жирновска» Жирновского муниципального района Волгоградской области Жирновского муниципального района Волгоградской области

2. «The story of Thanksgiving» Цель работы: развитие навыков страноведческой компетенции у учащихся 8 классов при изучении темы «Праздники и традиции США» Практическое применение: использование в урочной и внеурочной деятельности при изучении английского языка деятельности при изучении английского языка

3. Thanksgiving began as a feast of thanksgiving almost four hundred years ago.

4. The ship was called the Mayflower.

5. The Pilgrims reached the state Massachusettes and settled in an excellent harbor – Plymouth.

6. The journey took 66 days. The Pilgrims sailed 3000 miles from England to North America.

7. One day in April a Native American walked into the village.

8. In the autumn of 1621 the Pilgrims got a beautiful harvest. They decided to celebrate a thanksgiving and invite their new friends.

9. George Washington proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789. Then, after the Civil war, Abraham Lincoln suggested the last Thursday in November to be the day of Thanksgiving.

10. Solemn ceremony of pardoning of a Turkey is in the White House since 1947.

11. On Thanksgiving Day families always come together at the house of an older relative, even if they live far away. All give thanks for everything good they have.

12. The Americans prepare different decorations for the Thanksgiving.

13. A large roasted turkey is the main dish of a Thanksgiving dinner, that’s why Thanksgiving is sometimes called “Turkey Day”.

14. Turkey usually served with sweet potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Apple cider is a traditional drink.

15. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

16. Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of the largest parades in New York.

17. This parade includes more than 3 million spectators and 10 000 participants.

18. Santa Clause arrives at the end of the Parade. Santa Clause arrives at the end of the Parade.

19. Black Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States.

20. Charitable organizations serve dinners to needy people, visit nursing – homes and local children’s hospitals.