The Mayflower and Thanksgiving celebration

Maybe you know a few facts about Thanksgiving and the way North American people celebrate this day but probably you don´t know much about the voyage and all the hardship the first pilgrims had to go through. Let´s learn about The Mayflower -the ship that took the first voyagers-by watching this video below!

Answer the following questions:

1—When did the story begin? ... ………………………………..

2--Where did the Mayflower sail out from?

3--Who were the people on  board?  (How many of them were there?)

4--What were they seeking in the new world?

5--How long did the journey take?  

                                                                  

 6--What were the conditions on  board?                                                                    

 7--What did the captain have faith in? And the pilgrims?


8—Why did Lucy say that they must get in the New World?

9--Did they finally make it to the New World?        

                             

                             

Thanksgiving

Would you like to know the story of the first Thanksgiving? Let´s watch this video and then try
the quizzes below.

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-69328.php
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-1/exercise-english-567.php

Thanksgiving in the USA

Thanksgiving in the USA

ESL Video Quiz:

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=6657

Happy Thanksgiving

As you know, Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in the USA on the fourth Thursday of November. Our assistants have been talking to you about the history of this tradition and you have learnt some vocabulary about typical food for the feast. We have also been doing some crafts such as the " turkey hands" and I want to show you some of them to wish you "Happy Thanksgiving".