Text: Thanksgiving day

Thanksgiving day

      Thanksgiving day is a national holiday in the united states. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. On this day, people thank God for all the good things in their lives. The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated by the Pilgrims, in Massachusetts.

They were immigrants from England. They traveled on a ship called the Mayflower and arrived in Massachusetts in December of 1620.

       The first year in America  was very hard for the Pilgrims. The winter was terrible and they did not have much food. The Native Americans showed the pilgrims how to grow native food like corn. After the first harvest, the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving with the  Native Americans.

        Today many Americans travel to celebrated his holiday with their families. Thanksgiving dinner is traditionally a turkey, cranberry sauce , sweet potatoes, various vegetables and a pumpkin pie.

Vocabulary:             Cranberry sauce= molho de “cranberry”       pilgrims =peregrinos 

Food = alimento         pumpkin pie = torta de abóbora   Thanksgiving Day = dia de ação de graças

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1- (    ) Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in United States on the forth Friday in November.

2- (    ) On this day, people thank God for the good things they had during the year.

3- (    ) The pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts on a ship called the Mayflower.

4- (    ) The first year in America was good for the pilgrims.

5- (    ) The Native Americans shower the Pilgrims celebrated how to grow native food like corn.

6- (    ) After the first harvest, the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving with the Quakers.

7- (    ) Today many Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with their classmates.

8- (    ) The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated by Celts in Ireland.

9- (    ) The Pilgrims were immigrants from England.

10- (    ) Apple pie, chicken and spaghetti are in Thanksgiving dinner.