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Student’s Worksheet AThanksgiving trivia

TASK 1. Complete the table with the numbers from the box.

2nd 4th 46 million 4–5 90 8 3.5 million 11 69 392

1 the month in which Thanksgiving is celebrated

2 the Thursday of the month on which Thanksgiving is celebrated

3 the ranking of Thanksgiving in the list of America’s favourite holidays

4 the number of hours it takes to cook an average turkey

5 the average number of turkeys eaten in the US on Thanksgiving

6 the percentage of fires on Thanksgiving Day that are caused by cooking

7 the percentage of Americans who eat Turkey on Thanksgiving Day

8 the number of kilograms of turkey that an average American eats per year

9 the number of years since the beginning of Thanksgiving celebrations

10 the number of people who come to see the biggest Thanksgiving parade

TASK 2. Complete the questions below based on the trivia from Task 1.

1. In which ................................................................. of the year is Thanksgiving celebrated?

2. On which ............................................................ of this month is Thanksgiving celebrated?

3. Is Thanksgiving the favourite ....................................................................... in the US?

4. How long does it take to ....................................................................................................... ?

5. How many turkeys .................................................................................... on Thanksgiving?

6. How many fires .................................................................................. on Thanksgiving Day?

7. How many Americans ............................................................................... on Thanksgiving?

8. How many kilograms of turkey ............................................................................. per year?

9. How long has it been since .................................................................................................. ?

10. How many people ................................................................................................................ ?

TASK 3. Work in pairs. Quiz your partner!

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TASK 1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

3,500 Canada 1863 California three male and female turkeys beer forks Turkey eagle

1 ................................................... make different sounds.

2 The largest amount of turkey in the US is eaten in ................................................... .

3................................................... also celebrates Thanksgiving, but on the second Monday of October.

4 An adult turkey has ................................................... feathers.

5During the first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621 ................................................... were not used.

6 There is a city called ................................................... in Texas, USA.

7 Thanksgiving became an official annual holiday in ................................................... .

8The turkey was proposed as the national bird of the US instead of the ................................................... .

9 The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted for ................................................... days.

10The first English people who came to America brought .................................................. with them.

TASK 2. Complete the questions below based on the trivia from Task 1.

1. Do ................................................................................................... make the same sounds?

2. Where in America ..................................................................... the largest amount of turkey?

3. What other country ................................................................................................ and when?

4. How many ............................................................................................................................. ?

5. Were ..................................................... during the first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621?

6. Is there a ............................................................................................................ in the USA?

7. When did Thanksgiving ......................................................................................................... ?

8. Is turkey the national ............................................................................................................. ?

9. How long did the first ............................................................................................................ ?

10. What drink did the first English people ................................................................................ ?

TASK 3. Work in pairs. Quiz your partner!

Student’s Worksheet BThanksgiving trivia