Reading and Listening Thanksgiving
Read and listen to the following text about Thanksgiving so you can answer the questions later:
Le e escoita o seguinte texto sobre Acción de Gracias para poder responder ás preguntas a continuación:
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Thanksgiving (or Thanksgiving Day) is a holiday that is celebrated both in Canada and in the U.S.A.
In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday in October, while in the U.S. it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. No one is sure exactly when the first Thanksgiving was celebrated, but many Americans think it was in 1621 – in a small town called Plymouth. It was celebrated by a small group of people from England called ‘Pilgrims’, because one of the Native American people (people who first lived in North America) taught them how to catch fish and how to grow corn. This man’s name was Squanto. The Pilgrims were very thankful for this help. Without it, many more Pilgrims might have died from hunger.
In both Canada and the U.S., turkey is the main part of the traditional Thanksgiving meal. Other foods commonly eaten include stuffing and mashed potatoes with gravy, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. It isvery common for people to express what they are thankful for.