Molly's Thanksgiving

Listen to the whole recording. What is it about?Écoute tout l'enregistrement. De quoi parle-t-il ?

For Molly's family, Thanksgiving
Her main idea:

The facts: listen again and choose.Les faits : écoute encore et choisis.

In Molly's family, her grandpa makes
Her mom makes
Her dad makes
Stuffing is
The vegetable dish is often
For Molly, the most traditional pie is

Reading between the lines: what can you understand, even if it is not said?Lire entre les lignes : que peut-on comprendre, même si ce n'est pas dit ?

« These are obviously crazy people »: Molly is
Everybody brings a dish to the table: in Molly's family, Thanksgiving is
Molly hesitates a lot (you know, sort of, um…): she is

Next: the text →

Listen and drag the missing words into the text.Écoute et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le texte.

Thanksgiving, I think, is one of the most important holidays for Americans and Thanksgiving has always been really important to my family, you know; it’s a day that we have always made a big to spend . I think that, you know, as much as there is a Thanksgiving meal, that most Americans probably eat, most or at least part of, every family has their own . So in my family, for example, it is my grandpa who makes the and my mom makes this and my dad makes the , so everybody makes something different that they then to the table to share with . And so I think that that's, so as much as there is, you know, sort of, a Thanksgiving menu, there is a lot of as well… The things that pretty much everyone eats: of course you have to have the , that’s the most important part; there’s usually , which is that’s stuffed inside the turkey while it’s cooked, and you eat that, and it is delicious. Um, mashed potatoes, very important… some kind of , often like a … and of course you have the … and I think that the most traditional Thanksgiving pie would have to be pie, but some people don’t like it; these are obviously crazy people because pumpkin pie is delicious! But there’s also… you can eat , , … so there are lots of variations.

Next: your turn →

Your turn (on a sheet of paper).À toi (sur une feuille).

« Every family has their own traditions. » On a sheet of paper, describe the traditions of your family for a celebration (Christmas, a birthday, Eid, New Year…): who makes what, what everybody eats, what makes your family different. Then tell a partner, without reading, like Molly!