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Thanksgiving for beginners

When is Thanksgiving, and what do Americans eat?

Watch the video. Then click ▶ to hear the words.Regarde la vidéo. Puis clique sur ▶ pour entendre les mots.

Click ▶ to hear each word, and say it out loud.

The food · La nourriture

a turkeyune dinde
stuffingla farce
vegetablesdes légumes
peasdes petits pois
pumpkinla citrouille
cornle maïs
potatoesdes pommes de terre
squashla courge
green beansdes haricots verts
pumpkin piela tarte à la citrouille
pecan piela tarte aux noix de pécan
a dessertun dessert
Careful! a turkey = une dinde; Turkey = la Turquie!

Next: sentences →

Drag each English sentence next to its French translation.Fais glisser chaque phrase anglaise en face de sa traduction.

  1. Il y a de la courge et des haricots verts.
  2. En dessert, il y a de la tarte à la citrouille ou aux noix de pécan.
  3. Ils mangent une grosse dinde bien grasse.
  4. Avec la dinde, ils mangent des légumes.
  5. Thanksgiving est fêté le quatrième jeudi de novembre.
  6. Ils mettent de la farce dans la dinde.
  7. Les gens se rassemblent en famille.
  8. Il y a des petits pois, du maïs et des pommes de terre.

Next: two halves →

Put the two halves of each sentence together.Remets ensemble les deux moitiés de chaque phrase.

  1. They put
  2. As a dessert,
  3. There are peas,
  4. People get together
  5. Thanksgiving is celebrated
  6. With the turkey,
  7. They eat

Next: remember? →

Watch again if you need to, and choose.Regarde encore si besoin, et choisis.

  • Thanksgiving is on the Thursday of November.
  • People get together with their .
  • They eat a big fat .
  • They put in the turkey.
  • With the turkey, they eat .
  • As a dessert, there is .

Next: your turn →

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

On a sheet of paper, draw a Thanksgiving table: the turkey, the vegetables, the desserts… Write the English words next to each dish. Then present your table to a partner:

On my table, there is a big fat turkey with stuffing. With the turkey, there are… As a dessert, there is…

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