Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday in America because it’s all about family and food and acknowledging all the things we’re enough to have. In my family’s house, we either start cooking super early on Thanksgiving Day or sometimes we even start cooking . We have music playing all day long while we cook, and the whole house just incredible.
We usually cook a turkey, but nobody in my family really likes it that much so we also cook a . And there's always for the , and sauce, and lots of . I’m a vegetarian so I always cook non-traditional Thanksgiving food, such as , and with and . Many families around the table and say a prayer for what they're , even if they aren’t very religious. We usually eat around 4 o’clock and then relax . People eat huge portions of food on Thanksgiving.
Then for dessert, there are lots of . The most popular pies are pumpkin and pecan. There's always way too much food, so people have lots of Thanksgiving leftovers which they eat for one or two weeks after Thanksgiving Day. Many families also watch the Macy’s Day and then they watch football for .
Listen to the whole recording. What is it about?Écoute tout l'enregistrement. De quoi parle-t-il ?
- Thanksgiving is Katherine's favourite holiday because
- Katherine describes
The facts: listen again and choose.Les faits : écoute encore et choisis.
- They start cooking
- While they cook,
- Nobody really likes turkey, so they also cook
- Katherine cooks
- They usually eat around
- The most popular pies are
- People eat the leftovers
- After the Macy's parade, many families watch
Listen and drag the missing words into the text.Écoute et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le texte.
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 ?
- Many people say a prayer even if they aren't very religious: for them, Thanksgiving is
- Katherine cooks non-traditional food because
- « There's always way too much food »: people
- In the long version, they light a fire and open the windows to the autumn air: Thanksgiving is
The long version: listen and type the missing words (the first letter is given).La version longue : écoute et tape les mots manquants (la première lettre est donnée).
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday in America because it’s all about family and food and acknowledging all the things we’re (f…) enough to have. In my family’s house, we either start cooking super early in the morning on Thanksgiving Day or sometimes we even start cooking (t…). We have music playing all day long while we cook, and we often open the (w…) to let in the fresh (a…) air, and the whole house just (s…) incredible.
We usually cook a turkey, but nobody in my family really likes it that much so we also cook a (h…). And there's always (g…) for the meat, and (c…) sauce, and lots of (c…). I’m a (v…) so I always cook non-traditional Thanksgiving food, such as macaroni and cheese, and bread pudding with (s…) and (k…). Many families gather around the table and say a (p…) for what they're thankful for, even if they aren’t very (r…). We usually eat around 4 o’clock and then (r…) for a little while. People eat (h…) portions of food on Thanksgiving.
Then for dessert, there are lots of (p…). The most popular pies are pumpkin and pecan. We have a fire in the (f…) because nights are always (c…) this time of year. So we sit around the fireplace, eating pie and talking and (l…). There's always way too much food, so people have lots of Thanksgiving (l…) which they eat for one or two weeks after Thanksgiving Day. Many families also watch the Macy’s Day (p…) and then they watch (f…) for the rest of the day.
We usually cook a turkey, but nobody in my family really likes it that much so we also cook a (h…). And there's always (g…) for the meat, and (c…) sauce, and lots of (c…). I’m a (v…) so I always cook non-traditional Thanksgiving food, such as macaroni and cheese, and bread pudding with (s…) and (k…). Many families gather around the table and say a (p…) for what they're thankful for, even if they aren’t very (r…). We usually eat around 4 o’clock and then (r…) for a little while. People eat (h…) portions of food on Thanksgiving.
Then for dessert, there are lots of (p…). The most popular pies are pumpkin and pecan. We have a fire in the (f…) because nights are always (c…) this time of year. So we sit around the fireplace, eating pie and talking and (l…). There's always way too much food, so people have lots of Thanksgiving (l…) which they eat for one or two weeks after Thanksgiving Day. Many families also watch the Macy’s Day (p…) and then they watch (f…) for the rest of the day.
Your turn (on a sheet of paper).À toi (sur une feuille).
On a sheet of paper, imagine you are spending Thanksgiving with Katherine's family. Write an email to a friend (8 to 10 lines): what you did during the day, what you ate (and what you didn't like!), what you thought of this tradition.
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