Lindsey's Thanksgiving

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

Lindsey is explaining Thanksgiving to
For Lindsey, Thanksgiving is above all

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

Thanksgiving
In Canada, Thanksgiving is
In the United States, it is always
People gather with
On that day, we don't think about
We think about what we have:

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 ?

« You may or may not be familiar with »: Lindsey
For Lindsey, the most important thing about Thanksgiving is
Lindsey

Next: the text →

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

Thanksgiving is something that you may or may not be familiar with. It's a holiday that here in France. It's something that is to America. The Canadians have Thanksgiving, but their Thanksgiving is actually a different day than the Thanksgiving of the . The United States Thanksgiving is always the fourth in November, and Thanksgiving is special: it's a day where you with your family, and sometimes your friends, and you each other's , you have a together, and it's a day of thanks, it's a day for giving thanks, where we about our worries, our troubles, what we don't have, what we're missing, but we think about what we do have, what we're for: our family, on the table, house, shelter. Thanksgiving is probably one of my holidays.

Next: without the words →

No word list this time! Listen and type the missing words (the first letter is given).Plus de liste de mots ! Écoute et tape les mots manquants (la première lettre est donnée).

Thanksgiving is something that you may or may not be familiar with. It's a holiday that (d…) here in France. It's something that is (s…) to America. The Canadians have Thanksgiving, but their Thanksgiving is actually a different day than the Thanksgiving of the (U…). The United States Thanksgiving is always the fourth (T…) in November, and Thanksgiving is special: it's a day where you (g…) with your family, and sometimes your friends, and you (e…) each other's (c…), you have a (w…) together, and it's a day of thanks, it's a day for giving thanks, where we (d…) about our worries, our troubles, what we don't have, what we're missing, but we think about what we do have, what we're (t…) for: our family, (f…) on the table, house, shelter. Thanksgiving is probably one of my (f…) holidays.

Next: your turn →

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

Lindsey explains an American holiday to French people. Do the opposite! On a sheet of paper, explain a French holiday (le 14 juillet, la Chandeleur, l'Épiphanie…) to an American friend: when it is, what people do, what they eat, and what it means.