Thanksgiving is an American during which my entire family together. We usually go to an or an uncle's house for this and we will just with each other, enjoying each other's company and prepare the traditional Thanksgiving meal.
Usually, when we get to the house, we'll say 'Hello', give each other , and talk about things that are new in our lives, and then maybe, we'll have a or a beer, and we'll start the preparation of the .
After the meal has been prepared, then we'll . To give you an idea about what you'll find on this table, you have, as a , big fat turkey, of course, and then maybe a secondary dish of , ham, usually sweet ham. To accompany the meal, you'll always have . You'll also have , and bread, usually biscuits, hot biscuits.
As a , we usually have corn, either or off the cob, we have , we'll have carrots, maybe as well, and and gravy. And in dessert, we usually have , apple pie, maybe even sweet potato pie, jello with on the top, and some other desserts perhaps, like cookies or other sweet desserts that maybe my aunts have prepared.
So that's the meal for Thanksgiving. Now for me, Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy the company of my family, to be for everyone that I have in my life, also to be thankful for everything that I own, for my education, for my , pretty much for everything. So it's just a wonderful holiday to to think about what we're thankful for.
Tyler is going to describe his family's Thanksgiving meal. Which dishes will he name? Tick them: there is no right or wrong answer yet!Tyler va décrire le repas de Thanksgiving de sa famille. Quels plats va-t-il citer ? Coche-les : il n'y a pas encore de bonne ou de mauvaise réponse !
Your choices will be marked ★ in step 5.Tes choix seront marqués ★ à l'étape 5.
Listen to the whole recording. What is it about?Écoute tout l'enregistrement. De quoi parle-t-il ?
- Tyler talks about
- The family meets
- The meal is prepared
- At the end, Tyler explains
Listen to part 1 and choose.Écoute la partie 1 et choisis.
- Tyler's whole family
- They go to
- There, they spend time together and
Listen to part 2. What happens when they arrive? Put the actions in order: tap two cards to swap them.Écoute la partie 2. Que se passe-t-il quand ils arrivent ? Remets les actions dans l'ordre : touche deux cartes pour les échanger.
They say hello.
They give each other a hug.
They talk about what's new in their lives.
They have a glass of wine or a beer.
They start preparing the meal.
Listen to part 3. Tick the dishes Tyler names.Écoute la partie 3. Coche les plats que Tyler cite.
★ = your predictions. Were you right?★ = tes prédictions. Avais-tu raison ?
Listen to part 4 and choose.Écoute la partie 4 et choisis.
- For Tyler, Thanksgiving is the time to
- He is thankful for
- Thanksgiving is a holiday to
Listen and drag the missing words into the text.Écoute et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le texte.
Your turn (on a sheet of paper).À toi (sur une feuille).
On a sheet of paper, describe a family celebration you like (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Eid, a birthday…): where you go, who is there, what you do when you arrive, what you eat, and why you like it.
For example, explain Christmas in France to someone from a country where people don't celebrate Christmas: they know nothing about it, so tell them everything!
Use Tyler's phrases: my entire family gathers together · we usually go to… · we'll say hello and give each other a hug · as a main dish… · as a vegetable… · for dessert… · for me, it's the time to… · I'm thankful for…
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