Canadian THANKSGIVING - holiday on Monday, October 9, 2023 - Don's class

Target Language or Knowledge:

Canadian Thanksgiving is always in ___________________. [name of a month]
October
American ________________________ ( in the U.S.) is in November. ["Black Friday" is the day AFTER American Thanksgiving.]
Thanksgiving
Canadian Thanksgiving is always on a __________________ . [a day of the week]
Monday
Thanksgiving is a statutory _________________ (= public _________________ ). That means that most people don't work that day. If you work that day, you should get MORE money.
holiday
Canadian Thanksgiving is on the __________________ _________________ in October every year. [Please read the answer choices CAREFULLY.]
second (2nd) Monday
Thanksgiving is a ___________ festival.
fall
Thanksgiving is a __________________ festival. "_______________" is when farmers cut the grain in their fields (ex. wheat). [Please read the answer choices CAREFULLY.]
harvest
This is also when people take some vegetables out of their ______________. (ex. pumpkins, potatoes)
garden
Many people get together with their family (and friends) on Thanksgiving Day to eat a ________ meal. ( Every day most people eat 3 meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner/supper.) [Please read the answer choices CAREFULLY.]
big
Most Canadians eat _______________ for Thanksgiving. It's a BIG bird. [meat]
turkey
Many Canadians eat _______________ pie for Thanksgiving.
pumpkin
Many people eat ______________ potatoes.
mashed
Many people put ____________ on these potatoes. [a meat sauce] [Please read the answer choices CAREFULLY.]
gravy
A popular vegetable for Thanksgiving is _____________. ["Popular" means that many people LIKE it.]
corn
Many people put __________________ sauce on turkey. (You can also drink _________________ juice.)
cranberry
It's easy to MAKE ________________ sauce, but many people BUY it in a can.
cranberry
On Thanksgiving, people say what they are thankful for. = They think about _________ things. (ex. "I am thankful for my FAMILY." "I am thankful for LIVING IN CANADA." ) [The picture says, "I am so thankful for you." ; "SO thankful" = "VERY thankful"]
good
DON: I'm ___________________ for my great ESL students. [ great = very good]
thankful
This is dressing or stuffing. People make it with bread, potatoes, rice or corn. They add __________ and other things.
onions
Some people cook the dressing or stuffing _____________ the turkey. Some people cook the dressing or stuffing outside the turkey. [ outside = NOT _______________]
inside
A: ________ you ever celebrated Thanksgiving in Canada? B: Yes, _____________.
A: Have ; B: I have
A: _______ you ever _______ Thanksgiving in Canada? B: No, _____________.
A: Have ; celebrated B: I haven't
On Thanksgiving you can say, " ___________ Thanksgiving!" to people.
Happy
Make a question. Ask if someone has any plans for the Thanksgiving long weekend.
Do you have any plans for the Thanksgiving long weekend?
Make a question. Ask what someone is thankful for.
What are you thankful for?
Make a question. Ask if someone is going to eat something special on Thanksgiving.
Are you going to eat something special on Thanksgiving?
Write a sentence. Say that you are thankful for your family and friends. Use "I'm".
I'm thankful for my family and friends.
Write a sentence. Say that you are thankful for living in Canada. Use "I'm".
I'm thankful for living in Canada.
Make a question. Ask someone if she or he has a harvest festival in her or his first country.
Do you have a harvest festival in your first country?
Make a question. Ask if someone will do anything special this weekend.
Will you do anything special this weekend?