Сценарий праздника
“Thanksgiving Day”
Цель мероприятия
Знакомство с традициями празднования Дня Благодарения в США и Канаде.
Поддержание мотивации к изучению английского языка и расширение кругозора учащихся.
Занятие рассчитано на учащихся 7-8 классов.
It is better to give, than to receive.
Proverb
Harvest comes not every day, but though it comes every year.
Thomas Fuller
Ход мероприятия
Звучит песня: Happy Thanksgiving
By Steve Millang
Chorus:
Happy Thanksgiving,
Happy Thanksgiving,
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
It’s time to show what we’re thankful for,
Our mothers, our fathers, our friends and much more,
The toys that we have
The things we hold dear to our hearts,
They’re parts of this wonderful world,
The wonderful world that we share,
Let’s show that we care.
(Repeat chorus twice)
Ведущий № 1:
Today we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It is American national holiday in memory of the first colonists in Massachusetts. People gather together with their families and give thanks for all good things in their lives. We will tell you about customs, traditions and symbols of this holiday.
The American Thanksgiving was celebrated first four hundred years ago.
In the autumn of 1620 one hundred and two pilgrims came to the United States from England for religious freedom. They sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a small ship called the Mayflower. They settled in the place which is known as Massachusetts.
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The pilgrims were hungry, cold and sick, one half of them died. The following spring the Iroquois Indians taught them how to grow corn, barley, beans and other vegetables. Indians showed them also how to build houses, hunt and fish, cook dishes of pumpkin, cranberries corn and barley. The pilgrims worked hard all the summer in the field.
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In the autumn of 1621 they got a beautiful harvest. The pilgrims were very thankful for many things, so they organized a feast and invited the local Indian chief and ninety Indians.
Since that time many of the colonists celebrated the harvest with a feast of thanks.
Ведущий № 4:
On Thanksgiving Day family members gather at the house of an older relative, even if they live far away. All give thanks for everything good they have.
Ведущий № 1:
Now it’s time to know about food, eaten at the first Thanksgiving Day. This traditional thanksgiving meal consists of roast turkey filled with herb-flavored bread, mashed potatoes and a pumpkin pie and jelly.
Ведущий № 2:
Thanksgiving is the holiday of joy and sharing warm feelings and wishes. It brings peace and harmony in the hearts of people. There are some special symbols of this holiday.
The horn of plenty, or cornucopia, is a traditional Thanksgiving symbol. It is a symbol of earth’s bounty and reminds us how much the earth gives us. Indian corn is used as a decoration.
There are also some special traditions, connected with this holiday. Every Thanksgiving Macy’s department store organizes a parade in New York City. In the parade there are balloons of popular cartoon characters, famous television stars, and bands from all over the United States. Each year, more than 55 million people watch this parade on television. Many American cities also have Thanksgiving Day parades. Watching football games on television is also a typical Thanksgiving Day activity.
Thanksgiving is a day when people send warm messages and wishes to their relatives, colleagues at work and their nearest and dearest ones. It is a day of expressing their feelings through Thanksgiving cards.
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Now let’s take part in Thanksgiving Day activities. Let’s divide into groups and fulfill the tasks in different stations.
Дети проходят станции кругосветки по командам. Результаты за выполненные задания записываются в таблицу, которая есть у капитана. По завершении кругосветки, подсчитываются баллы за правильно выполненные задания и определяются команды-победители.
Station 1
Thanksgiving Quiz
1. In America Thanksgiving Day is on …
a) the fourth Thursday in the month of November
b) the second Monday in the month of October
c) the fourth in the month of November
d) the first Sunday in the month of July
2. The legendary pilgrims crossed the Atlantic in the year …
a) 1720
b) 1620
c) 1320
d) 1820
3. The name of the ship was …
a) Sunflower
b) Moonflower
c) Starflower
d) Mayflower
4. There were … people on board the ship.
a) 98
b) 100
c) 102
d) 200
5. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
a) The Pilgrims wanted freedom of religion.
b) The Pilgrims didn’t like the British Royal family.
c) The Pilgrims wanted to find gold in America.
d) The Pilgrims wanted to meet Indians.
6. The pilgrims reached … after a sea journey of 66 days.
a) Los Angeles
b) Washington
c) Chicago
d) Plymouth
7. It is said that Pilgrims learnt to grow …
a) plums, cherry, strawberry
b) cabbage, cauliflower, carrots
c) corn, beans and pumpkins
d) corn, beetroot, melon
8. The grand feast was organized to thank …
a) Indians for their help
b) God for his help
c) each other for their work
d) Squanto, a native Indian
9. The feast lasted for …
a) 2 days
b) 5 days
c) a week
d) 3 days
10. What American president proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a national Day of Thanksgiving?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Theodore Roosevelt
d) Abraham Lincoln
Ответы:
1a, 2b, 3d, 4c, 5a, 6d, 7c, 8a, 9d, 10d
Station 2
Thanksgiving Poems
The task: “Put the lines in order to make a poem”
b) And we must make Thanksgiving pies!
Our mother says: “My children dear,
c) The fields are brown and autumn flies:
a) Thanksgiving Day is very near
Ответ: 1d, 2c, 3a, 4 b
The task: “Recite the poem”
When the Pilgrims
First gathered together to share
With their Indian friends
The mild autumn air,
They lifted their voices
In jubilant praise
For the bread on the table,
The berries and maize,
For field and for forest,
For turkey and dear,
For the bountiful crops
They were blessed with that year,
They were thankful for these
As they feasted away,
And as they were thankful,
We’re thankful today. (Jack Prelutsky)
Station 3
Thanksgiving contests
“Bean Toss”
The task: “Throw the beans in a bowl”
Каждый ребенок берет пять сухих фасолин. На некотором расстоянии стоят пустая миска. Дети по очереди бросают фасолины в миску. По количество фасолин определяется команда –победитель.
“Thanksgiving Word Scramble”
The task: Write Thanksgiving words
| mpunikn | pumpkin |
| yretuk | turkey |
| becarnry | cranberry |
| labrye | barley |
| werfloaym | Mayflower |
| diainds | Indians |
| gipilrsm | Pilgrims |
“Thanksgiving memory training”
The task: One by one tell what you ate for thanksgiving dinner. You have to name the food, the members of your team had already named.
Игра идет по правилам «Снежный ком»
Мастерская “Draw a turkey”
В завершение мероприятия проводится мастерская “Draw a turkey”
На листе бумаги дети обводят контуры своей ладошки, большой палец- голова индейки, остальные пальцы-перья и хвост. Далее они дорисовывают ноги. На каждом «пальце» они записывают все, за что они благодарны в этом году. Затем каждый выступает, называя разные события или вещи.
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