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Thanksgiving for Kids

iaram November 28, 2019
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Task description & scene summary

Task description:
The students are supposed to watch a short video about the history of the first Thanksgiving and do the tasks.
Scene summary:
It's a brief history of the first Thanksgiving for kids to learn about the Pilgrims, Native Americans, and the traditions on this day in the US.
Video source: Thanksgiving Story for Kids - The First Thanksgiving Cartoon for Children | Kids Academy
Video length: 3 minutes 24 seconds
Video genre: Short film (animated or with human actors)
Lesson type: Grammar practice
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Language exam: Cambridge: Young Learners (YLE)
Copyright license: Creative Commons Attribution License
First published: 2019-11-28, 02:45:21 (GMT+1)
About the author

KIERAN DONAGHY ABOUT ISLCOLLECTIVE VIDEO QUIZZES:

"iSLCollective Interactive Video Quizzes are highly engaging and motivating multimodal texts for English language students to learn vocabulary and improve their listening skills. They are the perfect complement to the creative and innovative lesson plans on Film English."

Kieran Donaghy,
Creator of FilmEnglish.com, a site with hundreds of high quality, free ESL/EFL lesson plans created around short films

Video quiz questions (printable)

1) Let's talk about ....

  • Halloween
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas
  • The New Year

2) This holiday is very important in .....

  • America
  • Russia
  • China
  • Italy

3)

Put the words in order: we have this big day On a family dinner.

4) Whom can you see on the ship?

  • the Native Americans
  • the British
  • the Pilgrims
  • the Russians

5)

Put the words in order: about Let's learn more Thanksgiving the Day. first

6) When was it?

  • In 1820
  • In 1690
  • In 1620
  • In 2016

7)

Put the words in order: Pilgrims. called They were

8) It was a tough ______ winter.

  • warm
  • cool
  • cold
  • hot

9) Many people got very sick.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

10)

Correct the wrong word: When the summer came, the Pilgrims had to learn how to feed themselves.

11) Native Americans showed them how to grow plants such as _____.

  • pumpkins
  • corn
  • bananas
  • apples

12) Harvest means plenty of ......

  • food
  • books
  • marks
  • drinks

13) What can you see in the picture?

Put the words in order: at the Native The table. Pilgrims sitting and Americans are

14) The Pilgrims were ...........

  • angry
  • tired
  • thankful
  • scared

15) What do you usually say on this day?

  • Happy Birthday!
  • Thank You!
  • Happy Thanksgiving!
  • Happy New Year!

About the author

KIERAN DONAGHY ABOUT ISLCOLLECTIVE VIDEO QUIZZES:

"iSLCollective Interactive Video Quizzes are highly engaging and motivating multimodal texts for English language students to learn vocabulary and improve their listening skills. They are the perfect complement to the creative and innovative lesson plans on Film English."

Kieran Donaghy,
Creator of FilmEnglish.com, a site with hundreds of high quality, free ESL/EFL lesson plans created around short films

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Silvylau
2019-11-28 15:59:56
It's fantastic!