GROUP WORK - WEBQUEST ON BRITISH AND AMERICAN FESTIVALS

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1 GROUP WORK - WEBQUEST ON BRITISH AND AMERICAN FESTIVALS FIRST GROUP: BONFIRE NIGHT ACTIVITY 1: WARMER FIND THE MEANING OF THESE WORDS ENGLISH ITALIAN BARRELS BASEMENT BONFIRE BLOW UP CELLARS EXECUTION EFFIGY FIREWORKS GUNPOWDER PARLIAMENT PLOT TREASON ACTIVITY 2: THE GUNPOWDER PLOT BONFIRE NIGHT AN EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF A FAMOUS EVENT IN BRITISH HISTORY. VISIT THIS WEBSITE: READ, THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW: 1. WHEN IS BONFIRE NIGHT? 2. WHERE IS IT CELEBRATED? 3. WHAT DO PEOPLE DO TO CELEBRATE IT? 4. WHY? 5. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT HISTORICAL EVENT?

2 6. WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE GUNPOWDER PLOT? 7. WHY DID GUY FAWKES PLAN TO DO IT? 8. WHAT DID HE AND HIS GROUP TRY TO DO? 9. DID THEY SUCCEED? WHY NOT? 10. WHAT HAPPENED TO GUY FAWKES AND HIS GROUP? ACTIVITY 3: BONFIRE NIGHT RECIPES WHAT ARE TYPICAL RECIPES WHICH PEOPLE EAT ON BONFIRE NIGHT? ACTIVITY 4: MEET THE OTHER TWO GROUPS, SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND OUT AND DISCUSS THESE POINTS. ARE BRITISH AND AMERICAN CELEBRATIONS SIMILAR TO THE ITALIAN ONES? DO WE CELEBRATE ANY OF THEM? ACTIVITY 5: GET READY TO PRESENT YOUR WORK TO THE CLASS: A POSTER OR SOME SLIDES OR A VIDEO OR A FILE. IT S UP TO YOU.

3 GROUP WORK - WEBQUEST ON BRITISH AND AMERICAN FESTIVALS SECOND GROUP: HALLOWEEN ACTIVITY 1: WARMER HOW MANY WORDS DO YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT HALLOWEEN? CAN YOU DRAW IMAGES OF THEM? ACTIVITY 2: THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN VISIT THIS WEBSITE WATCH THE VIDEO, THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW: 1. WHAT ACTIVITIES COME TO YOUR MIND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HALLOWEEN? 2. WHAT IS THE TRUE ORIGIN OF THIS CELEBRATION? 3. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CELTIC FESTIVAL? 4. WHEN WAS IT CELEBRATED? 5. WHAT HAPPENED ON 31 ST OCTOBER? 6. WHAT DID PEOPLE LEAVE ON FOOTSTEPS? 7. WHAT DID THE CHRISTIANS TURN THE NAME INTO? 8. WHERE DOES THE WORD HALLOWEEN COME FROM? 9. WHAT DO SOULING AND GUISING MEAN? 10. WHAT IS HALLOWEEN TODAY? ACTIVITY 3: HALLOWEEN RECIPES WHAT ARE TYPICAL RECIPES WHICH PEOPLE EAT AT HALLOWEEN? ACTIVITY 4: MEET THE OTHER TWO GROUPS, SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND OUT AND DISCUSS THESE POINTS. ARE BRITISH AND AMERICAN CELEBRATIONS SIMILAR TO THE ITALIAN ONES? DO WE CELEBRATE ANY OF THEM? ACTIVITY 5: GET READY TO PRESENT YOUR WORK TO THE CLASS: A POSTER OR SOME SLIDES OR A VIDEO OR A FILE. IT S UP TO YOU.

4 GROUP WORK - WEBQUEST ON BRITISH AND AMERICAN FESTIVALS THIRD GROUP: THANKSGIVING ACTIVITY 1: WARMER WRITE THE FOOD THESE IMAGES REPRESENT

5 ACTIVITY 2: READ THE TEXT In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. On this day most US Americans meet with their family and close friends for a very special meal. In 1621, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, pilgrims and Native Americans held a three-day feast to give thanks for the good harvest that year. The good harvest meant that they would have food for the winter. Today, Thanksgiving reminds people that they have a lot to be thankful for. These days many people have their Thanksgiving dinner around two o clock in the afternoon and afterwards they watch the National Football League (NFL) games on television. They might also attend a local parade or watch the famous Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade with its large balloons and colourful floats. The central part of a Thanksgiving meal is the roast turkey. This is typically served with stuffing, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, sweet potato pie topped with marshmallows, green beans, sweetcorn, squash, mashed potatoes, gravy, and dinner rolls. The main course is then followed by a sweet pie: this might be pumpkin pie, apple, cherry, blueberry or pecan, and it is served with whipped cream or ice cream. Of course, there are usually leftovers which are then eaten during the following long weekend. As Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday, many businesses and schools also close on the Friday, so most people get four days off work or school. Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times to travel in the USA, as people drive or fly to be with their families and friends.

6 1. MATCH THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS IN THE THANKSGIVING TEXT TO THEIR MEANINGS BELOW: A. a large meal for a lot of people, usually eaten to celebrate something B. the amount of a crop (plants grown for food) that is collected C. the food that remains at the end of a meal after you have finished eating D. a celebration in which a large group of people move through the streets, often with decorated vehicles and bands playing music E. cooked in an oven F. food that is cut into small pieces, mixed, and put inside meat or vegetables 2. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. WHEN AND WHERE IS IT CELEBRATED? 2. HOW DO PEOPLE CELEBRATE? 3. WHAT HAPPENED IN 1621? (text and matching exercise taken from 4. WHAT TIME PEOPLE HAVE THANKSGIVING DINNER? 5. WHAT DO THEY DO AFTERWARDS? 6. WHAT DO THEY EAT? 7. WHY IS IT ONE OF THE BUSIEST DAYS OF THE YEAR? 8. WHAT IS THE THANKSGIVING PARADE? ACTIVITY 3: THANKSGIVING RECIPES WHAT ARE TYPICAL RECIPES WHICH PEOPLE EAT ON THANKSGIVING DAY? ACTIVITY 4: MEET THE OTHER TWO GROUPS, SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND OUT AND DISCUSS THESE POINTS. ARE BRITISH AND AMERICAN CELEBRATIONS SIMILAR TO THE ITALIAN ONES? DO WE CELEBRATE ANY OF THEM? ACTIVITY 5: GET READY TO PRESENT YOUR WORK TO THE CLASS: A POSTER OR SOME SLIDES OR A VIDEO OR A FILE. IT S UP TO YOU.

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia.

THANKSGIVING DAY Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks for the