Warm Up Questions

1. When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

2. In which country/countries is Thanksgiving celebrated?

3. Why is Thanksgiving celebrated?

4. What’s the name of the shopping day that comes the day after
Thanksgiving?

5. What are you thankful for? Think of three things.

First Things First… Vocabulary!
In pairs, you have one minute to work together to write down all the
Thanksgiving vocabulary you can think of.

For example, turkey, dinner…

Teacher instructions: When the minute is over, ask students for feedback and write all the words on the
board. Students write down any new words they didn’t have before.
Food and Drink
Here is a list of typical food and drink served at Thanksgiving dinners. Try and
unscramble the words.

mhedsa tooateps mashed potatoes

mpkniup ipe pumpkin pie

yvrag gravy

trkuey turkey

ffutsing stuffing

lppea cride duotns apple cider donuts

What food and drink would you serve at your dinner? Tell your partner.
Activities
Here are some typical Thanksgiving activities. Work with a partner and choose
three that you would like to do at your party. Remember to give your reasons and
write your answers down.

Charades
Watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on TV
Board games
Thanksgiving trivia
Treasure hunt
Going for a walk after dinner
Bingo
Pumpkin painting

Teacher instructions: When the pairs have finished, ask students for feedback.
Question Time
Question words are very important when asking questions in English.

What question words do you know?

Answers: Who, what, where, when, why, which, who

Asking Questions
Unscramble and write down the questions in the correct order.

time/the/What/dinner/does/start?

will/do/activities/we/What?

is/Where/dinner/the?

invite/we/to/dinner/Who/are/going/the/to?

food/What/serve/are/we/going/and/drinks/serve/to?

time/finish/the/What/does/dinner?

dress/What’s/code/the?
Ask the Following Questions With Your Partner

Write the answers on a piece of paper.

1. What time does the dinner

start?
2. What activities will we do?
3. Who are we going to invite
to the dinner?
4. Where is the dinner?
5. What’s the dress code?
6. What time does the dinner
finish?
7. What food and drinks are
we going to serve?
Your Turn!

Now work alone to make a poster

for your Thanksgiving dinner.
Remember to include all the
information you’ve written down
already.