Question

thanksgiving
pre-reading
a. warm-up questions

1. which countries celebrate thanksgiving?
2. which crops grow in your region at this time of year?
3. what kinds of food did you have at your last family gathering?
4. what are some symbols of thanksgiving?

b. vocabulary preview
match up as many words and meanings as you can.
check this exercise again after seeing the words in context on page 2.
____ 1. harvest a) a person who travels somewhere for religious purposes
____ 2. ceremony b) a person who was born in or has citizenship in europe
____ 3. native c) a large meal
____ 4. european d) to continue to live, to not die
____ 5. pray e) crops gathered from the land, such as grains and vege
____ 6. pilgrim f) a lack of (not having enough) food
____ 7. starvation g) to communicate with god
____ 8. disease h) a health disorder
____ 9. survive i) to express excitement about something
____ 10. feast j) done this way for a long time, habitual
____ 11. celebrate k) a celebration honoring a religious day or speci
____ 12. traditional l) a person who belongs to a group that first se

Explanation:

To solve the vocabulary matching exercise, we analyze the meaning of each word and match it with the appropriate definition:

1. harvest: Crops gathered from the land (matches e).
2. ceremony: A celebration (often religious or special, matches k).
3. Native: A person from the group that first settled (matches l).
4. European: A person from Europe (matches b).
5. pray: Communicate with God (matches g).
6. Pilgrim: A religious traveler (matches a).
7. starvation: Lack of food (matches f).
8. disease: A health disorder (matches h).
9. survive: Continue to live (matches d).
10. feast: A large meal (matches c).
11. celebrate: Express excitement about something (matches i).
12. traditional: Done habitually for a long time (matches j).

Answer:

1. e
2. k
3. l
4. b
5. g
6. a
7. f
8. h
9. d
10. c
11. i
12. j