Thanksgiving day 28th november 2013

Thanksgiving Day is a communal celebration meaning gratitude people feel for all the good things in life and mainly a harvest related festival. This is done by offering prayers, gifting your near and dear ones.It is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in the month of November and is America's preeminent day. The tradition of Thanksgiving continues till date in the form of family reunion and feasting, tradition of turkey, parades... But did you know that turkey was not the food the first colonists ate on that day? Watch the video and learn more about traditional recipes of the time.

More about animals

Click on the picture to work on this topic. Choose one from these nocturnal animals and learn more about their life, family, food...

Now, listen and watch this video about animals in the wild and then do tasks 1, 2 and 3 to check your understanding. You can learn a bit about illnesses and health.

Unit 3 Vocabulary Animals

You have studied the names of a lot of animals in English. Click on the links below to learn more and practise:

• animals 1
• animals 2
• parts of animals
• Listen and choose the animal.
• listen and choose the animal 2
• birds 1
• birds 2
• insects
• sea animals

 Do you know the names of these animals? Play the matching game from the British Council Learning Teens website.