Английский язык 4 класс учебник Верещагина 2 часть ответы – страница 102

• Тип: ГДЗ, Решебник.
• Авторы: Верещагина И. Н., Афанасьева О. В.
• Часть: 2.
• Год: 2023.

• Серия: Школа России (ФГОС).
• Издательство: Дрофа и Просвещение.

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THE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING DAY
(By Monica Vincent)

   The last Thursday in November, as you know, is a holiday in America. People call this holiday Thanksgiving Day. It is perhaps the most important day in the American year. People go to church, and families come together for the day. They decorate their houses with the fruit and flowers of autumn and prepare traditional American food: roast turkey, potatoes and pumpkin. It's rather like Christmas, but what are people celebrating? What are they giving thanks for?

   Do you remember the first colonists in New England? In 1620 they came to America and began a new life there. It was a very hard life. The colonists started to farm the land. The work was difficult and full of danger. In New England, the place where they lived, there were a lot of wild turkeys. In the autumn of 1621 the colonists had their first harvest. It was rather good. The colonists decided to have a special dinner. They wanted to thank God – to give Him their thanks for many things. It was a difficult year, but the people still had food to eat. The colonists had a thanksgiving dinner for all the

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