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Canada vs U.S. Thanksgiving

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Published: 10.12.2024
Level 4   |   Time: 2:48
Accent: Canadian
Source: Canada International Student Magazine

Taylor from Canada International Student Magazine explains the difference between American and Canadian Thanksgiving.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções

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  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ take a look into [exp] - examine, research
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the core value [n] - the most important belief or principle
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ in this day and age [exp] - these days, in the present time
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a bounty [n] - a large amount of something, usually food or resources
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ generosity [n] - being kind and giving to others
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Indigenous peoples [n] - the original people of a place, native groups
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ plentiful [adj] - in large amounts, more than enough
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ crops [n] - plants grown for food
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a harvest [n] - gathering crops or food from the fields
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a harvest festival [n] - a celebration for the gathering of crops
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ loved ones [n] - family, friends, people you care about
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ gather [v] - meet, come together in one place
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Canadian Parliament [adj] - the government of Canada
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ proclaim [v] - announce, officially state
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fall on [phv] - happen on a particular date
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a set date [n] - a fixed or specific day for something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sign off on [phv] - officially approve something, ratify
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ vary [v] - be different
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ good old [exp] - being familiar, comforting, or reliable
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a signature meal [exp] - the most famous or well-known dish or food
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ mashed sweet potatoes [n] - sweet potatoes that have been cooked and mashed [image] ESL Vocab - Mashed sweet potatoes
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ casserole [n] - a baked dish made with various ingredients [image] ESL Vocab - Casserole
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ topped with (s/t) [exp] - covered with (something)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cherish [v] - value or care deeply about

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression


triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas

  1. When is Canadian Thanksgiving celebrated?
    The fourth Thursday of November
    The second Monday of October
    The first Friday of October

  2. What is generally considered the core value of Thanksgiving today?
    Celebrating the harvest
    Buying gifts for loved ones
    Gathering with friends and family

  3. What was the original significance of American Thanksgiving?
    Giving thanks for a good harvest
    Celebrating national independence
    Being thankful for the generosity of Indigenous peoples

  4. When did American Thanksgiving officially become a national holiday?
    1765
    1941
    1957

  5. What dish is traditional for American Thanksgiving but not Canadian Thanksgiving?
    Mashed sweet potatoes
    Sweet potato casserole
    Roasted turkey

  6. How did Thanksgiving start in both the United States and Canada?
    To celebrate national independence
    As a religious holiday
    As a harvest festival

  7. Which country officially made Thanksgiving a national holiday first?
    Canada
    The United States
    Both on the same day

  8. What does the speaker hope people will do during Thanksgiving?
    Eat as much as they can
    Travel to new places
    Cherish life moments


triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión

Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

  1. Let's take a [ close look at ] Canadian Thanksgiving versus American Thanksgiving.

    [ look into ]



  2. This is generally considered to be the [ most important ] value of Thanksgiving [ these days ].

    [ core ] [ in this day and age ]



  3. It was originally to celebrate being thankful for God's [ abundance of food ].

    [ bounty ]



  4. Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations focused on thanking God for a [ ample, big ] harvest.

    [ plentiful ]



  5. It has now turned into a day where [ family, friends ] gather together to be grateful for their lives.

    [ loved ones ]



  6. American Thanksgiving and Canadian Thanksgiving [ occur on ] different days.

    [ fall on ]



  7. President Roosevelt [ approved, authorized ] turning Thanksgiving into a national holiday.

    [ signed off on ]



  8. Did you know that neither of the nations traditionally ate turkey as their [ most famous, most common ] meal.

    [ signature ]



  9. American Thanksgiving dinner and Canadian Thanksgiving dinner [ differ, are different ] in a few ways.

    [ vary ]



  10. Americans make a sweet potato casserole [ covered with ] marshmallows.

    [ topped with ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (comparisons)

  • (Although) the two holidays are very similar, Canada and the United States (both) celebrate Thanksgiving a little bit (differently) .
  • American Thanksgiving and Canadian Thanksgiving fall on (different) days.
  • (Despite) how long Thanksgiving has been a tradition in (both) Canada and the United States, there was no set date for the holiday in (either) nation until the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • On December 26th of 1941, President Roosevelt signed off on turning Thanksgiving into a national holiday for the entire country, (while) it wasn’t until 1957 that Canadian Parliament proclaimed Thanksgiving a holiday in Canada.
  • Did you know that (neither) of the nations traditionally ate turkey as their signature meal until closer to the time of the American Revolution in 1765?
  • American Thanksgiving dinner and Canadian Thanksgiving dinner (vary) in a few way.
  • (While) Canadians love their good old mashed sweet potatoes with their turkey dinner, it is an American tradition to add sugar, spice, and butter to their sweet potatoes.
  • To wrap up the (differences) between Thanksgiving in the United States and Thanksgiving in Canada, (both) holidays were ultimately days designed for us to celebrate everything we’re thankful for in our lives.


triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones

Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras.

Instrucciones: Escreva orações sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras-chave. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.



Sentence 1

Canada / Thanksgiving / celebrate / second / Monday / October / while / America / Thanksgiving / fall / fourth / Thursday / November


Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October, while American Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November.



Sentence 2

both / holiday / emphasize / gratitude / and / importance / spend / time / love / one


Both holidays emphasize gratitude and the importance of spending time with loved ones.



Sentence 3

there / no / official / date / Thanksgiving / either / nation / until / 20 / century


There was no official date for Thanksgiving in either nation until the 20th century.



Sentence 4a

President / Roosevelt / establish / Thanksgiving / national / holiday / united / state / 1941


President Roosevelt established Thanksgiving as a national holiday in the United States in 1941.



Sentence 4b

President / Roosevelt / declare / Thanksgiving / national / holiday / united / state / 1941


President Roosevelt declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in the United States in 1941.



Sentence 5

however / it / not / until / 1957 / that / Thanksgiving / become / holiday / Canada


However, it was not until 1957 that Thanksgiving became a holiday in Canada.



Sentence 6

Turkey / not / traditional / eat / either / country / until / around / time / America / revolution


Turkey was not traditionally eaten in either country until around the time of the American Revolution.



Sentence 7

Canadian / usual / eat / good / old / mash / sweet / potato / while / American / make / sweet / potato / casserole / top / marshmallows


Canadians usually eat good old mashed sweet potatoes, while Americans make sweet potato casserole (which is) topped with marshmallows.



Sentence 8

wrap / up / both / holiday / give / people / opportunity / celebrate / what / they / thankful / in / lives


To wrap up, both holidays give people [an/the] opportunity to celebrate what they are thankful for in their lives.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión

  1. Did you know that Canada celebrates Thanksgiving before you watched this video?
  2. How are the two holidays similar?
  3. How are they different?
  4. Is there a similar holiday in your country? What day does it fall on? What is its core value? What is its signature meal?
  5. Why do you think Canadian Thanksgiving is so much earlier than American Thanksgiving?
  6. Taylor (the speaker) seems to think mashed sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows is strange. Do you agree?
  7. What is the strangest food that Americans eat (on any day)? How about Canadians?
  8. What is the strangest food that people in your country eat?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto

Although the two holidays are very similar, Canada and the United States both celebrate Thanksgiving a little bit differently. Let's take a look into Canadian Thanksgiving versus American Thanksgiving.

Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October, while American Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. I'm just here for the food. Just kidding! I also really value getting to spend time with my friends and family on Thanksgiving. And while this is generally considered to be the core value of Thanksgiving in this day and age, it didn’t always used to be.

The significance of Thanksgiving traditions... The significance of American Thanksgiving was originally to celebrate being thankful for God’s bounty and the generosity of the Indigenous peoples of the United States of America, while early Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations focused on thanking God for a plentiful harvest. What was purely created as a harvest festival has now turned into a day where loved ones gather together to be grateful for their lives and for each other.

As I mentioned earlier, American Thanksgiving and Canadian Thanksgiving fall on different days. Despite how long Thanksgiving has been a tradition in both Canada and the United States, there was no set date for the holiday in either nation until the 19th and 20th centuries. On December 26th of 1941, President Roosevelt signed off on turning Thanksgiving into a national holiday for the entire country, while it wasn’t until 1957 that Canadian Parliament proclaimed Thanksgiving a holiday in Canada.

Fun fact: Did you know that neither of the nations traditionally ate turkey as their signature meal until closer to the time of the American Revolution in 1765? Speaking of meals, actually, American Thanksgiving dinner and Canadian Thanksgiving dinner vary in a few ways, primarily through how the meals are prepared. For example, while Canadians love their good old mashed sweet potatoes with their turkey dinner, it is an American tradition to add sugar, spice, and butter to their sweet potatoes to make a sweet potato casserole topped with marshmallows.

To wrap up the differences between Thanksgiving in the United States and Thanksgiving in Canada, both holidays were ultimately days designed for us to celebrate everything we’re thankful for in our lives—from the crops that grew the food we eat to the people we choose to surround ourselves with.

I hope you all remember to be a little extra thankful this Thanksgiving and cherish every moment that has brought you to where you are today.