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Označení materiálu:
VY_32_INOVACE_1447_Holidays_in_the_USA_pwp
Typ materiálu:
PowerPointová prezentace
Předmět, ročník, obor:
Anglický jazyk, 3. a 4. ročníky, Ekologie a životní prostředí, Ekonomika a podnikání
Tematická oblast:
Anglický jazyk – Anglicky mluvící země
Téma:
Svátky ve Spojených Státech
Jméno a příjmení autora:
Puškarčuková Miroslava
Datum vytvoření:
18. 12. 2013
Anotace:
Materiál slouží především při výkladu nové látky. Žáci si shrnou informace o svátcích a zvycích ve Spojených státech Amerických, jako jsou vánoce, Den díkůvzdání a Den nezávislosti. Na prezentaci navazuje pracovní list, oba materiály lze využít současně jak ve výkladové, tak i opakovací vyučovací hodině.
ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Holidays in the USA created by Puškarčuková Miroslava
• • • • • • • •
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Valentine's Day Mother's Day Father's Day Halloween Veterans Day Independence Day Thanksgiving • Black Friday
• Christmas • New Year's Day • Questions
Content
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • is celebrated on the third Monday in January • The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was an African-
American clergyman who is recognized for his tireless efforts to win civil rights for all people through nonviolent means • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFcbpGK9_aw
Valentine's Day • is celebrated on February 14 • The day was named after an early Christian martyr • on Valentine's Day, Americans give presents like candy or
flowers to the ones they love • The first mass-produced valentine cards were sold in the 1840s.
Mother's Day • is the second Sunday of May • President Woodrow Wilson issued
a proclamation in 1914 that started the holiday • He asked Americans to give a public expression of reverence to mothers on this day • Carnations have come to represent
Mother's Day, following President William McKinley's habit of always wearing a white carnation, his mother's favorite flower
Father's Day • celebrates fathers every third Sunday of June • Father's Day began in 1909 in Spokane, Washington,
when a daughter requested a special day to honor her father, a Civil War veteran who raised his children after his wife died • The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in
1966 by President Lyndon Johnson
Independence Day • is July 4 • This holiday honors the nation's birthday - the adoption of
the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 • It is a day of picnics and patriotic parades, a night of concerts, and fireworks
Halloween • celebrated on October 31 • On Halloween, American
children dress up in funny or scary costumes and go "trick or treating" by knocking on doors in their neighborhood. The neighbors are expected to respond by giving them small gifts of candy or money
Veterans Day • is celebrated on November 11 • This holiday was originally called Armistice Day and
established to honor Americans who had served in World War I • It now honors veterans of all wars in which the U.S. has fought • Veterans' organizations hold parades, and the president places a
wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia
Thanksgiving Day • is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November • In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims held a three-day feast to celebrate a successful harvest • the foods is served as at the first feast: roast turkey, cranberry sauce, potatoes, and pumpkin pie • National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation is a ceremony that takes place at the White House every year shortly before Thanksgiving. The President of the United States is presented with a live domestic turkey • Since 1989 during the first Thanksgiving of President George H. W. Bush, the president has granted the turkey a "presidential pardon" and thus spared the bird from being slaughtered • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Obama_ThanksGiving_Turkey_ Pardon_2009.jpg
Black Friday • is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in
the United States • often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season • In recent years, most major retailers have
opened extremely early and offered promotional sales to kick off the holiday shopping season
Ethnic and Religious Holidays • Various ethnic and religious groups in America celebrate
days with special meaning to them even though these are not national holidays • For example • Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter • Jews observe their high holy days in September • Muslims celebrate Ramadan
• and African Americans celebrate Kwanzaa
• There are many other religious and ethnic celebrations in
the United States.
Christmas Day • is a celebrated on December 25 • Christmas is a Christian holiday
marking the birth of the Christ Child • Decorating houses and yards with lights, wreaths, • putting up Christmas trees • giving gifts, and sending greeting cards have become holiday traditions even for many non-Christian Americans
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day • New Year's Day is January 1 • The celebration of this holiday begins the night before, when Americans
gather to wish each other a happy and prosperous coming year • In New York City the annual ball drop at the Times Square • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyTIG1p5sj4
• Many Americans make New Year's resolutions • Popular New Year's Resolutions • • • • • • • • • • • •
Drink Less Alcohol Eat Healthy Food Get a Better Education Get a Better Job Get Fit Lose Weight Manage Debt Manage Stress Quit Smoking Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Save Money Volunteer to Help Others
Questions: 1. When is the Day of Independence celebrated?
2. Why is Thanksgiving Day celebrated? 3. Where you can see annual ball drop?
4. What do people make on New Year's Day? 1. 2. 3. 4.
July 4 to celebrate a successful harvest At Times Square, NYC They make resolutions
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