The fourth Thursday of November is a great day for all the Americans all over the world – Thanksgiving Day. At the same time it’s one of the saddest days for all American turkeys. Well, almost. Two of them were not only spared, but also got to meet the President. CBS will tell us what a turkey should do to get that lucky. And don’t miss a bonus video – an actual process of Presidential turkey pardoning brought to you by ABC News. Everyone says it’s hilarious.
Background – names, organizations and event you should know about:
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Let’s look through some fun facts about Thanksgiving:
In order to understand this video we’ll need to know the following words. |
Четвертый четверг ноября – большой праздник для американцев по всему миру – День Благодарения. В то же время это один из самых печальных дней для всех американских индеек. Ну, почти. Двое из них не только получили помилование, но и встретились с президентом. CBS расскажет нам, что должна сделать индейка, чтобы ей так повезло. Также не упустите бонусное видео – непосредственно церемонию президентского помилования от ABC News. Говорят, она удивительно смешная.
Полезная информация – имена, организации и события, которые вам стоит знать:
День Благодарения – национальный праздник, который отмечается в США как день благодарности за благословение урожая и предыдущего года. Его празднуют в четвертый четверг ноября. Давайте пересмотрим несколько интересных фактов о Дне Благодарения:
Для того, чтобы понять видео, вам понадобятся следующие слова. |
Vocabulary:
to pardon |
forgive or excuse |
прощать, миловать |
what it takes |
everything that is needed |
всё необходимое |
annual |
occurring once every year |
ежегодный |
to kid |
joke |
шутить |
dead serious |
very serious |
вполне серьезно |
pageant |
show or exhibition |
конкурс красоты |
runner-up |
a competitor or team taking second place in a contest |
тот, кто занял второе место |
to be waiting in the winds |
to be ready to be used or employed instead of someone or something else |
ожидать |
to misbehave |
to behave badly |
плохо себя вести |
to be inclined to |
to be prone or willing, disposed |
быть склонным |
no laughing matter |
a serious issue or problem |
не до смеха, очень серьезно |
splendor |
magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur |
великолепие |
elaborate |
detailed and complicated in planning |
тщательный, продуманый |
a big deal |
something important or special |
важный, важно |
disturbance |
interruption of peaceful and settled conditions |
волнение, нарушение покоя |
And now replace the highlighted phrases in the following sentences by the ones we learnt. If you have difficulties with the task, try watching and inserting necessary phrases at the same time.
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А теперь замените выделенные фразы в этих предложениях на те, что мы изучили. Если у вас возникли проблемы с этим заданием, попробуйте еще раз посмотреть видео и одновременно вставлять необходимые фразы.
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1. President George H.W. Bush became the first commander in chief to excuse a feathered friend.
2. So we wondered what is needed to get one ready to share the stage with the President.
3. At Cooper Farms in Ohio recently Cole Cooper was making his final decision which two lucky white turkeys would be getting an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington for the yearly turkey pardon at the White House.
4. I start to think you’re not joking. - I’m very serious.
5. It’s a little like the Miss America contest.
6. There’s a second prizewinner expecting just in case the winner behaves badly.
7. So, turkey could hurt the President if it were so disposed.
8. Which is why getting a turkey ready to be pardoned by the President is a serious thing.
9. Cole Cooper has worked day and night for the past five months getting them used to every kind of annoyance.
10. They stayed in royal grandeur.
11. It’s all a part of an complicated process to convince two lucky birds to relax on their very big day.
12. For the Coopers being here at the White House with their turkeys is a very important thing.
Language 1
President Obama today continues the tradition that’s been going back for 25 years now. VS So we wondered what it takes to get one ready to share the stage with the President.
Yes, today we are talking about articles. A little bit. In two sentences above we see reference to the same person. So how is President Obama different from the President? It’s the same person granting his presidential pardon to the same birds. But article are different.
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Так, сегодня поговорим про артикли. Немножко. В двух предложениях мы видим ссылки на одного человека. Так чем President Obama отличается от the President? Это один человек, который дарит президентское помилование тем самым птичкам. Но артикли разные.
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Language 2
Who knew that the turkey choosing was such a process? |
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Let’s talk about questions. We know that the word order in questions is following:
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Давайте поговорим о вопросах. Мы знаем, что порядок слов в вопросах таков: Но вопрос, что мы видим, несколько иначе. Почему? Потому что это исключение. Это вопрос к подлежащему, то есть мы спрашиваем о человеке или вещи, которая выполняет действие. Когда мы ставим вопрос к подлежащему, мы не выделяем вспомогательный глагол. Порядок слов следующий: |
Ok, are you ready for a little language task? | Ну что, готовы к небольшому языковому заданию? |
Language Task
Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences and phrases.
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I’m waiting for your answers in the comments or my e-mail: [email protected]
PS. So, just as I promised ABC News shows us the ceremony of Presidential pardon of two lucky turkeys. By the way, you can also find out what names they got at the White House. |
Жду ваши ответы в комментариях или по электронному адресу: [email protected]
ЗЫ: Итак, как я и обещала, ABC News показывают нам церемонию президентского помилования двух удачливых индеек. Кстати, вы также сможете узнать, как их назвали в Белом Доме.
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Answers to the previous issue about VOA: Ukraine Marks Anniversary of Deadly 1930s Famine
Vocabulary Task Keys:
1. commemorate
2. acknowledge, famine, prevent
3. successors, accused them of
4. detach, drive a wedge between us
5. attended
6. ousted, toned down
7. committed
8. renew
Language Task Keys:
1. In order to graduate you have to try to pass all exams.
2. He might try selling his car to raise some money. It’s just one of the ideas, though.
3. Tom can try talking to his friend, but I still think that he needs to see a psychologist.
4. You have to try to avoid eating fats. It’s not good for you.
5. Try not to talk for two days, otherwise those wounds won’t heal.
6. We will start to give/giving out food at noon.
7. The teacher continued to explain/explaining about the exam even after the class was over.
8. How could you omit to put/putting my mother’s name on the list?
9. As soon as you learn simple Chinese characters, commence to use/using them in everyday life.
10. The choir began to sing/singing at the end of the ceremony.
Here you can download the script to the first video!
Prepared by Olha Yankova