Thanksgiving History and Traditions 🦃 Pilgrims, Squanto and the First Thanksgiving | ESL A2

How did Thanksgiving begin? 🦃 This ESL listening video (A2) tells the history of Thanksgiving in simple English: the Pilgrim Fathers and their voyage on the Mayflower in 1620, their first hard winter, how Squanto and the Wampanoag helped them, and the first Thanksgiving dinner in 1621. Then see how Americans celebrate today — roast turkey and pumpkin pie, free meals for people in need, and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. ⏱️ In this video: 0:00 Thanksgiving Day in America 0:33 The Pilgrim Fathers 0:44 The Mayflower voyage (1620) 1:17 The first hard winter 1:46 Squanto helps the Pilgrims 2:13 The first Thanksgiving dinner (1621) 2:49 A traditional Thanksgiving today 3:16 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 📌 Key words: the Pilgrim Fathers, the Church of England, the Mayflower, voyage, Plymouth, settlers, crops, harvest, Squanto, the Wampanoag, William Bradford, roast turkey, cranberry sauce, charity, parade. 📅 Thanksgiving is celebrated in the USA on the fourth Thursday in November. 🎯 Level: A2 (elementary) — for kids, teens and adult learners. Like the video and subscribe for more easy English lessons about American holidays! #Thanksgiving #ESL #LearnEnglish 📄 Worksheet for this video (PDF + Word, with answer key): https://english-task.com/download/wor... Thanksgiving worksheets: https://bit.ly/4nOgtp6 Thanksgiving activities: https://bit.ly/4qPha47 📚 FOR TEACHERS — free to use in class, Google Classroom and homework. 🧩 PRACTISE ON ENGLISH-TASK.COM 🎧 Thanksgiving History and Traditions – A2 listening quiz for this video: https://english-task.com/festivals/th... 📄 Thanksgiving history worksheet – A2 listening gap-fill, with audio: https://english-task.com/download/tha...