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Unit 1 America’s First Thanksgiving

Reading Comprehension

There is a big holiday in November in the United States. It‟s Thanksgiving! It‟s
a national holiday and a time for families to get together. Often, they have a big
meal on that day. They usually eat roast turkey and many other foods.

Thanksgiving is also important for business, because it starts the Christmas
season. The season is between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and American
companies make much of their money for the year then. Thanksgiving is
important for both the economy and the family in the US!

Who had the first Thanksgiving in America? Americans tell the story of the
Pilgrims and the “first Thanksgiving.” The Pilgrims were a religious group from
England. In the story, they had the first Thanksgiving in 1621 in Massachusetts.

The story is famous, but it is not ___(A)___. In fact, America had Thanksgiving
events before 1621. The Spanish in Florida had a Thanksgiving feast in 1565.
English people in Virginia had a Thanksgiving event in 1619. People are not sure
about the first Thanksgiving, but the Pilgrims were not the first to have
Thanksgiving. They were not even second!

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