HOW TO BUILD A CHARACTER

WORKBOOK UNIT 3

UNIT 3

THANKSGIVING

EXERCISE

Instructions: Write the letter of the definition in the blank next to the sentence. Note that there are two extra definitions.

Sentences with Thanksgiving Day Idioms

____ 1. That meal was delicious, but I can’t eat another bite. I’m stuffed.

____ 2. You have so many things going for you – a great marriage, good kids and a fantastic job. A lot of people would be really happy to be in your position. You should count your blessings.

____ 3. My new boss is such a stuffed shirt. All he’s interested in is money and position. I bet he’s never done anything spontaneous or fun in his whole life.

____ 4. I’m madly in love with John, but my parents don’t like him. We want to get married, but I love my parents and don’t feel I can get married without their blessing.

____ 5. That movie was so bad that I don’t think it will last a week in the theaters. It’s a turkey.

____ 6. I was so mad when my boss transferred me to another area. I didn’t know anyone, the job was really difficult and I hated it, but now I like it better than my old job. So, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

____ 7. I know I’ve said I’m going to stop smoking at least ten times but this time I mean it. In fact, I’m going to stop right this minute. I’m doing it cold turkey.

____ 8. I thought I would love my new job. It’s exciting and the money is great but I have so much work and I’m on the road half the time. It’s turned out to be a mixed blessing.

____ 9. Okay, enough with the small talk. I don’t have all day to chit chat. It’s time to talk turkey.

____ 10. My friend talks all of the time and it sometimes gets on my nerves. The other day I was fed up and I told her to stuff it. Now she won’t speak to me at all.

____ 11. I can't believe the new guy at work. He's been late for work three times this week and now he wants a day off. He's a turkey.

Definitions 

a) something that is not successful, a failure

b) get down to business, to the main point, not waste time talking about unimportant things

c) stop doing something completely without any help, do it all at once, not gradually

d) discuss poultry

e) uptight, inflexible, not able to have fun

f) be quiet, stop talking, shut up (Note: Shut up is considered rude.)

g) be full, can't eat any more

h) a stupid person, someone without any common sense

i) something that causes you problems or difficulties in the beginning but turns out to be the best thing that could have happened to you

j) someone who has become too fat for his clothes

k) be happy with what you have, stop asking for more

l) something that's good and bad at the same time

m) approval, support

THANKSGIVING POETRY

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING

CLOZE

WORKBOOK UNIT 2

UNIT 2

HALLOWEEN

QUESTIONS ON HALLOWEEN
1. Where did the Celtic people live?
2. When did they celebrate New Year’s Eve?
3. Who was Samhain?
4. Why did the Celts dress in costumes on October 31?
5. Explain the modern custom of giving treats on Halloween.
6. What festival did the Romans celebrate around the end of October? 
7. Where did the custom of bobbing for apples originate?
8. What holiday did the Christians celebrate on November 1st?
9. How did the Christians celebrate All Soul’s Day?
10. Explain the name Halloween. 

 IDIOMS

The apple of one’s eye
The Big Apple
To be as blind as a bat
To be as white as a ghost
To look like a skeleton 
A jack of all trades 
To mask one’s feelings
As white as sheet
To give up the ghost
To dig one’s own grave
To roll over in one’s grave

CROSSWORD

READING WHITE FANG

SKETCH

GERRY THATCHER'S PARTY