186. What is Thanksgiving?: The REAL Story Behind America’s Most Famous Holiday (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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What is Thanksgiving? Children in the US are taught it is a day to celebrate the friendship between Native American tribes and the first English settlers. Today, I want to talk about the real history – the dark story of war, disease, and the destruction of Native American society. So… let’s discuss the story of Thanksgiving and learn some new vocabulary at the same time!
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Vocabulary List
To celebrate (v) - to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that a particular occasion is important
We always celebrate his birthday by going out to dinner
Ubiquitous (adj) - seeming to be everywhere
Mobile phones are now ubiquitous across all ages
Myth (n) - a commonly believed but false idea
Statistics disprove the myth that small people are angrier
Pilgrim (n) - a member of the group of English people who sailed to America and began living in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620
The Pilgrims left England in search of religious freedom
Feast (n) - a special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people
The King held a feast to celebrate his victory
Alliance (n) - an agreement to work with someone else to try to achieve the same thing
The two groups formed an alliance against the government
Devastating (adj) - causing a lot of damage or destruction
The drought has had devastating consequences
To re-evaluate (v) - to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something again, for a second, third, etc. time
The company is re-evaluating its decision to allow workers flexible hours
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