186. What is Thanksgiving?: The REAL Story Behind America’s Most Famous Holiday (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Support the Podcast and Join my Patreon HERE -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish Check Out the NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/11/16/what-is-thanksgiving/ 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! You may also like... 185. Who is Responsible for Climate Change? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 184. Should Performance Enhancing Drugs Be Banned in Sports? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 183. “The Signal-Man” by Charles Dickens (Halloween Special)! 182. Bolsonaro vs Lula: The Brazilian Election Explained! (English Vocabulary Lesson) INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast 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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices