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[5:45] Thanksgiving Listening Practice: A Beginner-Friendly Daily English Description

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    This beginner-friendly English listening passage describes a family's Thanksgiving celebration. It provides a simple and effective way for learners to improve their listening comprehension step-by-step.

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    We are having Thanksgiving at our house. My whole family is coming. My parents bought a turkey. It weighs 30 pounds. It takes a long time to cook. My mom wakes up early to cook the turkey.

    I clean the house with my dad. The house smells good. We help mom in the kitchen. I peel potatoes and carrots. My dad makes pumpkin pies. My mom cooks squash.

    I help my mom make stuffing. I mix the bread and spices. We make good stuffing. It goes inside the turkey.

    We put on nice clothes. I set the table. My dad carves the turkey. My mom makes the gravy.

    Our relatives arrive. We say thank you for all we have. We eat and eat. It is a good Thanksgiving.

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Vocabulary Guide

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  • peel

    noun

    1. the rind of a fruit or vegetable

    Synonym: skin

  • turkey

    noun

    1. large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail
    widely domesticated for food

    Synonym: Meleagris gallopavo

    2. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

    e.g. the first experiment was a real turkey
    the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned

    Synonym: bombdud

    3. flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted

    4. a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

    e.g. some joker is blocking the driveway

    Synonym: joker

  • stuffing

    noun

    1. padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture

    2. a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

    Synonym: dressing

  • carves
  • relatives
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