Spécial 3. The Fourth of July (Enseignant) - Audio

Spécial « An American holiday - The Fourth of July »

Every year on the Fourth of July, Americans celebrate Independence Day, the day they won independence from England in 1776.

To celebrate, Americans have a picnic with family and friends.

They eat hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, watermelon and strawberry short cake for dessert. They also play games like egg in a spoon, a water balloon toss, a three-legged race and a potato sack race.

At night, everyone in the town gathers to watch fireworks.

Let’s explain the rules of the games:

- Egg in a spoon

You put an egg in a spoon, you hold the spoon in your hand and you have to run to your partner without dropping the egg.
We call that game a relay race.

- The three-legged race

Everyone has a partner. They stand next to each other and tie their middle legs to- gether.
They race to the other side and back. The first couple wins the race.

- Potato sack race

Each person stands in a potato sack and hops to the other side and back.
The first person back wins.