these people are having a cookout these people are setting off fireworks and this is called corn on the cob I'm teacher Mike and today we are learning some useful English vocabulary while also learning how and why people celebrate the 4th of July in the United States so before 1776 the United States of America did not exist instead there were just 13 colonies which belonged to Great Britain what's a colony a colony is a country or area controlled by another country and the people who go to live there are called colonists by the middle of the
1700s many of the colonists living in North America believed that the British were treating them unfairly and they wanted Independence but what's Independence when a country has Independence this means that it is not controlled by another country and it can make its own decisions so in 1774 the colonists set up their own government and on July 4th 1776 they approved a document called the Declaration of Independence the Declaration of Independence said that the 13 colonies were now independent and did not belong to Great Britain anymore and this is why July 4th is our national Independence
Day now what do people do on the 4th of July because this holiday is in the summer most of the things that we do are Outdoors one of the main things that people do is have cookouts a cookout is basically a party where you cook and eat food outdoors and usually much of that food is cooked on a grill usually this includes foods such as grilled chicken hot dogs hamburgers klaa potato salad and corn on the cob during the day many towns and cities also have festivals with parades live music food and other activities and
in the evening most people go outside to watch firework displays or set off their own fireworks when you have your own fireworks and you shoot them into the sky you can say set off light off or shoot off for example we're going to shoot off fireworks soon you need to be very careful when lighting off fireworks or my neighbor has been setting off fireworks all evening you might also see people setting off firecrackers or waving sparklers and although this day is a celebration of our independence from Great Britain for many people nowadays it's really just
a day where we grill hot dogs drink beer shoot off fireworks and spend time outdoors with friends and family finally if you're country has an independence day don't forget to leave a comment and let me know both when it is and how you celebrate it
