Lessor D VOCABULARY Comp ces with words from the box. 1. | play :e violin in the city orchestra, so | inthe city music fair every year, 2. Hogmanay parties in Edinburgh and other cities in Scotland, 3. In some countries, people : the first day of summer with big fires in the evening. At the Carnival parade, there were more than 50,000 people in the 5. Carnival in Brazil is a very celebration. It's famous all over the world. 6. Christmas is my favorite 7. The Winter Fair is a/an celebration in my city. It takes place every year in January, 8. Rosa wore a very dress for the National Day parade. It was green, yellow, and red—the colors of our flag. 9. Next year, we will have afilm_______at our university. We will have three days of movies and talks by famous actors. Write sentences with as... as and the adjectives in parentheses. 4. Thanksgiving/Hogmanay (not/long) eee 2. The music festival/the movie festival (well known) ——————— 3. The Carnival dance/the Carnival parade (not/popular) Se 4, The art fair/the music festival (interesting) Make an advertisement for a celebration in your city or country. Come and celebrate__ with us! It's well known because _ You'll see colorful . You can is/are participate in The _____———— exciting, It's as ____——— 3 't miss it! Ittakes place ___—. Don't miss Celebrations 75. f ret Escaneado con CamScannercs Lesson 6 Compiete the chart with information holidays in your country, When does it take place? | How do people celebrate? . \* Where do people celebrate? What are the special foods? ‘Think about the holidays you wrote about in exercise A. Which one is more interesting for foreign visitors? Explain your answer. —__,_— _!,_ Pere gere errr senr re esti nenneme dente eta sseuceerrreeserreeerrrerTiE To Mark the intonation in these Questions with arrows 7 \ - Then say the ‘sentences out loud. 1 Should we watch the video tonight or tomorrow? 2. Would you like fish, chicken, or pasta? 3. Do you want to make an appointment for Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday? 4. Would you rather study in Canada or England? 5. What kind of pizza do you want—vegetable, Sausage, ham, or cheese? 76 Unit12 Escaneado con CamScannery Think about a cet ea What would you rather do? Why? Escaneado con CamScannerLesson D The Oldest Celebration in the World ‘The summer solstice is the longest day of the year. On that day (around June 21 in the northern half of the world), the sun is the highest in the sky, so the earth gets the most hours of light. People in many countries celebrate that day in a holiday called Midsummer. Thousands of years ago, summer was the happiest time of the year in the northern countries. The snow was gone, the air was warm, the crops were planted, and food was easier to get. People celebrated Midsummer and did many things to bring good luck. In many cultures, they built big fires and jumped over them. They thought that the fire would make the sun's energy stronger and help the crops grow faster. In ome places, people believed that the crops would grow as high as people could jump. Women and girls ‘would swim in rivers to bring rain for the crops. Today, Midsummer is stil celebrated in many Countries. In towns in Sweden, people put up a Midsummer Pole made of wood covered with flowers. They dance around it and sing. Afterwards, they eat fish, new potatoes, and strawberries, That night, young people pick seven different flowers and put them under their pillow when they sleep to dream about the person they will marry, In inland, people go out o the country and build huge fires to celebrate Midsummer. In the past, people believed ‘hat the fires kept away bad luck and evil spirits—now, {hey'& a reason to get together with friends fora big party allright. Because Finland isso far north, the sky i ght ost ofthe night on Midsummer, Many Finnish people Start their summer vacation on that day. In some parts of Spain, peo people have big parties nd fireworks on the beaches a night to celebrate Midsummer. Some people believe that plant medicines 78 Unit 12 ‘work best if they are made on Midsummer, so women 90 Out to collect the plants that night. Some people put the plants in water and then wash their faces with the water for good health. And, of course, there are special foods: fish, potatoes, and corn bread, Escaneado con CamScannerain, Circle T for true or F for false. Read the ar’ 4, Midsummer celebrates the most difficult time of the year 2, Midsummer is the shortest night of the year. 3. Inthe past, Midsummer was an important holiday for farmers. 4, Midsummer fires were a symbol of the sun. 5. Midsummer customs are the same in all countries. aaa aaas F F F F F F 6. Now, Midsummer is mostly a holiday for having fun. Circle the places where people do these things for Midsummer. Some © places may be used more than once. eat special food Sweden Finland Spain have parties Sweden Finland Spain go to the beach Sweden Finland Spain trytofind out about the future © Sweden Finland Spain do special things for their health Sweden Finland Spain celebrate at night Sweden Finland Spain Write about a special holiday in your country. Why do people celebrate this holiday? How do people celebrate? What do you enjoy most about this holiday? Celebrations 79” Escaneado con CamScannerReview Solve the crossword puzzle with vocabulary and grammar frorn the unit Across 12. 13. 14. Down . bright with many colors |. expression for a graduation |. a day when people don't work .- Many people together take part in . atime with many performances of music, dance, etc. 11. an expression for a big achievement (Iwo words) Per een Compare two celebrations or festivals you know about. They can be from your Country oF from another country. In your notebook, describe them and explain how they are different and how they are the same. Use words and grammar from the unit. 80 Unit 12 makes you feet happy and enthusiastic expression for January 1 (three words) | don’t want to go out, |___stay home. (two words) . do something enjoyable for a special day happen (two words) famous every year Escaneado con CamScanner