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How do we celebrate
festivals?
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Name
Primary Plus/SK
How do we celebrate festivals?
We can throw tomatoes!
1 Write the names of the festivals. What do you know about them?
1. 2.
East and
Spain Southeast Asia
3. 4.
5. 6.
1. moon
2. candles
3. mooncakes
4. lanterns
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4 Listen. Then complete the sentences.
This lantern is
listening for detail
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Task 1
Celebrate with me
celebrate festivals?
Have a picnic in the
park.
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6 Listen to the song. Fill in the blanks.
Happy Diwali!
Have some coloured 1.
Let’s watch the fireworks
Light up the 2.
Let’s make rangoli
Come and celebrate with me
Chorus
Chorus
Task 2
1
8 Watch We Wish Ewe A Merry Christmas . Circle what you see.
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2
10 Watch. What presents do they get? Write.
1. 2.
3. 4.
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camera photos farmer Timmy
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12 Why is the farmer sad? Do you think he likes Christmas?
14 Tick (4) the activities that are part of Christmas celebrations on the farm.
Task 3
5 May
Dear Granny,
Love,
Soo Yun
31 December
Dear Aunt Cathy and Uncle Rob,
It’s New Year’s Eve! It’s cold here in
England. We want to watch the fireworks
tonight. There is a big countdown ten Mr and Mrs Brown
seconds before midnight. Everyone
shouts ten ... nine ... eight ...! At midnight, Flat 9C
it is the new year!
22 Leafy Gardens
In England, some people make a
promise for the new year. I promise to
read more books!
Jonathan
6 March
Hi Sally,
Alisha
8
How do we celebrate festivals?
We can take part in races and play games.
Soo Yun
England
Holi
Holi
4. ... three ... two ... one ... Happy New Year!
comprehension
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Task 4
3
20 Listen. Fill in the blanks.
What are you doing? What can you see? What can you hear?
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22 Choose a festival. Tell your classmates about it.
23 Describe another festival to your classmates. Can they guess what it is?
Is it Songkran?
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24 Write an email to a friend about a festival. Project
Where
1. Develop a mind map about When
Quebec, winter
the festival. Canada
See
Activities Quebec snow and ice
go to an outdoor
concert, go on a
Winter sculptures, Ice
sleigh ride, ice Carnival Palace, night
parades, fireworks
skate
Wear
Eat
doughnuts, red sash,
hot chocolate warm clothes,
boots
From: abigail@canadacomms.com
To... freddy@ppbcmail.com
Send
Date: 4 December Subject: Quebec Winter Carnival
Hi Freddy!
I want to tell you about the Quebec Winter Carnival in Canada. It’s the best!
It happens in winter when it’s really cold! You have to wear very warm
clothes and …
Colour a light.
Write what you did well.
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