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Festival
Intermediate During this class you will:

• Talk about different

festivals.

• Analyze how festivals

benefit society.

• Plan an international
festival.
Warm-up
Share your thoughts.

- What is a “festival”?

- Describe the festivals you have been to.

- What are the most famous festivals in your

country?
And you can quote me…
Read and answer the questions.

"Festivals promote diversity, they bring neighbors

And you
into dialogue, they increase creativity, they offer
opportunities for civic pride, they improve our
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general psychological well-being. In short, they
make cities better places to live."
quote
-- David Binder
(U.S. Producer, born 1967) me…
- Do you agree or disagree with this quote? Why or why
not?

- Give an example how festivals can:

promote diversity
encourage conversation with neighbors
increase creativity
offer opportunities
improve well-being
Speak your mind.
Share your thoughts and opinions.

Which is better?

- Music, food, or art festival?

- Traditional festivals or modern festivals?

- Going to the movie theater or going to a film festival?

Imagine that!
As a class, create a story.

September 26th is the International Day of

Languages. Your class has been asked to organize
a festival to celebrate this event. Imagine
Think about:
that!
- What kind of festival will it be?
- How will it celebrate language learning? What activities
will be there?
- What kind of food, music etc.?
- Where will it be held? Why?
- How will you advertise the festival?
Answer me this!
Take turns asking each other questions.

1. Describe a popular holiday in your country. How is it

celebrated? Answer
2. How do you feel about attending festivals with large
crowds? me this!
3. What can festivals teach us about cultures?

4. What festival have you always wanted to go to?

Why?

5. Compare and contrast festivals and holidays.

Before you go!
Here’s some cultural fun:

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly

hot air balloon festival that takes place in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, USA in early October. It is a nine-day
event, and has over 500 balloons. It is the largest hot air Before
balloon festival in the world.

Some events include:

you go!
Dawn Patrol
These balloons launch before dawn. The balloons glow in the
dark sky.

Special Shape Rodeo

This event is for the non-traditional and uniquely shaped
balloons.

Flight of the Nations Mass Ascension

Balloonists from each nation launch, one at a time, to their
national anthem and waving their nation's flag.

- Have you ever been in a hot air balloon?

- What is the most unique festival you have heard of?
Wrap-up
Pick one question to discuss: Wrap-up
about today’s class?
1. What did you like most today?

2. What do you need to improve on?

3. What did you do well on today?

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