I.

FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

People celebrate holidays around the world. Celebrations
and festivities show us about traditions and culture about
countries.
Families and friends go together on holidays to have fun,
eat typical dishes, pray, play games, talk, dance, watch
parades and learn.
There are many types of festivals and celebrations:
- CULTURAL EVENT.
- RELIGIOUS CELEBRATION.
- HISTORICAL CELEBRATION.
- CELEBRATES A PERSON.
- FAMILY EVENTS.
Some Colombian celebrations and festivals are:
• BLACK AND WHITE CARNIVAL (PASTO- NARIÑO)
• - BARRANQUILLA´S CARNIVAL.
• - HOLY WEEK (POPAYÁN - CAUCA)
• - VALLENATO FESTIVAL (VALLEDUPAR- CESAR)
• - FLOWER FESTIVAL (MEDELLÍN- ANTIOQUIA)
• - CHRISTMAS
• - THE CALI´S FAIR. (CALI- VALLE DEL CAUCA)

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 • - THE MANIZALE´S FAIR (MANIZALES- CALDAS)
• HAY FESTIVAL- CULTURAL EVENT- (CARTAGENA)
• - THE DEVIL´S CARNIVAL (RIOSUCIO – CALDAS)
• - MOTHER´S DAY
• - FATHER´S DAY
• - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN´S DAY
• - LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP DAY
• - COLOMBIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Some world festivals and celebrations are:
• -ST PATRICK´S DAY IN NEW YORK CITY.
• -CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (FRANCE)
• - LA TOMATINA (SPAIN)
• -NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
• CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION.

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 Dear student answers the following questions about
festivals and celebrations.
1. What is your favorite festival or celebration?
My favorite celebration is Christmas

2. Write a paragraph about your favorite festival.

Well, it is a very important date or day since it is the night that Santa arrives for the children and for
others because of the joy of having the family reunited to spend that celebrity together.

3. On what holiday do people in your country eat a lot

of food? i guess christmas and new year

4. What are your favorite festivals?

FLOWER FESTIVAL (MEDELLÍN- ANTIOQUIA)
5. Complete the chart about festivals

CULTURAL RELIGIOUS CELEBRATES HISTORICAL FOOD MUSIC DANCE SPECIAL PRESENTS

EVENT CELEBRATION A PERSON CELEBRATION COSTUMES

BLACK AND
WHITE
CARNIVAL
HOLY WEEK

VALLENATO
FESTIVAL
FATHER´S DAY

FLOWER
FESTIVAL
CHRISTMAS

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 6. what is the best cultural festival or carnival in
Colombia? and why?
BARRANQUILLA´S CARNIVAL.
Because it is a party with a lot of energy where you can see the joy of the people
and it is very colorful

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 II. WOULD
Would is a modal verb often used in conditional sentences
with a clause beginning with “if….” But it can also use in
these situations:
1. polite requests and offers with would. Examples:
-would you give me a hand with this ladder please?
-Would you like some tea or coffee?
- would you like to play chess with me?
2. would is used in hypothetical sentences (imaginary)
(second conditional)
Second conditional structure:
If + subject+ verb in past, subject would verb(base
form)+
If I won the lottery, I would travel around the word.
If she had money, she would live in Usa.

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WOULD in affirmative, yes/no questions and negative form.
Affirmative Yes/no question
Negative
I would work Would I work?
I wouldn´t work
You would work Would you work?
You wouldn´t
work
He would work Would he work? He wouldn´t work
She would work Would she work? She wouldn´t
work
It would work Would it work? it wouldn´t work
We would work Would we work? We wouldn´t
work
You would work Would you You wouldn´t
work? work
They would work Would they work? They wouldn´t
work

Examples:
1. Would you play soccer?
Yes, I would play soccer.
No, I wouldn´t play soccer
2. would Santiago like to go to the concert?
Yes, Santiago would like to go to the concert.

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 No, Santiago would not like to go to the concert.

EXERCISE
Would (modal verb)
I. Answer the following questions and answer in
affirmative and negative form
1.Would you sing?

2. Would Maria go to the concert?

3. Would they play tennis?

4. Would Pedro listen to music?

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 5. Would they dance?

II. Complete the sentences. Use would + verb (base form)

Examples:
If I were you, I would accept the job.
If She won the lottery, she would travel around the
world.
If she had more friends, she would be happy.
If he lived in Usa, he would speak English.
I would buy a private jet if I were rich.
She would be happy if she married Juan.
If I were a flower, I would be a rose.
1. If Pedro had a bicycle, he _.
2. If I were you, I _.
3. If Stephanie Lived in France, she _.
4. If they had time, they_ .
5. If I were you, .
6. if he had more money.
7. if he were an animal.
8. If I had more time, I .
9. If I were a flower, I .

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10. If Bill lived in a city, he .

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