Bella Moreno Eugenio

B1-2 English
Mrs. Torres

Thursday 2rd February 2,023

PORTFOLIO
CELEBRATIONS
 INDEX
• Vocabulary / Main Ideas .............................................................. 3
• Listening Task 1/2 ......................................................................... 4
o Practice .................................................................................... 4
▪ Online Practice ......................................................... 4
• Speaking ........................................................................................ 5
o Conservation Task .................................................................... 5
• Writing ........................................................................................ 7
o Personal Writings ..................................................................... 7
• Cultural Activities ...................................................................... 10
o Burn’s Night ........................................................................... 10
1. Vocabulary / Main Ideas
• Private Celebrations:
o Non-Compulsory: free choice.
o Lifetime-line:
▪ Religious:
• Baptism
• 1st Comunion
• Confirmation
• Marriage
• Funeral
▪ Non-Religious:
• Birthday
• Anniversary
• Graduation Parties
• Weddings
• Retirement Parties
• Public Celebrations:
o Compulsory.
o Bank Holidays.
o Fixed date.
o Yearltime-line.
▪ January:
• 1st New Year’s Day
• 6th 3 Wise Men Day
• 26th Burn’s Night
▪ 14th February: St. Valentine’s Day
▪ 17th March: St. Patrick’s Day
▪ April:
• April Fool’s Day
• Easter
• 23rd Shakespeare’s Day
▪ May: May Pole Day
▪ June: Notting Hill Carnival
▪ July: 4th Independence Day
▪ August: Summer Holidays
▪ September: 26th EDL
▪ October:
• 12th Columbus Day
• 31th Halloween
▪ November: Thanksgiving (4th Thursday)
▪ December:
• 24th Christmas Eve
• 25th Christmas Day
• 31th New Year’s Eve
• Festivals:
o Non-Bank Holiday
o Regional
o Cultural Aim Old/New Tradition
o Idiosyncratic
 2. Listening Task 1/2
Practice
Listening Task 1: Popular Cities for Tourist.

1) New York, Rome, London and Hong Kong.

2) Because they are astonishing.

3) Their buildings, monuments and museums.

4) 24000 tourists a year.

5) You will fall in love with these cities.

6) Research the city to have the best experience.

Listening Task: Unusual British Celebrations.

Are the sentences true or false?

1. Many of these festivals are actually races or competitions.

True.

2. The Burning of the Clavie brings good luck for the new year.

True.

3. On Shrove Tuesday in Scarborough people dance with ropes.

False. People jump over ropes.

4. Cheese rolling involves running away from a big, round cheese.

False. People run after the cheese to try to catch them.

5. Snail racing started in the UK.

False. Snail racing started in France.

6. The competition to pull the ugliest face is an old tradition.

True.

7. The Burning of the Clocks festival marks the summer solstice.

False. It marks the winter solstice.

8. The Burning of the Clocks festival ends with people throwing water.

False. The festival ends with people setting fire to the sculptures.
Listening Task 1: Cheese Rolling Festival.

1 Where does the festival take place?

In the south of England.

2 When does the festival happen?

In the month of May.

3 What shape is the cheese?

The cheese has the shape of a wheel.

4 What does the winner have to do?

You have to run after it and catch it.

5 Who has won the race recently?

A woman from America and a man from Japan.

6.Why have people wanted to cancel the festival?

Because the weather is too wet.

3. Speaking
Conversation Task: Celebrations
● What is your favorite holiday? How do you celebrate it? Why is it your favorite?

Well, my favorite holiday is Christmas. My family and me usually celebrate it by handing out

gifts and eating churros with chocolate for breakfast. Christmas is my favorite holiday because

I love winter. And you?

● What are some holidays that are celebrated in your home country that aren’t celebrated

in the US?

Let me think, there are some holidays such as Hispanic Day or Constitution Day that are

celebrated only in Spain.

● What are some foreign holidays that people in your country celebrate?

Some foreign holidays that are celebrated in Spain are Christmas and Halloween.

● Do you like Halloween? Is there a festival in your home country that deals with spirits and

spookiness?

Well, I really like Halloween, because each one shows their originality to dress up as something

scary. Right now, I can't remember any festival related to spirits and spookiness. And you?
● Do you like Christmas? Is there a festival in your home country that happens around the

darkest part of the year?

Absolutely! Christmas is my favorite holiday. Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve also occur at the

same time.

● What are your favorite holiday foods?

Let me think, well, my favorite holiday foods are the French toast, the shortbread cookies and

buns, the king cake and the nougat. And yours?

● On what holidays do people give gifts to each other in your country?

There are many holidays where people give gifts, but the most common are Christmas, the day

of the Magic Kings and Valentine’s Day. What do you think?

● What is the best gift you’ve ever received?

Let me think, the best gift I have ever received was some tickets for a Morat concert in Seville.

And you?

● What is the best gift you’ve ever given?

Well, the best gift I have ever been given was a record where there are many tracks recorded

for me saying why the songs on the record remind me of him. I also gave him a record player

so he could listen to the record. And you?

● What is the strangest holiday you’ve ever heard about?

The strangest holiday I have ever heard about is the Cheese Rolling Festival, and I believe that

it is a fantastic festival. What do you think?

● Are there any holidays from other cultures that you wish you celebrated?

Of course! I would like to celebrate Independence Day in the USA. And you?

● What do you like to do on your birthday?

Well, let me think... On my birthday I like to spend the afternoon with my parents, go to eat

with them, and then in the evening celebrate it with my friends. And you?

● Do you like going to weddings? What is the best wedding you’ve ever been to

(including your own.)?

Of course! I love to see the illusion of two people who want to share their lives. And you? Well,

I haven’t been to many weddings, but one I will always remember will be my cousin’s wedding.
● What do you think is the most overrated holiday?

I strongly believe that the most overrated holiday is Easter. Although many people like

processions, I think it is not to take all year waiting for these holidays. What do you think?

● Do you like Valentine’s Day? Is there a holiday that celebrates romance in your home

country?

Absolutely! In my country I think only Valentine’s Day is celebrated as a romance holiday.

● Would you rather travel or stay at home on holidays?

Well, I usually prefer to travel, but in some festivities like romería I like to stay home and

celebrate it with my friends. And you?

● Do you get together with your family on holidays? If so, do you find it stressful, enjoy it, or

both?

Of course! I love traveling with my family and enjoying vacations together. And you?

● Do you find holidays stressful in other ways? Travel/shopping/cleaning/hosting?

Of course not! At first it may seem so, but I find the trips relaxing, including the part of buying

the flight tickets and the lodging. What do you think?

● What are some of your childhood memories of holidays?

Let me think... I remember when as a child I went to the beach with my grandmother and

collected shells and then painted them.

● Do you think holidays are a bigger deal when you have kids?

Well, for my parents it hasn’t been, that’s why I believe it won’t be for me either. What do you

think?

● Does the symbolism of any holidays inspire you? Which holidays?

Well, I’ve never been attracted to any symbol of any vacation. And you?

4. Writings
Personal Writings
 5. Cultural Activities
⎯ BURNS' NIGHT (25th January): Listening and Webquest
A
1. What does BURNS NIGHT celebrate?
The life of Scottish poet Robert Burns.
2. Who was this man?
He was a national poet of Scotland.
3. When do we celebrate Burns supper? In which country?
It is celebrated on January 25th in Scotland.
4. When did the Scottish start to celebrate it?
In 1801.
5. What’s the national food?
The traditional meal for Burns Night consists of haggis, neeps and tatties.
6. What’s the most popular drink in Scotland?
The whisky.
7. How do Scottish people celebrate it?
Bagpipes are played.
Burns poetry is recited.
8. What’s the most popular poem?
Robert Burns’s best-known poem is Tam o’Shanter.
9. What’s the meaning?
A round woollen or cloth cap of Scottish origin, with a bobble in the centre.
10. Which is the national celebration? St Andrew ou Burns Night?
Both are national celebrations.
11. Can you name two important bank holidays in Scotland?
Bank Holiday For The Coronation Of King Charles III and Spring Bank Holiday.
12. What’s a TARTAN?
A tartan is a patterned cloth consisting of criss-crossed, horizontal and vertical bands in
multiple colours.
13. What’s Scotland capital city? And the biggest Scottish city?
The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh and Glasgow is Scotland's biggest city.
14. What are « bagpipes » in Spanish?
Gaitas.

B
1. The ejections of thousands.
2. Destitute.
3. Economical.
4. Impoverished.
5. Accolade.
6. Emblem.
7. Hearty.
8. Unassuming.
9. New culinary national identity.
10. Robustness.
C
I have never tried haggis, but I am open to trying new things, both haggis and other Scottish
foods.
First of all, it seems to me a very simple meal but it looks very good. Also, I would like to travel
to Scotland sometime, and therefore I would have to try the typical foods from there.
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