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This is an English conversation lesson about festivals, carnivals, weddings and other
celebrations. You can learn vocabulary and expressions associated with festivals and other
celebrations as well as discover the most common questions people may ask you about this
subject.
Festivals Video
Click on the link below to watch a video about a festival in Japan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO5T4cXR3j8
● Are some of the characteristics of this festival similar to festivals in your own country?
In what way?
Festive Vocabulary
Noun Verb Adjective
There are big celebrationsThe festival celebrates It was a public holiday
on New Year’s Day. the New Year. and everyone was in a
celebratory mood.
The festival is a time Each year, the festival renewsThe celebration brought
of renewal. the national spirit of the people.renewed hope to the
villagers.