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Festivals worksheets

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 H Christmas
alloween

1 Write. fan star bird spider’s web angel lantern candle

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candle

2 Read. Write the name of the countries.

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Christmas trees and decorations form part of
Christmas traditions in different countries. In
Poland it’s traditional to decorate the tree with
candles, angels, birds and stars. In Japan some
people use fans and lanterns. In the Ukraine they
always put a spider’s web on the tree for luck.

3 Look. Read and number the sentences. Then write the dates.

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the Middle Ages the 16th century the 17th and 18th century
(476–1492) (1500–1600) (1600–1800)

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the 1950s 1882

the 19th century (1800–1900)

a In the 19th century people decorated d In the

their Christmas trees with sweets and nuts. people decorated Christmas trees with apples,
They made beautiful balls. 4 nuts and pieces of red paper.
b In people started e In the people
decorating their Christmas trees with electric decorated a tree with apples at the feast on
lights. Before this, people used candles. 24th December.
c People put Christmas trees in markets in f The first artificial Christmas trees were made
Germany in the in the .
century. They didn’t decorate the trees.

4 Draw and write.

Do you have a Christmas tree? How do you decorate it?
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 Environment Day

1 Read and answer the questions.

We use ovens to cook cakes, bread, pizzas and
meat. Ovens usually use energy from gas or
electricity, but solar ovens use energy from the
sun. This is better for the environment because it
doesn’t create pollution. It’s easy to make a solar
oven, but you can only bake on a sunny day!
1 Where does the energy for ovens usually
come from?
2 Where does the energy for solar ovens
come from?
3 What is the advantage of using solar ovens?
4 What is the disadvantage of using
solar ovens?

2 Number the sentences.

Make a solar oven

You need:
pizza box lid

base silver foil chocolate transparent

plastic

black card biscuits scissors glue stick sticky tape

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window a Stick some silver foil on the flap with glue.
flap
b Make a sandwich with the biscuits and
the chocolate.
c Cut a hole in the lid of the pizza box to make
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a window and a flap. 1
4 d When the chocolate melts, you can eat
the biscuits!
e Put the biscuits in the oven.
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f Put the solar oven in the sun. Use a stick to
6 open the flap. Move the flap so it catches the
sun’s rays.
g Stick some silver foil in the base of the pizza
box with glue. Then stick some black paper on
7 8 top of the foil.
h Stick the transparent plastic over the window
with sticky tape.

3 Now try it with your teacher.

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 Day 1
Halloween
World Book
World Book Day is on 23rd April. It’s a celebration of books, authors and reading.

1 Find two answers for each question.

It’s fun to talk about books and reading. Here are some questions you can ask about books.

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What kind of books do you like? g m a No, never! b I prefer stories.

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Do you ever read the c On the sofa. d Novels – I think
end of a book first? they’re more
e I ask my friends interesting.
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How do you decide about their
which book to read? favourites. f Roald Dahl.
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How many books do
you read a month? g I like adventure h I’m reading The
stories. Lord of the Rings.
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Do you prefer reading
fact or fiction? i No, I prefer reading. j One or two.

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Who’s your favourite k I prefer books about l Four or five.
author at the moment?
science or things that
7 really happened.
Do you read more n I prefer comics.
novels or comics?
m I love science fiction.
p In bed!
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Where do you like reading?
o J. K. Rowling. r I’m reading Alice
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Do you listen to books in Wonderland.
on your MP3 player?
q I look at the pictures.
10 t Yes, I like to
What are you reading
listen to stories.
at the moment? s Yes, sometimes!

2 Now choose one question or invent a different question. Ask your classmates.
My question:
 World Book Day 2
You are going to make a book. It has got a cover and six pages.

1 Match the extracts and the book types. Decide what type of book you are going to write.

1 You need two eggs. b

2 They escaped from the castle and a a history book
climbed the mountain.
b a recipe book
3 Yesterday I went to the cinema.
c an encyclopedia
4 The Romans wore sandals and tunics.
d a horror story
5 He opened his eyes and saw the ghost.
e a science fiction story
6 ‘Who was in the house at eight
f an adventure story
o’clock?’ asked the policeman.
g a diary
7 Kangaroos live in Australia.
h detective story
8 The sky was red and the trees
were blue.

2 Plan your book.

1 What kind of book is it? 2 What’s the title? 3 What’s the book about?
4 There are six pages. What is on each page? Copy and complete this table.
page write notes on what it’s about write the text describe the pictures
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2
3

3 Make your book.

1 Take a sheet of A4 2 Then fold it 3 Then open it and 4 Open it so that it has just
paper. Fold it horizontally again. fold it vertically. one fold, with the open side
horizontally. at the top. Cut as shown.

5 Open it again. 6 Fold the paper so that the 7 Push the sides 8 Share your book
cut part is on the top. Push until they meet, with your friends.
the sides together so that the then fold to
cut part forms a diamond. make a book.

1 Read and write the countries.
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pongal
grapes
Harvest Festival in Harvest Festival in
ýtaly.
England
In England farmers cut the wheat in August and
collect apples in September. Then it’s time for the
Harvest Festival. People decorate schools and
churches with different kinds of food, like apples,
wheat, tomatoes and pumpkins. They sometimes
make a special loaf of bread, in the shape of a
wheat sheaf. They celebrate by singing, eating
and drinking. They also take food to people who
need it.
West Africa
People in Nigeria and Ghana eat a lot of yams.
Yams are a kind of sweet potato. In August, they
harvest the yams and celebrate with a harvest
festival. They dress in special costumes and dance
to drum music. They make lots of different things
with yams – soup, bread and cakes. Everyone
eats a lot and has a good time.
2 Read again. Complete the table.
Where is the festival? Italy
What do the farmers
grow?
When is the festival?
Write two things
people do at the festival.
3 Write about another harvest festival.
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Harvest Festival 1
wheat
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yam loaf of bread
Harvest Festival in Harvest Festival in
India
In the south of India they have a harvest festival
called Pongal in December or January. They eat
pongal, a rice dish made with sugar and spices.
It’s delicious. On the first day people burn their
old clothes and furniture. In the festival there
are processions with music and drums. People
decorate cows and bulls with paint and flowers
and give the animals pongal to eat too!
Italy
In the north of Italy farmers grow a lot of
grapes. There is a Grape Festival at the end of
September. The town decorates wagons and
makes special costumes for a procession. Lots
of tourists come and see the procession. There is
dancing and theatre – and lots of delicious food
to eat.
England West Africa India
 Harvest Festival 2

1 Read and match.

People all round the world eat bread every day. There are hundreds of different kinds of bread.

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a They eat pitta bread in Egypt. e They eat tortillas in Mexico. They are made
b They eat chapatis in India. from maize flour.

c They eat bagels in the USA. f This loaf is made from yams. They eat yam
bread in Nigeria.
d These bread rolls are from Britain. They’re
made from wheat.

2 Number the sentences. Then write in the times needed.

How to make bread rolls

You need:

800g flour 2 teaspoons 600ml 1 spoon 2 teaspoons a bowl a cloth

salt water vegetable oil fresh yeast

a Put the dough in the bowl again and cover

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it with a cloth. Leave it for one hour,
then knead it again for two minutes.
b Work the dough with your hands for
five minutes. This is called kneading.
3 4 c Put the rolls into a hot oven (220ºC).
Cook them until they are light brown
(about 15 minutes).
d Add the flour, salt and oil. Mix with a
30 min∫ spoon. This is called the dough.
5 6 e Mix the water and yeast in a big bowl. 1
f Cover the rolls and leave for an hour.
g Cover the dough with a cloth. Leave it
for half an hour.
7 8 h Make 12 rolls. You can make round rolls
or you can make different shapes.