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4 CEC CUS 2, 782 unico CO ed Trak 15 Track 15, @ Tacks Preview A. Some students are talking about their favorite holidays. Write the holiday on each picture and listen to check your answers. the Fourth of July Divali_ ~ NewYear’s B. Listen again. When is each holiday? I. January Ist January 5th July Ist 2. July Ist July 4th July 14th 3. October 7th October | Oth October I7th C. Take turns asking a partner about the holidays. ‘A: What do people do on the Fourth of July? B: They watch fireworks Conversation ie ‘A. Listento'the corivermition, Then listen again and repeat. ReAgtis® B. Practice the conversation with a partner and replace the words on in blue, yea What do you do for New Year's in Brazil, Maya? love New Year's. Look : \ at the fireworks! AWaliiaa waeeh fireworks and we have a party. ply music and sing eat a special meal Coola big meal play games PERE PEEeeE PEPE err PCP CP CPC CCRC Language Focus A. Study the chart. What do you do for Divali We light lanterns. t What do they do for the Fourth of July? They watch fireworks. t What does he do for New Year's? He eats a special meal. | I have a barbecue on the Fourth of July. I fYou/They/ She has a party during Camaval, We have | He / She / tt has § ‘When is your birthday! {t's on January | Ith. | tts january, I When is Carnaval? b's in the summer | have a party eat birthday cake open presents and cards B. Circle the correct words. 1. We ( eat / eats ) special food 2. My aunt and uncle ( visits / visit ) my house. 3. I (have / has ) a party 4, We'( decorates / decorate ) the house 5. She ( open / opens ) cards and presents. 6. They ( watch / watches ) fireworks. 7. On the Fourth of july they ( has / have ) a barbecue. 2 ©. Write in, on, or for to complete the conversation. Listen and check your answers. Then practice with a partner. ‘A: When's your birthday, Ming? B: t's (1) the surnmer it’s (2) birthday (3) the summer; too? A: No, its not. tt’s (4) the winter tt’ (5) B: What do you do (6) your birthday? ‘A: | have a party with my friends, How about you? B: | have a party, too. We eat cake and | open presents. Its realy fun! August 10th. Is your December: Pronunciation & AA. Listen to the words. Then listen again and repeat. a Final th sound When is New¥ 1. four: fourth in Thallange | seventh = Aue sbcteenth 1. September | twentieth © Deceber Zs ne B. Listen to each word. Put a check ¥ when you hear a th sound — a and an X when you don't. ee 2 Y eoueieiay ata ets . Put the numbers below in order.Then read them to a partner. a. twelfth fifth, twenty-sixth eighth thirtieth b. thirteenth twenty-seventh ninth nineteenth eleventh 1 Communication Make two groups and play a game. One group describes a holiday and the other group guesses. Take turns. The group with the fewest points wins. Group A # Holiday Points (one point for each guess) Group B gt Holiday Points (one point for each guess) Treat a special meal. No, its not New Year's I play games, too. ‘What do you do for New Years? Reading ‘A. Look at the title and the pictur festival? B. What do people do for Carnaval? Read the article and underline the verbs. C. Answer the questions on page 88. Cech Fo de Janoira, Braz ! It’s the number one holiday ‘ebruar ch the par and dance, toc nav big parties. Be People ‘ing costumes an eat barbecue o you like music? Do you lik and costumes to Br for Carnaval and watch the parade! Comprehension A. Answer the questions about Carnaval 1. Carnaval in Brazil isin the a. spring b. summer ¢. winter 2. Carnaval starts with a. a party b. fireworks ca parade 3. What does “They” mean in line 9? a. people b. fireworks. costumes 4. During Carnaval, people a. eat cake and dance —b. playmusic—_«, play music and and dance open presents 5. During Camaval, people wear a. bands b. costumes. ¢. lanterns B. What's your favorite holiday? Write it in the right side of the chart. Then complete the diagram, Use some of these words, sing haveabarbecue visit family play music dance watchaparade watch fireworks play games _eat a special meal Carnaval Both holidays Your holiday: Carnaval in Oruro: 8-10 days in February or March | Everyone wears amazing costumes. Some people wear monkey costumes and some people wear insect costumes, Families wear colorful clothes. The mothers wear yellow clothes and fathers wear red. The sisters wear green clothes and brothers wear blue Visit Oruro during Carnaval! There is a big parade, Families dance in the parade. There's music, and everyone dances. BB Unico When is New Year’s in your country? A. Make a class calendar. Ask your classmates about their birthdays. Write the dates __anvary February March Juan Ties 14th 15th ee eee une a Yun Hee 19th Se ‘An Brazil, people w firework fen on Januar wear white flowers in the B. Work in a group. Add your favorite idiom holidays to the calendar. “Hes a piece of ‘What's your cake” favorite holiday? Ee b What do you do for New Year's ‘4 Machu Picchu today Cusco is a city in the Andes Mountains I's val old, It has a great market, People sell fruits and vegetables You can buy many different kinds of com—yellow corn, red corn, and black corn! You can buy really cool clothes here, too. ¥ great festivals. ear Peru has a lot of During the festivals, people Colorful costumes. Look at this syoman’s beautiful earrings! 4A lot of monkeys ive in the jungle near the Amazon River: | love monkeys, but | don't like piranha fish! Can you see the piranha’s teeth? Complete the notes with place names from the reading. about [PATTI 1. Peru is near the Ocean. 2. Cusco is in the Mountains. 3. The _____River isin the jungle of 4, There are drawings in the desert near 5, ____ has 200 very old buildings. 6. There is a big market in the video Wonders of Peru.’ ls 38 Menem co ren Teak Vocabulary Focus A. Find these 13 words hidden in the fireworks. Circle them. eat visit %, fireworks holiday barbecue special meal parade Carnaval shrine December “pup aradeourt Ol game Divali oe light birthdays oe oo = lanterns family singed z decorate calendar = house od 5 % & % B, Circle the correct verbs to complete the phrases. I. (have / decorate ) the house 5. ( play / eat ) a special meal 2. (light / go ) lanterns 6. ( g0/ watch ) to a shrine 3. (play / visit ) games 7. (eat / watch ) fireworks 4. (go / visit ) family 8. (have / decorate ) a barbecue Conversation Put the conversation in the correct order from | to 5.Then practice with a partner at school. We visit family during the summer vacation too. We also swim a lot. And we ‘watch fireworks. ® b, _____ That sounds fun. Sure. ¢, —1__ What do you do during the summer vacation? d, ____ Me too! Hey, Let's watch fireworks on Friday? e, ____ Well, we visit my mother’s family. Oh yeah, and we have a barbecue. How about you? Unit 9 Language Focus A. Correct the sentences. Find the extra word and cross it out. I. Yukari: Steve, when is axe your birthday? .. Steve: It's in on December: How about you, Marco! Marco: {t's in on January Ist. . Yukari; Wow! It's on for New Year's. What do you do? . Marco: Well, | open presents and | watch to fireworks. . Yukari: Cool! Steve, what do you do for in your birthday? Steve: | You eat cake, and | go out with my friends. . Marco: Oh yeah, | go out to with friends, too. @ONAnawWN B. Barbara is an American teenager: Look at her calendar and complete the questions and answers. Robby’s Birthday |. What does Barbara do for Chinese New Year? She watches a parade. 2. When is the school carnival?’ ———__ 3. Robby’ birthday is on February 28. 4 They eat a special meal 5. When is her mother’s birthday? — ‘What do you do for New Years? The Holiday During Divali, everyone lights of Lights lanterns. People open presents and watch fireworks. I's really fun! | People eat special meals and visit |__ their families. They use rice to paint | pictures called rangol Some people sing and dance, too. Divaliis an amazing holiday. Come to India and see Divali and do all of these things! Divall isa special holiday in india. t's sometimes called the Holiday of Lights, | too. Do you like these lanterns? You can | see them during Divali | Divaliisa five-day holiday during October or November. It's during the dry season, and the weather Is good, B. Read the text in part A.Then circle the correct answers to the questions below. |. What is another name for Divali? a. the Holiday for Lights b. the Holiday of Lights ¢. the Carnival of Lights 2. How many days is Divali? al b 3 4.5 3. What's the weather like in October and November? a. Its bad. b. It's good. «. Its cool, cloudy and rainy. 4. Can you watch fireworks during Divali? a. Yes b. No. ©. We don't know 5. Which sentence about Divall is true? a. People light lanterns. b. People paint pictures «. People have with bread a barbecue 40 Unit 9 Reading A. Look at the title. What is the text about? a. fireworks b. aholiday —_c, lantems Writing A. Read the message board. Then write a reply to Marissa. @O@ Message Board [Home> Forums > Holidays > When is your birthday? | 8:00 AM When is your birthday? | @ Marissa: Hi! My name is Marissa. My birthday ison December 31st. That's || on New Year's Eve. | watch fireworks and eat a special meal.My |) = friends visit my house on the 31st, and my family visits on January Ist. My best friend’s birthday is July 27th. That's summer, and itis hot. My friend and | swim, and she opens presents. | 9:28 AM Re: When is your birthday? Reply B. Answer the questions. I. Do you open presents on your birthday? — 2. What's your favorite holiday? 3. What do you do for your favorite holiday? sae My favorite holiday is C. Practice talking about your answers with a partner at school. Whats your favorite holiday? What do you do for New Year's?

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