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Holidays and festivals
1. Find a partner and answer these questions. What is the most important celebration in your country? How do you celebrate it? Which country would you like to go to participate in the Carnival? 2. Listen and read. Barranquilla's Carnival This carnival is celebrated in Barranquilla, Colombia. It is on the second weekend in February. Colombians have four famous events in the "The Battle of the Great Parade", "Orchestra .Festival" and the "Vallenato .Festival". They finish the carnival with the death of "Joselito Carnival" . April Fool's Day April fool's Day is celebrated in the USA on April 1st. Americans play small tricks on their best friends and relatives by making them believe facts/things which are not real or by putting them in embarrassing situations that make them feel ridiculous in front of others. One common trick on this an appointment with somebody and then not showing up. These are some other practical jokes. Putting salt in the sugar bowl for the next person to use it. College students set their clocks so their roommates show up at the wrong class. Most April Fool jokes are in good fun and aren't meant to offend anyone.
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The Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico on November 2nd. I is a time when Mexico families spend time at the cemetery visiting the graves of their relatives, cleaning up and painting the headstone$.!11ey always arrange flowers for the dead and light candles. They offer food to their dead and then they have lunch together there. Rio de Janeiros Carnival The annual carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, started around 1840. Brazilians celebrate this famous carnival at the beginning of February. They offer prizes for both costume and music; the competition results in varied and imaginative entries in both categories. It is the most famous carnival in the world.
3. Fill out the chart based on the previous information. What is the name Of the celebrati on? Where do they celebrate it? Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
On November 2nd Barranquillas Carnival April Fools Day
When do How do they they Celebra celebrat te it? e it?
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4. Classify the following words and phrases in each group. Day of the Dead Thanksgiving wine dancing s Eve sending cardsdesserts Christmas candy chicken putting on a costume Halloween receiving gifts cake New Year
Activities Celebrations ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
Food _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
Pronunciation
/ fan / tion celebration integration information cooperation invitation commemoration congratulation reservation participation presentation
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5. Thomas had a birthday party at home last night. Look at both pictures. Write the vocabulary from the Word Bank on the appropriate picture. before Word Bank clean happy closed tidy complete incomplete dirty bored untidy open now
"Thanksgiving Day "
Jane is talking to her Mom, Kate. She couldn't be with her family for Thanksgiving. 1. Listen and read the conversation. Jane: Hello, Mom. Kate: Hi, darling. Did you call me this morning? Jane: Yes, I did. But you weren't at home. Mom, I'm really very sorry that I couldn't be with you Thursday for Thanksgiving. Kate: What happened? Jane: Well, I didn't book my flight in advance from Washington to Tallahassee. When I went to the airport all the tickets had been sold. What did you do on Thanksgiving Day? Kate: Dad, Mary and Sally were at home. We all prayed and had dinner together. We ate turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. It was a wonderful evening. Jane: Sounds great! I just stayed at the university
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dormitories with two friends of mine. In the morning, there was mass at the university chapel and I went with them. Kate: I hope you come next year. Jane: I promise. I'II see you in December, Mom. Kate: Bye, sweettie. 2. Tick 'Jane' or 'Kate' to specify who did each action.
Time expressions
* Last year * yesterday * this morning * last week * a month ago * when I was a child They usually come at the beginning or at the end of a sentence: *I went to a wonderful Halloween party last Fall. *Last Fall I went to a wonderful Halloween party. Jane Kate a. She couldn't fly to Washington. b. b. She went to mass. c. She prayed with her family. d. She ate a thanksgiving dinner. SIMPLE PAST TENSE It expresses actions completed in the past AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE Dad, Mary Yes / no I couldnt be and Sally were questions with you Did you call me this at home. Thursday for morning? We all prayed and thanksgiving.
had dinner together. We ate Wh questions What did you
turkey, cranberries sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. It was a wonderful evening
do on thanksgiving Day?
I didnt book my flight in advance from Washington to Tallahassee.
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3. Find verbs in the past tense form in the word puzzle and write them in the boxes. See the Grammar Summary on page 96 for a list of irregular past verb forms.
REGULAR ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
IRREGULAR __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
4. Jane wrote a letter to her parents. Read it and complete it by using the past tense of the verbs in parentheses.
Dear Mon and Dad, I miss you a lot. I am having a good time., Last week I went (go) to the White House with Mike, a new friend of mine. We really _____________ (enjoy) that tour. We __________________ (stay) there for about three hours. As I _______________ (tell) you before, I dont feel very good cause I __________ (can- neg.) visit you on Thanksgiving Day. It __________ (be) all my fault. I __________
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(buy neg.) the tickets on time. It__________ ( be) the first time. I ________________ ( be neg.) with my parents and relatives. Hope it wont happen again. Love, Jane.
5. Look at these pictures. Write a sentence in the past describing what the person did. (meet) I met a new friend.
( cook)_____________________
(send) ___________________ (travel)___________________
6. Jane is telling Mike what she did after thanksgiving. Write questions to the answers.
the
WH - QUESTIONS
When How What What time did Where How long didnt What participa Who ted Why Who you go? you travel? you eat? you arrive? you stay? yo u drive? you do? you go with? your sister with you? ...?
go
7. Guess who it is. Make pairs and choose a famous person you admire. Your
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classmates will guess who that person is by asking WHquestions only in the present or past. Then you take turns and go around the class doing the same with different classmates. First, tell your partner if your character is a man or a woman. What does/did he / she do? Where does / did he / she live?
8. Now, join a classmate and complete this card with his/her personal information. Ask questions in the past or present tense. Name: Place of birth _________________________________ Most recent anecdote _________________________________ Best friend in the past and now . Favorite teacher ________________________ Most important gift received _________________________________ Favorite dessert in the past _________________________________ Favorite game as a child _________________________________ Most loved relative _________________________________
Natural Disasters
1. Look at the pictures and discuss these questions. Have disasters like theses happened in your country? What was the last disaster you heard about? When did it happen? What happened to people?
Pronunciation
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think thought earthquake something
anything everything authorities nothing
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1. Patty had to live through an earthquake in Los Angeles. Complete the blanks using the Word Bank. Word Bank some one any body + no thing every where She heard _____________ screaming. She didn't know what to do. She left the city without saving ______________________ She asked: "Does ______________ want to go with me? She went __________________ but we couldn't find out where. _______________ reacted. They were shocked. _______________ she did was unacceptable to her friends.
PAST CONTINUOS
We use the past continuous to express a past activity happening over a period of time
AFFIRMATIVE
I You He She It Was Were
INTERROGATIVE
was Were I you He I you He She It
NEGATIVE
Wasnt Werent
Was smoking when .
was
She smoking ? It
Wasnt smoking ..
Werent We You They were were We You they We You They SHORT FORMS was + not = wasnt were + not = werent
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2 . What were the other guests doing when the fire started? Ask and answer questions. Follow the model. Margarita / Watch TV What was Margarita doing when the fire started? She was watching T\I. a. ___________________________ ______________________
b. _________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________ d. _________________________________________________
3. Read the dialog again and answer the following questions. Use everything, someone, anyone, something and anything. a. Was there anyone smoking before the fire started? __________________________________________________________ ___ b. Did anyone report the fire? Yes, _________________________________________________________ c. Was there anyone at the hotel's reception desk?
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No, _________________________________________________________ d. Was there anything wrong with the electricity? No, ________________________________________________________ e. Did the firefighters find anything unusual? No, _________________________________ but they found _____________ on the floor: a cigarette butt. f. Did they find anyone responsible for this? Yes, _____________________ : the receptionist. 4. Ask questions and answer them using your own information. a) (have your first party) When did you ___________________________? b) (meet your best friend) When did you ___________________________? c) (start school) When did you ___________________________? d) (learn to read and write) When did you ___________________________? 5. Complete the sentences. Use the Word Bank. a) Today people live in a hurry but in the past they ___________________________ b) Today movie films have colorful pictures but in the past they ___________________________ c) Today space ships take long journeys but in the past journeys a t sea ___________________________ d) Today we use computers but in the past we ___________________________ 6. Complete the following statements in the simple present tense. a) The carnival.(start) the first week of February. b) The carnival in Rio de Janeiro . (be) the most famous in Latin America. c) Mexicans (celebrate) the Day of the Dead with great devotion.
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d) Colombians . (not celebrate) Saint Valentines
Day on February 14th. e) A Valentines day card sometimes (have) romantic verses. f) What .. you . (do) for Halloween? g) When Santa Claus (give) presents to the children? h) Americans .. (not have) a Vallenato Festival. 7. Complete with the simple past tense. a) People (enjoy) the last fair a lot. It (be) great! b) We . (not go) to the last carnival. c) What . You . (do) last Christmas? d) Last Halloween I .. (wear) a Dracula costume. e) I . (get) a lot of candy last Halloween, but I .. (not eat) any. I .. (give) it to my friends. f) Where . You . (go) last Christmas? g) I .. (go) to my grandmas with all my family. We .. (have) a delicious dinner, and the house (be) beautifully decorated. GRAMMAR 1. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. See the example. 1. Usually, many people . Christmas. a) enjoyed b) enjoys c) enjoy d) enjoyed 2. I usually . Anything for Halloween. a) dont do b) doesnt do c) arent do d) did 3. Last week, I to a birthday party a) did go b) was c) did went d) went 4. Last carnival, the queen .. beautiful.
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a) werent b) waasnt c) didnt was d) didnt be 5. My brother .. excellent costumes. a) have b) does have c) has d) do has 6. What costume last Halloween? a) you wore b) did you wore
c) wore you d) did you wear 7. Your costume is great! Who ..? a) are you b) do you are c) you are d) is you 8. What celebration the best? a) you do like b) are you like c) do you like d) does you like
2. Complete this Valentine for your sweetheart. (Be careful with the tenses.) See the example. Roses are (be) res, violets .. (be) blue, sugar .. (be) sweet, and I .(love) you!, The sky (not, be) blue, Until I (meet) you! Be my Valentine!
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