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SPECIAL OCCASIONS
LESSON B HOLIDAYS
1 VOCABULARY
 Annual: occurring every year
New Year's celebration is an annual event.
 Attend: go to
Many people attend cosplay events.
Celebrate: do something special (like having a party)
People celebrate Christmas with a dinner.
Compete: participate in a contest or a race
People compete in a bycicle race.
 Event: an important happening
The Grammys is the most important music event .
Festival: a series of events about the same thing
(food, movies, sports)
Some people wear special clothes for festivals.
 Miss: not be at an event or place
Sofia always misses our gatherings because she works.
People watch the parade.
Perform: sing, act, or dance for other people
Many DJs perform at Tomorrowland.
Don't forget to take lots of photos of your trip!
 Take place: happen
Holi takes place in India.
Traditional: things people do that go on for many generations
The Day of the Dead is a traditional celebration in Mexico.
Match the words and the photos
1
4
take photos
a parade
2
attend a festival 5
compete in an event
traditional clothes 3
6
perform a dance
 traditional – photos – celebrate – perform
– annually – Festival – attend – event

event people
Festival of the Sun. At this ______,
Inti Raymi is the ________
celebrate the sun. The festival takes place _________
__________ annually in
Peru. It's on June 21 or 22. Those days are the start of
winter in the southern hemisphere. People perform
________ dances
__________ Incan clothes. Tourists attend
and wear traditional _______ the
photos
festival and take lots of _______.
Complete the sentences

traditional food at the festival.

1. People eat ___________
parade / traditional
perform at 1:00.
2. The singers _________
attend / perform
competes in sports events.
3. Daniel ____________
celebrates / competes
4. Parents take photos of their children at the festival.
___________
miss / take photos
5. The athletes compete __________________.
every four years
every annually / every four years
1. Where are the games? The games are in _______.
(place)

2. How often do they take place? They take place ______.

(frequency)

3. When do they take place? They take place in _______.

(seasons)

4. How many people attend?

______ of people attend the games.
(number)

5. What happens at the games?

At the games, people ________.
(activities)

6. Is this event interesting to you?

Yes, it's interesting because _____.
No, it's not interesting because _____.
 !
Think of another sporting event or
Talk for a sports festival.
minute Answer questions about it.

The Lima marathon takes place

annually. The participants run
through the five districts in Lima.

People competing in the Lima marathon.

2 LISTENING
Types of festivals

ART FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL

SPORTS FESTIVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL FOOD FESTIVAL

Infer information
Decide what the festival is about using photos and captions

Do you know anything

about this festival?
I think this
festival is...

What kind of
festival is it?
It could be a People at Oktoberfest
_____ festival.
 !
Talk for a Tell your partner about Oktoberfest or
minute The Moon Festival

__________ is a _______ that takes place in

festival type of festival
______ in late ______ or early _______.
country month month

People ____, _____ and _____ and it is

activity 1 activity 2 activity 3
also celebrated in _____ and ______.
country 1 country 2

Moon cakes
Ask & Answer

Are there autumn festivals in your

country?
Are they similar to Oktoberfest or
the Moon Festival?
3 READING
Ask & Answer

 What are some events and festivals

that are popular with young people?
 Who attends them?
 When are they?
Infer information
Decide if something is true based on facts you know

Where are the people?

I think they are at...

What kind of festival

is Burning Man?
Maybe it’s a(n) ______
festival. (type)
Can you play music related to the theme?

Yes, you can. / No, you can't.

Can you share things?

Yes, you can.

No, you can't.

Can you...?

Yes... / No...
 !
Talk for a Imagine you are at Burning Man. Tell
your partner about the festival.
minute
Hi! I'm at Burning Man!
That sounds great!
What do you see?

There are many people

riding bikes and a lot
of sculptures too!
That's awesome! And
what are you doing?
Do you think Burning Man
is an interesting
festival? Why or why not?

Yes, it is. Because...

No, it isn't. Because...

Is there a similar festival in

Peru?
Yes, for example...
4 GRAMMAR
 !
Talk for a Tell your partner information about
minute your birthdate

month When were you born?

IN year I was born in... on...

season
day When were you born?

ON I was born in... on...

date
When: to ask for specific time
information.
When is the film festival?

It's in February.

When + be + Subject

Subject + be + preposition + time expression

When: to ask for specific time
information.
When do you exercise?
I exercise in the morning.

When + do / does + Subject + verb

Subject + verb + preposition + time expression

How long: to ask about a length
of time.
How long is the final exam?
It's from 4 to 6.

It lasts until 6.

How long + be + Subject

be + from + start + to + end

Subject + until + end
last
for + length of time
How long: to ask about a length
of time.
How long do you exercise?

I exercise for one hour

How long + do / does + Subject + verb

from + start + to + end
Subject + verb until + end
for + length of time
Complete the dialog
Use when, how long, or a preposition.
Cool! ___ do you leave?
____ does your vacation start?

___ July 6.
____ Friday.
____ are you in the US?
____ is your break?

It lasts ___ two weeks, ___ July 3 ___ I stay ___ July 13. I return home ___ the 14th.
July 17.

Sounds good. So, _____ is the flight

So, do you have any plans?
from Lima to San Diego?
Yeah. I'm going to Comic-Con in San
Diego, California. Nine hours!
Think of a festival you want to go
Make a new conversation.

When does your vacation start? Yeah. I'm going to ________.

It starts... Cool! When do you leave?

How long is your break? I leave on...

It lasts _____. From ___ to ___ How long are you in ____?

I stay until ____. I return home on...

So, do you have any plans?
 at – from – for – it lasts – when – when are – when
is – how long – how long are – how long is

____ is the celebration? ______ the school year?

It lasts ___ four days. ___ for eight months.

______ the New Year's celebrations? ________ the parade?

They are on December It starts ____ 11:00.

31st and January 1st.
______ the films in the Film festival?
_____ do the dancers perform?

___ 5:00 to 7:00. They are from 1 to 2 hours long

Complete the sentences.
1. ________________ do you watch TV at night?
How is / How long / When is
2. Kari works _______ 3:00 until 6:00.
at / to / from
3. ____________ is Luke competing in the event?
Until / When / When is
4. The film festival _________ for four days.
lasts / until / for
5. In Chile the school year starts ______ February.
in / at / on
6. _________________ the first day of classes?
When is / When does / How long
 ____ is the Puerto Rican festival?
It's ___ Saturday.
____ time does it start?

It starts ___ 10:00 ___ the morning.

____ does it last?

It lasts ____ 7:00 PM.

Is there a parade?
Yes. The parade is ____ 1:00 to 2:00

at – until – on – from – what –

how long – when – in
Match the sentence halves.
1. When do you … a. Sunday.
2. How long do you... b. 7:00 to 11:00 PM.
3. The Tomatina festival is in... c. the last day.
4. The party is from... d. your birthday party?
5. The Day of the Dead celebration actually lasts for... e. leave for vacation?
6. We stay at the art festival until... f. two days.
7. When is... g. August.
8. The film festival is from Tuesday to... h. stay at the festival?
5 WRITING
Put the sentences in order to make
questions.
1. name / the / what / the / festival / of / is

2. it / when / is

3. often / how / take / does / it / place

4. is / long / it / how

5. does / it / place / take / where

6. attend / many / people / how

Match the questions and answers.
1. What kind of festival is it? a. It lasts from Thursday until Saturday

2. What is the festival's name? b. The festival is free.

3. When is it? c. It's next week.
4. How long is the festival?
d. It's a book festival.
5. Where does it take place?
e. It takes place in Chicago.
6. What activities can you do
at the festival? f. The people can meet famous writers.

7. How much does it cost? g. It's called Happy Reading.

Read and answer the questions about
the festival
Every year we have a big food 1. How often does the festival take place?
festival in our town. It's called
2. What is the name of the festival?
Meet and Eat. The festival is in the
fall and it lasts for two days. 3. When does the festival take place?
During the festival you can't drive
in the center of town. People walk 4. How long is it?
around and try delicious food
from different countries. Mexican 5. What can you NOT do during the
food is my favorite. The food is festival?
not free but it's very cheap.
6. Is the food expensive or cheap?
 !
Think of a festival with your partner.
Talk for a It can be a real one or you can create a
minute new one.

What kind of festival is it?

It could be a ____ festival. When is it?

It could be in ____. It lasts for ____. And

where does it take place?

It could be in/at ____. And what can

you do at the festival?
6 COMMUNICATION
Ask & Answer
Which festival is your favorite? Why?

I plan to attend...

Get together with a new partner and

tell him / her about your festival.

Repeat this step with five or six

pairs in your class.
Picture References
Slide 1 Festival: https://images.pexels.com/photos/433452/pexels-photo-433452.jpeg

Slide 2 Flag: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2352001/pexels-photo-2352001.jpeg

Slide 3 Celebration: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3171837/pexels-photo-3171837.jpeg

Slide 4 Cosplay: https://images.pexels.com/photos/65767/pexels-photo-65767.jpeg

Slide 5 Dinner: https://images.pexels.com/photos/196648/pexels-photo-196648.jpeg

Slide 6 Compete: https://images.pexels.com/photos/248547/pexels-photo-248547.jpeg

Slide 7 Event: http://images.pexels.com/photos/2774556/pexels-photo-2774556.jpeg

Slide 8 Traditional festival: https://images.pexels.com/photos/784707/pexels-photo-784707.jpeg

Slide 9 Woman: https://images.pexels.com/photos/313690/pexels-photo-313690.jpeg

Slide 10 Parade: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2565708/pexels-photo-2565708.jpeg

Slide 11 Concert: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1190297/pexels-photo-1190297.jpeg

Picture References
Slide 12 Picture: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3367617/pexels-photo-3367617.jpeg
Slide 13 Holi: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2635390/pexels-photo-2635390.jpeg
Slide 14 The day of the dead: https://get.pxhere.com/photo/carnival-death-skull-festival-crafts-women-mexico-skeleton-bones-event-skeletons-
tradition-day-of-the-dead-catrina-popular-festivals-1087604.jpg
Slide 15 Car race: https://images.pexels.com/photos/861464/pexels-photo-861464.jpeg
Food: https://images.pexels.com/photos/744780/pexels-photo-744780.jpeg
UK parade: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1128558/pexels-photo-1128558.jpeg
Dance: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1398624/pexels-photo-1398624.jpeg
Celebrating: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1540338/pexels-photo-1540338.jpeg
Traditional clothes: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2293102/pexels-photo-2293102.jpeg
Slide 16 Cuzco: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3452236/pexels-photo-3452236.jpeg
Slide 19 Marathon: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2654902/pexels-photo-2654902.jpeg
Timer sing: https://webstockreview.net/images/clipart-clock-emoji-6.png
Slide 20 Oktoberfest: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1467807/pexels-photo-1467807.jpeg
Slide 21 Art festival: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3693019/pexels-photo-3693019.jpeg
Film Festival: https://get.pxhere.com/photo/auditorium-audience-show-theatre-stage-cinema-theater-entertainment-convention-movies-
girona-film-festival-academic-conference-978801.jpg
Sports Festival: https://get.pxhere.com/photo/people-girl-sport-crowd-female-dance-cheering-cheer-festival-team-women-sports-uniform-
endurance-athletics-physical-exercise-cheerleader-cheerleading-squad-human-action-912571.jpg
Music Festival: https://get.pxhere.com/photo/music-people-crowd-concert-band-audience-festival-lights-stage-performance-musicians-rock-
concert-musical-theatre-La-Smala-Les-Ardentes-2016-1173870.jpg
Food Festival: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1483858/pexels-photo-1483858.jpeg
Picture References
Slide 22 Oktoberfest entrance: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1533864/pexels-photo-1533864.jpeg
Slide 23 Timer sign: https://webstockreview.net/images/clipart-clock-emoji-6.png
Moon cake: https://get.pxhere.com/photo/sweet-celebration-asian-dish-meal-food-chinese-produce-breakfast-baking-dessert-moon-cuisine-
pastry-mini-culture-oriental-traditional-baked-goods-mooncake-mid-autumn-festival-petit-four-493591.jpg
Slide 24 Trees: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1563356/pexels-photo-1563356.jpeg
Slide 25 Fire: https://images.pexels.com/photos/954616/pexels-photo-954616.jpeg
Slide 26 Students: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1206101/pexels-photo-1206101.jpeg
Slide 27 People talking: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/09/23/12/37/people-4498458_960_720.png
Slide 28 People chatting: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1438072/pexels-photo-1438072.jpeg
Slide 29 Timer sign: https://webstockreview.net/images/clipart-clock-emoji-6.png
People talking: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/09/23/12/37/people-4498458_960_720.png
Slide 30 Photo: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2797787/pexels-photo-2797787.jpeg
Slide 31 Costume: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1308648/pexels-photo-1308648.jpeg
Slide 32 Timer sign: https://webstockreview.net/images/clipart-clock-emoji-6.png
Slide 41 Man thinking: https://get.pxhere.com/photo/boy-thinking-calculation-kid-child-sitting-toddler-professional-girl-child-model-1428411.jpg
Slide 43 Filming: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1117132/pexels-photo-1117132.jpeg
Slide 47 Timer sign: https://webstockreview.net/images/clipart-clock-emoji-6.png
Slide 48 Concert: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1763075/pexels-photo-1763075.jpeg
Slide 49 Fextival: https://images.pexels.com/photos/625644/pexels-photo-625644.jpeg