UNIT 9: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
Test 1
I. Put the words in the correct column:
Jewish gather candles people receive
Asleep children enjoy attend happy
Student fasten listen funny widen
1st syllable 2nd syllable
II. Fill in the blank with the correct form of word in bracket:
1. What I like about festivals is that they show the………………values of different communities. (culture)
2. My mother liked the…………………..of that young pianist. (perform)
3. On special occasions, people usually have………………..drinks. (celebrate)
4. I’ve seen a lot of…………….in my life. (parade)
5. Another…………………..season is coming. (festival)
6. Japanese people hold the Japanese Boy’s day with special…………. (celabrate)
7. A lot of……………..and artistic activities are held as part of the flower festival in Da Lat. (culture)
8. I saw a……………….. of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (parade)
9. We had a …………………….meal on my grandfather’s birthday. (celebrate)
10. The christmas season is also called the………………season. (festival)
11. I loved the……………….of folk songs. (perform)
12. There is aspecial …………….for Japanese girls on March 3rd every year. (celebrate)
III. Make questions for the underlined parts:
1. They decorate their house with beautiful Christmas trees
…………………………………………………………………………….?
2. I don’t like ice swimming because it’s dangerous.
……………………………………………………………………………..?
3. You can watch folk music performances in Russian Winter festival
……………………………………………………………………………..?
4. Last year I went to Thailand with my parents
……………………………………………………………………………..?
5. This festival is held in my country every two years
……………………………………………………………………………..?
6. I prefer Thai food to Japanese food.
………………………………………………………………………………?
7. Those are my granfather’s pictures.
……………………………………………………………………………….?
8. They celebrate the festival after harvesting the crop.
………………………………………………………………………………..?
IV. Change into passive:
1. They are carving eggs in this room.
Eggs……………………………………………………………………….
2. Many workers have built this street for a long time.
This street………………………………………………………………….
3. They will receive many clothes on this programme.
Many clothes………………………………………………………………
4. They speak English in Canada.
English…………………………………………………………………….
5. They don’t water the vegetables today.
The vegetables…………………………………………………………….
6. The students watched “ Titanic” film on VTV2 yesterday.
“ Titanic” film……………………………………………………………..
7. Have your parents made this food?
Has this food………………………………………………………………?
8. The engineers can design this building easily.
This building……………………………………………………………….
IV. Complete each question with a suitable H/ WH – question word. More than one question word
may be accepted:
1. Look at this photo! …………were you doing with the candles?
2………………did you stay when you were in Hanoi?
3. ……………..do you pronounce the name of the festival?
4. ……………..festival does your brother prefer the Tesselaar Tulip or the Tulip Time Festival?
5. ……………..do people celebrate Diwali?
6……………….did they arrive in Da Nang? on 29th April?
7. ………………did you watch this film? – Because it was intersting.
8………………..do you go to the festival?- once a year.
V. Complte the desciption of Diwali. Fill each blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets:
Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India. Special
Diwali(1. celabrate)………………are held across the country in October or November . The festival shows
the( 2. culture)……………richness of this country. People open their doors and windows and light candles
to welcome Lakshimi, the Goddess of Wealth. They also enjoy traditional music and dance (3. perform)
…………………….and watch fireworks. Also , people can watch (4.parade)………………….with beautiful
floats. There is a very strong(5. festival)…………………atmostphere across India during Diwali.
VI. Read the passage then answer the questions below.
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is especially known as Tet Nguyen
Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year
to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy
their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve,
people sit up to midnight to see New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the
greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people
believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every
effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
1.What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?
_________________________________________________________
2.Is Tet celebrated according to the Lunar calendar?
_________________________________________________________
3.When does the Lunar New Year begin?
_________________________________________________________
4.What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
_________________________________________________________
5. Do people sit up to midnight on the New Year’s Eve?
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6. Does Tet last five days?
_________________________________________________________
7. Why are the first three days the most important?
_________________________________________________________
Test 2
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:
1. A. festival B. end C. elephant D. perform
2. A. celebrate B. candle C. cake D. racing
3. A. prefer B. desret C. held D. celebrate
4. A. thanksgiving B. they C. than D. those
5. A. apricot B. lantern C. gather D. cranberry
II. Choose the word which has different stress from the others:
6. A. diverse B. serious C. special D. local
7. A.open B. affect C. direct D. renew
8. A. attend B. happen C. succeed D. replace
9. A. order B. receive C. perform D. rehearse
10. A. combine B.invite C.circle D. Discuss
III. Chose the word to fill in the gaps among A,B, C or D:
Two of the most important holidays in the United state are Independence day and Thanksgiving Day.
The fourth of July marks the American declaration of independence from Britain. Most towns, big or small,
celebrate the fourth of July with parades and fireworks. Families(1)………………..with barbecues or
picnics. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Fall, on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a day (2)
…….....people give thanks to the harvest. Most families (3)………..a large dinner with roast turkey. (4)
…………………Independence Day and Thanksgiving are national (5)………………………
1. A. celebrating B. celebration C. celebrate D. celebrated
2. A. where B. when C. which D. in which
3. A. have B. buy C. help D. take
4. A. Besides B. Both C. Either D. Nor
5. A.chances B. months C. holidays D. times
IV. Put the words in the columns
Listen compete prefer cancel perform happy
Afraid rainy handsome dislike reply
Review parade album remote culture harvest
Annual asleep present(n) present(v)
1st syllable 2nd syllable
