part 1 holiday/festival

part 1 holiday/festival

PART 1

holiday + festival

VOCABULARY

- pandemic: (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.

- get together: (of people) gather or assemble socially or to cooperate.

- being bombarded with: to direct so many things at someone, especially to ask them so many questions, that they find it difficult to deal with them.

- on a daily basis: every day

- day-off: a day's vacation from work or school on what would normally be a working day.

- hang out: spend time relaxing or socializing informally.

- look forward to: to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen

VOCABULARY

- bond over: to make a close connection joining two or more people

- reflect: think deeply or carefully about.

- gather: come together; assemble or accumulate.

- beloved: dearly loved.

- take advantage of: make good use of the opportunities offered by (something).

- a whale of time: a great time

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Q: Where did you go for your last holidays?

A: Because of COVID-19 pandemic, we can't go anywhere outside the city. So I just stay at home with my family and have a little .............-together to celebrate the holidays.

Multiple Choice

Q: Do you like holidays? Why?

A: Yes, being bombarded with deadlines and school assignments on a daily basis, having a day off would be very nice, to be honest. I’d have a chance to ............. out with my friends, play my favorite games, or just simply chill in my bedroom, listening to music. So I’d say that I’m looking forward to every holiday throughout the year.

• stay

• hang

• go

• sit

Multiple Choice

Q: Which public holiday do you like best?

A: .................. the public holidays celebrated in the Vietnam, Tet has to be my favorite! My family and I bond over making dinner together, and we also watch comedy in the evening. We also use this time to reflect on what we are thankful for, which I think is really important.

• out of all

• on behalf of

• on accounted for

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Q: What do you do on holiday?

A: Well, I often spend my time gathering with my beloved family and friends. Maybe go shopping take.................of the sales which my favorite shops are offering or hanging out with friends and having a whale of time at some entertaining places.

Open Ended

Q: Where did you go for your last holidays?

Open Ended

Q: Do you like holidays? Why?

Open Ended

Q: Which public holiday do you like best?

Open Ended

Q: What do you do on holidays?

VOCABULARY

-sticky rice cake: bánh Chưng

- countdown: an act of counting numerals in reverse order to zero, especially to time the last seconds before the launching of a rocket or missile.

- tick down: time decreasing

- prosperity: the state of being prosperous.

- firework: a device containing gunpowder and other combustible chemicals that cause a spectacular explosion when ignited, used typically for display or in celebrations.

- feast: a large meal, typically one in celebration of something.

VOCABULARY

- recharge one's battery: to rest and relax for a period of time so that you feel energetic again

- upcoming: forthcoming; about to happen.

Multiple Choice

Q: How do you celebrate festivals in your country?

A: Well, take the Tet holidays as an example. During the Tet, we have a special family dinner at home followed by the countdown to midnight. However, in my culture, we add something special to it. As the clock ............ down to midnight, we eat chicken and sticky rice cake. After this, we go out to the city's square or town streets to drink with our friends and wish them a happy new year.

• stops

• ticks

• goes

• rings

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Q: What special food and activities do you have for the festivals?

A: Each festival has its own food and traditional activities. In Vietnam, on the first day of Tet, sticky rice cake which is known as "...................." is eaten, and after that people visit relatives' houses to wish them good health and prosperity.

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Q: Do you celebrate the spring festival?

A: Yes. It's Tet, which is also one of the biggest festivals in Vietnam. To welcome the new year, my family would watch .................... together and have a feast after that. Then, we call our grandparents and other relatives to send our best wishes. This precious moment will be full of cheers and joy.

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Q: What is your favorite festival?

A: Lunar New Year has got to be my most favored festival. It normally lasts for a week or more allowing us a pretty long time to ............... our batteries. As well as this, the new year always brings a fresh feeling of the start of something new. No matter what happened, you always have a second chance to make it great again in the new year. We all can celebrate the new year with great joy, hope, and festivity for the upcoming year.

Open Ended

Q: How do you celebrate festivals in your country?

Open Ended

Q: What special food and activities do you have for the festivals?

Open Ended

Q: How do you celebrate the spring festivals?

Open Ended

Q: What is your favorite festival?

Poll

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