IELTS VOCAB - FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS

IELTS VOCAB

FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS

by Minh Tran

READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT SOME FESTIVALS

AND TAKE NOTES OF ​THE KEY WORDS 

​Ballynoe Fiddle Festival

• ​This fun festival falls on the third Saturday of July.

• ​The village becomes the center of wild music.

• ​The festival celebrates the birthday of Pat Davey, a famous local musician.

• ​This year’s special guests include Anne O’Keeff, who will uphold the annual tradition of playing at the house where Darvey was born.

​Golden Apple Weeks

• ​The villagers of Hartsby hold an unusual festival – the Week of the Golden Apple.

• ​This tradition dates back to the Middle Ages.

• ​The festival is held to celebrate the apple harvest.

• ​Come and join in the festivities and eat as many apples as you want!

​ Traditional festivities

• ​Different religions often have movable feasts which depend on the phases of the moon.

• ​There is a rich tradition of music and dance in central Sweden.

  ​Every year the town puts on a firework display as part of the festival.

• ​This month some of our students are observing the festival of Ramadan.

• ​Jazz and blues are part of the cultural heritage of the southern United States. ​

Multiple Choice

This year’s National Day festival --- 40 years of independence.

• holds

• joins in

• falls on

• celebrates

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The tradition of carol singing dates --- to the Birth of Jesus Christ.

Multiple Choice

In this region we have a rich tradition of ---

• locals and tourists

• poetry, music and dance

• older villagers

• significant reasons

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The festival is part of the region’s --- heritage.

Multiple Choice

My hometown is famous for --- a number of long-standing traditions.

• observing

• seeing

• looat

• viewing

Fill in the Blanks

A number of celebrities will be flying in to joins in the ---.