B1.1 Festivals 2º Parte

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Video (story of the first thanksgiving):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFDSobNnfQs Exercise 1

Put the sentences in order so that they create the story of the first

Thanksgiving. There are two extra sentences that don't have to be used.

.....Almost half of the pilgrims died due to an extremely cold winter.

..... In November, after two months of difficult weather conditions and rough sea,

pilgrims finally found the land where they settled.

...... When the spring came all pilgrims were happy because they could find a lot of

food the Indians grew.

...... A friendly Indian named Squanto taught people how to grow barley, wheat and

corn.

...1.. Around 100 people sailed on a tiny ship called the Mayflower.

......The soil in Plymouth Rock was very fruitful and crops they gathered in autumn

were more then enough for the long winter that was approaching.

..... Indians didn't come empty handed, they brought plenty of wild turkey meat.

..... Indians who came to the meal wore special outfits consisting of deer skin,fox

tails and cat fur coats.

..... Pilgrims were very thankful for the God for all the good things he had

brought.

.... Pilgrims prepared a grand thanksgiving meal that included wild geese, turkey,

duck meat plus wild deer and fish.

..... To celebrate their happiness pilgrims organised the Thanksgiving party which

Indian people also attended.

..... Before the meal commenced both nations prayed to God for all the goodness.

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Easter Trivia Quiz:Easter and Easter Traditions.

1.Easter is a celebration of... a) The Resurrection of Christ b) The crucifixion of Christ c) the Last Supper

2.The word "Easter" comes from... a) The white Esturian Flower that blooms this timeof year b) "Ostara" the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility c) The word "East," referringto the rising sun and to spring

3.Lent, the period that comes before Easter, begins on what day? a) Shrove Tuesday b) Palm Sundayc)Ash Wednesday

4.The egg is a symbol of... a) Rebirth b) Mourning c) Fertility

5.When did the rabbit first appear as an Easter symbol? a) In 16th century Germany b) When St. Patrick drove thesnakes from Ireland c) When the 18th century rabbit population in England reached dangerous proportions

6.Where does the custom of Easter baskets originate? a) From the baskets farmers would use to collect their cropsb) From the custom of people bringing baskets of eggs to the temple of Ishtar/Estra /Oestra c) From the Catholic

custom of bringing Easter food to mass to be blessed

7.Palm Sunday, one week before Easter, celebrates... a) The edict in 325 AD by the council of Nice that Easter fall ona Sunday b) The commemoration of the Last Supper c) The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

8.Where can you find the world’s largest decorated Easter egg? a) Romania b)Ukraine c) Canada

9. What is supposed to bring people luck at Easter?

a) finding a red boiled egg. b) wearing new clothesc) eating hot cross buns

10.In Cyprus they light bonfires at Easter and burn a small figure.Who does this represent ? a) Jesusb) the devil c) Judas

11.In Finnland,Sweden and Denmark children…….a) dress up as witches and go from door to door asking for sweets.b) dress up as rabbits and go from door to door giving people boiled eggs. c) dress up as rabbits and go from door todoor and ask people for boiled eggs.

12.In the Netherlands, Belgium and France bells do not ring for a few days before Easter and it is said they have goneto …… a) Heaven b) Rome c) Jerusalem

13.In the Czech Republic, on Easter Monday, in an old tradition men……. a) give women a chocolate egg b) kisswomen and dance with them c) spank women with a special whip

14.On Maunday Thursday,the Thursday before Easter , traditionally the day before Jesus celebrated Passover, thereigning English Monarch i.e Queen Elizabeth gives people ……a) money b) boiled eggs c) Bibles



Easter Trivia Quiz:Easter and Easter Traditions.Key

1.Easter is a celebration of... a) The Resurrection of Christ b) The crucifixion of Christ c) the Last Supper

2.The word "Easter" comes from... a) The white Esturian Flower that blooms this time of year b) "Ostara," the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility c) The word "East," referring to the rising sun and to spring

3.Lent, the period that comes before Easter, begins on what day? a) Shrove Tuesday b) Palm Sunday

c)Ash Wednesday

4.The egg is a symbol of... a) Rebirth b) Mourning c) Fertility

5.When did the rabbit first appear as an Easter symbol? a) In 16th century Germany b) When St. Patrick drove thesnakes from Ireland c) When the 18th century rabbit population in England reached dangerous proportions

6.Where does the custom of Easter baskets originate? a) From the baskets farmers would use to collect their cropsb) From the custom of people bringing baskets of eggs to the temple of ishtar/Estra c) From the Catholic custom of

bringing Easter food to mass to be blessed (No one is quite certain where exactly the custom comes from but these twoare the most likely options.)

7.Palm Sunday, one week before Easter, celebrates... a) The edict in 325 AD by the council of Nice that Easter fall ona Sunday b) The commemoration of the Last Supper c) The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

8.Where can you find the world’s largest decorated Easter egg? a) Romania b) Ukraine c) Canada

9. What is supposed to bring people luck at Easter? a) finding a red boiled egg.b)wearing new clothes c) eating hot cross buns

10.In Cyprus they light bonfires at Easter and burn a small figure.Who does this represent ? a) Jesusb) the devil c) Judas

11.In Finnland,Sweden and Denmark children….a) dress up as witches and go from door to door asking for sweets. b)dress up as rabbits and go from door to door giving people boiled eggs. c) dress up as rabbits and go from door todoor and ask people for boiled eggs.

12.In the Netherlands, Belgium and France bells do not ring for a few days before Easter and it is said they have goneto a) Heaven b) Rome c) Jerusalem

13.In the Czech Republic, on Easter Monday, in an old tradition men… a) give women a chocolate egg b) kiss womenand dance with them c) spank women with a special whip

14.On Maunday Thursday,the Thursday before Easter , traditionally the day before Jesus celebrated Passover, thereigning English Monarch i.e Queen Elizabeth gives people a) money b) boiled eggs c) Bibles



Song for Dad by Keith Urban

Put the lines in order

o When I look in the mirror he's right there in my eyeso I tap my fingers on the table to the rhythm in my soulo And I even find myself acting the very same way

o Starin' back at me and I realize

o Lately I've been noticing I say the same things he used to sayo And I jingle the car keys when I'm ready to go

Match the two parts of the lines (reconstruct )The older I get when I have my own familyHow much he loved a little more of my father in meAnd he did the more I can seeAnd I only hope the best that he couldThat everyday I see my mother, my brother and me

Choose the correct optionThere were times I felt/ thought he was bein' just a little bit strict/hard on me

But now I see/understand he was makin' meBecome the person/man he knew that I could be

In everything he ever did he simply/always did with care/love And I'm proud/happy today to say I'm his sonWhen somebody says I hope I get to know/meet your dad/father I just/only smile and say you just/already have.

Put the lines in ordero And he did the best that he could o The older I get the more I can seeo How much he loved my mother and my brother and meo And I only hope when I have my own family

o That everyday I see a little more of my father in me.

Fill in the blanksHe's in my ______, my ________, my ________, my _______, my prideAnd when I feel ________ and I _______ I can't go on

I hear him sayin' "_______ you'll be ________,Everything's gonna be ________."

Complete the beginnings ________________ I get the more I can see

________________he loved my mother and my brother and me ________________the best that he could

_________________ when I have my own family __________________I see a little more of my father in me.

A little more of my father in meI hope everyday I see in me

In me, in meI hope everyday I seeA little more of my father in me...



Song for Dad by Kei t h Ur ban

Lately I've been noticing I say the same things he used to say

And I even find myself acting the very same wayI tap my fingers on the table to the rhythm in my soul

And I jingle the car keys when I'm ready to goWhen I look in the mirror he's right there in my eyesStarin' back at me and I realize.

Chorus:

The older I get the more I can seeHow much he loved my mother and my brother and meAnd he did the best that he couldAnd I only hope when I have my own familyThat everyday I see a little more of my father in me.

There were times I thought he was bein' just a little bit hard on me

But now I understand he was makin' meBecome the man he knew that I could beIn everything he ever did he always did with love

And I'm proud today to say I'm his sonWhen somebody says I hope I get to meet your dad

I just smile and say you already have.

Chorus:The older I get the more I can seeHow much he loved my mother and my brother and me

And he did the best that he couldAnd I only hope when I have my own family

That everyday I see a little more of my father in me.

He's in my eyes, my heart, my soul, my hands, my pride

And when I feel alone and I thnk I can't go onI hear him sayin' "Son you'll be alright,

Everything's gonna be alright."

Chorus:

The older I get the more I can seeHow much he loved my mother and my brother and me

And he did the best that he couldAnd I only hope when I have my own familyThat everyday I see a little more of my father in me.

A little more of my father in meI hope everyday I see in meIn me, in meI hope everyday I see

A little more of my father in me...



https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine-articles/april-fools-day

April Fools Day

by Claire Powell and Dave Collett

What is April Fools Day and what are its origins? It is commonly believed that inmedieval France, New Year was celebrated on 1 April. Then in 1562, Pope Gregoryintroduced a new calendar for the Christian world, changing New Year to 1

January. With no modern communications, news travelled slowly and new ideaswere often questioned. Many people did not hear of the change, others chose toignore it, while some merely forgot. These people were called fools. Invitations to

non-existent ‘New Year’ parties were sent and other practical jokes were played.This jesting evolved over time into a tradition of playing pranks on 1 April. Thecustom eventually spread to England and Scotland, and it was later transportedacross the Atlantic to the American colonies of the English and the French. AprilFools Day has now developed into an international festival of fun, with differentnationalities celebrating the day in special ways.

In France and Italy, if someone plays a trick on you, you are the ‘fish of April’. Bythe month of April fish have only just hatched and are therefore easy to catch.Children stick paper fish to their friends’ backs and chocolate fish are found in

the shops.

In Scotland, April Fools Day lasts for two days! The second day is called ‘Taily Day’

and tricks on this day involve the bottom (or the ‘tail’ in informal speech). Often a

sign saying ‘kick me’ is stuck onto someone’s back without them knowing.

In Spain and Mexico, similar celebrations take place on 28 December. The day is

the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Originally, the day was a sad remembrance ofthe slaughter of the innocent children by Herod in his search for the baby Jesus.

It eventually changed to a lighter commemoration of innocence involving pranksand trickery.

Today, Americans and the British play small tricks on friends and strangers alikeon 1 April. A common trick is to point to a friend's shoe and say ‘Your shoelace is

untied.’ When they look down, they are laughed at. Schoolchildren might tell a

friend that school has been cancelled. A bag of flour might be balanced on the topof a door so that when the ‘victim’ opens the door, the flour empties over their

head. Sometimes the media get involved. Once, a British short film was shown on








April Fools Day about spaghetti farmers and how they harvest their crop fromspaghetti trees!

Most April Fool jokes are in good fun and not meant to harm anyone. The besttrick is the one where everyone laughs, especially the person upon whom the joke

has been played.

April Fool’s Day, 1989

UFO Lands Near London

Two British policemen were sent to investigate a glowing flying saucer on 31March, the day before April Fool’s Day. When the policemen arrived at a field in

Surrey, they saw a small figure wearing a silver space suit walking out of aspacecraft. Immediately the police ran off in the opposite direction. Reportsrevealed that the alien was in fact a midget, and the flying saucer was a hot air

balloon that had been specially built to look like a UFO by Richard Branson, the

36-year-old chairman of Virgin Records.

Branson had planned to land the balloon in London’s Hyde Park on 1 April. However,a wind change had brought him down in a Surrey field. The police were bombardedwith phone calls from terrified motorists as the balloon drifted over themotorway. One lady was so shocked by the incident that she didn’t realise that she

was standing naked in front of her window as she was describing the UFO to a

radio station

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The Best Day – by Taylor Swift

Vocabulary – Fill in the blank with these words:

near know today three

smiles smart run thirteen

drive now in trees

talk home on love

I have an excellent fatherHis strength is making me stronger God _________ on my little brotherInside and outHe's better than I am

I grew up ________ a pretty house And I had space to run And I had the best days with you

There is a videoI found from back when I was __________You set up a paint set in the kitchen

And you're talking to me

It's the age of princesses and pirate ships And the seven dwarfs

Daddy's __________ And you're the prettiest lady in the whole wideworld

Now I know why all the _________ change inthe FallI know you were on my side Even when I was wrong

And I ______ you for giving me your eyesStaying back and watching me shine

And I didn't know if you knew So I'm taking this chance to sayThat I had the best dayWith you today

I'm five years old

It's getting cold

I've got my big coat on

I hear your laugh

And look up smiling at youI ______ and run

Past the pumpkin patch

And the tractor rides

Look ________ -- the sky is gold

I hug your legs and fall asleep

On the way _________

I don't know why all the trees change in the

Fall

I _____ you're not scared of anything at all

Don't know if Snow White's house is _____ or

far away

But I know I had the best day

With you today

I'm ___________ now

And don't know how my friends

Could be so mean

I come home crying and you hold me tight

and grab the keys

And we drive and ________

Until we've found a town

Far enough away

And we _______ and window-shop

Until I've forgotten all their names

I don't know who I'm gonna talk to

Now at school

I know I'm laughing _____ the car ride home

with you

Don't know how long it's gonna take to feel

okay

But I know I had the best day

With you __________



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