Popular holidays

dress up

to have street parade

to set off fireworks

to light bonfires

to decorate the house

to exchange gifts

to have a family dinner

to cook special food

to have a family dinner
to exchange gifts
to set off fireworks
to have street parades
to light bonfires
to dress up
to cook special food
to decorate the house
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4
3
8
7
5
2

Think of popular celebrations in your country. Which of the activities do you do?
On Victory Day we have street parades.
We also set off fireworks.
to cook special food
to decorate the house
to exchange gifts
to have a family dinner
to dress up
to light bonfires
to set off fireworks
to have street parades
New Year
Christmas
Birthday
Easter
Maslenitsa
Victory Day
Women’s Day
Knowledge Day

Read the dictionary entry. When is harvest time in your country?

Reading. Look at the title of the text and the first sentence in each paragraph. What do you expect to read? Read and check.
on
and
in
is
and

turkey
cranberry sauce
pumpkin
dessert
on

Holi
to run free
wheat
and
in

cookery competition
the Philippines
variety of bananas
is

Korean rice cakes
Chuseok
and

How do people celebrate these festivals?
to cook special food
to decorate the house
to exchange gifts
to have a family dinner
to dress up
to light bonfires
to set off fireworks
to have street parades

Look at the highlighted words in the text. Which is a verb/noun?
a noun
a verb
Use your dictionary to mark the words below V (verb), N (noun) or B (both). Then make sentences with the words marked B.
summer
water
light
fire
paint
street
play
dress
watch
cook
N
B
B
B
B
N
B
B
B
B