Festivals & Celebrations

Festivals & Celebrations

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Vocabulary in Context

Look at the following vocabulary words used for festivals and celebrations. Match each word with the meaning below.
Write the word and not the number. 

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Listening for the main ideas.

Listen to the talk and write the main ideas in the blanks. Spelling and punctuation is very important. 

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True or False: People in Australia put a tiny tree on the top of each cake

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a True
b False

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True or False: The bottom layer in a traditional three-layer wedding cake is meant to be saved.

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a True
b False

True or False: Most traditional Western cakes are white.

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a True
b False

True or False: Korea does not have a sweet wedding meal.

a True
b False

True or False: In Morocco, the pot of tagine is eaten only by the bride.

a True
b False

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Hello, . Today's lesson on culture is about wedding celebrations and food. The information is
all in the infographics poster, which I will email you after the lesson. But you could look at this online now if you have a
tablet or phone with you. Before we look at the first picture, I'd like you to think about a wedding in your country. What
would you eat? I'm sure everyone here will have a good idea because in most countries, there
are some special dishes, which people always have at . So how about starting with wedding
cake? Have a look at this beautiful cake here. You could try this at weddings in countries such as Australia, the USA
and the UK. It is usually made with dried fruit, although nowadays, some people prefer different kinds,
.A wedding cake has three layers, and each layer of a wedding cake
has its own meaning. Tradition has it that the bottom layer is for eating at the ceremony. The middle layer is for
distributing after the event, and the top layer is saved. This is one of which date back to
many years ago in Most traditional Western cakes are white with
like flowers made of sugar. This type of wedding cake is becoming popular in other
countries around the world, but with some differences. In Bermuda , the couple have two
cakes, one for the bride and one for the groom. Have a look at the next image. You can see they put a tiny tree on the
top of each cake to show that they will grow like a tree. But not all wedding meals are sweet. In Korea,
couples have long noodles called kuk soo. They're long because they show everyone the long
life that the couple will have together. In in Africa. There's a meal
just for the women. brides they're always eat Oto, a traditional food. The dishes made from mixing yams a vegetable a /
bit like sweet potato with oil or butter and is always in with eggs. In Morocco, people like to have a traditional Tagine.
This is meat with a sauce cooked in a pot with a special lid. It takes a long time to cook and the same pot is passed
around for everyone to share. You can get tagine in good Moroccan . Why not try it yourself.

Vocabulary Practice [from page 48 (2) of your course book]

Match TWO words to EACH image: 

1. decorate, dish
2. celebrate; parade
3. fireworks; celebrate

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Find the words in the word search

To mark a word click its first letter then click its last.

S J C E L E B R A T E E Words:
B F B D E C O R A T E O FESTIVALS
U D I S H E V E N T E T FIREWORKS
CELEBRATE
F E S T I V A L S C K L COSTUMES
DECORATE
G T W F I R E W O R K S SPECIAL
C O S T U M E S I Y N I PARADE
EVENT
S P E C I A L G I F T E GIFT
O I L U P A R A D E L H DISH

Moroccan Wedding

Watch the video, then answer the extended question: The man said that these traditions only happen in Moroccan
culture, is that true?

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Moroccan Weddings

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culture, is that true?

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