LET’S CELEBRATE 8

CELEBRATION OR FESTIVAL
In this unit you will learn how to:
 Describe the things in the celebration or festival u
 Talk about celebration or festival
Grammar: passive voice
Vocabulary: activities and places

A. Warm up
Look at the following pictures and answer the questions.
1. What kind of festival are they?

2. Are they well-known in your town?

3. Have you ever participated in that festival?

4. Do you like them? Why/ why not?

Could you please mention other festivals or celebrations in your hometown?

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B. Word Power
1. Fill these blanks with the suitable words in the box!
Celebrated / sɛləbrètəd/ clap / klǽp/ play / plé/
eat/ ít/ share / ʃɛ́r/ take / ték
a. Most of the audience ………….. their hands when the dance festival finishes.

b. One of the moral value we can take from EidAdha is that we can ………….. with the poor.

c. Most of the children will ………….. the fireworks when Ramadhan comes.

d. Maulid of the Prophet Muhammad SAW is…………..by all moslems around the world.

e. In annual food festival of Purwokerto, the visitors can ….. mendoan freely. They do not need to buy it.

2. Match the words in column A with column B correctly!

A B
a. Celebrate 1. The body with ‘hena’

b. Dance 2. Hands each other

c. Shake 3. The traditional foods

d. Share 4. The car with some accessories

e. Play 5. Their local songs

f. Cook 6. Traditional games

g. Decorate 7. The whole event

h. Sing 8. To the poor

i. Record 9. On the stage energetically

10. Isra’ Mi’raj by holding Islamic fair.

j. Paint

3. Pronounce the following words.

Performance Destination

Local Welcome

Carnival Attraction

C. Reading
Text 1

Pre-reading activity:

1. Do you like joining the festival?

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 2. What kind of festivals are in your area?
3. Could you mention some food festivals in your area?
Fiery Foods Festival – the Hottest Festival on Earth

Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of
Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as
Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a
common addiction—food that is not just spicy, but hot enough to
make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their
destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival (official slogan
‘Proud Sponsor of Global Warming’) which is held over a period
of three days every March, and is a chance to sample the world’s
hottest sauces, mustards, and dips, and also to watch cookery
demonstrations dedicated to all things hot and spicy. You might
like to try a chocolate- covered habanero chili pepper—
officially the hottest chili pepper in the world—or wasabi and
apple sauce, or any one of the thousands of products that are
on display. But one thing’s for sure—if you don’t like the
sensation of a burning tongue, this festival isn’t for you!

Answer the questions based on the text above.

1. Why does every people visit to Albuquerque?

2. Where is the festival held?

3. What is the world’s hottest chili?

4. What are in the Fiery Foods Festival?

5. What does ‘their’ refer to in the third sentence?

Find the synonyms based on the context of the text above.

Head for
Enough
Sample
Dedicated
Officially

Text 2
Bromo Yadnya Kasada

A festival which not less interesting from the others is Bromo Yadnya Kasada. Bromo Yadnya
Kasada is a special ritual in which people give offerings to Sang Hyang Widhi (Mountain God).
Hindu society in Tengger believes that this ritual is to ensure their salvation.

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It’s usually held on the 14th day of Kasada month in the Javanese calendar, or usually in
August or September based on the Gregorian calendar. People will throw crops as a form of
offering to Mount Bromo. The ritual’s unique and elaborate procession is what attracts tourists
from around the world.

Solo Batik Carnival

Solo is famous for its fashion festival which exhibits creations from batik known as Solo Batik
Carnival

(SBC). Over the years, SBC has grown into an internationally renowned festival held in
Indonesia.

The existence of batik which has been designated as a UNESCO World Intangible only lures
people all over the world even more to this festival. Creative designers from around the world
will gather and show their best works which are made of batik.

Dieng Culture Festival

Dieng Culture Festival (DCF) is a highly popular international festival for people around the
globe, especially the younger crowd. This festival will show a traditional procession of cutting
children’s dreadlocks which is considered as an important ritual and also other art
performances from dance to jazz musicians.

This festival is special because it is held in Dieng which has exquisite panoramic views. The
purpose of this festival is to combine nature with art.
Answer the following questions based on the text above.

1. Who is Mountain God?

2. What is Bromo Yadnya Kasada held for?

3. When is Bromo Yadnya Kasada held?

4. What makes tourists are interesting to see Bromo Yadnya Kasada?

5. What is Solo famous for?

6. What is the similar meaning of ‘lure’ in the second paragraph of Solo Batik Carnival?

7. What will creative designers do in SBC?

8. Who enjoys more on Dieng Culture Festival?

9. What can visitors see in Dieng Culture Festival?

10. What is the objective of DCF?

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 Text 3
The following article is about Borobudur International Festival. Find out the main
idea for each paragraph.
Central Java Ready to Host Annual Festival

Borobudur International Festival (BIF) 2017 was officially opened on July 28 at

Lumbini Park, Borobudur Temple, Central Java. The opening event featured traditional
dance performances as well as dance performances from other countries such as Japan,
China and India. Tourism ministry's archipelago marketing development deputy, Esthy
Reko Astuti said that BIF is an event that is held on every four years aims to increase the
number of tourist visits to Borobudur Temple.

“Borobudur Temple is an extraordinary tourist magnet in Indonesia. The ministry has

committed that the biggest Buddhist temple in the world will be a destination that can
bring in more tourists. The target is to have two million overseas tourists visiting
Borobudur Temple in 2019,” said Esthy.

The event that ran from July 28 to 30 featured plenty of arts and cultural activities,
seminar, human resource training, local products and culinary exhibitions. “We hope that BIF
can be held more frequently, make it into an annual or biannual event,” Esthy suggested.
Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo welcomed the suggestion of making BIF as an annual
event. Ganjar said that the event positively contributes to the enhancement of Indonesian
tourism, especially in Central Java. “If this becomes an annual event, we’re going to prepare it
really well, perhaps with a carnival, involving arts and culture and local products of Central
Java,” said Ganjar.

Tourism minister Arief Yahya said that BIF is a good platform to brand Borobudur
Temple that has become the main attraction of Joglosemar. Arief also mentioned that
the ministry has come up with sub- brands for 10 destinations such as Joglosemar with
Java Cultural Wonders, Colorful Medan, Wonderful Riau Islands, Enjoy Jakarta, Stunning
Bandung, Majestic Banyuwangi, Island of the Gods for Bali, Friendly Lombok, Explore
Makassar and Coral Wonders for Wakatobi – Bunaken – Raja Ampat.

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan and Tourism Minister Arief Yahya
recently launched the operation of the Borobudur Tourism Authority Board (BOP) that aims to
turn the Buddhist temple into a national and international cultural destination that will attract
2,000,000 overseas tourists by the year 2019. (asw)
(taken from The Jakarta Post)
Paragraph Main Idea

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D. Grammar
Report Text
Definition
Have you learnt about what is report text? There are many pupils who sometimes
confuse Because, report text is similar to the descriptive text. Report text is a text that
describes something in general. Every text has a communicative purpose.
Communicative purpose of report text is to present information about something in
general.
Parts
Report text has two generic structures:
1. General classification
It is usually in the first paragraph of the text. This part usually introduces the topic of
the report or tells what phenomenon under discussion is. It can be a short description
of the subject or it can be definitions from the subject that is described.
2. Description
In this part, we usually will describe the details of the topic or subject such as physical
appearance, parts, qualities, habits or behaviour. Every paragraph in the part of
description usually gives us information about one feature of the subject.
Features
Language Feature of Report Text
• Introducing group or general aspect
• Using conditional logical connection; when, so, etc
• Using simple present tense.
Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a celebration of harvest, General Classification:
thankfulness for peace, and the attempt of Native Americans. Introduction of
It is usually celebrated in late autumn. Thanksgiving Day
In the past, Thanksgiving was celebrated for their rich harvest Description:
in New England. In North America, however, it was originally History of Thanksgiving
held to thank God for their survival in the new land which was Day
not easy for them. However, in Canada, it had been celebrated
as in New England. Thanksgiving now is celebrated in United
States of America and in Canada.
Thanksgiving festivals are held every fourth Thursday of Description:
November in the U.S and on the second Monday of October in Detailed information of
Canada. It is usually celebrated in four to five days in the North
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America and for three days in Canada. time of Thanksgiving
Day
It is celebrated through families and friends gathering to eat Description:
and give good luck. Turkey is the main dish in the thanksgiving Detailed information of
dinner. Thanksgiving parades are also usually held. In celebration of
Thanksgiving homes are decorated with wreaths, fresh and Thanksgiving Day
dried flowers. Lamps are lighted to brighten the environment.
Tables are decorated with best china and antique silver dishes
to mark the occasion.

E. Writing
Have you read the features of Report Text? Now, it is the time to practice. Do the
following activities:
1. Find a text about an international celebration. Then identify its parts as the table
above.
2. Can you find a special celebration or festival in Indonesia? Write a report text
consisting at least 3 paragraphs using the features as you learn in above description.