INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA RIVERITA

Educación Preescolar - Básica Primaria, Secundaria y Media

Res. De aprobación No. 415 de 2004 y Rec. Oficial según Res. No. 2512 de 2010
Autorización de Media Académica según Res. 0295 de 2008
DANE 24161500001601
NIT 900.033.267-6

TALLER DE NIVELACIÓN IIIP

CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

Name: ___________________________________ Grade:7º Date:______________

1. Label the pictures with the words from the box.

bull – skull – parade – beer – turkey – fireworks – resolutions – special meal

2. Read and write down the name of the celebration. There are two extras.

Oktoberfest - Holi – La Tomatina – The running of the bull – Thanksgiving Day – The Day of the Dead

a: This is a celebration during the San Fermin festival in Spain. A big animal runs after people on
the streets. _____________________________________

b: It is a very colorful festival. People throw colored powder at each other and have fun singing
and dancing on the streets. It welcomes the arrival of the spring. _______________

c. It is a beautiful celebration where families also visit cemeteries to clean and decorate the
graves of their loved ones, and bring food, music, and flowers as offerings.

d. It is an annual national holiday, where families get together and show their gratitude by sharing
a special meal - turkey. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

3. Read and complete with the words in the box.

A special meal – Fireworks – parades – resolutions – bull – beer - skulls

a. On Saint Patrick’s Day, people go to _______________________.

b. During the Oktoberfest, people drink ______________________.
c. On the day of the dead, people paint their faces to look like ____________________.
d. On Thanksgiving Day people eat ____________________.
e. Some people make _______________________ on New Year’s Eve.
f. On December 31st, at midnight, you can see ______________________ in the sky.
g. In Spain, a ______________ runs after people in a festival called the running of the bull.
 INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA RIVERITA
Educación Preescolar - Básica Primaria, Secundaria y Media
Res. De aprobación No. 415 de 2004 y Rec. Oficial según Res. No. 2512 de 2010
Autorización de Media Académica según Res. 0295 de 2008
DANE 24161500001601
NIT 900.033.267-6

3. Read and fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

go – express – clothes - wear – friendship – cards – meal - welcome – eat – make – Ireland - around

Saint Patrick’s Day: It is an Irish festival that celebrates the patron saint of ____________

People _________ green and _____ to parades.

Thanksgiving Day: It is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada, where
families get together and __________ their gratitude by sharing a _________ - turkey. It is
celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

Saint Valentine’s Day: It celebrates love and _______________. It's the day when people show
their affection by sending __________, chocolates or flowers with messages of love. It is
celebrated in many countries ____________the world, on February 14th.

New Year’s Eve: It is a traditional celebration in many parts of the world. Families get together
on the 31st of December to ______________ the New Year. Families _________ a special meal
and wear new __________. Some people __________ resolutions for the next year.