2GC2 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

ANSWER KEY
WORKSHEETS

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

1. New Year’s Eve
2. Christmas
3. Halloween
4. Easter
5. St. Patrick’s Day
6. Boxing Day
7. Independence Day
8. Diwali
9. Thanksgiving

DESCRIPTIONS – PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

1. Halloween
2. St. Patrick Day
3. Diwali
4. Thanksgiving
5. Boxing Day
6. New Year’s Eve
7. Christmas

SENTENCES - HOLIDAYS
1. Halloween
2. Thanksgiving
3. Christmas
4. New Year’s Eve
5. Easter
6. Valentine’s Day
7. Diwali

DATES OF HOLIDAYS
1. Dec. 26
2. Oct. 31
3. 4th Thursday of Nov.
4. Mar. 17
5. Jul. 4
6. Dec. 31
7. 1st Sunday after spring equinox
8. Based on Lunar Calendar
9. Nov. 5
10. Dec. 26

TYPES OF HOLIDAYS
1. Thanksgiving
2. Easter
3. Diwali
4. Independence Day
5. Australia Day
6. St. Patrick’s Day
7. Anzac Day
8. Hanukkah
SENTENCES – TYPES OF HOLIDAYS
1. cultural
2. national
3. national
4. religious
5. cultural
6. cultural
7. national
8. cultural
9. religious
10. national
11. national
12. cultural
13. cultural
14. national
15. religious

TABLE OF HOLIDAYS
US
N: Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.
R: Christmas, Easter, Good Friday, Hanukkah, Ramadan.
C: Halloween, May 5
CANADA
N: Canada Day, Thanksgiving, Victoria Day
R: Christmas, Easter, Good Friday, Hanukkah, Ramadan.
C: National Indigenous People Day, Halloween
AUSTRALIA
N: Australia Day, Anzac Day
R: Christmas, Easter, Good Friday, Hanukkah, Ramadan.
C: Melbourne Cup Day, Chinese New Year
IRELAND
N: St. Patrick’s Day
R: Christmas, Easter, Good Friday, All Saints’ Day
C: Halloween, Bloomsday, Irish Language Week

VOCABULARY - HALLOWEEN
1. Trick-or-treat bag
2. Jack O’ Lantern
3. Ghost
4. Witch
5. Black cat
6. Candy apple
7. Grave
8. Haunted house
9. Costumes
10. Skeleton

HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN
1. October
2. They
3. celebrate
4. houses
5. for
6. covered
7. pumpkin
8. and
9. black
10. has
HALLOWEEN IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
1. Trick or treat
2. The U.S. has haunted house attractions
3. They are having costume parties and carving pumpkins into Jack ‘O lanterns
4. The U.K. less commonly practices trick-or-treating compared to Canada and the U.S.
5. Pumpkins, ghost, and other Halloween-themed items.
6. People of all ages dress up in costumes and have parties.

ADJECTIVES
1. romantic
2. lively, colorful
3. green
4. chocolate
5. traditional, grateful

DESCRIBING HOLIDAYS
1. holiday
2. festive
3. decorations
4. an
5. spooky
6. parades
7. country
8. and
9. adventurous
10. joyful

QUESTIONS
1. Why
2. What
3. What
4. Why
5. When
6. Why
7. When
8. How
9. Why
10. How

QS AND AS
1. F
2. A
3. H
4. I
5. B
6. C
7. J
8. D
9. G
10. E

THE RABBIT IN THE MOON

1. When is Easter celebrated?
2. What is the traditional Christmas food in the UK?
3. How do Australian celebrate Anzac Day?
4. Why do people celebrate Victoria’s Day?
5. Why do people wear green on St. Patrick’s Day?
6. Why is Christmas celebrated on December 25th?
7. What do Americans celebrate on July 4th?
8. Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving?
9. What are popular Halloween treats in the USA
10. Why are Easter egg painted?
CONVERSATION - CHRISTMAS
1. They are discussing how Christmas is celebrated in the USA and the UK.
2. People in the USA prepare for Santa’s visit by hanging stockings by the fireplace for him to fill with gifts.
3. The purpose of Christmas crackers in the UK is to provide entertainment and surprises during the Christmas
meal. When pulled apart, they make a popping sound and reveal a small toy, a joke, and a paper crown to
wear during dinner.
4. Person A describes the Christmas dinner in the USA as featuring roast turkey with stuffing and cranberry
sauce as a classic dish.
5. Roast potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and Christmas pudding for dessert.

SIMILARITIES AND COMPARISONS

Similarities:
Christmas is celebrated in the wintertime in both the USA and the UK.
People in both countries decorate their houses with colorful lights and ornaments.
Big Christmas trees are a common decoration in both the USA and the UK, adorned with shiny balls and stars.
In both countries, stockings are hung by the fireplace for Santa to fill with gifts.
Families come together to celebrate in both the USA and the UK.
People in both countries exchange presents during the holiday.
Christmas songs and carols are sung in both countries as part of the celebration.

Differences:
While Christmas happens during the wintertime in both countries, it's not always snowy everywhere. In the
USA, some parts, like California, might have sunny weather during Christmas.
In the USA, children leave out cookies and milk for Santa, whereas in the UK, people leave out a mince pie
and sherry.
In the UK, it's common for people to pull Christmas crackers that contain jokes and toys inside. In contrast, in
the USA, crackers make a loud popping sound but don't typically contain jokes and toys.

TEST

1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B