FANTASTIC

FESTIVAL
Theme 4, Unit 5
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Discuss Reading

Group work 01 02 Pair work

Reading Race Work Book Acts

Group work 03 04 Group work

 Discussion
a. What festivals do you celebrate in Oman?
b. Do these festivals celebrate religious, historical or
national events?
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Reading Race
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Skim the text below about Halloween. Match each of the headings a, b, c and
d to one of the four paragraphs.

a The commercialization of Halloween

b The origins of Halloween
c Pumpkins and Halloween
d Halloween traditions
a Where does the name Halloween come from?
Halloween is an abbreviation (short name) for ‘All Hallows Eve’ or
‘the evening before All Hallows Day’).
b Why do children visit their neighbours’ houses at Halloween?
To play a game of ‘Trick or treat?’ and ask for sweets or money.
c How do you make a Jack O’Lantern?
By scooping out the flesh of a pumpkin, cutting out a face and putting
a candle inside to make a lamp.
d How has the American film industry made money from Halloween?
By making many horror films about Halloween.
Carnival

A festival in which people dress up in

brightly coloured clothes and walk
through the streets playing music and
dancing.
Read the definition of a carnival below. Then read the list of adjectives. Make a
list in your exercise book of those which you might use in a description of a
carnival.

Adjectives for a
carnival:
crowded
unusual
enjoyable
spectacular
noisy
lively
exotic
busy
colourful
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