UNIT 1. LET'S CELEBRATE

Introduction

WELCOME TO OUR WEBQUEST

THE NAME OF THIS UNIT IS

LET'S CELEBRATE!

IN THIS DIDACTIC UNIT, YOU WILL FIND  INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES ABOUT HOLIDAYS, FESTIVALS, CUSTOMS AND CELEBRATIONS.

THE IDEA IS TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND  MORE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CONTEXT. THEREFORE, YOU WILL INCREASE ALL OF YOU LINGUISTIC ABILITIES. BY KNOWING IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF CULTURE.

HERE, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH AN INFORMATIVE CHART. IN THIS CHART, YOU WILL FIND A DESCRIPTION OF THE SKILLS THAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON.

 

FUNCTION

GRAMMAR

LISTENING/ PRONUNCIATION

WRITING/ READING

Describing holidays, festivals, customs, and special events.

Relative clauses of time, adverbial clauses of time:before, when, after.

Listening to descriptions of special days and customs.

Stress and rhythm

Writing about a holiday or festival. “Unusual customs”: reading about holiday and unusual customs

IMPORTANT: In the following section, there some activities for you to practice, you need to deliver  all of them. In the next class we will discuss about the celebrations presented. Then, for following you will have to present the activities in TASK. The last activity is in Process.


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DAY 1

READING ABOUT CELEBRATIONS

DAY 2

ACTIVITIES FROM TASK PART 1

DAY 3

ACTIVITIES FROM TASK

PART 2

DAY 4

ACTIVITIES FROM PROCEDURE.

PART 1 

DAY 5

ACTIVITIES FROM PROCEDURE.

PART 2

DAY 6

ACTIVITIES FROM PROCEDURE

ACTIVITY OF WRITING

FIRST:

DAY 1

LET'S TAKE A LOOK TO THIS WEBPAGE: Let's celebrate!!! 

Read it carefully becase we will discuss it in class.

DO NOT FORGET TO COME BACK!!! YOU WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE THE ACTIVITIES. 

Task

DAY 2

HANDS ON!!

FIRST: You will have to be prepared for writing, so please have next to you a piece paper, where you will write all of the information requested.

Here, there are some activities for you to reflect upon.

Then, go to process where you will find the task you will find to deliver at the end of the term.

ACTIVITY 1: Complete the word map. Add two more words to each category.

Anniversary – Cake – Cards – Champagne - Dancing- Fireworks – Flowers – Parade – Party – Presents - Roast turkey- Wedding.    

 

 

             

 wuachwuhx

 

 

 

GRAMMAR FOCUS

RELATIVE CLAUSES OF TIME

Halloween is a day when kids in the United States dress up in masks and costumes.

November 2 is the day when Mexicans observe the Day of the Dead.

Fall is the season when people in the United States and Canada celebrate Thanksgiving.

                                                                                                                                            

WAS IT CLEAR?

DID YOU UNDERSTAND?

                        DO YOU WANT TO PRACTICE MORE?                                                                                                                                     COPY AND PASTE THIS LINK. YOU WILL FIND A WEB SITE TO PRACTICE ON: http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=518&level=2&unit=8&type=Cup_sentence_ordering&stage=1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      DON'T FORGET TO COME BACK !!!

 

DAY 3

NOW, THIS IS THE NEXT ACTIVITY...          

ACTIVITY 2:

How much do you know about these days and months? Complete the sentences in column A with information from column B.

B

  1. Brazilians celebrate Carnival.
  2. people like to “party”.
  3. the French celebrate their revolution.
  4. people play tricks on friends.
  5. people in many countries honor workers.
  6. people give presents to the ones they love.

A

  1. New Year’s Eve is a night when…
  2. April Fool’s Day is a day when…
  3. May Day is a day when…
  4. Valentine’s Day is a day when…
  5. July 14 is the day when…
  6. February is the month when…

                                                                                                                                                                                   

ACTIVITY 3: Complete these sentences with information of your own.

  1. Winter is a season…
  2. Spring is a time of the year…
  3. Mother’s day is the day…
  4. A birthday is a day…
  5. A wedding anniversary is a time…

 

GRAMMAR

ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME

Before a Japanese couple gets married, they send wedding announcements.

When they get married, they usually wear kimonos.

After they return from the honeymoon, they move into their own home.

 

 

 NEW LINKS!!!! :) :)

DO YOU WANT TO PRACTICE LISTENING???

YOU WILL IT FIND IN THIS LINK: http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=287&level=2&unit=8&type=Cup_word_up&stage=1

OR MAYBE JUST GRAMMAR:

 http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=557&level=2&unit=8&type=Cup_click_stress&stage=1

 

 BUT WAIT THERE IS ONE ACTIVITY LEFT ;)

 

  

 

ACTIVITY 4: Read this information about marriage in North America. Match the clauses in column A with information from column B.

A

  1. Before a man and a woman get married …
  2. Before the man gets married…
  3. When the woman get engaged…
  4. When the woman gets married…
  5. After the couple gets married…
  6. After their return from their honeymoon,…

B

  1. the newlyweds usually live on their own.
  2. she usually wears a white wedding dress.
  3. they usually date each other for a year or so.
  4. his male friends often give him a bachelor party.
  5. her female friends often give her a bridal shower.
  6. there is usually a wedding reception.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                               

DO YOU REMEMBER ALL OF THE VOCABULARY?

Find it here and keep practicing:

Go to this link: http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=381&level=2&unit=8&type=Cup_gallery&stage=1                                                                                         

 

Process

DAY 4

READING

NOW LET'S READ A LITTLE BIT MORE...

THERE ARE A LOT OF HOLIDAYS, AND ALL OF THEM ARE VERY INTERESTING. 

UNIQUE CUSTOMS

Look at the photos below. What do you think is happening in each picture?

        

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

  • January 17 is St. Anthony’s Day in Mexico. It’s a day when people ask for protection for their animals. They bring their animals to church. But before the animal go into the church, the people usually dress them up in flowers and ribbons.

 

  • On august 15 of the lunar calendar. Koreans celebrate Chusok to give thanks for the new harvest. It’s a day when people honor their ancestors by going to their graves to take them food and wine and clean their gravesites. Also on Chusok, a big meal with moon-shaped rice cakes is eaten.

 

  • One of the biggest celebrations in Argentina is New Year’s Eve. On the evening of December 31, families get together and have a big meal. At midnight, fireworks explode everywhere and continue throughout the night. Friends and families meet for parties, which last until the next morning.

 

  • Long ago in India, a princess who needed help sent her silk bracelet to an emperor. After he helped the princess, the emperor kept the bracelet as a sign of the loyalty between them. Today in India, during the festival of Rakhi, men promise to be loyal to their women in exchange for a bracelet of silk, cotton, or gold thread.

 

  • On the evening of February 3, people in Japanese families take one dried bean for each year of their age and throw the beans around their homes and shrines, shouting “Good luck in! Evil spirits out!” this is known as “Setsubun,” a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.

 

 

ACTIVITY 1: Read the article. Make five correct sentences using and item from each column.

A B C

On January 17,

During Rakhi,

On Chusok,

On New Year’s Eve,

On February 3,

People in Japan

people in Argentina

people in India

people in Mexico

people in Korea

visit the graves of their ancestors.

bring their animals to church.

stay up all night

celebrate the end of winter.

promise loyalty to their women.

 

DAY 5

LISTENING

a) You're going to listen to five people talking about music festivals. Write the speaker's name next to the festival(s) they have been to.

Click in here!

 

Bath blues festival.

The Big Chill.

Glastonbury.

Isle of Wight festival.

Reading music festival.

Rock festival in Ohio.

b) Listen again. Which speaker...?

1) when to a festival with members of their family.

2) doesn't know the name of the festival they went to.

3) has very clear memories of the experience.

4) went to a festival where there were a lot of people.

5) didn't sleep at all.

DAY 6

WRITING

 

FINALLY... :)

WRITE IN A PIECE OF PAPER YOUR THOUGHTS AND REFLEXION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

THERE IS NO ORDER, BUT YOU NEED TO ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTION.

Which one of the celebrations did you like the most? Describe the holiday or custom you liked the most

Does any of them are celebrated in your country?

Which one are different or new?

Is there a holiday or custom in your country that is similar to one described?

 

Evaluation

 

This is how your work will be evaluated.

  Beginning
1		 Developing
2		 Qualified
3		 Final
4		 Score
Stated Objective or Performance To identify and differentiate the different 'Celebrations' presented. To solve the different activities found in the Unit.  To construct foundations or basis of Relative and adverbial clauses of time. To compare and contrast the different celebrations in a text made by the student. 

Conclusion

You finished! Congratulations!

Now, as a review and to have some fun, you can play depending on the holiday you like:  here

And remember...

 

Credits

References:

  • New Interchange 2. English for international communication. For students. Cambridge University Press.

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