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Theme: wish someone a good holiday and ask about local customs

• Introduce topic: Holidays and Traditions• Identify and use vocabulary ‘Ways to commemorate

a holiday’.• Identify and use adjective clauses.• Practice speaking and listening skillsTheme: ask about local customs• Practice speaking and reading skillsTheme: Explain wedding traditions• Identify and describe vocabulary ‘Getting married’• Practice speaking, writing and reading skills

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Holidays and Traditions

Unit 7Introduction

Activity: Speaking. Look at the pictures and answer the questions the teacher asks.

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Holidays and Traditions

Unit 7Introduction

Activity: Writing. And Speaking. Think about a holiday or tradition you like and answer the questions. Then share with the class.

What is it’s typical clothingWhat type of music does it have?What is the typical dish?Is there a traditional dance?Explain what happens during this event.

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8/23Activity: Vocabulary. Listen and repeat. Think of a celebration or holiday on which any of these take place.

Ways to commemorate a holidayThings you may want to share about:

set off fireworkspraywish each other wellmarch in paradessend cardsremember the deadhave picnics give each others giftswear costumes

Wish someone a good holiday

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8/23Activity: Grammar. Answer the following questions.

Adjectives clauses What is an adjective?

What is a clause?

What is an adjective clause?

What is a relative pronoun?Wish someone a good holiday

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Adjectives clauses What is an adjective?It’s a word that describes a noun (person, place, thing or idea).

What is a clause?It’s a part of a sentence or a sentence with S+V.

What is an adjective clause?It’s a clause that describes a noun.

What is a relative pronoun?It’s a pronoun used at the beginning of an adjective clause.

Remember a pronoun is a word that SUBSTITUTES a noun.

Wish someone a good holiday

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Examples of Adjectives clauses

A mariachi singer is someone who/that sings traditional Mexican music.

Carnaval is a great holiday for people who/that like parades.

Thanksgiving is a celebration that takes place in November.

The parade that commemorates Bastille Day is very exciting.

Wish someone a good holiday

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8/23Activity: Grammar. Answer the following exercise.

Exercise: Adjectives clauses

Wish someone a good holiday

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8/23Activity: Writing. Write 5 sentences using adjective clauses to describe a holiday or celebration.

Exercise: Adjectives clauses

Wish someone a good holiday

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8/23Activity: Grammar. Answer the following exercise.

Exercise: Adjectives clauses

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj1.htm

Wish someone a good holiday

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8/23Activity: Speaking. Watch the video and read the information and discuss about it.

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=14769

http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/jun/level-b/reading-comprehension-table-customs-in-thailand/

Ask about local customs

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8/23Activity: Vocabulary. Define the following words or phrases.

Getting marriedThe events

An engagement (get engaged)A (marriage) ceremony (get married)A receptionA honeymoon

Explain wedding traditions

The peopleA fiancéA fiancéeA brideA groomThe newlyweds

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8/23Activity: Speaking. Read the following saying or proverb about weddings and marriage Discuss what they mean.

Explain wedding traditions

Italy: “ Marry off your son when you wish. Marry off your daughter when you can.”

Ireland: “Marriages are all happy. It’s having breakfast together that causes all the trouble.”

South Africa: “Marriage is just friendship if there are no children.”

Poland: “The woman cries before the wedding and the man after.”

United Kingdom: Advice to the bride: “Wear something old and something new, something borrowed and something blue.”

Explain wedding traditions

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8/23Activity: Writing: Make a list of wedding traditions in MexicoReading: http://www.livescience.com/16810-10-world-wedding-traditions.html

Explain wedding traditions Before the wedding

At the wedding ceremony

After the wedding

Explain wedding traditions

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HW

Investigate about a holiday from another country and read the information. You will share it with your classmates next class.