Talking about Festivals and Ceremonies (2)

Listen to the examples. Then ask and answer with a friend.

Does he recite the Holy Quran at the turn of the year? Yes, he does.

Does your father give you New Year gifts? No, he doesn't.

Does she have many friends? Yes, she has many friends.

Does your mom make a special food for Norooz? No, she doesn't make a special food.

Listen to the conversation and pay attention to the rising intonation of "Yes/No questions" (do/does).

Sam: Shayan, do you like spring?

Shayan: Yes, I like spring a lot.

Sam: Do you like rainy weather?

Shayan: Oh yes! But not on Nature Day.

Sam: Why not?

Shayan: Because we always go out on 13th of Farvardin.

Listen to the questions below and then practice.

1. Do you like rainy weather?

2. Does it rain a lot in Tehran?

3. Does she cook lunch?

4. Do you tell stories?

5. Does he like spring?

6. Does she eat nuts?

Talk to your teacher.

Wish you a great holiday!

Happy new year!

Look at the tables below and listen to your teacher's explanations.

I / We / You / They like New Year holidays.

He / She likes New Year holidays.

We study English.

Yasin reads a newspaper.

Ali watches TV.

Zahra studies her lessons.

I / We / You / They do not buy new clothes.

He / She does not buy new clothes.

I don't play tennis.

Zahra doesn't wash the dishes.

Do I / we / you / they buy goldfish?

Does he / she buy goldfish?

Does Hamid buy goldfish?

I read my book.

You wash your car.

He cleans his room.

She studies her lessons.

The cat drinks its milk.

We paint our house.

They eat their lunch.

Find and underline "simple present tense" in the passage below.

Then find and underline "possessive adjectives".

Ahmed is from Turkey and he lives in Istanbul.

Fitr Eid is an important religious holiday in his country.

He likes this day a lot.

It's on the first day of Shawwal.

On Fitr Eid, Muslims don't fast.

They say their Eid prayers before noon.

In all Muslim countries people hold the same ceremony.

Tell your classmates five things about Festivals and Ceremonies.

Example: I really like Fajr Film Festival.

Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

A: Do you stay home at Yalda night?

B: No we don’t. We go to my grandparents’ house.

A: How nice! What do you do there?

B: We sit together and listen to poems of Hafez?

A: Nice! Do you eat watermelon?

B: Yes, we do. We also have nuts.

A: It sounds great.

1. What do they eat?

They eat watermelon and nuts.

2. What do they listen to?

They listen to to poems of Hafez.

3. Do they stay home at Yalda Night?

No, they don’t. They don’t stay home at Yalda Night.

Listen to the audio and answer the questions below.

Hi. I’m from China.

In my country New Year starts in January or February.

It changes every year!

Umm… Red is very important for Chinese people.

People wear red clothes.

Oh! And older people give “lucky money” to children in red envelopes.

1. Does the New Year start in March?

No, it starts in January or February.

3. What does everyone wear?

They wear red clothes.

4. What do older people give to children?

They give lucky money to children in red envelopes.

Read the following questions on card (A).

Then ask your classmates and write their answers on card (B).

Does your grandparent tell you stories?

Do you wear special clothes on New Year holidays?

Do you visit your relatives?

Do you get gifts?

Does your father work on holidays?

Talk with your classmates about national and international festivals.