FESTIVALS IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD

FESTIVALS

APRIL

MARCH

FEBRUARY

JANUARY

Valentine's Day

St Patrick's Day

All Fool's Day

New Year's Day

Presidents' Day

Martin Luther King Day

Freedom Day

Earth Day

JULY

JUNE

MAY

AUGUST

July 4th

The Queen's Birthday

May Day

Notting Hill Carnival

Memorial Day

Canada Day

Christmas

NOVEMBER

OCTOBER

SEPTEMBER

DECEMBER

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Labour Day

Boxing Day

Columbus Day

Guy Fawkes

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New Year's Day

New Year's Day is celebrated all around the world on January 1st. They sleep in after New Year's Eve and make New Year's resolutions.

LOOK and ANSWER !

1) What type of document is it ? 2) Who can you see ? 3) Read the speech bubbles : a) what are the transparent words ? b) what are the words that you already know ? 4) What is the difference between "New Year" and "Last Year" ? 5) What is the tone of this document ? 6) What is the author's message ?

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MLK Day

Martin Luther King Day is celebrated in the United States of America on the third Monday of January. It is a bank holiday : American people don't work !

LOOK and ANSWER !

1) What are the common points and the differences between these three designs by on Martin Luther King Day ? 2) Imagine next MLK Day's design for this search engine !

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Valentine's Day

WATCH AND COMPLETE !

Martin Luther King Day is celebrated all around the world on February 14th. It isn't a bank holiday !

THE ORIGIN 1) Valentine's Day began in ___ AD. 2) Bishop Valentine was killed on February __th. ON VALENTINE'S DAY, EACH YEAR ... 3) Women buy __% of all gifts. 4) __% of flowers are bought by men. 5) __ million roses are offered. 6) __ million boxes of chocolate are bought. 7) _ million people buy gifts for their pets. 8) __% of flowers are bought by women for themselves !

WRITE A CARD TO A FRIEND !

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Presidents' Day

Presidents' Day is celebrated in the United States of America on the third Monday of February. It is a bank holiday !

LOOK AND READ !

Thomas Jefferson was the third US president.

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president.

George Washington was the first president.

Theodore Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth president.

Are the Presidents in the chronological order on Mount Rushmore ?

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St Patrick's Day

St Patrick's Day is the national day of Ireland. It is celebrated on March 17th. People wear green clothes !

LOOK AND FIND !

1- The colour of the woman's t-shirt 2- The colour of the man's t-shirt 3- The symbol of Ireland 4- An action verb 5- A year 6- An onomatopoeia 7- The colour of the drink

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All Fools' Day

All Fools' Day is on April 1st. It is celebrated all around the world but it isn't a bank holiday. People make tricks and jokes to their friends and families.

WHAT ARE THE 10 BESTPRANKS ?

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Freedom Day

Freedom Day is on April 27th. It is celebrated in South Africa and commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994.

WEBQUEST

1) Make some research about : - Nelson Mandela - Apartheid - The South African flag 2) Describe the cartoon in a short paragraph.

CHALLENGE

Write a speech in honour of Nelson Mandela's fight for freedom.

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Earth Day

Earth Day is on April 22nd. It is celebrated all around the world.

LET'S RECYCLE !

PLASTIC

METAL

GLASS

ORGANIC

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May Day

READ AND FIND THE TIME EXPRESSIONS !

May Day is on May 1st. It is celebrated all around the world. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom. It is said to be a time of love and romance. People celebrate the coming of summer with lots of different customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter.

The celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. It was held annually from April 28th to May 3rd.

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day is on the last day of May. It is a bank holiday in the USA. This celebration is a tribute to the American soldiers who died in all the wars. Let's see how the Americans express their patriotism and respect for their Army !

WATCH AND ANSWER !

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ANTHEM

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The Queen's Birthday

The Queen's Birthday is on the second Saturday in June. Her real birthday is on April 21st, but it is sunnier in Summer ! Do you know these royal idioms ?

QUEEN BEE > A woman who thinks she is the most important person in a group. CROWN JEWELS > The most impressive or valuable possession you own. PRINCE CHARMING > An attractive and kind man that one dreams will make their life perfect. A ROYAL PAIN > Something or someone who is annoying and bad. DRAMA QUEEN > Someone who tends to treat situations more serious than what they are. LIVE LIKE A KING > To live with a lot more money than you need. KING'S RANSOM > A very large amount of money. BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR > To have dreams that are unlikely to become real.

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Independence Day

Independence Day is on July 4th in the USA. In 1776, they wrote the Declaration of Independence.

WATCH AND ANSWER !

13 stripes > colonies

50 stars > states

1) Who wrote the Declaration ? 2) Who changed the first document ? 3) Who was King of England in 1776 ? 4) Was there equality and liberty in the USA ?

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Canada Day

Canada Day is on July 1st. It is celebrated in Canada. In 1867, the three colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick united and created a Dominion. On Canada Day, there are fireworks, parades, barbecues, concerts, carnivals, fairs and picnics.

LET'S FIND !

SYMBOLS OF CANADA NAMES OF THE PROVINCES IMPORTANT CITIES HISTORICAL EVENTS

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Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival is in August. It is celebrated in London.

WATCH, READ AND FIND !

Years / Places / Distances / Adjectives / Number of arrests

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Labour Day

Labour Day is on the first Monday of September. It is celebrated in the USA and many countries !

START

RULES

LEARN AND PLAY !

JOB

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Halloween

Halloween is on October 31st, in the USA.

WRITE A SCARY STORY !

This Halloween, I dressed up as a N. I went to [PLACE] to find a treat. N was there in a A costume and was V a N. We went trick or treating together and someone gave us a scary N. It was A and A.

N = Noun V = Verb-ing A = Adjective

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Columbus Day

Columbus Day is on October 12th, in the USA to honour the famous explorer who "discovered" America in 1492.

HERO OR VILLAIN ?

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thurday of November, in the USA. People have a meal together ; they go to the parade and watch football games.

ROLL-A-STORY

Roll a dice 4 times. Each roll decides the setting, character and problem in your story !

THE REAL STORY

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Guy Fawkes's Day

Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated on November 5th. in the United Kingdom. There are dinners, fireworks and bonfires to remember Guy Fawkes's failed attack of the British Parliament in 1605.

LEARN A POEM !

MAKE A GUY !

Remember, Remember The Fifth of November Gunpowder, Treason and Plot We see no Reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot.

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Christmas Day

Christmas Day is on December 25th. It is celebrated all around the world. People decorate their houses, have a big meal and offer presents to their relatives.

WATCH AN AD !

VOCABULARY

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Boxing Day

Christmas Day is on December 26th. It is celebrated in the United Kingdom and other countries of the Commonwealth. People go shopping because there are big sales !

WATCH AND FIND WHICH SENTENCE IS WRONG !

There is a boxing competition on TV.

There are football games on TV.

People go shopping.

Charities give food to the poor.