CARNIVAL AROUND THE WORLD - CONVERSATION 1º ESO

Which places do you know that are famous for their carnivals?

Badajoz - Festival of Regional, National and International Tourist Interest

Gran Canaria - One of the oldest and most historic festivals in the culture of Spain

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro - the biggest carnival in the world

Notting Hill Carnival - one of the most important festivities in England. It's a celebration of Caribbean cutlure

Watch these two videos from Notting Hill and Rio Carnivals and answer these questions.

• Which one do you like more? Why?
• Would you like to visit them?
• What things do they have in common?
• How are they different?

What have you dressed up as in other years?

Do you like to dress up for Carnival?

Does your town or area have a carnival or street festival?

In pairs, think of a costume. Then go out in front of the class and describe it using PRESENT CONTINUOUS sentences. Your classmates can ask you questions using PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS, but you can only answer yes or no. The pair that guesses the most costumes wins.

PLAY THIS BAMBOOZLE GAME TO REVISE SOME CARNIVAL VOCABULARY!