Hello, hello, How are you today? Hello, hello, How are you today?
How are you today?
What day is it today?
How's the weather today?
Let's learn:
India
Ireland
China
Brazil
Vocabulary:
a dragon
fireworks
a paade
Grammar:
Culture:
'celebrate' / sentence order / on + during prepositions
Special Days Around the World
Vocabulary
China / Ireland / Brazil / India a painting / a rollercoaster / vegetables
China
Ireland
Brazil
India
What is it?
Drag
a parade
fireworks
a dragon
Match
a parade
fireworks
a dragon
Grammar
'celebrate' / sentence order / on + during prepositions
Before we read, let's learn:
People celebrate birthdays with cake.
celebrate
'to celebrate' is to do something special on a happy day.
People celebrate Christmas with presents.
We can change the order of sentences:
I always takes photos on my birthday.
On my birthday, I always take photos.
We use a comma (,) when a time phrase is first.
I have science class on Wednesdays.
On Wednesdays, I have science class.
Your Turn
I usually play games on my birthday.
On my birthday, I usually play games.
I have English class on Saturdays.
On Saturdays, I have English class.
We use the prepositions 'on' and 'during' to talk about special days:
We use 'during' to talk about more than one day.
We use 'on' to talk about one day.
My Classes
P.E.
science
maths
history
geography
English
English
During the week, I have 7 classes.
On Mondays, I have P.E. class.
Choose
On
During
my birthday, I always have a party.
During
On
July, the weather is very sunny.
On
During
Saturdays, I sometimes watch TV.
On
During
Christmas Day, I eat a lot of food.
During
On
winter, I like to play in the snow.
Culture
Special Days Around the World
Read
People in China celebrate Chinese New Year. They celebrate for 16 days. It starts on the 17th of February and ends on the 3rd of March.
People in China celebrate Chinese New Year. They celebrate for 16 days. It starts on the 28th of March and ends on the 12th of February.
Read
During Chinese New Year, people watch fireworks and dragon dances. There are many parades. They wear red clothes and eat dumplings.
Read
People in Ireland celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. They celebrate on the 17th of March.
People in Ireland celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. They celebrate on the 17th of March.
Read
On Saint Patrick's Day, people watch parades and listen to music. They wear green clothes and eat stew.
Read
People in Brazil celebrate Carnival. They celebrate for 5 days. It starts on the 13th of February and ends on the 18th of February.
People in Brazil celebrate Carnival. They celebrate for 5 days. It starts on the 13th of February and ends on the 18th of February.
Read
During Carnival, people watch parades. There are many dancers and they wear colourful costumes. There is music, and people sing and play the drums.
Read
People in India celebrate Diwali. They celebrate on the 20th of October.
People in India celebrate Diwali. They celebrate on the 20th of October.
Read
On Diwali, people light candles. They clean and decorate their houses with lots of lights. They wear colourful clothes, too. They eat sweets called barfi.
Match
people watch colourful parades.
During Chinese New Year,
people light many candles.
On Saint Patrick's Day,
During Carnival,
people watch dragon dances.
On Diwali,
people wear green clothes.
Say
What do people do during Chinese New Year?
What do people do on Saint Patrick's Day?
What do people do during Carnival?
What do people do on Diwali?
Do you know another special day? What do people do?
Well done!
Let's review:
India
Ireland
China
Brazil
Vocabulary:
a dragon
fireworks
a paade
Grammar:
Culture:
'celebrate' / sentence order / on + during prepositions
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Transcript
Lesson 3.5.6
Special Days Around the World
Hello!
I'm Flora.
Hello, hello, How are you today? Hello, hello, How are you today?
How are you today?
What day is it today?
How's the weather today?
Let's learn:
India
Ireland
China
Brazil
Vocabulary:
a dragon
fireworks
a paade
Grammar:
Culture:
'celebrate' / sentence order / on + during prepositions
Special Days Around the World
Vocabulary
China / Ireland / Brazil / India a painting / a rollercoaster / vegetables
China
Ireland
Brazil
India
What is it?
Drag
a parade
fireworks
a dragon
Match
a parade
fireworks
a dragon
Grammar
'celebrate' / sentence order / on + during prepositions
Before we read, let's learn:
People celebrate birthdays with cake.
celebrate
'to celebrate' is to do something special on a happy day.
People celebrate Christmas with presents.
We can change the order of sentences:
I always takes photos on my birthday.
On my birthday, I always take photos.
We use a comma (,) when a time phrase is first.
I have science class on Wednesdays.
On Wednesdays, I have science class.
Your Turn
I usually play games on my birthday.
On my birthday, I usually play games.
I have English class on Saturdays.
On Saturdays, I have English class.
We use the prepositions 'on' and 'during' to talk about special days:
We use 'during' to talk about more than one day.
We use 'on' to talk about one day.
My Classes
P.E.
science
maths
history
geography
English
English
During the week, I have 7 classes.
On Mondays, I have P.E. class.
Choose
my birthday, I always have a party.
July, the weather is very sunny.
Saturdays, I sometimes watch TV.
Christmas Day, I eat a lot of food.
winter, I like to play in the snow.
Culture
Special Days Around the World
Read
People in China celebrate Chinese New Year. They celebrate for 16 days. It starts on the 17th of February and ends on the 3rd of March.
People in China celebrate Chinese New Year. They celebrate for 16 days. It starts on the 28th of March and ends on the 12th of February.
Read
During Chinese New Year, people watch fireworks and dragon dances. There are many parades. They wear red clothes and eat dumplings.
Read
People in Ireland celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. They celebrate on the 17th of March.
People in Ireland celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. They celebrate on the 17th of March.
Read
On Saint Patrick's Day, people watch parades and listen to music. They wear green clothes and eat stew.
Read
People in Brazil celebrate Carnival. They celebrate for 5 days. It starts on the 13th of February and ends on the 18th of February.
People in Brazil celebrate Carnival. They celebrate for 5 days. It starts on the 13th of February and ends on the 18th of February.
Read
During Carnival, people watch parades. There are many dancers and they wear colourful costumes. There is music, and people sing and play the drums.
Read
People in India celebrate Diwali. They celebrate on the 20th of October.
People in India celebrate Diwali. They celebrate on the 20th of October.
Read
On Diwali, people light candles. They clean and decorate their houses with lots of lights. They wear colourful clothes, too. They eat sweets called barfi.
Match
people watch colourful parades.
During Chinese New Year,
people light many candles.
On Saint Patrick's Day,
During Carnival,
people watch dragon dances.
On Diwali,
people wear green clothes.
Say
What do people do during Chinese New Year?
What do people do on Saint Patrick's Day?
What do people do during Carnival?
What do people do on Diwali?
Do you know another special day? What do people do?
Well done!
Let's review:
India
Ireland
China
Brazil
Vocabulary:
a dragon
fireworks
a paade
Grammar:
Culture:
'celebrate' / sentence order / on + during prepositions
Special Days Around the World
See you next time!