What Are The Biggest Holidays In Your Country?

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Beginner

Learning Objectives

In this lesson you will:

Learn how to talk about holidays.

Exercise 1

Warm-up

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

Christmas

New Year's Eve

Golden Week

Coming of Age Day

Halloween

Valentine's Day

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.

For example:

"Christmas"

Exercise 2

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

give gifts

visit family

have a day off

wear traditional clothes

eat traditional food

watch fireworks

drink champagne

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.

For example:

"have a day off"

Can you think of any more things people do on holidays? If so, tell your tutor! If not, go to the next exercise.

Exercise 3

More Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

lonely
fun
expensive
sad
happy
romantic
exciting

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor which of the items on the list are positive and which are negative.

For example:

"Lonely is negative."

"Fun is positive."

Can you think of any more words to describe holidays? If so, tell your tutor! If not, go to the next exercise.

Exercise 4

Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor, then answer the questions.

	Teacher What are the biggest holidays in your country, Haruto?
	Haruto We have Coming of Age Day, Golden Week and New Year's Day.
	Teacher What do you do on New Year's Day?
	Haruto We have a day off, visit family and eat traditional food.
	Teacher Do you like New Year's Day?
	Haruto Yes, I do.
	Teacher Why do you like it?
	Haruto It's fun, and I love eating traditional food.
	Teacher What other holidays do you like?
	Haruto I also like Christmas.
	Teacher What do you do on Christmas?
	Haruto We don't have a day off, but people sometimes give gifts.
	Teacher Why do you like it?
	Haruto It's fun!

Check Your Understanding

What does Haruto do on New Year's Day?

Why does Haruto like New Year's Day?

What other holidays does Haruto like?

Exercise 5

Matching

Tell your tutor the correct answer to each question.

What are the biggest holidays in your country?

A.
We have New Year's Eve and Christmas.
B.
We has New Year's Eve and Christmas.
C.
We having New Year's Eve and Christmas.

What do you do on New Year's Eve?

A.
I watch fireworks.
B.
I watching fireworks.
C.
I watches fireworks.

Do you drink champagne on New Year's Eve?

A.
Yes, I does.
B.
Yes, I drink.
C.
Yes, I do.

Do you like Christmas?

A.
No, I don't.
B.
No, I do.
C.
No, I like.

Why don't you like it?

A.
Because it is lonely.
B.
Because it lonely.
C.
Because they are lonely.

Do you visit family on Christmas?

A.
Yes, they do.
B.
Yes, we do.
C.
Yes, we don't.

Exercise 6

Fill in the Blanks

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor and fill in the blanks. You will be Zach.

	Teacher What are the biggest holidays in your country, Zach?
	Zach We (1) Christmas, New Year's Eve and Halloween.
	Teacher What do you do on Christmas?
	Zach We have a day (2), give gifts and eat lots of traditional (3).
	Teacher Do you like Christmas?
	Zach Yes, I (4).
	Teacher Why?
	Zach (5) fun!
	Teacher What other holidays do you like?
	Zach I also (6) New Year's Eve.
	Teacher What do you do on New Year's Eve?
	Zach I (7) champagne and watch fireworks.
	Teacher Why do you like it?
	Zach It's very exciting!