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Unit 1 Festivals and celebrations
Listening and Talking
Talk about festival experiences
Lead in
What festival have you celebrated recently? Can you talk about something about it with us?
Now, let's do some exercises to learn more.
Song Lin and Max are talking about a recent festival experience. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions.
1. What festival is Max talking about?
2. What did Max do during the festival?
3. What dishes did Max’s mother cook?
4. What did Max and his family do during and after
the dinner?
5. What was the best part of the festival?
Max is talking about his Christmas experience with his family.
He decorated the Christmas tree and put presents under it. Then he helped his mum prepare for the family dinner on Christmas Eve.
She cooked roast turkey, mashed potatoes, Christmas pudding and apple pie.
They shared stories and told jokes during the dinner. They played games with the children afterwards.
The best part was opening their presents on Christmas morning.
Listen again and tick the phrases that Max or Song Lin uses.
It was fantastic!
That’s amazing.
It was great to…
How wonderful!
It was great fun!
I’m really happy that…
How exciting!
It’s very exciting!
I’m pleased to…
Expressing feelings and emotions
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SL= Song Lin M=Max
SL: Hi, Max. How was your holiday?
M: Hi, Song Lin. It was fantastic, thanks.
SL: So you went back to Canada to celebrate Christmas with your family, right?
M: Yes. I hadn’t seen my family for a whole year. So it was great to see them again.
SL: Good for you! So what did you do when you arrived home?
M: Well, first I helped decorate the Christmas tree and put presents under it. Then I helped my mum prepare for the family dinner on Christmas Eve.
SL: How wonderful! Your mum must have been very happy. I guess it was a really big meal.
M: Oh, for sure! We cooked so much delicious food, like roast turkey, mashed potatoes, and Christmas pudding. She even taught me how to make app