1. Label the pictures with the words from the box. costume parade decorations bonfire _ fireworks Nouns related to celebrations custom bank holiday festival parade show firework bonfire decoration costume Related adjectives special unusual different traditional Related verbs eat dink dance wear dress up gather gather drink dance ring wear eat smash fo ee = a bum wt two espressos at work every day. smash 2. Lots of people still to disco music. bid 3. Weusually ‘spaghetti on Tuesdays. 4, My friends always costumes for the camival 5. The phones at my office all day tong, What's your favourite (Came Ccag and play football in my neighbourhood, Cee ea 7. People here aglass at weddings. It's a custom. Bnet 3. Read and circle the correct option. 1. StPatrick’s Day is a different / traditional celebration in Ireland, 2. On New Year's Day, nobody goes to work. It's a bank holiday / custom: 3. People never hug in Japan. Its very unusual / special for them, 4, Halloween celebrations in the USA and Australia are decorations / diNa elee ean an=xclaliare) ipictures and guess which countries these New Year's Eve customs are from. Traveller Joe ee ee a “Happy New Year” around the world New Year's Eve s a special day forall of us, but there are different 5 customs in every country. Let's have a look at some of them! picture: December is not a bank holiday in England, so in the morning, people go to work as usual. However, SSousands gather in the streets. At midnight in London, Big Ben rings and a great firework show starts. ‘each other, drink champagne and dance to British rack music al night long. pi N= Eve, people in Denmark usually have a family dinner and eat traditional food. But they've got a 100: they smash plates on their friends’ doorsteps for good luck. The houses with lots of smashed have a good year. - picture: ‘De New Year starts on a different date every year, in January or February. On New Year's Eve, the streets g ae aluays full of red decorations and people never go to work. At night, they wear red costumes and with live music and amazing shows in the streets of the city E picture B= very unusual New Year's Eve tradition in Ecuador. People make paper dolls of cartoon characters and They also wear special costumes and there are small parades. At night, they bum the dolls on huge E5for good luck. After midnight, people rarely stay at home. They often go to big parties or dance in the and match the headings with the paragraphs in the blog entry. the doll! b. Break a plate! . Party time! d. Paint it red iBick the correct option(s). Pema Cin Ecuador Rave family dinners on New Year's Eve. i's Eve is a bank holiday, idence to celebrate the New Year. *s Eve isn't in December. swear costumes on New Year's Eve. ch of these countries would you like to visit on New Year’s Eve? Why? Unit 3 [Restart 1on gramm. trees Present Simple (V) (I clean) We use the Present Simple for present: “habits Spanish people often eat tapas. routines / wake up at 6:00 every day. sstates People in Italy love cappuccino Affirmative (v) s you clean he/sheit cleans welyoulthey clean Spelling tips Iclean —> he/she/it cleans Iwatch —» he/she/it watches (-, -sh, -ch, -x,-o) I study —> he/she/it studies (consonant + y) Viplay —> he/she/it plays (vowel + y) have —> he/she/ithas Time expressions every day/week/month/year ‘on Monday(s) ‘once / twice / three times a week in the morning/aftemnoor/evening at noon/night/midnight at the weekend, at weekends 6. Read the blog entry again and underline people's habits on New Year’s Eve, based on the Grammar | 7a. Complete a mother’s descrig of her son’s birthday with the Present Simple (V) of the verbs in brackets. My husband and | ‘have. (have) ‘@ costume party for Mike's birthday every 1. a year. We # (make) a cake 3. and we ? (clean) the house. 4, My son always * (wear) 5, colourful costumes, but my husband rarely 5 (dress up). My mother usually . (eat) alot of cake and my father 9, ic (drink) tea with milk. 4, Mike loves his birthday because he never 2 , (study) on that day; he 5 * (play) with his friends and they ~* q (dance) a lot! And what about me? 117 (tidy) the house after the 5 party. Lucky me! 6. 8. Complete with the object pronouns. 3. Firework shows are amazing, | really like ! eee ak eed ‘Adverbs of frequency We use adverbs of frequency to express how often ‘something happens. never Position of adverbs of @ rarely frequency: © sometimes We usually travel by plane @@0 often (before the main verb) ©00 usually We are usually busy ©0000 always (after the verb “be") Personal Pronouns Subject Object Pronouns Pronouns | me We use object pronouns: a4 ia + after verbs, as their objed e im Can you helo me? she her youhelp it it + after prepositions we 3 (with, to, at, for, etc) you = I've got a gift for her. they them Where is your sister? This doll is for her | go to this festival once a year. You can come with. Mr Mortis is my neighbour, | always say hi to | go to work in this old car. hate ___! We live in Paddington. Visit any timel Read and circle the correct option. You are often / often are late for class. The bus usually is /is usually full in the morning, Cathy always kisses / kisses always her children goo |lam sometimes / sometimes am tired after work. We sleep rarely / rarely sleep in the afternoon. They never answer / answer never my phone calls, Restart 1 [ Unit 3 | superiblog entry about a local celebration sentences about ways to celebrate. £ traditional food, each other. costumes. d. festivals e. inthe streets AC to folk music. 9g. champagne. ‘blog entry describing how people celebrate a special day in your country. You can use the for ideas. Se enmesc cece PR Umia seo 0c coact one JS world, people celebrate special days in different ways. In my country, In English, we use but or however to express contrast. People gather in the streets but they never dance. People gather in the streets. However, they never dance. Write six things people do to celebrate special days. 4 Unit 3 | Restart 1LISTENING 1. GB Listen to Traveller Joe's radio interview about two carnival celebrations and complete the blog with the letters (a-f) from the box. Then, vote for your favourite carnival. 1. MUSIC: 2, COSTUMES: 3. FOOD @ DRINKS: @. dance all night long . wear traditional masks e. eat special food ' b, listen to live music d._ wear feather hats f. drink lots of alcohol eed March ty traveleroe33 1. MUSIC: 2. COSTUMES: 3. FOOD @ DRINKS: My favourite camivals in: e°o _J VENICE, ITALY pres (82 votes) OO _) fo, sraz (118 votes) 2. @B cisten to a presentation about a big festival in the UK and complete the notes with the correct adverb of frequency. Glastonbury Festival, UK + the biggest arts festival in Europe sit! takes place in June * very difficult to find tickets - they are * sold out very quickly * rock and pop bands, Dis and other performers + farnous guitarist Steve Newman has a blast every year + he? eats amazing ethnic food have a blast = have a great time + wear casual clothes to Glastonbury - people . dress up | always have a blast at Nina‘s parties. take an umbrella because it ° rains Restart 1] Unit 32s in the example. fot drink alcohol gifts play cards sing traditional songs jst you do on New Year's Eve, Use the phrases from the box, adverbs of frequency and your watch firework shows have a family dinner On New Year's Eve, (always eat a lot. dance to live music have a good time E> is a traditional Spanish dance. Look at the pictures and describe how Clara Silvera, a famous dancer, gets ready for the Bienal de Flamenco Festival, as in the example. Every year, on the day of her performance, Clara has @ big breakfast at 8 o'clock. Then, she have a big breakfast / at 8 o'clock get dressed for her show / in the afternoon expressing certainty jyour own ideas. S 100% BS the Chinese New Year this year? sure that it's on the 8" of February. s ties Poppy! Who is that man in the blue T-shirt? | © no ideal Let's ask Daniel - 0% [Listen to the dialogues. Then, act them out with your partner changing the words in bold and using practise with her partner / in the morning —s perform in the town square / go to bed / after midnight in the evening ma hundred percent sure/certain that I'm quite sure/certain that I think that 'm not sure. have no idea!am a BUILD IT UP! : ae eae ROME LCE Ud Re) ui We use adjectives related to Albania Albanian Cyprus Cypriot Italy-Italian countries to show: Australia - Australian England-English Russia - Russian eas Brazil - Brazilian France-French Spain - Spanish Orden Reaeraeee a Bulgaria - Bulgarian Germany-German Turkey - Turkish Language: Can you speak Germ China - Chinese Greece - Greek the USA - American 1. Choose and complete. 2. Talk about people's habits in different countries, as in the exé a. My friend Omar is from Mei is from Chil b. Hove beklava, We use personal pronouns | | She eats rice fa (subject or object) to avoid repetition. | times a welll Tim likes Rosa. Fim He goes to the cinema _ = with Rosa her on Saturdays. | a. The Eiffel Tower is in b. fashion designers are : famous all over the world. a S| py, ae ET Russia-Russian ) i a is an interesting language. = b. Winter is very cold in i | “ EF cyprus - Cypriot China Italy eat rice / drink espresso / a. i'm but | live in England. four times a week twice a day b. Alex is our new colleague from ‘Susan a Petra Fira) a. |can speak well. | think it's very easy, ). We = b. /e can travel to this England ' Germany ee have tea/ go to Oktoberfest, usually / watch 3 every afternoon every year baseball games EF Greece - Grech) at weekends a has got arichhistory. 3, @) Listen and circle the correct sound. b. | love traditional dishes. Idiom time! In the Present Simple, the third 2, eats person -s is pronounced /s/ 3. brushes It’s all Greek to me. = (he drinks) or /z/ (she hugs). 4 Ukes Idon't understand anythi ‘ ome The third person -es is 5. watches I think geometry is very pronounced /rz/ difficult. It's all Greek to me. (he smashes, she relaxes), oepay my bills —— — do my homework. Alfie often does his He — homework _ in the morning, at night. 2 cay after a shower. at the weekend. at the end of the month. your own habits and activities using adverbs of frequency. {= article from a travel guidebook with the countries and nationalities from the box. en and check your answers. France Russia SouthKorea Japan Chinese _ Indian rude? ‘that are polite or rude for all of us. considered polite or rude is different around the world. For example , itis rude to use extra salt or pepper on food in traditional restaurants. ‘that your food isn’t very tasty. , they believe it’s impolite to talk with your hands our pockets. , yellow flowers are bad luck and people never offer them as a present. people always eat all of their food. Those who leave food on their plates people believe that it's impolite to use your left hand when you eat, consider it dirty. never offer knives as a present. They thin by polite to offer a tip to a waiter. However, in not simple! Always learn about people's habits and customs before you visit EVssit our web page for more interesting articles: www.travelmate.co.uk. sad again and complete with the ‘5c. What is polite or rude in your country? Discuss {G-g) from the text. You will use with your partner, as in the example. twice. In ntry, pr if Me related to... ‘my country, people never eat with their mouth open. What about in yours?, J Restart 11. Read and circle the correct option. 1. Inthe USA, lots of children wear A. decorations B. costumes ©. clothes, 2. There's a great A. firework. B. custom «. festival show after the parade. 3. People in England never go to work on Christmas Day because it's a A. bonfire B. celebration . bank holiday 4. = When is International Women’s Day? ~thave A. not sure B. quite certain ¢. noidea 5. At this festival, people to traditional music all night long. A. eat B, dance . drink 6. Susan usually her bills ontine, A. pays B. does at Halloween, 7. Wearing red costumes on New Year's Eve i Chinese ‘A. celebration B. bank holiday c. custom 8. I travel to ‘twice a year, but | can't ‘speak the language. ‘A. French 8B. Germany . Spanish 9. On St Patrick's Day, people in Ireland wear green clothes and in the streets ‘A. dress up B. gather . bum 10. There are some amazing restauran in the city centre, A. China B. Chinish ¢. Chinese ra by plane. | hate it! AA. travel never B. always travel ¢, rarely travel Unit 3 | supe9. Nina A. often is B. is often ¢. often she is late for work. er? This book is for 10. I've got a letter for Mr and Mrs Brooks. Is this house? A. theirs B, them . their have a big lunch 2. Ask and answer the questions. 1. Which is your favourite bank holiday? Can you describe the things you do on that day? 2. What do you usually do when you go out in the evening? my English lessons 3. Have you got friends from foreign countries? Where are they from and what languages do they speak? 3. Reflect on your progress. j talk about celebrations? | read and understand a blog entry about | celebrations? talk about present habits, routines and states? write a blog entry about a special day in your country? listen and understand a radio interview about celebrations? spaghetti express certainty? talk about countries and nationalities? read and understand an article about what is polite or rude in different countries? ‘are the new T-shirts? in my bag, ons or