Take a fun quiz to explore how people celebrate around the world! Find out about different traditions, like breaking piñatas in Mexico, celebrating Mother’s Day in the UK, and eating long noodles for good luck in China. Learn about the exciting New Year’s Eve fireworks in London and the special Coming of Age Day in Japan. Test your knowledge and enjoy a virtual trip through these interesting customs!
Interactive Lesson Activities – CELEBRATE!
Interactive Activities
CELEBRATE! – World Traditions
Reading Instructions
Before You Begin
Read the passage in your Reading and Writing book.
It is in Unlock 2 – Unit 2 – Reading 1: CELEBRATE!
Discussion Activities
Work with a partner or in small groups to discuss these questions about celebrations.
🎂 Birthday Traditions
• In Mexico, they use piñatas for parties. How do you celebrate birthdays in your country?
• Do you eat special food like noodles for birthdays or special events? Why?
🎆 New Year Celebrations
• London celebrates with fireworks and Big Ben. How does your city celebrate New Year’s Eve?
• Do you prefer to go out to a big crowd or relax at home like the people in London do the next day?
👔 Growing Up
• In Japan, people are considered adults at 20. At what age are you considered an adult in your culture?
• Are there any special ceremonies when you become an adult?
💐 Family Celebrations
• How do people honour their mothers or fathers in your country?
• Do you give gifts or cook meals like they do in the UK?
Multiple Choice Quiz
Choose the correct answer for each question based on the reading passage.
Quiz Results
Fill in the Blanks
Complete the sentences using words from the reading passage.
1. Parents put chocolates and other inside the piñata.
Hint: Sugary treats
2. You have to eat the noodles in one .
Hint: A single part or unit
3. You can’t the noodles because long noodles are lucky.
Hint: Use a knife or scissors
4. Sons and daughters might surprise their mother by the house.
Hint: Tidying up
5. Many families take their mother to a for lunch or dinner.
Hint: A place to buy and eat meals
6. Fireworks light up the over London.
Hint: What is above you outside
7. The next day, people just relax at .
Hint: Where you live
8. Coming of Age Day is on the second in January.
Hint: A day of the week
9. Teenagers take on the of being an adult.
Hint: Duties or jobs you must do
10. A formal event that people go to is called a .
Hint: Vocabulary word
Results
True or False
Read the statements and decide if they are True or False.
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