Let's celebrate!

Activity 10Video

1. Watch the 30 first seconds of the video with the sound off. Just focus on the images.2. Tick the elements related to Mardi Gras.

a) a float □ b) fireworks □ c) a marching band □

d) a jack-o'-lantern □ e) a mask □ f) a bonfire □

3. Watch the complete video, with the sound on.4. Write what these people are doing on these pictures (use BE + -ing):

a) (1.18) They are ................................................. b) (1.33) ...............................................................

c) (1.56) ................................................................ d) (2.21) ...............................................................

5. Watch the video again. Tick the sentences you can hear.

a) Mardi Gras is celebrated the same day as Carnival in Brazil and Italy. □b) It's a day of fun, festivities and culture. □c) It's the biggest party in the world. □d) Mardi Gras is not a day, it's an experience. □e) People decorate their houses for Mardi Gras. □f) People wear red, white and blue. □g) Mardi Gras is an artistic celebration of fun, food and family. □

6. Listen track 32 and repeat the new vocabulary:

Activity 11Listening

U.S.A's National Day

1. Listen to the complete document once.2. What does the 4th of July mean to them? Match the people with their answer:

Evan ● ● Celebrating Independence Day, there's a lot of fireworks, people wear red, white and blue. People go crazy. ①

Natasha ● ● Celebrating my country, the birth of it and why it's there. ②

Stassa ● ● My sister's birthday, and the birthday of the USA. ③

3. Listen again to Natasha and Stassa. What are their traditions for 4th of July?Tick the name corresponding to the tradition.

①Natasha □ Stassa □ Natasha □ Stassa □② Natasha □ Stassa □ Natasha □ Stassa □③ ④

4. Listen again to Evan and Natasha. What is commemorated on the 4th of July?Tick the correct answer.

The reading of the Declaration of Independence □Independence from Canada □Independence from the UK (United Kingdom) □The end of monarchy □

5. And you, what do you know about the French national day? What is commemorated on the 14 th

of July? Write a short sentence.

In France, the 14th of July commemorates ....................................................................................................

Activity 12Let's practice

1. Retrouve le nom des cinq fêtes que l'on célèbre aux Etats-Unis:

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2. Classe les mots suivants dans la bonne colonne du tableau:

I am having ... I am wearing ... I am watching ...

a party,

3. Grammaire