Listening:
Isn't that music fantastic? It's from a samba CD that I got when I was in Rio for carnival. Wow~, carnaval in Rio is really something. It's a party that lasts for four whole days. It's hold in late Feb or early March. But you need to book a hotel room way in advance, because hotels fill up very quickly. Caunival is celebrated all over Brazil, but the most famous part is in Rio.The whole city is decrated in colored lights and streamers. It's really beautiful. Everyone is very friendly, especially to visitors from other countries. The best part about carnival is the big parade. The costumes are unbelievable, people work on them for months. It's really fantastic to watch. Everyone dances the samba in the streets. I'd really recommand you to go to Rio for carnival if you ever have the chance.
A:
Your wedding pictures are really beautiful, EmikoArmycal.
Thank you. Those pictures were taking right after the ceremony.
Where was the ceremony?
At a shrine. When people get married in Japan, they sometimes have the ceremony at a shrine.
That's interesting. Were there a lot of people there?
Well, usually family members and close friends go to the ceremony. But afterward that we have a reception with family and friends.
So, what do receptions like in Japan?
There's a big dinner and after the full deserved, the guests give speeches or sing songs.
It sounds like fun.
It really is. And then before the guests leave, the bride and groom give them presents.
The guests get presents?
Yes, and the guests give money to the bride and groom.
B:
I'm curious, what did you and your hunsband give everyone?
Well, suger is a symbol of happiness in Japan. So we give each guest a ceramic box filled with sweets.
What a nice custom, It sounds like it was a wonderful day.
Oh, it really was.
Make Sentences:
- It's a day when orign/why/activies/food/give/receive/time. Thanksgiving is a night when family members get together to celebrate the harvest.
- Is ... fantastic? Is that music fantastic? Is that movie fantastic?
- It's from ...that... when ... It's from a samba city that I got when I was in Rio for carnival. The bag is from a second-hand shop that I got it when I travelled in Wuhan.
- ... is really something/someone. Carnival in Rio is really something The party is really something./My mum is really someone.
- It's a party that last for...days. It's a party that last for four whole days. National Day is a vacation that last for seven whole days./National Day is a holiday that last for a week.
- It's hold in ... It's hold in late Feb or early. The party is hold in Sunday night.
- You need to... You need to book a hotel room way in advance. You need to check you computer./You need to brush your teeth before you go to bed.
- I'd really recommand you to do sth. I'd really recommand you to go to Rio for carnival if you ever have the chance. I'd really recommand you to visit the Great Wall if you ever have the chance.
- What do ... like ...? What do receptions like in Japan? What do carnival like in Rio?/What do Thanksgiving like in American?
- is a symbol of Suger is a symbol of happiness in Japan. Yellow is a symbol of jealous and deceit./The Great Wall is a symbol of China.
- give money to someone the guests give money to the bride and groom. My father give money to my mother.
- take pictures Those pictures were taking right after the ceremony Where did you take these pictures?
- have the ceremony they sometimes have the ceremony at a shrine My family will have a ceremony next Sunday./He will attend a funeral ceremony next Sunday.
- have/hold a reception with someone We have a reception with family and friends. CEF will hold a reception for Thanksgiving in late November
- get married When people get married in Japan, they sometimes have the ceremony at a shrine. She got married with her boyfriend.
Freetalk: Your favorite holiday...
What's your favirote holiday?
National Day is my favorite holiday. It's the longest vacation among all national holidays besides the Spring Festival. And it lasts for 7 whole days. It celebrates in Oct. first. And it's a vacation that last for 7 whole days.
What do people usually do?
People during the vational usually go shopping or have a trip. To be honest, you can do anything you can to relax yourself.
Cool! What did you do during your last National Day.
I really missed my dad and mum, and especiall my little niece since I haven't met them for months. So I just go home and spent the time with them.
Did you have any advice?
You'd better book the tickets way in advance if you need to buy the tickets. The tickets are very difficult to book during the vacotion.
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| Useful Response Sentences: |
| Tell me more about it. |
| Really, why do you like it?/why do people celebrate it? |
| What do they(people) do in the festival?/How do people usually do in the festival? |
| Do you do anything special?/Do you do + details |
| That's interesting./That's cool./Sounds fun./It sounds like fun./Yeah, it really is. |
| I'm curious!/ Question. |
| It sounds like +sentences./It sounds like it was a wonderful day. |
Others:
The Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is celebrated/hold in January fifteenth in lunar calendar.
Easter The Easter is hold in the first Sunday after Spring equinox.
Father's Day Father's Day is hold in the third Monday in June.