Level 1 Unit 2
Level 1 Unit 2
READING
1 Look at the text. What is it?
a A blog b An article c A novel
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There are lots of interesting celebrations in South America. These celebrations are
very important for the local people in each country, and they are a good opportunity
for tourism, too. In Brazil, festas juninas are fantastic. People celebrate them in
June. June is a cold month, but there’s usually a little winter sun so it’s warm during
festas juninas. The first day is 13th June, Saint Anthony’s Day. The second important
celebration is 24th June, Saint John’s Day, and the last party is the very popular Saint
Peter’s celebration, on 29th June. Different cities celebrate in different ways. They
prepare music shows, dances, recitals and different cultural expressions. They usually
have the celebrations in arraiais. They are special places decorated with colourful flags
and balloons. People always dance there. They organize quadrilhas: these are traditional dances, such as
sarue, mana-chica and quadrilha caipira.
These celebrations are a good opportunity to see friends and family and have a very
nice time together. People usually eat typical dishes and drink traditional drinks.
Food is a very important aspect of the celebrations. Two very frequent ingredients in
typical dishes are corn and cassava.
Festas juninas are a unique opportunity to enjoy cultural aspects in Brazil.
Where?
When?
Activities?
WRITING
1 You’re a student at United School. Write for the school blog. Write about a typical celebration in your country or a
celebration you like.
Name of celebration
When?
Where?
Typical activities
b Write the text. Use the information in the chart and the text in the Reading section as a model.
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2 Complete the definitions. Use the verbs from the box in the right form. Add other words.
a A doctor . e Engineers .
b A dentist . f A taxi driver .
c A nurse . g Shop assistants .
d Teachers .
5 Complete the blanks with one of the words from the box.