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UNIT 10 OCCASIONS

1 BEFORE YOU WATCH


a Think of an important festival or day of celebration in your country. Answer the questions. Make notes.
1 What is the event or tradition?
2 What is the background of this event?
3 How widely is it celebrated?
4 What happens on this day?

b Talk to a partner about your festival or celebration day.

c Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. What do you think the connection is between them?

d Match the words and phrases in bold (1–8) with the meanings (a–h).
1 I’m so happy to get rid of my old, faulty laptop – good a a small explosive that makes a loud noise when it explodes
riddance to it. b a feeling of sadness
2 The document has a lot of confidential information. c a machine used for cutting things into very small pieces
Can you please put it in the shredder? d an expression you say when you are pleased something
3 The president’s speech was misinterpreted by many is gone
TV news shows. e to stop something unpleasant from harming or coming
4 The abandoned house was set ablaze by the firefighter. close to you
5 I hate the sound of firecrackers on New Year’s Eve. f letting go of strong feelings
6 When the manager described the company’s low profits for g to cause something to burn strongly
the year, there was a sense of gloom in the meeting. h to have an incorrect understanding of something
7 I take vitamin C in the winter to ward off colds.
8 After a frustrating day at work, I find a good workout is a
cathartic experience.

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UNIT 10 OCCASIONS
2 WHILE YOU WATCH
a Watch the video about different festivals and celebrations around the world. Are your ideas in 1c correct?

b Watch again. Complete the notes with information in the video.

Good Riddance Day, New York


What happens?
Background of the event:
Burning the Muñeco, Latin America
What happens?
Background of the event:
Old Man Gloom (Zozobra), Santa Fe, New Mexico
What happens?
Background of the event:
Naples, Italy
What happens?
Background of the event:
Corfu, Greece
What happens?
Background of the event:

c Complete the sentences with the correct word that you hear.
1 ‘Every year in the days leading to New Year’s Eve, crowds gather in Times Square …’
2 ‘… the burning has been misinterpreted by international figures represented in the effigies as being an act of
aggression them …’
3 ‘… it is aimed the type of event or controversy associated with them …’
4 ‘The figures are stuffed firecrackers and set ablaze at midnight.’
5 ‘… and move its mouth to growl the unwelcome approach of its fate.’
6 ‘The custom is said to have its roots ancient Greece …’
7 ‘I just feel like a weight lifted my shoulder.’
8 ‘These symbolic acts can bring a sense of optimism and renewed energy to people the year ahead.’

d Watch again and check your answers.

3 AFTER YOU WATCH


a Read the list below. Choose three things for Good Riddance Day in New York. Make notes and give reasons why you
want to get rid of them.
• a personal item
• a personal problem or feeling
• a social issue
• an environmental or global concern
• an event
• an idea or concept

b Work in small groups. Compare your lists and reasons. Do you have any similar ideas?

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