Worksheets Unit 4 Traditions and Festivities (1ro Medio)

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LISTENING ACTIVITY LISTENING ACTIVITY

You will listen to a group of people talking about their favorite You will listen to a group of people talking about their favorite
festivities. According to the audio, answer the following questions: festivities. According to the audio, answer the following questions:

1. What of the following activities 1. What of the following activities


2. What are souls believed to do 2. On what days is “Día de muertos
people don’t do during 18th of people don’t do during 18th of
during “Día de muertos” ? celebrated ?
September ? September ?
a) Rest in heaven a)31st of October
a) Flying kites b) Come back and visit their families a) Flying kites
b)1st of November
b) Eat empanadas c) Eat with their families b) Eat empanadas
c)1st of December
c) Dance to traditional dances d) Dance with their families c) Dance to traditional dances
d)1st and 2nd of November
d) Play with “trompos” d) Play with “trompos”

3. What was the purpose of the 4. Which of the festivities last for 3. What was the purpose of the 4. Which of the festivities last for
Venice carnival? more than three days? Venice carnival? more than three days?
a) To entertain tourists a) To entertain tourists
b) To hide people’s faces with masks a) Oktoberfest-Día de muertos b) To hide people’s faces with masks a) Oktoberfest-Día de muertos
c) To let people enjoy without b) 18th of September-Venice carnival c) To let people enjoy without b) 18th of September-Venice carnival
worrying about their status c) Día de Muertos-18th of September worrying about their status c) Día de Muertos-18th of September
d) To let people enjoy in the streets d) Venice carnival-Oktoberfest d) To let people enjoy in the streets d) Venice carnival-Oktoberfest

6. Which of the speakers didn’t 6. Which of the speakers didn’t


5. How did Oktoberfest start ? 5. How did Oktoberfest start ?
mention anything about food ? mention anything about food ?
a) Because of a farmers party a) Speaker 1 a) Because of a farmers party
a) Speaker 1
b) Because of a wedding b) Speaker 2 b) Because of a wedding
b) Speaker 2
c) Because of the beer c) Speaker 3 c) Because of the beer
c) Speaker 3
d) Because of a princess birthday d) Speaker 4 d) Because of a princess birthday
d) Speaker 4
LISTENING ACTIVITY LISTENING ACTIVITY
After listening to the recording, with a partner choose two of the After listening to the recording, with a partner choose two of the
festivals/celebrations mentioned, and describe them completing festivals/celebrations mentioned, and describe them completing
the following chart: the following chart:

Festivity N°1 Festivity N°2 Festivity N°1 Festivity N°2

Name of the Name of the


celebration/festivity celebration/festivity

Country Country

What is What is
celebrated? celebrated?

How did it How did it


originate? originate?

Date of the Date of the


celebration celebration

Main Main
characteristics of characteristics of
the celebration the celebration

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