Tag: celebrations
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Father’s Day (beginner/intermediate)
Photo from the City of Toronto Archives Father’s Day is an annual celebration of fathers and father figures that is observed every June in Canada. This lesson was created for a small group of CEFR B1/CLB 5 learners. It has a simple article with relevant vocabulary terms to define and discussion questions. There is a…
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Pi Day
Photo by Dennis Wilkinson on Flickr Pi Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated on March 14th. This lesson is designed for a group of around 6 students, and includes a short, simple article, questions, vocab words, idiom definitions, a video, and a simple browser game.
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Easter
Photo by Mariusz Cieszewski Easter is a Christian and secular holiday celebrated in the late spring. The Easter Bunny, chocolate, candy, lilies, and family meals and religious services are all traditional elements of the holiday. This lesson is based on an article about traditional Easter symbols and an article about Easter in Canada. It incorporates true-or-false…
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Passover
Photo by cottonbro studio Passover, or Pesach, is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Its date is set by the Hebrew calendar, and occurs in the spring.
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Nowruz
Nowruz is the Persian New Year celebration, observed on the Spring Equinox yearly.
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