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Practice Points ........................... 2 & 3 ***Poem ............................. 47
Information about the festivals .........4 & 5 Valentine*'s Day [February 14thl
Festivals *in Britain *** Valentine's Cards .................... 48
Festivals and Special Days ...........6 & 7 *** Computer Dating .................... 49
Birthday*s* The Story of Valentine's Day ........... 50
*** Birthday Parties ......................8 Pancake D* ay [FebruarylMarch]
Birthday Presents .....................9 * Pancake Fillings ..................... 51
Pancake Tossing Competition ..........5 2
***Lent .............................. 53
****W hat's in the Picture .................1 0 *
Find the Differences .................. 11 *** Animal Photographs ................. 54
Back to S*c hool [September: week I] Spring Festivals ...................... 55
** The Back to School Alphabet ........... 12 Patron Sa*in ts' Days [MarchlAprilINovember]
*** Going Back to School ................. 13 ** Saints' Names ....................... 56
GCSE Options ....................... 14 *** St Patrick's Day Postcard .............. 57
Harvest F*e stival [SeptemberIOctober] Welsh and English ................... 58
** Fruit and Vegetables .................1 5 Mother's *D ay [FebruarylMarch]
Harvest Boxes ....................... 16 *** Making Words ...................... 59
+ Rosh H*a*s hanah [September] Mother's Day Traditions ........... 60 & 61
*** Rosh Hashanah Traditions ............. 17 Comic Re*lie f [March]
Bad Things ......................... 18 ** What Colour Is It? ...................6 2
Clocks Go* Back [October: week 41 *** New School Rules .................... 63
** What Time Is It? ..................... 19 Charity Projects ..................... 64
An Hour Ahead ..................... 20 April Fool*'s Day [April lst]
Hallowe'e*n [October 31stI *** Who Is the Fool? .................... 65
* Hallowe'en Costumes .................2 1 Are You an April Fool? ................ 66
** Hallowe'en Apples ...................2 2 Easter [M*a rchlApril]
*** Are You Superstitious? ................2 3 ** Easter Egg Hunt ..................... 67
Who's the Thief? .................... 24 Hot Cross Buns ...................... 68
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Bonfire Night [November 5thl Easter Words ....................... 69
**G uys ..............................2 5 May Day *[ May Istl
** Where Are the Pets? ................. 26 *** Maypole Dancing ....................7 0
*** Bonfire Night Safety .................2 7 Word Spirals .........................7 1
*** The Story of Guy Fawkes .............. 28
Toffee Apples ....................... 29
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.* .Diwali* [*O ctoberlNovember] *** Theme Park Maze ................... 72
*** Preparing for Diwali .................. 30 Rollercoaster ....................... 73
Rama and Sita ...................... 31 Sports D*a*y [JuneIJuly]
*** Which Event? .......................7 4
* Who's the Winner? .................. 75
** Winter Weather ..................... 32 Summer F*& te [JuneIJulyl
Who Likes Winter? ................... 33 ** Tombola ........................... 76
Christma*s [December 25thl Prize Puzzle ........................ 77
** Advent Calendar .................... 34 Father's D* ay [June: week 31
** Christmas Show ..................... 35 ** Father's Day Cards ................... 78
*** Giant Christmas Crossword ........3 6 & 37 Why Don't We ... ? ................... 79
A Christmas Carol ....................3 8 Summer H* olidays [JulyIAugust]
New Year* [December 3Istl * Souvenir Shopping ................... 80
** New Year in Scotland ................. 39 . ** On Holiday in London ................ 81
*** New Year's Resolutions ...............4 0 *** Holiday Dot to Dot ................... 82
Celebrating the New Year .............4 1 *** Summer Holidays: Lost at the Airport ....8 3
.+Ramada*n and Id-ul-Fitr [Changes each year] Holiday Puzzle ...................... 84
*** The Muslim Year ....................4 2 4-N otting *H ill Carnival [August: week 41
Fast and Festival ..............: ......4 3 ** Carnival Wordsearch .................8 5
+Chinese New Year [JanuaryIFebruary] *** Looking Good .......................8 6
***@* Animal Years .......................4 4 Carnival Maze ...................... 87
Code Breaker ....................... 45 Highland* *G ames [AugustISeptember]
Burns Nig*h t [January 25thI *** Odd One Out ....................... 88
Burns Niaht Quiz .................... 46 tnmnetitinnc 89
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YEARS OF ENGLlSH Christmas: Advent Calendar .34
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Spring: Animal Photographs ................... 54 Summer Fete: Tombola ....................... .76
Summer Fete: Tombola ........................ 76 Ordinal numbers
Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr: The Muslim Year ......... 42
Adjectives
Valentine's Day: Valentine's Cards ...............4 8 Parts of the body
Comic Relief: What Colour Is It? ................. 62
Animals
Autumn: What's in the Picture? ................. 10 Prepositions
Spring: Animal Photographs .................. .54 Bonfire Night: Where Are the Pets? .............. 26
Asking forlgiving permission Questions
(can /?/yes, you cadno, you can't) Burns Night: Burns Night Quiz .................. 46
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Summer Holidays: On Holiday in London 81 Roomslfurniture
Because Bonfire Night: Where Are the Pets? .............. 26
Valentine's Day: Valentine's Cards ...............4 8 School
Clothes Back to School: The Back to School Alphabet ...... 12
Hallowe'en: Hallowe'en Costumes ............... 21 Telling the time
Comic Relief: What Colour Is It? ................. 62 Clocks Go Back: What Time Is It? ................ 19
Colours April Fool's Day: Who Is the Fool? .............. .65
Harvest Festival: Fruit and Vegetables ............ 15 Weather
Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr: The Muslim Year ........ .42 Winter: Winter Weather.. ..................... 32
Comic Relief: What Colour Is It? ................ .62 Words (making words)
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Dates New Year: New Year in Scotland .39
Birthdays: Birthday Parties ..................... 8 Mother's Day: Making Words ................... 59
Describing people Notting Hill Carnival: Carnival Wordsearch ........ 85
Bonfire Night: Guys ......................... .25 (**
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May Day: Maypole Dancing ................... .70 PUPILS WITH TWO OR MORE
YEARS OF ENGLISH
Directions
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Summer: Theme Park Maze 72 Adjectives
Food Chinese New Year: Animal Years ............... .44
Pancake Day: Pancake Fillings ..................5 1 Answer tags
Fruit and vegetables Winter: Who Likes Winter? ................... .33
Autumn: What's in the Picture? ................. 10 Comparativeslsuperlatives
Harvest Festival: Fruit and Vegetables ........... 15 Back to School: Going Back to School ............ 13
Great Britain Daily routine
Patron Saints' Days: Saints' Names ............... 56 Clocks Go Back: An Hour Ahead ................ 20
Summer Holidays: Souvenir Shopping ........... .80 Days, dates, months and seasons
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Have got Festivals and Special Days .6 & 7
Summer Fete: Tombola ........................ 76 Chinese New Year: Animal Years ............... .44
Hobbies Family
Birthdays: Birthday Parties ..................... 8 Diwali: Preparing for Diwali ................... .30
Father's Day: Father's Day Cards ................. 78 Food
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How many? Harvest Festival: Harvest Boxes 16
Pancake Day: Pancake Tossing Competition ....... 52 Going to future
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How much is it? New Year: New Year's Resolutions .40
Summer Holidays: Souvenir Shopping ........... .80 Good athad at
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Invitations Sports Day: Which Event? .74
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Birthdays: Birthday Parties .8 Imperativeslwarnings
Likes Bonfire Night: Bonfire Night Safety .............. 27
Father's Day: Father's Day Cards .................7 8 Easter: Hot Cross Buns ....................... .68
Names Likesldislikes
Hallowe'en: Hallowe'en Apples ................. 22 Winter: Who Likes Winter? ................... .33
North/south/east/west LooWsmell/taste/feel/sound + adjective
Easter: Easter Egg Hunt ...................... .67 Notting Hill Carnival: Looking Good ............ .86
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Making suggestions Is houlVl'd better
(let'dhow about?/shall we?hhy don't we?) Pancake Day: Lent ........................... 53
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Christmas: Giant Christmas Crossword .36 & 37 Indirect speech
Father's Day: Why Don't We ... ? ............... .79 April Fool's Day: Are You an April Fool? ......... .66
MusVmust not Likes and dislikes
Comic Relief: New School Rules ................ .63 Valentine's Day: Computer Dating .............. .49
Ordinal numbers Lots of/plenty ofla few/a couple of
Festivals and Special Days. ................... 6 & 7 Autumn: Find the Differences .................. 11
Present continuous Passive voice (past simple)
Hallowe'en: Are You Superstitious? .............. 23 New Year: Celebrating the New Year. ........... .41
Diwali: Preparing for Diwali .................... 30
Past continuous.
Christmas: Christmas Show .................... .35 Hallowe'en: Who's the Thief? ................. .24
Present perfect
Past simple
Patron Saints' Days: St Patrick's Day Postcard ...... 57 Rosh Hashanah: Bad Things .................... 18
Summer FCte: Prize Puzzle .................... .77 .......................
Diwali: Rama and Sita .31
Present simple Valentine's Day: The Story of Valentine's Day ...... 50
Rosh Hashanah: Rosh Hashanah Traditions ........ 17 .......................
May Day: Word Spirals .71
Some/not any
Past perfect, past simple and past continuous
Harvest Festival: Harvest Boxes ................. 16 Summer: Rollercoaster ....................... .73
Word order
Phrasal verbs
Bonfire Night: Bonfire Night Safety .............. 27
Comic Relief: Charity Projects ................... 64
Would you like?A'd like (to) Notting Hill Carnival: Carnival Maze ............ -87
Harvest Festival: Harvest Boxes ................. 16
Second conditional
Father's Day: Why Don't We ... ? ............... .79
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Back to School: GCSE O~tions 14
Will future
Clocks Go Back: An Hour Ahead ............... .20 School subjects
Back to School: GCSE Options .................. 14
Words (making words)
Summer Holidays: Holiday Dot to Dot ............ 82 Stative verbs + that clauses
Spring: Spring Festivals ........................ 55
Words (understanding words in context)
Highland Games: Odd One Out ................ .88 Time words
Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr: Fast and Festival ........ .43
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PUPILS WITH THREE OR Too to /Not enough to
MORE YEARS OF ENGLISH Birthdays: Birthday Presents .................... 9
Verb tenses
Adverbs (regular)
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Bonfire Night: Toffee Apples ................... 29 Christmas: A Christmas Carol .38
While/untiUduring
Adverbs (irregular)
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Highland Games: Competitions 89
Who/thaVwhere clauses
Answer tags
Bonfire Night: The Story of Guy Fawkes .......... 28 Diwali: Rama and Sita ....................... .31
Any-/every-/some-/no-onwYhing/where Will future
Summer Holidays: Lost at the Airport ............ 83 ~hristmas:~'h~r istmasC arol .................. .38
Can't btdmust bdcan't have been/must have been Words (understanding words in context)
Hallowe'en: Who's the Thief? .................. 24 Burns Night: Poem .......................... .47
Comparatives/superlatives Valentine's Day: The Story of Valentine's Day ...... 50
Highland Games: Competitions ................ .89 Patron Saints' Days: Welsh and English ........... 58
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Compound adjectives Mother's Day: Mother's Day Traditions 60
Sports Day: Who's the Winner? ................ .75 Easter: Easter Words .......................... 69
Either ... or ... /Neither ... nor ... May Day: Word Spirals ....................... .71
Valentine's Day: Computer Dating .............. .49 Summer: Rollercoaster ....................... .73
First conditional Words (making words)
Chinese New Year: Code Breaker ............... .45 Summer Holidays: Holiday Puzzle ............... 84
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Back to School (Pages 12-14) (hence the name Hallowe'en). However, man. He learns to become more --T
The school year in England, Wales and the festival remains essentially pagan and benevolent when he is visited on
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Northern Ireland begins in the first week has been banned in some Christian schools Christmas Eve by three ghosts who show
of September. Children start primary in Britain. Pumpkin lanterns, masks and him what the consequences of his -
school when they are four or five years costumes are all part of Hallowe'en, as is meanness will be if he doesn't change.
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old. The first class in primary school is the custom of 'trick or treat'. This involves Novels by Dickens include The Pickwick -=
called Reception, then pupils progress children in costumes going from house to Papers (1 837), Oliver Twist (18 38). Nicholas
through Years 1-6. They start secondary house asking for treats such as sweets, Nickleby (1839), The Old Curiosity Shop
school when they are 11 years old in Year fruit and money. If the householder (18 41). A Christmas Carol (18 42), David -
7. At the end of Year 11, when they are refuses to give them a treat, the children Copperfield (1850), A Tale of Two Cities E-
16 years old, pupils sit the GCSE (General may then play a trick or practical joke on (1859) and Great Expectations (1861). -
Certificate of Secondary Education) exams them.
in around 8-10 subjects. Maths, English, a New Year (Pages 39-41) 5
science and a foreign language are Bonfire Night (Pages 25-29) In Britain, New Year's Eve is celebrated on
compulsory and pupils choose their Bonfire Night is celebrated on 5 November. 31 December when many people hold 5k
remaining examination subjects from It falls on the date when, in 1605, a group parties or go to pubs and night clubs. -
those offered at their school. The of Catholics tried to blow up the Houses of Many of the New Year traditions practised
remaining two years at secondary school Parliament in London. This was known as in Britain come from Scotland, where the IF
are not compulsory and are known as the the Gunpowder Plot. It was a time of great festival is know as Hogmanay. All over the
Sixth Form; the first year is the Lower Sixth religious and political unrest in England UK, people join hands at midnight and e-
and the second year is the Upper Sixth. and the Catholics were suffering sing the Scottish song 'Auld Lang Syne' by
Pupils in the Sixth Form generally study for persecution at the hands of the Protestant Robert Burns. In Scotland the New Year is e
examinations which will lead to a place in government. The plan failed and the welcomed by the playing of bagpipes and
university or college. Scotland has a plotters were put to death. The festival is the custom of 'first footing' -this involves -
different school year and examination also known as Guy Fawkes' Night, after the visiting friends and relatives after E+
system from the rest of the UK. man who laid the explosives in the cellars midnight. It is lucky if the 'first footer' is a
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of the Houses of Parliament. It is still the dark-haired man bringing a gift: of coal
Harvest Festival (Pages 15-16) custom to burn an effigy of Guy Fawkes, and a bottle of whisky. New Year's Day is fi-
Harvest Festival is a Christian festival of called a 'guy', on the bonfire. Bonfire a bank holiday in the UK.
thanksgiving for all the good things we Night has survived to this day, perhaps fi
have. There is no set date for Harvest because people welcome the opportunity Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr
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Festival but it usually takes place in to have a bonfire, fireworks and a party in (Pages 42-43)
September or sometimes October. It is the cold, dark month of November. Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr fall a few days .rc
traditional to take gifts of food to elderly earlier every year according to the
people after the church or school Harvest Diwali (Pages 30-31) western calendar, as the Muslims have a Ez
Festival. At one time, these gifts were Diwali is a Hindu festival which takes place lunar calendar. Ramadan is the ninth
locally grown fruit and vegetables, but on the 15th day of the month of Kartik month of the Muslim calendar and is the -
nowadays it is more common to offer dried according to the Hindu calendar (October month of fasting. Most Muslim people do E-
and tinned foods. Many churches also hold or November in the western calendar). The not eat or drink between sunrise and -
a Harvest Supper. A traditional decoration name comes from the word diva, which is a sunset during Ramadan. This is to help
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is the 'Corn Dolly', made from straw. small lamp. A story which is associated with them live as better Muslims. Id-ul-Fitr is
Diwali is that of Rama and Sita (see page the festival at the end of the month of
Rosh Hashanah (Pages 17-18) 31). Many Hindus also celebrate new year Ramadan. On the last day of Ramadan, 5
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It at this time. Many Hindus in Britain many people watch for the new moon,
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is celebrated on the first day of the celebrate Diwali with fireworks in the local which marks the end of the fast. Id-ul-Fitr
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Jewish month Tishri, which occurs in park. The Hindu population in Britain is is a time for visiting friends and relatives,
September according to the western currently 155,000 (19 99 figures). exchanging gifts and having a special
calendar. It is a time to ask God's meal. The Muslim population in the UK is 5
forgiveness for the wrongdoings of the Christmas (Pages 34-38) currently 580,000 (1999 figures).
past year. At the beginning of the Rosh The name 'Christmas' comes from 'Christ's
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Hashanah service a shofar (ram's horn) is Mass'. It is celebrated on 25 December, Chinese New Year (Pages 44-45)
blown to call the worshippers to prayer. when people visit their families, exchange There is a big Chinese New Year festival in
Apples dipped in honey are eaten for a presents and eat a Christmas dinner of Chinatown in London every year. The 5
good and sweet new year. turkey and Christmas pudding. Practising Chinese New Year is celebrated in January -
Christians usually attend Midnight Mass or February. It is the most important F-
Clocks Go Back (Pages 19-20) on Christmas Eve and go to church again festival in the Chinese year. The festivities -
The clocks in the UK go back an hour at on the morning of Christmas Day. It is the traditionally include firecrackers and
midnight on the last Saturday in October. tradition for children to leave out a dragon dances. Special foods such as c
This marks the end of British Summer Time stocking when they go to bed on dumplings and cakes are eaten. Red is a -
and a return to Greenwich Mean Time. Christmas Eve for Father Christmas to fill lucky colour for the new year, and s+
British Summer Time lasts from the end of with presents. Christmas Day and Boxing children are given lucky red envelopes
March until the end of October. The Day (26 December) are both bank holidays filled with money. -
clocks going back is not a festival; in fact (public holidays) in the UK. G-
most people dread the darker nights and Burns Night (Pages 46-47)
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the cold weather to come after this date. A Christmas Carol (Page 38) Robert (or 'Robbie') Burns (1759-1796) is
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is one of the Scotland's national poet. He wrote many
Hallowe'en'(Pages 21-24) most famous and enduringly popular of poems and songs in Scottish dialect. His -
Hallowe'en is celebrated on 31 October. It English novelists. Film and cartoon birthday (25 January) is celebrated in E-
was originally the Celtic festival of the versions of his novel A Christmas Carol Scotland as Burns Night. Customs include -
dead, known as Samhain. The Christian (see page 38) are shown nearly every year eating haggis (a traditional Scottish dish SF-
church tried to suppress this pagan on British television. It is the story of of minced meat) and drinking whisky,
festival, renaming it All Hallows' Eve - Ebenezer Scrooge, a rich but miserly old playing the bagpipes and reciting poems
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by Burns. The Burns Night dinner is usually Comic Relief (Pages 62-64) tied together) and the 'obstacle race'.
followed by singing and a ceilidh Comic Relief is a recent addition to the Secondary school pupils compete in
(traditional Scottish dancing). festivals calendar. It began in the 1980s to athletics events, such as running races,
raise money for charity projects in Britain the high jump and long jump and javelin
Valentine's Day (Pages 48-50) and Africa. It takes place in March every throwing.
Valentine's Day is the festival of lovers and two years (the last one was in 1999).
is celebrated on 14 February. People send There is a big build-up to Comic Relief Summer Fhte (Pages 76-77)
an anonymous card to the person they day (which is a Friday) on television, and Many schools, churches and other
would like to be their girlfriend or people all over the country organise organisations, such as the boy scouts and
boyfriend. St Valentine was an early fund-raising events. The idea is to make girl guides, hold a fund-raising summer
Christian who was put to death for his fund-raising fun so all the events must be f@tei n June or July. There are stalls
beliefs. He is said to have left a message humorous. Red noses (for people and for selling home-baked cakes, crafts and
for his beloved on the wall of his prison cars, similar to those worn by clowns) are
second-hand items. There are always
cell, signed 'Your Valentine'. sold, giving the day the popular name of
games at the fCte. Popular games include:
'Red Nose Day'.
Pancake Day (Pages 51-53) the 'tombola', in which people pick
numbered tickets to try and win a prize;
Pancake Day is the popular name for April Fool's Day (Pages 65-66)
'guess the weight of the cake', in which
Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent starts. April Fool's Day is on 1 April. People play
In the days when people fasted during people try to win the cake (variations
tricks and practical jokes on their friends.
Lent, Shrove Tuesday was the last day they include 'guess the name of the doll',
If the friends fall for the joke, they are
could enjoy themselves. Pancakes are the 'guess how many coins in the jar', etc.);
'April Fools'. Traditionally, the tricks must
traditional dish for Shrove Tuesday, eaten and 'hoopla' (in which people try to
be played before midday. If someone
with lemon juice and sugar. The name throw a hoop over the prizes). Food and
plays an April Fool's trick after midday, he
Shrove Tuesday comes from the verb 'to drinks are also sold and nowadays there
or she is the fool.
shrive', which means 'to make a is often a barbecue.
confession', as this was the day for people
to confess their sins before Lent started. Easter (Pages 67-69) Father's Day (Pages 78-79)
Although it is unusual for Christians to Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter Father's Day is the third Sunday in June. It
fast during Lent these days, many people and celebrates the arrival of Jesus in is a new festival, introduced to provide
give up something they enjoy during this Jerusalem. Small crosses made of palm fathers with a similar occasion to
period, often sweets, chocolate or alcohol. leaves are given to church-goers to mark Mother's Day. Children give their fathers
the occasion. cards and presents.
Patron Sairrts' Days (Pages 56-58) Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before
St David is the patron saint of Wales and Easter and commemorates the Last Summer Holidays (Pages 80-84)
his feast day is 1 March. Little is known Supper of Jesus and his disciples. It is the Schools break up for the long summer
about his life, except that he was the day when the Queen gives small purses of holidays in the third week of July.
primate of South Wales in the sixth century money to some specially chosen people. Children are then on holiday until the
and founded many churches there. St Originally the sovereign used to wash the first week of September. Naturally this is
David's, in South Wales, was the place of his
people's feet, too, as Christ once washed the time when many families go on their
shrine and became a place of pilgrimage.
the disciples' feet. annual holiday. Most British people go
The feast day of St Patrick, the patron saint
Good Friday commemorates the away for two weeks, usually abroad.
of Ireland, is 17 March. Born in Wales in
crucifixion of Jesus. The name comes from Popular holiday destinations include
around 389 AD, he was kidnapped by Irish
marauders at the age of 16. After six years 'God' rather than 'good'. Spain, Greece and Portugal.
Easter Sunday is the day for celebrating
he escaped to France and spent a few years
in a monastery there. On his return to Jesus's rising from the dead. It falls on the Notting Hill Carnival (Pages 85-87)
Britain he was ordained as a bishop and first Sunday after the spring full moon, in The Notting Hill Carnival is a big Caribbean
went to Ireland as a missionary. He March or April. Chocolate Easter eggs are festival which takes place every year in
established churches in the north of Ireland. given to children on this day. Notting Hill in London. Carnival is always
St George's feast day is 23 April. He is the Easter Monday, the day after Easter, is a on the August bank holiday weekend
patron saint of England. A traditional bank holiday in the UK, as is Good Friday. (the last Sunday and Monday in August).
story about him is that he killed a dragon The first Carnival took place in August
to save a princess from being eaten. May Day (Pages 7&71) 1964 and was organised by some Notting
St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. The first day of May is traditionally the Hill inhabitants from Trinidad. Since then,
His feast day, 30 November, falls outside festival of the coming of spring. It is the Carnival has grown and now attracts
the spring period covered in this section of usually celebrated with Maypole dancing nearly two million visitors every year. The
the book. He has been included here as all (see pages 70-71) and Morris dancing. In Carnival procession includes dancers and
the other patron saints' days occur in the some towns a May Queen is elected. The music. The traditional Carnival music is
spring. May Queen is a beautiful girl who is played by steel bands.
crowned with a garland of flowers and
Mother's Day (Pages 59-61) then goes on a procession around the Highland Games (Pages 88-89)
In Britain, Mother's Day is celebrated on
town. The first Monday in May is a bank The Highland Games take place all over
the Sunday three weeks before Easter so it
holiday in the UK. Scotland in late August and early
usually occurs in March. Mother's Day is
September. The most famous event is
the popular name for Mothering Sunday,
Sports Day (Pages 74-75) 'tossing the caber' in which men throw a
the day when Christians used to return to
Every school in the UK has a sports day in huge tree trunk as far as they can. Other
the 'mother church' for the Sunday
June or July, shortly before the summer events include hammer throwing, the hill
service. Later, when many young girls left
home to become servants and boys went holidays. The event usually takes up a race, the tug-of-war (in which two teams
to be apprentices, the festival became a whole day and parents come to watch. pull on either end of a rope to try to pull
holiday for young people to visit their Traditional races for primary school the other team over a line marked on the
mothers. It was the custom to take flowers children include the 'egg and spoon race' ground), bagpipe-playing competitions
and gifts. Many young girls were given a (running while holding an egg on a and Scottish dancing competitions. The
'simnel cake' to take home to their spoon), 'the three-legged race' (in which Highland Games end with a huge pillow
mothers. two people run with their adjacent legs fight in which everyone can take part.
Festivals and Special Days
There are four seasons in the year. Do you know which months are in each season?
Write the names of the months.
These are some British festivals. Read about the festivals.
Write the name of each festival in the correct month on the calendar.
This is the festival of ghosts,
witches and vampires.
It is in the Autumn. This
month has got two 0s in it.
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in the Spring. This month has
got five letters. The last letter
is H.
Valentine's Day
This is the festival for people
in love. It's in the Winter. This
month has got eight letters.
The third letter is B.
St Andrew's Day
St Andrew is the patron saint
of Scotland. St Andrew's Day
is in the Autumn. This month
has got eight letters.
Christian festival of the year. presents and cards to their dad.
It is in the Winter. This month It's in the Summer. This month
has got eight letters. The fifth has got four letters. The third
Bonfire Night
This is a festival with This is the Spring festival.
fireworks and bonfires. It's in May, of course.
It's in the Autumn. The third
letter of this month is V.
New Year's Day ( Mother's Day \
This is the first day of the On Mother's Day children give
new year. It's in the Winter. presents and cards to their
The first letter of this month mum. It's in the Spring. This
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is J. month has got five letters.
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carnival in London. It's in the
Summer. The first letter of this
month is not J.
Back to School
This is when the new school
year starts. Everybody goes
back to school after the
summer holidays. It's in the
Autumn. This month has got
'
1 nine letters.
St David's Day
St David is the patron saint of
Wales. St David's Day is in the
Spring. This month has got
five letters. The second letter
\
April Fool's Day
On April Fool's Day people
play tricks on their friends.
It's in March. Only joking!
It's in April, of course.
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Summer Holidays
This isn't a festival but it is the
of England. St George's Day is end of school and the start of
in the Spring. The first letter the summer holidays. This
of this month is A. month is in the Summer. The
first letter is J and the last
letter is Y.
Birthday Parties
British teenagers often organise a party for their birthdays.
They give invitations to all their friends.
What are these people doing for their birthdays? Write the names on the invitations.
Rashid
Matthew
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Would you like to come
It's my birthday Please come bowling
to the cinema on my birthday? $
on Saturday 12 July. on my birthday:
Please come on
Please come to a picnic at 1 p.m. Wednesday 7 February at 5 p.m.
Friday 28 March at 6 p.m.
Lots of love Lots of love
Love from
It's my.birthday Please come to
on Monday 15 October. celebrate my birthday on come skating on my birthday?
We're going to the theme park. Tuesday 4 December. We're going Please come on
Please come at 1 p.m. to the restaurant at 6 p.m.
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From Love from Lov
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Solve the anagrams and write the words in the grid.
on Saturday 2 September. What is in the mystery birthday present?
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with us at 8 p.m.
From
methe rapk
raunstreat
Would you like to come
to my birthday party?
It's on Sunday 30 May at 6 p.m.
Lots of love
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Birthday Presents
In Britain, it's usual to give presents to the birthday girl or boy.
It's Rachel's birthday. She has got lots of presents from her friends and family.
However, she's not happy. She doesn't like any of her presents.
Read what she says. Which present is she talking about in each sentence?
I don't like any of my presents at all.
1. This one is too small to fit on my finger.
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2. This one isn't nice enough for me to ride.
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4. This present isn't pretty enough to go in my bedroom.
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5. I'm too good at maths to need this one.
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6. This one isn't cool enough to wear to the disco.
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8. My hair isn't long enough to need this one.
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9. There are too many of these to read. I don't like reading.
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10. This one is too difficult to play.
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a hair dryer
What's in the Picture?
Which of these things can you see in the picture? Tick the things you can see.
1. a butterfly
2. grass
3. a house
4. an elephant [7
5. a dog
6. a man
7. the sun
8. nuts
9. a boy
10. tomatoes
11. a mouse
12. a ghost
13. a monkey [7
14. a baby
15. a fox
16. oranges
17. a girl
18. mushrooms [7
19. leaves
20. birds
21. a rainbow [7
22. an umbrella [7
23. bananas [7
24. squirrels [7
25. a rabbit [7
26. spiders
27. flowers
28. a woman
29. cherries [7 1
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30. trees [7
