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Traditions
Use of English

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Nombre: ________________________________________________________ Curso: ___________


Dear Student
Here you are going to learn about people, like you or your friends, and their
traditions. Therefore, we strongly suggest you to:
-Read carefully each question before answering them.
-Pay extra attention to the Grammar times as they help you to improve your use of
English.
Now, let start!! And Have fun!!
I. Match the following pictures of festivities and traditions with their corresponding name.

___ Independence Day


___ Hanukah

C
____ Easter
____ Christmas

E
___ Valentines Day
___ New Year Eve

____Thanksgiving day
____ Halloween

II. Look at the previous pictures. What do you know about these festivities? If you dont know anything about
a festivity, ask your teacher or investigate in your school library.
I know about
a. Independence day:
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b. Valentines day
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c. Hanukah
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d. New Year Eve


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e. Easter
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f. Thanksgiving day
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g. Christmas
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h. Halloween
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II. Classify the previous festivities into religious festivities, historical festivities and others
Religious festivities
Historical festivities
Others

Grammar Time N1
Read carefully the following grammatical explanation
Adverbs of Frequency
100% Always
Adverbs of Frequency tell us how often
somebody does something. They come
before the main verb, except the main
verb "to be
Ex. 1. We usually go shopping on Saturday.
2. She is always late.
Occasionally, sometimes, often,
frequently and usually can also go at the
beginning or end of a sentence.
Ex. 1. Sometimes, they come and stay
with us.
2. They play tennis occasionally.
Rarely and seldom can also go at the end
of a sentence
Ex. 1. We see them rarely

Usually
frequently
Often
50% sometimes
Occasionally
Rarely
Seldom
Hardly ever
0% Never

III. From the festivities of exercise (II), Which ones do you usually celebrate? Include adverbs of frequency in
your answer
Ex. In my Family, we always celebrate Christmas
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IV. Match the following festivities with their dates. If you dont know any dates, ask your teacher or
investigate in your school library.
a. Christmas
b. Independence Day
c. Valentines Day
d. Hanukah
e. New years eve

___ October 31st


___ December 31st
___ February 14th
___ December 25th
___September 18th

f. Halloween

___ April 12th, in 2009

g. Easter

___December 11th, in 2009

h. Thanksgiving Day

___ November 26 the, in 2009

Grammar Time N2
Read carefully the following grammatical explanation
The following words can help
you to write a good sequence
paragraph.
In a sequencing paragraph, you
are writing to describe a series of
events or a process in some sort of
order. Usually, this order is based
on time. The following words can
help you to sequence a paragraph
correctly

Order
first, second, third, etc.
in the beginning
Before
Then
After
Finally
at last
subsequently

Time
Recently
Previously
Afterwards
When
After

V. Using the words from the box, complete the following text.
Valentine's day
November 26th

first
finally

then
Hanukah,

April 12th
Christmas,

after that
Halloween
new year eve-

afterwards

In 2009, we are going to celebrate many festivities. _______, during February, we are going to
celebrate____________. I usually give chocolates to my friends. ___________, we are going to celebrate
Easter on _____________. I always give chocolate eggs to my friends. __________ and in October,
____________ is coming!. I sometimes go out and ask for candies. ________ Thanksgiving is celebrated on
______________ It is a time to thank beloved people.________and during December, we are going to
celebrate: _____________________, _________________ and _________________. In all of them, family
reunions and parties are celebrated.

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Grammar time N3
Read carefully the following grammatical explanation
The simple past tense
It is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You form the
simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb
forms have to be learned.
subject
I
You
She

auxiliary verb

Did

We

Did

Did
Did

You
They

no
t
no
t

main verb
Went
Worked
Go

to school.
very hard.
With me.

Work

yesterday.

Go
Work

to London?
at home?

VI. Using the information learnt in grammar time N3 and in the previous exercises, answer the following
questions.
a. Did you celebrate Hanukah last year? Why?
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b. Did you celebrate Christmas last year? Why?


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c. Did you celebrate New Years Eve last year?


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d. Did you celebrate Thanksgiving Day last year?
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e. From the festivities named in exercise IV. Which ones did you celebrate last year? Why?
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Grammar time N4
Read the following grammatical explanation carefully
Going to or will: Future Time
1. When we want to talk about future facts we believe to be true about the future, we use
WILL
EX: The president will serve for four years.
2. If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use
GOING TO
EX: Not a cloud in the sky, its going to be another warm day.
3. At the moment of making a decision, use WILL. Once you have made the decision, talk
about it using GOING TO
EX: I'll call Jenny to let her know. Sarah, I need Jenny's number. I'm going to call her
about the meeting.

VII. Using the information learnt in grammar timeN4 and in the previous exercises, answer the following
questions.

a. Are you going to celebrate Valentines Day next year? Why?


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b. Are you going to celebrate Independence Day next year? Why?


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c. Are you going to celebrate Halloween next year? Why?


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d. Are you going to celebrate Easter next year? Why?


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e. From the festivities named in exercise IV. Which ones are you going to celebrate next year?
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Time to sum up
You have ended this use of language study guide about people and traditions. Just for fun, can
you complete the following chart in English or Spanish?
The 3 most important cultural facts that I
learnt about people and traditions are:

The 3 most important grammatical facts


that I learnt are:

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Sources
Grammatical explanations were taken and adapted from
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past.htm

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