Holi festival

Form/ Level: Form 1/ Intermediate class Time: 80 minutes Aim: To find specific information on website (http//:www.holifestival.org/holifestival.html) and practice vocabulary using the online dictionary.

Objective of the lesson:-

By the end of the lesson students are able to: - Answer 10 comprehension questions based on the information they find from the website. - Write the correct meaning of the vocabulary by using the online dictionary. Skill: Reading and writing Technology requirement: One computer per group of 2-3 students with an internet connection and a web browser Websites: http//:www.youtube.com/watch (Holi Festival in India) http//:www.holifestival.org/holi-festival.html. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Preparation: 1. Locate sites connected to Holi Festival. 2. Using the information on the sites, prepare worksheets for the lessons activities.

Procedure for the activity: Step 1: (15 minutes) -Teacher introduces the students to Holi festival by showing a short movie of the festival. -Teacher asks the students if they have experienced watching that kind of festival in Hindustan movie or in television. -Teacher asks the students about their feeling and opinion regarding the movie. -Teacher explains about the Holi festival by referring to the movie.

Step 2: (35 minutes) -Teacher asks students to form 4 groups consist of 2-3 members each. -Teacher instructs the students to browse Holi festivals website (http//:www.holifestival.org/holi-festival.html). -Teacher asks students to read through the information written in the website. -Teacher distributes comprehension questions to the students. -In group, teacher requires students to answer the questions in the handout given by referring to the information in the website.

-Teacher discusses the answers with the students. Step 3: (25 minutes) -Teacher distributes Vocabulary Review tasks to the students. -In the previous group, teacher asks students to find the correct meaning for the vocabularies using the online dictionary (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/). -Teacher discusses the task with the students. Step 4: (5 minutes) -Teacher concludes the lesson by stating moral value to respect other culture and belief. -Teacher asks the students to choose 5 vocabularies from the task and construct one sentence each for their homework.
References: : http//:www.youtube.com/watch (Holi Festival in India) : http//:www.holifestival.org/holi-festival.html. : http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Answer the following questions with your group members. Write the correct answers in the space given. 1. What are the people throw to colour the atmosphere?

2. What happened in the market days before Holi Festival?

3. Who will be the first group to apply the colours to parents, siblings and friends?

4. What are the symbolic meanings if a person buy the colours and bring them home?

5. What are the ingredients used by the people to make colours at home?

6. Give examples of Gulals colours?

7. Abeer is made from?

8. What is the other name for Holi Festival?

9. Why are the Indians in a great joy to celebrate Holi Festival?

10. During Holi Festival what are the chances given to the youth?

VOCABULARY REVIEW

Find the meaning of the words and write it n the space provided.

1. Arrival 2. Flooded

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3. Delight 4. Gloom 5. Mischievous 6. Demand 7. Bloom 8. Joyous 9. Street 10. Enthusiasm

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