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👉SKILLS 1
Reading
1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Which events do you think happen at the Twins Day Festival?
a. Double Take Parade b. Cheese Rolling c. Talent Show
Now quickly read the email below and check your answers.
New Message
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Amazing Twins Day Festivall
Hi Nick,
My family and arrived on here hold the Twins Day Festival every year. It happens on the first weekend in August. It's the largest gathering for twins in the world. Thousands of twins come from different countries.
Yesterday morning my twin sister and I joined the Double Take Parade, a parade of twins. We wore uniforms and walked together. Then we saw a Talent Show. It featured singing, dancing, comedy, and other things. I loved the performance by the twins from Korea the most.
This morning we ran in the Fun Run. We didn't win but had a lot of fun. This afternoon we took photos with twins from other countries.
This is one of the most exciting festivals I've been to.
I'm getting sleepy, so bye for now.
Best,
Mark
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2. Match each word from the email in 1 with its meaning.
| 1. gathering | a. two children born to the same mother at the same time |
| 2. featured | b. meeting |
| 3. twins | c. the act of entertaining other people by singing, dancing, and playing music, etc... |
| 4. performance | d. showed something as the most important part |
3. Read the email again. Complete each sentence with no more than TWO words.
1. People hold the festival in Twinsburg on the _____ every August.
2. There are twins from many _____.
3. In the Double Take Parade, twins in uniforms _____.
4. Mark enjoyed the _____ by the Korean twins the most.
5. Mark and his twin sister ran in the _____.
6. In his opinion, the festival was very _____.
Speaking
4. Match the questions and answers about a festival someone joined.
1. What festival did you join?
2. Where and when did you join it?
3. Why do people celebrate it?
4. What did you do there?
5. Did you like the festival? Why or why not?
a. Yes, very much because there was a lot to do.
b. I joined the festival in Phu Yen last March.
c. I watched people play drums, sing traditional songs, and dance. I also played traditional games with the children there.
d. I joined the Hoi Mua Festival.
e. They celebrate it to thank the Rice God and pray for a better new crop.
5. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about a festival you and your friend joined, using the questions in 4 as cues. Tell the class about the festival your partner joined.
