A Khmer Festival
Extra vocabulary
bamboo archway
green rice flakes
coconut
clasped hands
floating lanterns
1. Look at the pictures. Discuss the following questions with a partner and then write the right words under the pictures.
a. What are the things in the pictures?
b. Do you know the festival at which they appear?
2. Now listen to an interview between a TV reporter and a man about a festival to check your answers.
3. Listen to the interview again and complete the table below with the answers to the suggested questions.
| Where? | 1. ___________ |
| When? | 2. ___________ |
| Who is worshipped? | 3. ___________ |
| What activities? | 4. ___________ 5. ___________ 6. ___________ |
4. Role-play in groups of three. One of you is a reporter; two of you are locals. Do an interview about a local festival. It can be a real or an imaginary festival.
Example:
A: Good morning. Can I ask you some questions about this festival?
B: Yes, of course.
A: What is the festival called?
B: It's __________. It's held in __________.
A: Who do you worship at the festival?
C: We worship __________.
