To read for specific
information
Explain the task.
Allow Ss time to read the headings and then read the text again and
complete the task. Check Ss’
answers.
Answer Key
A 7 B
5 C 2 D
6 E
8 F 1 G
3
To consolidate comprehension of a
text
Read out the example
question and answer and then ask Ss to ask and answer questions
based on the text in closed
pairs.
Monitor the activity
around the class and then ask some Ss to ask and answer in front of
the class.
Suggested Answer
Key
A: What do the
Swedish and Finnish celebrate between 20th and
26th
June?
B: Midsummer.
A: What
do people do on 4th July
in the
USA?
B: They watch
fireworks, and have
barbecues and
picnics.
A: What dish do
people eat at the
Notting Hill
Carnival?
B: They eat
jerk chicken.
A: When is
Guy Fawkes’
Night?
B: It is on
5th
November.
A: What is the New
Year’s Eve celebration
called in
Scotland?
B:
It’s called Hogmanay.
To consolidate new
vocabulary
Explain the task and
give Ss time to complete it referring to the text as
necessary.
Answer Key
1 dinner 3
vegetables
5 street
2 thick 4
fireworks
6 colourful
Then read out the example sentences and give Ss
time to make sentences based on the text using the
collocations.
Elicit answers from Ss around the
class.
Suggested Answer
Key
Minestrone is a type of thick soup. It is made
with fresh
vegetables. On Independence Day, there are
fireworks
displays across
America. Notting Hill Carnival
is a street
festival in London.
There is a colourful parade with Caribbean
music.
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