UNIT 9.

FESTIVALS AROUND THE

WORLD

A. PHONETICS

I. Put the words in the correct column

attend

lantern

tourist

parade

common

event

prepare

costume

enjoy

gather

pumpkin

compete

firework

perform

diverse

First-stressed pattern

Second-stressed pattern

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

1. A. famous

B. asleep

C. report

D. machine

2. A. prepare

B. complete

C. perform

D. gather

3. A. artist

B. blossom

C. about

D. dancer

4. A. happen

B. balloon

C. samba

D. joyful

5. A. turkey

B. abroad

C. bamboo

D. prefer

B. VOCABULARY

I. Match the festivals with their activities.

Festivals

Main activities

1. Christmas

a. People race downhill to catch cheese.

2.

Mid-Autumn

Festival

b. People celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

3. Thanksgiving

c. People give thanks for what they have and get together

for a meal.

4. Cheese-rolling

d. People celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

5. Easter

e.

People

see

beautiful

tulip

floats

and

dancing

performances.

6. Tulip Festival

f. People put lanterns outside their homes to scare bad