Introduction
This is an integrated skills lesson, in which students will discuss festivals in their countries/ their favourite festivals. They will then work in groups of 3-4 to read and complete comprehension questions on different texts describing the reasons behind and the customs practised in four different festivals from different parts of the world. They will then share the information about their festival and discuss which one they would like to attend and why. Finally they will work together to invent and describe an imaginary festival to celebrate a calendar event such as the middle of winter, the first day of autumn, etc.
Topic
Festivals
Level
B1 (plus some above-level vocabulary necessary for particular festivals)
Time
50-60 minutes
Aims
To develop integrated skills: reading, speaking and writing around the topic of festivals
To learn and practice vocabulary for describing festivals
Materials
All the materials for this lesson plan can be downloaded below.