The PPT for my lesson on World festivals. For the lesson plan and my other lessons, please go to www.highschoolesl.com

1. World
Festivals

2. • It is held during August.
• It started soon after world war 2.
• It is held in Spain.
• It started when some teenagers had a fight
at a tomato stand.

3. La
Tomatina

4. • It is the worlds largest fair
• It is held in Munich
• It is held during October
• Over the 16 days of the festival people
drink 7.1million litres of beer.

5. Oktoberfest

6. • It started in 1823
• It is held before lent
• It was started to allow rival dance schools
to compete with each other
• It is held in Rio De Janeiro

7. Rio Carnival

8. • There have been 17 festivals.
• It is held in Korea.
• It is the biggest festival of it’s kind in Asia.
• It is a festival for movies.

9. Busan film festival

10. • It is the largest arts festival in the world.
• There are 2,695 shows from 47 countries
in 279 venues.
• It is mainly comedy and theatre, but also
contains art and music.
• It is held in the capital city of Scotland.

11. Edinburgh festival

12. • About 2 million people visit every year.
• There are thousands of different statues
every year.
• It started when teenagers built 6 snow
statues in a park
• It is held in Japan

13. Sapporo
snow
festival

14. Word Grid Game
Tourists Ammunition Festival Audience
Samba Carnival Contemporary Tickets
Venue Event Establish Performer
Parade Entrance International Comedian

15. Talk with your partner.
• Please ask and answer the following questions with your
partner about the best festival you have been to.
• Be prepared to tell the class your partners answers.
• What is the best festival you have been to? Where/when was
it?
• What was the reason for the festival/ how did it start?
• What was good about the festival?
• Why do you think it is famous? Do you think it should be
famous? Why?