Powerpoint presentation which can be used at classes of English

1. Festivals and Celebrations
Life should not only be lived,
it should be celebrated.
Osho

2. Celebrations in Ukraine

3. Festival Quiz

4. Name the time
What date is Christmas Eve?
In which month is Valentine’s Day?
In which season do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?
What date is officially New Year’s Day in Europe?

5. Name the place
Which country has Independence Day on 4th July?
Which country has its national day on 14th July
Which country started the tradition of Christmas trees?
Which Italian city is famous for its carnival masks and costumes?

6. Name the people
Who celebrates St Patrick’s Day?
Who has a 15-day New Year celebration in February?
Who thanks God for good harvest?
Who dresses in Viking costumes and burns a longship?

7. Name the festival
Which celebration is associated with fireworks at night?
Which festival does Good Friday belong to?
Name two festivals when people dress in costumes.
Which festival is associated with witches and pumpkins?

8. Name the symbols
What flowers are associated with Valentine’s Day?
What do children usually get at Easter?
What bird is traditionally cooked at Thanksgiving?
What is the luckiest colour for Chinese celebrations?

9. Throwing a Fancy-dress Party
A couple of weeks ago we decided to throw a fancy-dress party. We gave out
the_______________________ to the friends we wanted to invite. Then we bought
and put up lots of _____________________. We also hung up colourful
______________. The girls cooked some _______________. All the people we have
invited came to the party dressed in _____________________________. We danced
and sang a lot. At midnight, we let off _______________. Everybody _____

10. Hogmanay Celebration
Tar Barrel Fire Festival
Torchlight Procession
Guy Fawkes Night
Burning of the Clocks

11. Up Helly AA
ScotlandJanuary Vikings
torches a replica of galleybagpipes

12. Kurama
Festival

13. A Spring Festival

14. An Autumn Festival

15. Thank you for your
work and attention!