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Months of the year…
How can I remember the order of September, October, November, December?
Try using the word SOUND.S O U N D
Introduction:What is a holiday? A day of leisure A legal day off A Holy Day
May include fasting What is a national holiday? What is a legal holiday? What is a custom? What is a symbol? Holiday vs. Vacation
How should we greet someone on this day?
USUALLY, it is ok to say “Happy ___________.” Example: Happy Valentine’s Day!
The biggest exception is “Merry” which is generally only used for Christmas. To say “Happy Christmas” is more of
a British custom.
Write these holiday names on your paper in the first column: 1. New Year’s Day 2. Martin Luther King
Jr. Day 3. Ground Hog Day 4. Valentine’s Day 5. President’s Day 6. St. Patrick’s Day 7. Easter 8. Mother’s Day
9. Memorial Day 10. Father’s Day 11. Independence
Day 12. Labor Day 13. Halloween 14. Veteran's Day 15. Thanksgiving 16. Christmas (Day)
Reasons for Celebrating New Year’s Day The coming of the
New Year Martin Luther
King Jr. Day Celebrates the
birthday of a great American civil rights leader
Ground Hog Day Predicts the
length of the winter and spring
Valentine’s Day A day to show
love to special people in our lives
Reasons for Celebrating President’s Day Honoring Lincoln
and Washington St. Patrick’s Day Honors Patrick
and celebrates Irish heritage
Easter Celebrates Spring’s
arrival and Jesus’ resurrection
Mother’s Day Honor our mothers
and women who have loved us
Reasons for Celebrating Memorial Day Honor deceased
loved ones & service men and women
Father’s Day Honor our fathers
and grandfathers
Independence Day America’s birthday,
celebrates freedom Labor day Honors workers;
time to rest with our families
Reasons for Celebrating Halloween Celebrates dark
and scary things; a time to play
Veteran’s Day Honors men and
women who have fought for America
Thanksgiving Celebrates
American heritage and religious freedom
Christmas Celebrates Jesus’
birth and showing love to all people
Other Symbols… Champagne glass Hearts Flowers Candy Lincoln silhouette Gravestone(s) Neck tie
Ghost Tree Nativity set Dove Candle Santa Clause Fireworks
Pictures of Easter Symbols
Easter Lily/Lilies Bare Cross
Easter Bunny with eggs and basket
Baby animals
Empty tomb/grave
Colors: Which holiday do they belong to? Red Yellow Green White Brown Gold Orange
Blue Black Pink Pastel colors
Some Special Vocabulary: 1. Resolution, champagne, parade 2. Civil rights 3. Ground hog, Pennsylvania 4. Valentine, Cupid 6. Shamrock, rainbow, parade,
Patrick, pot of gold, leprechaun, luck o’ the Irish
7. Easter bunny/eggs/basket, parade pastel colors, resurrection
More Special Vocabulary… 9. Cemetery, long weekend,
barbecue, picnic, vacation, parade 11. “Fourth of July”, parade, picnic,
barbecue, patriotic/patriotism 12. Parade, picnic, barbecue, long
weekend, vacation 13. Cemetery, jack o’ lantern,
costumes, “trick or treat”
And More Vocabulary…
14. Cemetery, patriotism, nationalism
15. Pilgrims, Indians, Mayflower, freedom, blessings, turkey, etc.
16. Santa Clause, mistletoe, holly bough, ornaments, words related to Jesus’ birth, etc.
Here’s a great website…
To find out more about Saint Patrick and celebrating Irish heritage, look at the links on this page:
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/stpatricksday/?page=history
Word Origins—Christmas Santa Claus
Came from the Dutch name for Father Christmas: “Sant Nikolaas” and another old form “Sinter Claus”
Mistletoe Combined Anglo-Saxon words for “bird
dropping” and “twig”; the Druids and Celts said it carried magical health-bearing powers and now we kiss under it…
Idioms related to age Sweet 16
Describing a 16th birthday party, usually for a girl
Over the Hill When someone turns 40 or 50, we
may say they are “over the hill” Bite the Dust
An informal to say someone has died
Brainstorm with your partner:
What are some common lifetime celebrations in China? In America?
How are some of our celebrations similar?
How are some of our celebrations different?
In the First Year…
The Baby “Shower” The Birth of the Baby The Baby’s Baptism or Dedication* Baby’s First Christmas, etc. 1st Birthday (different from China)
Smash cake, especially for the baby
In A Student’s Life…
Losing the first tooth First Day of School School events and activities Graduations (different levels) School dances (Prom, Homecoming) 16, 18, 21—Birthdays First Job, Job Hunting
Young Adults
Courtship Engagement Wedding Shower Rehearsal Dinner Wedding Wedding Reception (Dance) Honeymoon
Adult Life
Promotion at Work, Mid-life Crisis (?) Moving/House-warming Anniversaries Important birthdays (40, 50, 65, 100) Retirement/Senior Benefits Elderly Life Death/Funeral
Three Important Terms:Shower, Reception, & Party Shower—Baby, Bridal, Card
Card showers common for elderly people
Reception—Wedding, Anniversary, Open House This term is a bit more formal
Party—Birthday, Christmas, Halloween, Slumber This term is a bit more casual
What do we give for these events? Some examples…
Baby shower: toys, clothes, books Wedding: household items, money Birthdays: cards, something small but
nice that suits the person well Anniversaries: depends on the year… Death: flowers for the deceased,
flower and sympathy cards for the family
Region 3:The Southern States
Alabama Arkansas Delaware* Florida Georgia* Kentucky Louisiana Maryland* Mississippi
North Carolina* South Carolina* Tennessee Virginia* West Virginia
*1 of the 13 colonies
Region 3:Famous People from the South
Sports: Hank Aaron, Jesse Owens, Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe
Actors: James Earl Jones, Sidney Poitier, Andy Griffith, Don Knotts
Presidents: so many! Washington, Lincoln, Carter, Jefferson, etc.
Writers: Harper Lee, William Faulkner, Margaret Mitchell, O. Henry, Willa Cather
Region 3:And even more famous people!
Polar Explorer R.E. Byrd, Vice Pres. Al Gore, Billy Graham, Oprah Winfrey, Jim Henson, John Wilkes Booth, Benjamin Banneker (mathematician), Jefferson Davis (Pres. of the South), Martin Luther King Jr., industrialist E.I. du Pont, Helen Keller (both blind and deaf)
Region 3:Brief History of the South
First settled for business, 1607 Developed more slowly than the rest
of the colonies. (Rural/undeveloped) Small farms became large plantations
(late 1600’s); began slave-demand Staples: tobacco, rice, and cotton
Civil War—not just about slavery??? Even until recently…white vs. black
Region 3:The People of the South
The people are: laidback, “rednecks,” friendly, hospitable, welcoming, loving, moving at a slower pace
Population: <1 million-16 million Many retirees in Florida; many
immigrants in this area Speech is: very different!!! It reflects
a lot of Black and Caribbean slang Can you understand these words?...
(This is the translation.)
It’s cold tonight. I’m going to find some wood so we
can start a fire. Then you and your family can come
and sit by the fire and get warm.
Did you understand?
Region 3:Southern States are famous for…
Universities, for example: U.S. Naval Academy, Johns Hoskins
University, Duke, Regent University Georgia peaches, KFC, “moonshine”, pecan pie, lemonade, other fruit Horse Racing (Kentucky Derby),
Mardi Gras, Magnolia blossoms Hot summers, beautiful autumns
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