Lesson …In this lesson you will learn:• To talk about celebrations.•To express relations between ideas and to combine sentences

We have different reasons to celebrate and we all like celebrations!

Let’s check some vocabulary to start talking about celebrations!

Click on these pictures of celebrations to see their names!

Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival

Merry Christmas Happy New Year Valentine’s Day

Chilean Independence

Day!Chilean Military

Parade

La Tirana Festival Halloween

Let’s practice this vocabulary and PLAY THIS GAME!

Memory GameClick and find the pairs:

Once we know this new vocabulary, we can start talking about different celebrations and express our ideas about

them; linking and combining our ideas through SENTENCE CONNECTORS.

Depending on the sentence’s function or intention, specif SENTENCE CONNECTORS are going to be used:• To introduce an additional idea, use AND.• To introduce an alternative idea, use OR.• To introduce a reason, use BECAUSE.

• To contrast ideas, use BUT and ALTHOUGH.

• Let’s check some examples!

1. During the Independence Chilean Day, people dance cueca and eat empanadas.

2. In Halloween you can choose trick or treat!

Pareja bailando

cueca

Persona comiend

o empana

das+

More examples!

3. For Valentine’s Day we can also greet our friends, because it is the day of love.

4. I do not have a Halloween costume, but I have got lots of sweets to share!

5. Although I do not have money to buy lots of gifts, I always have a beautiful dinner with my family.

NOW PRACTICE WITH THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES, GOOD

LUCK!

Drag the correct word to complete each sentence.

Tom didn’t want to go out ______ he didn’t have a costume.

although and or because

In this carnival, people wear costumes ______ dance samba.

and because but or

We are going to have a nice dinner, ______ there is not enough money.

although because or but

I wanted to buy it, ______ it was out of stock.

or because and but

_____ we were all celebrating September 18th in the fondas, we didn’t make our traditional barbecue at home.

And Or Because But

______ she didn’t know to dance cueca, she did her best on the dance floor!

Although Or Because And

NOW TRY WITH THE NEXT EXERCISES, GOOD LUCK!

Read the following sentences and click on the correct word.

My parents dp not agree with celebrating Halloween, but / although they have let us share sweets with our neighbors and friends.

To celebrate New Year’s, you can stay at home or/although go out.

We always have turkey because/and salads for ourChristmas dinner.

I love Rio de Janeiro’s carnival although/but I don’t like to dance samba.

Because/ Although we don’t like to celebrate Halloween, we bought sweets for children.

They said to me: “ Trick and/or treat?”.

Because/ Although they were on vacation in Rio, they could enjoy the famous carnival.

For Chilean Independence Day, you can visit the fondas but/and see the Military parade.