Unit 5: Special Days: Lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Unit 5: 

Special Days

Lesson Goals

1. I know about different special days in the year. 

2. I can use the past continuous tense.

3. I can research about a holiday in the world. 

What is your favourite special day in the year?

Which holiday is the most important in The Netherlands?

Christmas Day

New Year's Eve

King's Day

May 5, Liberation Day

Sinterklaas

What is she doing?

What are they doing?

00:16

Where is Diwali celebrated?

1. India
2. South Africa
3. Spain
4. Germany

00:50

How many days is the Diwali holiday?

1

3

5

7

01:12

What is Diwali called?

1. The Festival of Sound
2. The Festival of Snow
3. The Festival of Food
4. The Festival of Light

Page 57: Listening Practice 

Listen to Mei-ling talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival and write the missing words in the spaces. 

Then complete the sentences in activity 2 on page 57. 

Present Continuous 

Subject + (to be) + verb-ing

She is blowing out her candles.

They are watching the fireworks. 

Past Continuous

Subject + past to be + verb-ing

She was blowing out her candles.

They were watching the fireworks. 

was

I was running

She was running

He was running

It was running

were

You were running

They were running 

We were running 

Fill in the blanks using past continuous

She ____ ________ (eat) lunch with her family. 

They ____ ________ (celebrate) New Year's Eve together. 

It ____ _______ (rain) all day last Friday. 

We ____ _______ (watch) the videos on YouTube. 

I ____ ________ (ride) my bike all day. 

He ____ ________ (drive) his car last weekend. 

You ____ ________ (walk) too slowly. 

Answers

She was eating lunch with her family. 

They were celebrating New Year's Eve together. 

It was raining all day last Friday. 

We were watching the videos on YouTube. 

I was riding my bike all day. 

He was driving his car last weekend. 

You were walking too slowly. 

Test Practice

Page 58

1. Answer questions 1-10

CHALLENGE

If you finish early, search "holidays around the world" in google, and learn about different holidays in the world.