Traditions assignment

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Goals

At the end of this lesson...

• You know more about various traditions around the world
• You've practised watching and listening
• You've practised working together

Thanksgiving

Halloween

St. Patrick's day

Homecoming

Super bowl

The 4th of July

When do you officially become an adult in Japan?

1. At 19 years old
2. at 20 years old
3. At 18 years old
4. At 21 years old

What is the scary creature called that accompanies Saint Nicholas during the holidays in Austria and some other European countries?

1. The Grinch
2. Krampus
3. Gollum
4. Beelzebub

In the Spanish town Buñol, people have a yearly public food fight during which they bombard each other with ...

1. Eggs
2. Cake
3. Tomatoes
4. Babi pangang

The winner of the Finnish wife-carrying championship wins their wife's weight in ...

1. Blue cheese
2. Pickled fish
3. Swine meat
4. Beer

Which festival in India celebrates the victory of light over darkness?

1. Holi
2. Diwali
3. Ramadan
4. Songkran

Which celebration marks the end of Ramadan for Muslims around the world?

1. Eid al-Fitr
2. Passover
3. Christmas
4. Yom Kippur

Thanksgiving

00:50

What motivated the pilgrims to travel to America?

1. Religion
2. Money
3. Freedom
4. War

02:10

The pilgrims received help from the Native Americans. What did the Natives teach the pilgrims?

1. How to build shelter
2. How to treat new diseases
3. How to dance
4. How to grow and gather food

02:47

Which of the following is not true about the first Thanksgiving dinner?

1. 90 Natives attended
2. It lasted 3 days
3. It converted some natives to christianity
4. It was to celerate that everyone had food and shelter

00:58

What did Captain James Cook do when he arrived in Australia in 1770?

1. He drew the first map of New South Wales
2. He declared Australia a British colony
3. He built the first British village
4. He raised the British flag

01:35

Australia Day is on January 26th because the British flag was raised at Sydney Cove on that day.

1. True
2. False

02:37

Why do some people call Australia Day a Day of Mourning?

1. It marks the end of British rule in Australia
2. It commemorates a national tragedy
3. It celebrates the arrival of the First Fleet
4. It represents the loss of land and culture for Indigenous Australians

03:06

Name two things that people commemorate today on Australia Day?

Australia day

01:21

What did St. Patrick do after escaping from slavery?

1. He became a priest in France
2. He returned to Britain
3. He sailed to America
4. He stayed in Ireland

01:46

What did St. Patrick use the shamrock to teach people about?

1. The history of Ireland
2. The color green
3. The Irish language
4. God

02:26

Why do people wear green on St. Patrick's Day?

1. Green is the color of St. Patrick's clothing
2. Green represents the Irish flag
3. Green is the color of spring and honors St. Patrick
4. Green is the color of good luck

02:57

What is a four-leaf clover considered to be on St. Patrick’s Day?

1. A symbol of faith
2. A symbol of spring
3. A sign of good luck
4. A symbol of evil

St. Patrick's day

Dia de los muertos

00:19

What do people celebrate on the Day of the Dead?

1. The arrival of autumn and harvest season
2. The lives of people who died
3. Scary creatures and ghosts
4. The beginning of a new year

00:46

Name three things that people bring to the cemetery during .Day of the Dead celebrations

01:26

What is the importance of monarch butterflies during Day of the Dead?

1. They signal the start of winter
2. They represent transformation
3. They carry the souls of the dead
4. They are used for decoration

01:57

The round shape of pandemuerto (bread of the dead) represents the circle of life and death.

1. True
2. False

02:40

Day of the Dead is a sad and serious tradition.

1. True
2. False

01:33

Who ruled the American colonies before Independence?

1. The French
2. The Spanish
3. The British
4. The Germans

02:50

What were the small changes made to the Constitution called?

1. Rules
2. Laws
3. Amendments
4. Articles

Independence day

Yom Kippur

00:27

What is the significance of Yom Kippur in the Jewish religion?

1. It marks the end of Passover
2. On this day Jews seek forgiveness from God for their sins
3. It is a celebration of the New Year
4. It commemorates the creation of the Torah

01:00

What was the first Yom Kippur about?

1. The Israelites celebrating their freedomm from Egypt
2. The day the Torah was written
3. The day Moses led the Israelites to the Promised Land
4. God forgave the Israelites for worshiping another god.

02:00

What are Jews not allowed to do on Yom Kippur?

1. Eat and drink
2. Wear leather shoes
3. Use electricity
4. All of these things

02:45

What do Jewish people do after Yom Kippur ends?

1. Continue fasting
2. Dance and sing
3. Light candles
4. Pray for another year of forgiveness

Yom Kippur

Lesson 2 Traditions!

Let's find out more about.....

• Make groups of four  (choose wisely. This will be your group for the next couple of weeks)
• I am going to hand out different kind of traditions. Fill in the information on your worksheet. You can use google. (15 min)
• Share your findings.

Lesson 3 Traditions!

Goals

At the end of this lesson...

• You have practised watching and listening
• You've practised working together.

Watching and listening

We're going to watch a video about our Dutch tradition 'Sinterklaas'.

Answer the questions on your worksheet.

Taaltaak

Choose a tradition you'd like to know more about

• Make a poster in groups of 4
• Give a short presentation (5 min)

The presentation

Explain:

• Origin/history of this tradition (facts)? 
• What do people celebrate?
  
• What kind of food do they eat?

• What do people wear?
• Are there any decorations you can tell about?
• In what way is it being celebrated? Traditions?

Working together

• Find your teammembers
• Work on your poster/presentation