ENGLISH BEYOND ABILITY(EBA) BOOK OF 5TH GRADES 5th Grades-Common Book-EBA

Sehergül USTA/Gürdoğanlar Secondary School READ THE DIALOGUE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS JOHN:Dear guests, Welcome to our show. Today, We are really excited because we have guests from all over the world and we are going to talk about our national festivals. We have a guest from Turkey. ALİ: Hi, everyone. I am so happy to be here. JOHN: Ali, Let’s talk about your national festivals. I want to talk about National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. ALİ: It’s our national festival. It is the 23rd of April. JOHN: How do you celebrate this festival? ALİ: We decorate our classrooms and schools with Turkish flags. We read poems, sing children’s songs and dance. We walk at the parade and We are really happy because This day is a gift from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. JOHN: Thank you, Ali. Here is the guest from China. He is Jackie. JACKIE: Hello everyone. JOHN: What is your national festival? JACKIE: It is Chinese New Year. It is called the Spring Festival. JOHN:Why is it called The Spring Festival? JACKIE:Because it starts from the beginning of Spring and Marks the end of winter. JOHN: How do you celebrate? JACKIE: We decorate or houses and streets. Old people give red envelopes and gifts to the children. You can see fireworks and firecrackers. In many Chinese cities, you can see traditional performances such as dragon dances and lion dances. Red is the main color of the festival. City parks and temple fairs are the places to go for this. JOHN: Thanks to our guests. We will be here tomorrow again. 

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