ESCOLA MUNICIPAL VICENTINA CAMPOS MARINHO LOPES

ALUNO: __________________________________________________________ N ______

SRIE: 8 TURMA: ______ PROFESSORA EMANUELLE

CELEBRATIONS
New Years Day
New Years Day is the first Day of the year on the modern calendar. It
is celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year
start.

Valentines Day
Its day of St. Valentine. He is known as a martir who died because he
was in favor of love and marriage. As a priest, he continued marrying
couples even against the church orders and was arrested for that. This
day is celebrated on February 14th and people give gifts, chocolates, flowers, cards and
say I love you to people they love.

St. Patricks Day

Its on March 17th and it is a religious holiday. It celebrates St.
Patrick, the most recognized saint of Ireland. In this day,
people wear green clothes with a shamrock. They also make
parades and listen to Irish folk music.

Indepedence Day of the USA

It is celebrated on July 4th, the day when the USA became
independent from England. Americans usually use fireworks, do
parades, barbecues, fairs, concerts, picnics and wave the USA
flag to celebrate this day.

Halloween
Its on October 31st and people, specially children, wear
costumes and play trick or treat on the students or they go
to costume parties, visited haunted attractions and tell scary
stories and watch horror movies.

Thanksgiving
It is a holiday which is celebrated in the USA as a day of giving
thanks for the blessings they receive during the year. It is
celebrated on the 4th Thrusday of November in the United States.
Generally, families and friends stay together and have a dinner.
The traditional dish of the holiday is Turkey.

Christmas
Its a Christian holiday and it is on December 25th. It celebrates Jesus
Christs birthday. It is the major holiday in countries around the world,
even to non-christian people. People usually give gifts to each other,
decorates their house and streets with Christmas ornaments and lights.
Families usually come together for the Christmas holidays and have a
traditional Christmas dinner.

Exercise
1. No seu caderno, traduza os textos acima.
2. Responda, em ingls, de acordo com os textos acima:
a) When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated in the USA?
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b) What do Americans do in Thanksgiving holiday?
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c) Whats the traditional dish in Thanksgiving holiday?
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d) When is Independence of the USA?
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e) What do Americans usually do in the Independence Day?
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f) When is celebrated Valentines Day?
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g) Why St. Valentine is known as a martyr?
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h) Who is St. Patrick?

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i) When is the St. Patricks day?
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j) When do people celebrate Halloween?
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k) What do people around the world celebrate on December 25th?
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l) What is celebrated on January 1st?
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3. Identifique se as frases so verdadeiras (V) ou falsas (F):
a) The Independence of America is on September 7th. (
)
b) Christmas is the major holiday in countries around the world and it is
celebrated even to non-christian people. (
)
c) Thanksgiving is a traditional holiday