UNIT 7 · LESSON 1

Wish Someone a Good Holiday

Interactive English lesson about holidays, traditions, celebrations, and adjective clauses with who and that.

By the end of this lesson, students can:

  • wish someone a good holiday naturally.
  • talk about holiday types and celebration activities.
  • understand a photo story about holiday traditions.
  • use adjective clauses with who and that.
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Lesson Reference Pages

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Lesson Beginning: Warm-up

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Start hereThink about holidays you know, then answer these short questions before moving to the story.

People celebrate holidays in different ways: they eat special food, wear special clothes, visit relatives, give gifts, or watch parades.

Activity 1 · Match the idea

People usually eat moon cakes during the Harvest Moon Festival. What kind of detail is this?
People visit relatives during some holidays. This is a ...

Activity 2 · Choose the best holiday wish

Your friend says, “I’m celebrating Chuseok next week.” What can you say?
Which sentence is polite and natural?
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Photo Story: Holiday Traditions

Read and listen to Basma and Mi-Cha talking about holiday traditions. The conversation speech below follows the book dialogue.

Audio 2 · Photo Story

Listen first. Then read the full conversation.

Part 1 · Chuseok

Basma: Wow! That dress your sister’s wearing is gorgeous! What was the occasion?
Mi-Cha: Oh, that was for Chuseok. The dress is called a hanbok.
Basma: Did you say Chuseok? What’s that—a holiday?
Mi-Cha: That’s right. It’s a traditional Korean holiday. It takes place in September or October each year to celebrate the harvest.
Basma: So does everyone dress up like that?
Mi-Cha: Some people do.

Part 2 · Travel and relatives

Basma: So what else does everyone do on Chuseok?
Mi-Cha: We get together with our relatives. And we eat a lot!
Basma: Well, that sounds nice.
Mi-Cha: Not only that, but we go to our hometowns and visit the graves of our ancestors.
Basma: So I suppose the airports and train stations are mobbed with people, right?
Mi-Cha: Totally. And the traffic is impossible. It takes hours to get anywhere.

Part 3 · A similar holiday

Basma: I think every country’s got at least one holiday like that!
Mi-Cha: What holiday comes to mind for you?
Basma: It reminds me of Eid al-Adha, a four-day religious holiday we celebrate where I come from.
Mi-Cha: In what way?
Basma: Well, people put on their best clothes, and we eat a lot of great food. We also travel to be with our relatives and visit the graves of our loved ones who have died.
Mi-Cha: How about that! Sounds just like our holiday.

Photo Story Questions

What holiday are Basma and Mi-Cha mainly discussing?
What is a hanbok?
Why do many people travel during Chuseok?
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Paraphrase: Important Expressions

Find the meaning of the underlined expressions from the Photo Story. Choose the best paraphrase.

“It takes place in September or October.”
“We get together with our relatives.”
“The train stations are mobbed with people.”
“The traffic is impossible.”
“It reminds me of Eid al-Adha.”
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Conversation Model: Wish Someone a Good Holiday

Audio 3 · Conversation

Read and listen. Then practice the model aloud.

A: I heard there’s going to be a holiday next week.
B: That’s right. The Harvest Moon Festival.
A: What kind of holiday is it?
B: It’s a seasonal holiday that takes place in autumn. People spend time with their families and eat moon cakes.
A: Well, have a great Harvest Moon Festival!
B: Thanks! Same to you!

Conversation check

What holiday is mentioned in the conversation?
What kind of holiday is it?
Which sentence wishes someone well?
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Types of Holidays

Audio 5 · Types of Holiday

Listen and notice these holiday categories.

Seasonal

A holiday connected to a season, harvest, or natural time of year.

Harvest Moon Festival

Historical

A holiday connected to a historical event or national memory.

Bastille Day

Religious

A holiday connected to religious beliefs or practices.

Eid al-Adha

A holiday that celebrates a harvest is usually ...
A holiday connected to a national event is usually ...
A holiday connected to faith is usually ...
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Vocabulary: Ways to Commemorate a Holiday

Audio 6 · Vocabulary

Listen, repeat, and review the celebration phrases.

set off fireworks light fireworks for celebration
march in parades walk in organized public celebrations
have picnics eat outdoors with family or friends
pray speak to God as part of religious practice
send cards give written holiday greetings
give gifts present something to someone
wish each other well say kind holiday wishes
remember the dead honor people who have died
wear costumes put on special clothes for celebration

Vocabulary check

People light colorful explosives in the sky. They ...
People walk together in a public celebration. They ...
People say kind holiday greetings to each other. They ...
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Listening

Listen and use the vocabulary to understand the type of each holiday and what people do to celebrate.

Audio 7 · Listening

Listen carefully. The chart below shows the key answers for review.

HolidayType of holidayWhat people do to celebrate
Mardi Gras (U.S.)religiouswear costumes; have a parade
Bastille Day (France)historicalperform in the streets; eat all kinds of foods; military parades; fireworks
Tsagaan Sar (Mongolia)seasonalwear new clothes; clean house; make traditional food; give gifts

Listening Questions

What type of holiday is Mardi Gras?
What do people do to celebrate Mardi Gras?
What type of holiday is Bastille Day?
Which celebration activity belongs to Bastille Day?
What type of holiday is Tsagaan Sar?
What do people do to celebrate Tsagaan Sar?
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Grammar: Adjective Clauses with who and that

Adjective clauses identify or describe people and things. Use who or that to describe people. Use that to describe things.

For people

A mariachi singer is someone who sings traditional Mexican music.

Carnival is a great holiday for people who like parades.

Families that want to watch the fireworks go to the park.

For things

Thanksgiving is a celebration that takes place in November.

The parade that commemorates Bastille Day is very exciting.

Do not repeat the subject after who or that.

Grammar check

A person ___ sings traditional music is a singer.
A holiday ___ takes place in autumn is seasonal.
Choose the correct sentence.

More Grammar Practice: Adjective Clauses

Use the sentences from the grammar exercise. Identify the relative pronoun and what it describes.

Ramadan is a religious tradition that begins on a different day every year. What is the relative pronoun?
In sentence 1, the adjective clause describes ...
Chuseok is a Korean seasonal holiday that celebrates the yearly harvest. The adjective clause is ...
The woman who designed those amazing costumes for the parade is really talented. Which noun does who describe?
The celebrations that take place in Brazil during Carnaval are really wild! Which noun does that describe?
People who remember April Fool’s Day every April 1st have a lot of fun. Which relative pronoun is used?
The Dragon Boat Festival in China is a holiday that takes place in May or June. What does the adjective clause describe?
Choose the correct sentence.
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Practice: Build Holiday Sentences

Practice A · Complete the conversation

I heard there’s going to be anext week.
It’s aholiday that takes place in autumn.
Thanks!!

Practice B · Choose the best adjective clause

Chuseok is a Korean holiday ___ celebrates the harvest.
People ___ enjoy fireworks often go to the park.
Which phrase means “happens”?
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Final Quiz: 5 Important Questions

Review the most important points in this lesson.

1. What is the goal of the conversation model?
2. Which phrase means to celebrate by lighting fireworks?
3. Which relative pronoun can describe people?
4. Choose the correct sentence.
5. Which response is best after “Have a great holiday!”?

You’ve completed the first lesson. Awesome!

Practice the conversation again and use the vocabulary to talk about a holiday from your country.