Holidays around the world

 Group Project: Unusual Celebrations Around the World

1. Independence Day (USA)

2. Day of the Dead (Mexico)

3. Diwali (India)

4. Guy Fawkes Night (UK)

5. Hanami (Japan)

Task:

Create a Canva presentation about one unusual celebration.
Your presentation must have 6–8 slides.

Each student must speak during the presentation.

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📑 Povinná struktura prezentace

Slide 1 – Title slide

• Name of the celebration

• Country

• Group members

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Slide 2 – Basic Information

• When is it celebrated?

• How long does it last?

• Why is it celebrated? (history)

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Slide 3 – Traditions

• What do people usually do?

• Special activities?

• Clothes? Music? Decorations?

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Slide 4 – Food & Symbols

• Typical food

• Important symbols

• Explain their meaning

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Slide 5 – Interesting Facts

• At least 3 interesting or surprising facts

• Numbers are welcome (millions of people, 300 years old…)

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Slide 6 – Comparison

Compare this celebration with a Czech holiday.

• Is it similar to…?

• Is it more colourful / louder / more religious?

• Would you like to celebrate it? Why / why not?

Giving information

• It is celebrated in…

• It takes place in…

• It started in…

• It commemorates…

Comparing

• Unlike Czech holidays…

• It is more/less … than…

• It is similar to…

Expressing opinion

• In our opinion…

• We find this celebration…

• We would / wouldn’t like to celebrate it because…

Everyday Problems

 1. Ask for more information

• Can you tell me more about that?

• What happened exactly?

• How do you feel about it?

• Why do you think that happened?

2. Show support / empathy

• I’m sorry to hear that.

• That sounds really difficult.

• I understand how you feel.

• Don’t worry, it will get better.

3. Give advice / suggestion

• Maybe you could…

• How about trying…

• I think it might help if…

• You could ask someone for help.

4. Encourage / motivate

• You can do it!

• Don’t give up.

• Try to stay positive.

• Take it step by step.

5. Ask a question politely

• Could you explain that again?

• Do you want my advice?

• Would you like some help?

• How can I help you?

6. Offer alternatives

• You don’t have to… You could…

• Maybe you can try another way.

• If that doesn’t work, you could…

7. Express opinion / preference

• I think…

• In my opinion…

• Personally, I would…

8. React to feelings

• That must be frustrating.

• You seem upset/sad/angry.

• I can see why you feel that way.

9. Make a polite request / action

• Could you…?

• Please try to…

• Let’s… together.

Time

It´s two o'clock.  Jsou dvě hodiny. 2:00 - o'clock pouze u celé hodiny!
It´s quarter past two. doslova: Je čtvrt po druhé. / česky: Je čtvrt na tři. 2:15
It's half past two.  doslova: Je půl po druhé. / česky: Je půl třetí. 2:30
It's quarter to three. doslova: Je čtvrt do třetí. / česky: Je tři čtvrtě na tři. 2:45
It´s three o'clock.  Jsou tři hodiny. 3:00

on Monday - v pondělí (s dny požíváme předložku on - on Friday, on Easter Monday,...)
at 7 o'clock - v sedm hodin ( s časem používáme předložku at - at half past five, at quarter to one)

I have got / I've got - já mám

We have got / We've got - my máme

Hra

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Obrázek vysvětlení

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Cvičení

Birthday Invitation

Birthday Invitation Project + 60-Second Speech

Part 1 – Create a Birthday Invitation (Canva)

Create your own birthday invitation in Canva.

Your invitation must include:

• Your name

• What you are celebrating (your birthday)

• Your age (e.g. I’m turning 15)

• The date

• The time

• The place

• Some information about the programme (food, music, games, etc.)

Be creative and make it attractive!

🎤 Part 2 – 60-Second Birthday Speech

After creating your invitation, you will give a short speech (about 60 seconds) to invite your classmates to your birthday party.

Your speech should include:

1️⃣ Greeting

• Hi everyone,

• Hello guys,

• Good morning/afternoon,

2️⃣ Say what you are celebrating

• I’m celebrating my birthday.

• I’m turning ___ this year.

• I would like to invite you to my birthday party.

3️⃣ Give important information

• The party will be on…

• It will start at…

• It will take place at…

• The party will be at my house / in the park / at a restaurant.

4️⃣ Say what will happen (activities)

Use future forms (will / going to):

• We will have music and food.

• We are going to play games.

• We will eat pizza and cake.

• We are going to dance.

• There will be…

5️⃣ Encourage your classmates to come

• I hope you can come.

• It would mean a lot to me.

• I promise it will be fun.

• I can’t wait to see you.

• See you there!

 Important Verbs You Should Use

Try to include some of these verbs:

invite
celebrate
come
join
start
take place
have
play
eat
dance
watch
bring
hope
promise
plan

 Speaking Rules

• Speak for about 60 seconds.

• Do not read everything from your paper.

• Speak clearly and loudly.

• Try to use future tense correctly.

• Smile and be confident 

Present perfect - past simple

https://www.umimeanglicky.cz/doplnovacka-past-simple-vs-present-perfect-2-uroven

https://wordwall.net/cs/resource/9047869/present-perfect-past-simple

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/past-simple-present-perfect/

https://wordwall.net/play/86741/333/2159

AGO

ALREADY

IN

LAST

NEVER

RECENTLY

SINCE

YESTERDAY

Sentences

How have you been

 https://forms.gle/tGRJ3qdASBVgVpKm7

Birthday listening

https://test-english.com/listening/a2/party-experiences-a2-english-listening-test/

https://english.lingolia.com/en/listening/b1/articles/birthday-party

https://test-english.com/listening/b2/survive-kids-birthday-parties/

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheet/en/english-second-language-esl/772903

Vocabulary Bloggers 2

0A audio Definice In text
0B
0C
0D
0ABC

1AB
1C
1D

2A
2B
2D

3A
3B
3BC
3D

4A
4B
4C
4D

5A
5b.BC

Wordwall
Bloggers 2 Unit 0A - School facilities 1

Unusual hotels

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Body

Body - head - quizlet

Body - quizlet

I have got / I've got - já mám
(a) big / little - ears, eyes, mouth, nose
blue / green / brown - eyes
long / short - hair
dark / fair - hair

He has got / He´s got - on má
She has got / She´s got - ona má

I haven't got - já nemám
He hasn't got - on nemá
She hasn't got - ona nemá

This is me - lyricstraining
Body parts

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