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IELTS VOCAB - FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS

IELTS VOCAB - FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS

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IELTS VOCAB
FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS

by Minh Tran

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READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT SOME FESTIVALS
AND TAKE NOTES OF ​THE KEY WORDS 

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​Ballynoe Fiddle Festival
  • ​This fun festival falls on the third Saturday of July.

  • ​The village becomes the center of wild music.

  • ​The festival celebrates the birthday of Pat Davey, a famous local musician.

  • ​This year’s special guests include Anne O’Keeff, who will uphold the annual tradition of playing at the house where Darvey was born.

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​Golden Apple Weeks
  • ​The villagers of Hartsby hold an unusual festival – the Week of the Golden Apple.

  • ​This tradition dates back to the Middle Ages.

  • ​The festival is held to celebrate the apple harvest.

  • ​Come and join in the festivities and eat as many apples as you want!

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​ Traditional festivities
  • ​Different religions often have movable feasts which depend on the phases of the moon.

  • ​There is a rich tradition of music and dance in central Sweden.

    ​Every year the town puts on a firework display as part of the festival.

  • ​This month some of our students are observing the festival of Ramadan.

  • ​Jazz and blues are part of the cultural heritage of the southern United States. ​

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This year’s National Day festival --- 40 years of independence.

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holds

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joins in

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falls on

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celebrates

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Fill in the Blanks

The tradition of carol singing dates --- to the Birth of Jesus Christ.

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Multiple Choice

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In this region we have a rich tradition of ---

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locals and tourists

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poetry, music and dance

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older villagers

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significant reasons

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The festival is part of the region’s --- heritage.

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Multiple Choice

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My hometown is famous for --- a number of long-standing traditions.

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observing

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seeing

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looat

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viewing

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Fill in the Blanks

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A number of celebrities will be flying in to joins in the ---.

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FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS

by Minh Tran

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