2. What about you? Do you like them? 3. What festivals do you like to join?
Part B: Read the following dialogue about “Unusual Festivals”.
Kate : Hey Kelvin! Do you know about the Monkey Buffet Festival?
Kelvin : Nope. Is it an unusual festival?
Kate : Yes. It’s celebrated in Thailand. The festival includes giving
fruits and vegetables to the local monkeys.
Kelvin : Wow! That is amazing.
Kate : Yes. Local people believe that the festival brings good luck to the region.
Kelvin : I wish I could participate.
Kate : Me too but it’s too far to get to Thailand.
Answer the question.
1. Is Kate going to Thailand to participate in the Monkey Buffet Festival?
Answer the following questions after reading the dialogue.
1. What kind of festival is the Monkey Buffet Festival?
2. Where is it celebrated? 3. What is believed by local people? Part C: Match the words with their meanings.
1. festival a. different from what is usual or expected
2. unusual b. from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small
area, especially of a country
3. celebrate c. a special day or period
4. include d. an area of a country
5. local e. to bring good luck
6. good luck f. to contain something as a part of something else
7. region g. to take part in or become involved in an activity
8. participate h. to take part in special enjoyable activities
Listen and find stress on each word.
festival unusual celebrated include
local good luck region participate
Fill in the blanks with the words.
1. Did you___________in the Thingyan festival last year?
2. My brother’s birthday party will be___________in the Novel hotel.
3. Sam is really___________. He doesn’t say a thing in class.
4. ___________with your exam!
5. Is Sagaing a___________or a state?
6. ___________people help the tourists to get to places.
7. What is your favouite___________of the year?
8. Our hotel fees___________breakfast and dinner.
Part D: Conjunctions
Conjunctions are a part of speech that connects words, phrases or
clauses.
There are many types of conjunctions and these are some common conjunctions.
(1) And - used for coordinating two words or two ideas.
(2) But - used to join two ideas that are in opposites.
Part E: Read the example sentences.
1. The festival includes giving fruits and vegetables to the local monkeys. 2. Me too but it’s too far to get to Thailand. 3. Mom said she saw my purse and phone on the table. 4. Flora studied for the test but I don’t think she did well.
Match the following.
1. Conjunctions are used to a. a part of speech.
2. ‘And’ & ‘but’ are b. opposite.
3. ‘But’ is used for c. conjunctions.
4. Conjunctions are d. connect two nouns or two ideas.
Part F: Fill in these blanks with ‘and’ or ‘but’.
1. I like her,________ I don’t like her friend.
2. My family have planned to go on a trip to Mandalay________Bagan.
3. Bruce went to the meeting on time________it was cancelled.
4. Sophie is hungry________we don’t have anything in the fridge.
5. They are going to the library________then to the cinema.
6. My brother________I don’t get along very much.
7. What do you want to eat? I have a burger________a cheesecake.
8. She rejected the offer at first________then she reaccepted it.
Part G: Let’s Talk More!
1. Have you heard of that Monkey Buffet Festival?
2. And do you want to participate in it? 3. Do we celebrate that kind of festival in our country? 4. What other unusual festivals do you know?
