Task A - Listen to the conversation about the holidays of Nowruz and Holi. Answer the questions in complete sentences - SBT Explore New Worlds 11 page 79

1. Nội dung câu hỏi

1. Are Holi celebrations as long as Nowruz celebrations?

2. Where will Farzin celebrate Nowruz this year?

3. What do people eat during Nowruz?

4. What is Holi also called?

5. How do people participate in the festival of Holi? Name three things.

6. At the end of the call, what does Farzin ask Priya to do?

2. Phương pháp giải

Nghe cuộc trò chuyện về ngày lễ Nowruz và Holi. Trả lời các câu hỏi trong câu hoàn chỉnh

3. Lời giải chi tiết

- Đáp án

1. No, Holi celebrations are not as long as Nowruz celebrations. Nowruz lasts for a month, while Holi is only two days long, although in some places in India, it can last up to a week.

2. Farzin will celebrate Nowruz in Los Angeles this year.

3. During Nowruz, people eat a lot of delicious food, such as grilled meat, rice, and colorful cookies.

4. Holi is also called the Festival of Love.

5. People participate in the festival of Holi by painting each other with colors, singing songs, playing, and throwing colored water at each other.

6. At the end of the call, Farzin asks Priya to send him some pictures and wishes her to enjoy Holi.

- Bài nghe 

Hi Priya!
Hey Farzine, how are you?
Really good, thanks. My family and I are getting ready to celebrate Nowruz in a few days. It starts on March 21st this year.
How exciting! Actually, we're pretty busy here too. We're celebrating Holi soon, remember?
Of course! Does the Holi festival last as long as Nowruz? It's only two days, although in some places in India, it can last up to a week because
every temple wants to do their own Holi celebration. How long is Nowruz? A month. Wow, that's a lot of partying.
Yeah, in Iran it's a huge festival, like Christmas, New Year and Fourth of July combined. But I don't know what it will be like for me this year. It'll be the first time I spend Nowruz in Los Angeles.
Is the holiday celebrated there?
Actually, Nowruz is celebrated by millions of people all over the world. There's a large Iranian-American community in Los Angeles though, and friends have told me that they have the biggest Nowruz celebration in the country here.
Lucky you! I'm sure you'll have a great time. How do people celebrate Nowruz?
Well, in Iran, there are lots of parties and shows in the street. People sing, dance and make crafts. Oh, and people eat. A lot. There's a lot of delicious food, like grilled meat, rice and colorful cookies. What's Holi like? I just remember seeing pictures of people covered in paint.
Yes, it's known as the Festival of Colors. Family and friends paint each other. It's a way of showing their love for each other. Holi is also called the Festival of Love. It's about bringing people together and forgetting any bad feelings. It's beautiful. It's one of my favorite times of the year because it gives everyone the chance to relax and enjoy themselves. Out in the street, we sing songs, play and throw colored water at each other. It gets a little crazy.
It sounds like a lot of fun. I imagine the streets get crowded.
Yes, the streets are full of people covered in colorful paint. There's also a ritual of lighting a bonfire on the night before Holi begins.
At the end of Nowruz, we have the ritual of lighting bonfires too. Then people jump over them.
Wow, really? For Holi, it's a way of representing how good wins over evil. It's definitely not as dangerous as it is in Nowruz.
It's not so dangerous.
Well, Happy New Year, Ferzin. Enjoy Nowruz.
And enjoy Holi. Send me some pictures. I will.
Bye.