I. PRONUNCIATION
* Group the words into columns according to their stress pattern.
expect enter listen parade enjoy 
funny season agree relax hurry
    1st syllable stressed           2nd syllable stressed
                enter                                     expect

                listen                                    parade

                funny                                    enjoy

               season                                   agree

                hurry                                      relax
II. VOCABULARY
*Fill in each blank in the sentences with one word.
decorate festival gifts performances celebratory envelopes
1. Christmas is the time for people to give and receive ____gifts_______.
2. We can watch folk music _____performances_______ in Russian Winter Festival.
3. They _____decorate_______ their house with a lot of balloons.
4. We usually have ______celebratory_______ drinks on special occasions.
5. They celebrate the _____festival_______ after harvesting the crop.
III. READING
*Choose the correct words (from A, B, C, or D) below to complete the passage: 
Spring festivals
 From earliest times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that 
spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (1) ________ 
Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
 Easter, however, it is not the (2)_________ spring festival. In Sweden, people 
celebrate the end of the winter by (3) __________ huge bonefires. Fire also plays an 
important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are carried around 
bonefires (4) ___________ their mothers to protect them (5) ________ danger in the
coming year.
1. A. that B. who C. which D. when
2. A. one B. only C. best D. first
3. A. make B. to make C. making D. made
4. A. by B. for C. to D. of
5. A. in B. on C. at D. from
IV. WRITING
* Rewrite the following sentences as indicated
1. Although he was tired, he wanted to watch the film.
 In spite of being tired, he wanted to watch the film.
2. In spite of being in a hurry, I didn’t forget to lock the door.
 Although I was in a hurry, I didn't forget to lock the door.
3. Although the weather was bad, we had a good time.
 Despite the bad weather, we had a good time.
*Write sentences with the cues given. Use the correct form of the verbs.
1. My family and I/go/Thailand/last April/take part/ the Songkran Festival.
 My family and I went to Thailand last April to take part in the Songkran Festival.
2. Christmas/be/one/most famous/religious festivals/the world.
 Chirstmas is one of the most famous religious festivals in the world.