Oktoberfest 3-3... · 2020. 6. 11. · 1. Oktoberfest is a French festival. 2. It is the world’s largest folk festival. 3. The first Oktoberfest celebrated a wedding. 4. Children

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Oktoberfest

Culture Readers: Holidays

Level3 - 3

Activity Pack


Date: Name:

1. Women wear a traditional dress and an activity / apron.

2. There are swings / suspenders to ride at Oktoberfest.

3. Men usually wear white or checkered / widow shirts.

4. There are Oktoberfest waitresses / celebrations in Canada, Japan, Australia, and many other countries.

5. People listen to a lot of folk / apron music during Oktoberfest.

6. The activities / waitresses serve food and beer.

7. The way a woman ties her bow can show if she is married, alone, or a swing / widow.

8. The carnival / checkered activities are for everyone.

A Write the vocabulary words under the pictures.

B Circle the correct vocabulary words.

widow carnival activity aprons celebration waitress checkered suspenders

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Vocabulary


Date: Name:

1. Oktoberfest is a French festival.

2. It is the world’s largest folk festival.

3. The first Oktoberfest celebrated a wedding.

4. Children like to play games and go on rides during the festival.

5. All of the rides at Oktoberfest are for kids.

6. The traditional men’s socks are always checkered.

True False

A Read and check ().

Comprehension

B Choose the correct sentence for each picture.

a. An apron bow on the left means that a woman is single.

b. The tents have live folk music during the day.

c. There is a big rollercoaster for adults.

d. Oktoberfest is a big event with a lot of eating and drinking.

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Date: Name:

Graphic Organizer

Complete the organizer. Use the information from the book.

Oktoberfest

1. Event details

• Length: about days

• City:

3. Activities

• and dancing

• Parades, , games

5. First Oktoberfest

• of King Ludwig I

• Lasted for days

• Ended with a race

2. Description

• Size: over six people

• festival and a fun

4. Foods

• Meats and sausages

• , potato pancakes, and pretzels

• Apple, , and carrot cakes

6. Tents

• large tents

• small tents

• Number of keeps growing

• Look nothing like tents


Date: Name:

Art 1: Scrapbooking – Part A

Attach the related images from Part B. Add a few sentences to explain.

Foods

Men’s Clothing

Activities

Sweet Treats

Women’s Clothing

Map of Germany


Date: Name:

Art 1: Scrapbooking – Part B

A Cut out the images and use them for Part A.

B Write your sentences here and use them for Part A.


Date: Name:

A Complete the survey. Use the sample answers as a guide. If you are at school, ask two classmates. If you are at home, ask your family or call two friends.

Survey

B Share one of your partner’s answers with the class.

My partner was .

He/She told me that he/she wants to eat .

He/She wants to , too.

In his/her country, they have with

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2. What do you want to do at Oktoberfest?

I want to play the carnival games and ride the Ferris wheel.

1. What Oktoberfest food(s) do you want to try?

3. What is a folk/traditional festival in your country? What is it like?

My Answers Partner 1 Partner 2

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I want to try the potato pancakes and the sauerkraut.

We have a folk dance festival. There is a dance competition and a parade.


Date: Name:

Team Project

A Choose one of the topics below to research.

B Write three or more interesting facts about your topic. Then share your information with the class.

The First Oktoberfest

German Folk Music and Dancing

Oktoberfest Carnival Activities

Oktoberfest Foods

Oktoberfest Celebrations Outside Germany

Our Topic:

Fact 1

Fact 2

Fact 3


Date: Name:

A We learned that there is a lot to do at Oktoberfest. Here is some more information about the old festival. Read it aloud.

Literature

B Complete the advertisement using the information from above.

The Old Festival

There is a special place within Oktoberfest. It is the old festival. Here you can see Oktoberfest history. There is a museum.There are also fun things to do and see. There is a great puppet theater. There are also fun old rides and old games. There is a swing ride from 1919!

Come Have Fun at the Old Festival!

Location:

What You Can See and Do:

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Art 2 – Part A

Color the clothes you would wear to Oktoberfest and the foods you would try. Talk about them.


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Art 2 – Part B

Color the clothes you would wear to Oktoberfest and the foods you would try. Talk about them.


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Vocabulary List

Write the words you learned from this book with their meanings.

Word Meaning

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Book Report

3 Interesting Things I Learned

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2 Expressions I Learned

1. Expression

Sentence (p. )

2. Expression

Sentence (p. )

1 Question I Still Have

Star Rating

Reason:

Book Title

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Date: Name:

1. Women wear a traditional dress and an activity / apron.

2. There are swings / suspenders to ride at Oktoberfest.

3. Men usually wear white or checkered / widow shirts.

4. There are Oktoberfest waitresses / celebrations in Canada, Japan, Australia, and many other countries.

5. People listen to a lot of folk / apron music during Oktoberfest.

6. The activities / waitresses serve food and beer.

7. The way a woman ties her bow can show if she is married, alone, or a swing / widow.

8. The carnival / checkered activities are for everyone.

A Write the vocabulary words under the pictures.

B Circle the correct vocabulary words.

widow carnival activity aprons celebration waitress checkered suspenders

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8.

Vocabulary

celebration

checkered

aprons

activity

widowsuspenders

carnivalwaitress


Date: Name:

Graphic Organizer

Complete the organizer. Use the information from the book.

Oktoberfest

1. Event details

• Length: about days

• City:

3. Activities

• and dancing

• Parades, , games

5. First Oktoberfest

• of King Ludwig I

• Lasted for days

• Ended with a race

2. Description

• Size: over six people

• festival and a fun

4. Foods

• Meats and sausages

• , potato pancakes, and pretzels

• Apple, , and carrot cakes

6. Tents

• large tents

• small tents

• Number of keeps growing

• Look nothing like tents

16 million

Beer

fair

Munich

Music

Dumplings

chocolate

Wedding

5

horse

17

21

tents

camping

rides


Date: Name:


Attach the related images from Part B. Add a few sentences to explain.

Foods

Men’s Clothing

Activities

Sweet Treats

Women’s Clothing

Map of Germany

It takes place in the city of Munich.

There are many delicious foods such as sausages, roasted pork, and pretzels.

Men wear shirts, traditional shorts with suspenders, hats, and special socks.

There are fun activities like rides or carnival games.

There are sweet things like sweet pancakes, sweet dumplings. and chocolate cake.

Women wear dirndl, white blouse, and apron.


Date: Name:

1. Oktoberfest is a French festival.

2. It is the world’s largest folk festival.

3. The first Oktoberfest celebrated a wedding.

4. Children like to play games and go on rides during the festival.

5. All of the rides at Oktoberfest are for kids.

6. The traditional men’s socks are always checkered.

True False

A Read and check ().

Comprehension

B Choose the correct sentence for each picture.

a. An apron bow on the left means that a woman is single.

b. The tents have live folk music during the day.

c. There is a big rollercoaster for adults.

d. Oktoberfest is a big event with a lot of eating and drinking.

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3.

2.

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c

d

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b

ComprehensionVocabulary

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Oktoberfest 3-3... · 2020. 6. 11. · 1. Oktoberfest is a French festival. 2. It is the world’s largest folk festival. 3. The first Oktoberfest celebrated a wedding. 4. Children