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American Culture Wordsearch Can you find 12 words related to American culture, customs, events, sports and food in this wordsearch?

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you can find. Words may go across or back, up or down, and diagonally up or down in the grid.

Then, look on the next page, and use the definitions to help you identify

any words you still haven’t got. If you need more help, click on the definitions to see the actual words.

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A S O P H O M O R E D

P U I D A R Y I Y K S

P P N E D L E A D C S

X E M X E T D N R U A

Y R A M I R P L I B R

I B O H O O D I V D G

B O Y B O T T H E T E

S W A P P L E P I E U

S L A T T I N G N I L

H O M E C O M I N G B

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American culture definitions:

1. a sweet food made from apples baked in pastry. If something is described as

being like this, it is considered to be typically American. (5, 3)

2. a dollar INFORMAL(4)

3. a type of music from the southern U.S. that is played on musical instruments

such as violins and banjos (9)

4. an adjective describing something with a mixture of features from Texan and

Mexican culture and cooking (3-3) 5. in the U.S., the first Monday in September, when there is a public holiday in

honour of working people (5, 3)

6. an American word for the neighbourhood where you live in a city or town VERY INFORMAL (4)

7. a celebration once a year at schools and universities where alumni (=people who went to the school before) return for parties and an American football

game (10)

8. a small restaurant that sells simple inexpensive food (5)

9. used about a place where you can have a meal or watch a movie without

leaving your car (5-2) 10. an election in which people in a particular state in the U.S. choose their

candidate for president (7)

11. a student in the second year of a U.S. college or high school (9) 12. a football game played every year in the U.S. to decide which professional

team is the winner of the National Football League. It is played on a Sunday and watched on television by millions of Americans. (5, 4)

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British Culture Wordsearch Can you find 12 words related to British culture, customs, events and food in this wordsearch?

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can find. Words may go across or back, up or down, and diagonally up or down in the grid.

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O S T R A W F O G U T

I E H I P O M A S I K

T I A U T Y D E U L C

S L B S R E K N O C A

O L U O C W N O N U J

H E T T A O L O F U N

C W T F O A T L C O O

M A Y P O L E D I S I

O U W I M B L E D O N

G H E E L B M U R C U

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British culture definitions:

1. a tall pole with long thin pieces of cloth fastened to the top that people

traditionally danced round in England, especially on May Day (7)

2. a game in which two teams pull on opposite sides of a rope until one team

succeeds in pulling the other team across a line between them (3-2-3) 3. a place where people go to drink alcohol, especially in the UK and Ireland (3)

4. the evening of 5th November, when people light fires outside and have

fireworks. It is also called Bonfire Night. (3, 6) 5. a week of horse racing held in Berkshire in the UK, that many rich people

and members of the royal family go to (5)

6. a British informal word for a sandwich (5)

7. an important international tennis competition that is played every year in south London (9)

8. a small soft cake that sometimes contains dried fruit, often eaten with butter, cream, and jam (5)

9. the national flag of the UK (5, 4)

10. a children’s game in which players try to hit and break each other’s large shiny brown seeds of the horse chestnut tree (7)

11. an informal British word for rubber or plastic boots that do not let water in

(7)

12. a sweet food made from pieces of fruit covered with a mixture of flour,

butter, and sugar, and baked in an oven (7)

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Celebration Wordsearch 1 Can you find 12 celebration-related words in this wordsearch?

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down in the grid. Then, look on the next page, and use the definitions to help you identify

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Y T E U Q N A B O O T

O C S S U Y K C A H S

Y M M O T R C O I N A

S O T S H A E I G O R

T F E A S T R V C O G

A E V I T S E F E L I

B O O A T I M I I L D

I N L R E W O H S A R

N A B I B A N A R B A

G N I K A M Y R R E M

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Celebration definitions:

1. bright and colourful in a way that makes you think of a celebration (7).

2. the formal traditions, actions, or words used to celebrate a traditional or religious event (8)

3. noisy fun and enjoyment (5-6)

4. a party arranged for a woman by her friends, in which they give her presents because she will soon have a baby or get married AMERICAN (6)

5. a formal meal prepared for a large number of people on an important

occasion (7)

6. in some countries, a celebration with parties and marches in the streets that

often lasts for several days and ends on the night before Lent begins (5, 4)

7. a special or important time or event (8) 8. a special performance or event to celebrate something (4)

9. a large meal for a lot of people, usually in order to celebrate something (5)

10. someone who invites people to a meal or party, or to stay in their home (4)

11. a small coloured bag of thin rubber that you fill with air, used as a child’s toy or a decoration (7)

12. to celebrate or enjoy yourself in a lively and noisy way, especially by singing,

dancing (5)

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Celebration Wordsearch 2 Can you find 12 celebration-related words in this wordsearch?

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E G N I C N A D G L Y

P C K R O W E R I F K

Q A I D S M L A D J E

U R R O O F R O N U E

G N E T J N I T I V R

N I F H Y E G E H J O

I V S T O B R H S W B

M A R Q U E E B I T M

B L F E S T I V A L A

X I M B Y C O P Z O J

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Celebration definitions:

1. the activity of moving your feet and your body in a pattern of movements

that follows the sound of music (7)

2. an object that explodes when you light it and produces coloured lights and

loud noises (8) 3. a social event at which people meet to celebrate something or to have fun by

eating and drinking, dancing, playing games etc (5)

4. a lively festival in which people walk through the streets playing music, dancing, and often wearing unusual colourful clothes (8)

5. an event that is held to celebrate a particular thing or activity, or a religious event (8)

6. a party or celebration (4) INFORMAL

7. a social event such as a party (2)

8. a large public celebration, especially a religious festival in countries where people speak Spanish. This word can also be used informally to mean a party

(6) 9. to feel very happy about something, or to celebrate something in a happy

way (7)

10. a large celebration with lots of music and entertainment (8) 11. a party INFORMAL (7)

12. a large tent used for a party or event held outside (7)

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Culture Wordsearch Can you find 12 culture-related words in this wordsearch?

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C L E F I L T H G I N

A I T I G A L L E R Y

S S N N O U G E R O N

I T B E R I G A V S O

L I B N M A R U T U M

Y N L O T A L R A G I

O G T I N T A U U O R

U S R O U P N D P I T

T E T R E C N O C O A

H G E Z I B W O H S P

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Culture definitions:

1. a list of things such as films, plays, and exhibitions printed in a newspaper

PLURAL (8).

2. the business of making films, or the films that are made (6)

3. a public building where you can look at works of art (7)

4. an event at which an orchestra, band, or musician plays or sings in front of an audience (7)

5. the art, buildings, traditions, and beliefs that a society considers important

to its history and culture (8)

6. a word added before ‘culture’ to indicate the types of entertainment that

most people in a society enjoy, for example films and television programmes (7)

7. activities such as art, music, film, theatre, and dance, considered together, usually preceded by ‘the’ PLURAL (4)

8. buildings, objects, or ideas that a society gets from the people who lived in

the past (9)

9. a word added after ‘culture’ to denote someone who is very interested in

music, literature, and other arts INFORMAL (7) 10. evening entertainment in places such as nightclubs and bars (9)

11. an informal way of talking about the entertainment industry, including films,

television, radio, theatre, and music (7) 12. a word added before ‘culture’ to denote the activities, music, fashions etc

that are popular with young people (5)