Year 2 Literacy Tasks

Task 1: Write a postcard home

Rio de Janeiro holds the largest carnival in the

world. Explore the BBC site below to learn

more about Rio and watch the video showing a

family visiting a carnival.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhp34j/articles/zr2h47h

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrsb1EZsVbA

Now imagine you are visiting Rio de Janeiro and are sending a

postcard home to your family to tell them all about the carnival.

Try to include: your favourite part of the carnival; some food

you tasted; the dancing and drumming; the amazing costumes

and the atmosphere of the day. You could even design a pic-

ture to go on the front cover of your postcard.

Use the postcard template below.

Task 2: Carnival Comprehension

Complete the comprehension about different

carnivals below.

Task 3: Carnivals around the world and map

Carnivals take place all over the world.

Work out the clues below to find out

some of the places and then plot the

locations on the world map below.

Which carnival would you like to visit the

most? Can you find out any more facts

about them?

1. This carnival is held on the biggest of the Canary Islands.

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2. The name of this carnival translates to ‘Fat Tuesday.’

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3. Held every year before lent, this is the largest carnival in the world.

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4. This is the biggest carnival in the UK and takes place in August.

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5. This carnival is a winter festival with parades at night and during the

day. The carnival mascot is known Bonhomme Carnaval.

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6. This carnival is famous for having a humorous theme and groups of

people called Chirigotas performing on the streets.

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Task 4: Memories of Year 2

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