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12 Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XI Task 17 M eet fi ve of your classmates and ask them things and events that grant request. Ask them the expressions they say when they experience them. Report Sheet Name Student Number : : Name Expressions Task 18 Read the following information and then decide whether the statements are true or false according to the text. Correct the false statements and then ask your friend to check your answer and revision. Gawai Dayak Gawai Day or Gawai Dayak, is a festival celebrated in Sarawak. It is both a religious and social occasion. Gawai Dayak literally means “Dayak Festival”. Dayak visit their friends and relatives on this day. Those far away receive greeting cards. The mode of celebrations varies from place to place.

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13 Thanksgiving is A Celebration Day. The festival is celebrated on the 1 st of June every year. However, it actually starts on the evening of 31 st of May. Gawai Dayak celebration may last for several days. On the evening of 31 st of May, the ceremony to cast the greediness spirit away Muai Antu Rua is held. Then, offering ceremony miring is conducted. Thanking gods for the good harvest, guidance, blessings and long life is done through sacrifi cing a cockerel. At midnight spirit welcoming procession Ngaluh Petara is held. Then, the celebration gets merrier as people start singing and reading poems. On the 1 st of June, the homes of the Dayaks are opened to visitors. Cock-fi ghting, blowpipe skill demonstration, and ngajat competitions are held. It is also during this time of the year that many Dayak weddings take place. Today, it is an integral part of Dayak social life. It is a thanksgiving day marking good harvest and a time to plan for the new farming season or activities ahead. Adapte d fro m: http:www.wikipe dia.c o m Pic ture : http:www. fl ic ke r.c o m Statements T F Reasons 1. Gawai Dayak is a Dayak festival. 2. Sacrifi ce is done through slaughtering a turkey. 3. The celebration begins on the 1 st of June. 4. Gawai Dayak is now a thanksgiving day of good harvest and planting season. 5. In the Gawai Dayak’s eve the people are very silent. Study the following sentences and its form. Serawak people celebrate Gawai Dayak. [Active] S V O Gawai Dayak is celebrated by Serawak people. [Passive] S BE V3 by phrase ƒ The object of an active sentence becomes the subject in its passive form. ƒ The subject of an active sentence becomes the object in its passive form. ƒ Pattern of passive voice for simple present tense: S + BE + V3 Task 19 14 Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XI Task 21 Task 20 Read the following information on thanksgiving celebrations in USA and Canada. Find the answers to the following questions. Compare your answers with your partners. 1. What is Thanksgiving Day? 2. Where is it celebrated? 3. When is it celebrated in Canada? 4. How long does the celebration last in the USA? 5. How is it celebrated? Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a cel- ebration of harvest, thankfulness for peace, and the attempt of Native Americans. It is celebrated in late autumn. In the past, Thanksgiving was celebrated for their rich harvest in New England. In North America, however, it was originally held to thank God for their survival in the new land which was not easy for them. However, in Canada, it had been celebrated as in New England. Thanksgiving now is celebrated in United States of America and in Canada. Thanksgiving festivals are held every fourth Thursday of November in the U.S and on the second Monday of October in Canada. It is usually celebrated in four to fi ve days in the North America and for three days in Canada. Express the ideas below in the passive voice form. 1. They celebrate Maras Taun once a year. 2. We sing and dance on Maras Taun . 3. We pound rice to cook le pat . 4. Malaysians celebrate Tadau Ka’amatan . 5. Canadians celebrate Thanks giving Fe stival on the 2 nd Monday of October. 6. They sacrifi ce a cockerel to thank God. 7. Different people from various regions celebrate thanksgiving in different ways. 8. People all over the world celebrate thanksgiving. 9. My mom bakes pumpkin pie. 10. They celebrate Chus e o k for three days. 15 Thanksgiving is A Celebration Day. It is celebrated through families and friends gathering to eat and give good luck. Turkey is the main dish in the thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving parades are also usually held. In Thanksgiving homes are decorated with wreaths, fresh and dried fl owers. Lamps are lighted to brighten the environment. Tables are decorated with best china and antique silver dishes to mark the occasion. Adapte d fro m: www.thanks giving-day.o rg and www. wikipe dia.c o m Pic ture : www.be ac hfro nto nly fi le s .wo rdpre s s .c o m In pairs, match the following words from the text with its meaning. Express ideas using the word. 1. harvest n 2. wreath n 3. china n 4. dish n 5. dishes n 6. occasion n Task 22 a. circle of fl owers or leaves especially given at a funeral in memory of the dead person. b. happening time when something happens. c. cups, plates, etc., made of fi ne white clay. d. picking ripe crops. e. part of a meal; plate of prepared food. f. plates and cups, etc. Cultural Tips In a thanksgiving dinner in Canada and America when you are a guest, you should wait for the dish to be passed around and get some when the plate or bowl gets to you. Then you should pass and offer the dish to the person sitting next to you. Moreover, you should not spot only on a certain dish. Jo hn Ste nz o n fl ic r.c o m Task 23 Study the following explanation. The text entitled Thanks giving Day has general information on thanksgiving in its fi rst para- graph and specifi c information on thanksgiving on the rest of the paragraphs. Such a text is an information report which consists of two main parts. • General information • Bundles of more specifi c information Its social purpose is presenting information about something. They generally describe an entire class of things, whether natural or made: mammals, planets, rocks, plants, countries of region, culture, transportation, and so on . 16 Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XI Write a report based on the following information. • Celebration : Moon Festival or Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival” • Where : East Asian China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, etc • Function : celebrate abundance and togetherness • When : On the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar mid or late September • Food : moon cake a sweet bean-paste fi lling with golden brown fl aky skin • How : - Chinese family members and friends gather to admire the bright midautumn harvest moon, and eat moon cakes and pomeloes together. - other regions : - Putting pomelo rinds on ones head - Carrying brightly lit lanterns - Burning incense to respect God Task 24 Task 25 Think of a traditional celebration that you know. Then, write a short report on it. You may follow the points in Task 24 . Task 26 Find a unique celebration from any sources. Summarize and report it to your class. M ake sure that your summary contains the following types of information. 1. What the celebration is 2. Where it is celebrated 3. When it is celebrated 4. How long it is celebrated 5. How it is celebrated The common grammatical patterns of an information report include: • use of general nouns, eg hunting do gs , rather than particular nouns, eg o ur do g ; • use of relating verbs to describe features, eg Mo le c ule s are tiny partic le s ; • some use of action verbs when describing behaviour, eg Emus c anno t fl y ; • use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, eg Tro pic al c yc lo ne s always be gin o ve r the s e a ; • use of technical terms, eg Is o bars are line s drawn o n a we athe r map ; • use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organise bundles of information; repeated naming of the topic as the beginning focus of the clause . 17 Thanksgiving is A Celebration Day.

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