5. Celebrations
Religious and national celebrations, weddings and festivals; describing events.
AaRésumé du cours
Vocabulary
Feast, festival, ceremony, wedding, engagement, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Throne Day, Independence Day, to celebrate, to wish, greetings card, henna party.
Grammar: used to / would
Past habits: We used to visit our grandparents every Eid. Would for repeated actions (not states).
Function: congratulating and expressing good wishes
Congratulations!, Happy Eid!, Best wishes…, I wish you…
Writing
An email describing a celebration: when, where, who, what you did, feelings.
✎Exemples corrigés
Exemple 1
Rewrite with “used to”: When I was a child, I played in the street every evening.
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Exemple 2
What do you say to a friend who has just got married?
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?Teste-toi
Clique sur la bonne réponse.
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Throne Day is…
Réponse
a) a national celebration — Fête du Trône. -
We ___ go to the beach every summer when we were kids.
Réponse
a) used to — Past habit. -
“Congratulations” is used to…
Réponse
a) praise someone’s success — Good wishes.
Résumé rédigé par Nqraw selon le programme officiel marocain.