My Favourite Day - Diwali
Diwali, or Deepavali, is the Hindu festival of lights. It is the most popular festival from South Asia. It is usually celebrated in October or November and lasts five days.
Listen to a boy telling us why Diwali is his favourite time of the year, and make your own firework display!
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Story developed by Cambridge English Online
- What's your favourite day?
- What happens on the day?
- Where do you go? What do you do?
- Do you eat special food?
- Do you wear special clothes?
- Do you give presents?
- Do you decorate your house?
Tell us about your favourite day in the comments box below.
- A1 (medium)
- 6-8 years
- Celebrations
- Diwali
- Listening : identify gist
- Reading : identify/distinguish words/sounds
- Reading : identify specific information
- Describing / Presenting
- Functions: describing things
- English Expressions
- Vocabulary: everyday expressions
- Vocabulary: spelling
- Word Building
- Pronunciation: sentence intonation
- Grammar: present simple
- Matching exercise
- Wordsearch
- Your turn
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It looks like they burning a shoes
it is toooooooo short
My favorite day is Christmas.
My family and I,and all my relatives get together for celebrate. We have a special dinner and dress up special clothes.
hi i like diwali because i like fire works
i love diwali
i like diwali i also like holi and durga puja.
i like this
i like this
TOOOO SHORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes its toooo short!!!!!!!