Unit 9. Festivals

to do something special (like having a party) for an occasion.

• celebrate (v)
• average (n)
• encourage (v)
• analyze (v)
• mineral (n)

give a lot of time and effort to something because they think that it is important.

• dedicated to (vp)
• calendar (n)
• hands-on (adj)
• beat (v)
• vegetarian (n)

a public celebration, usually for a special reason.

• festival (n)
• address (v)
• healthy (adj)
• champion (n)
• encourage (v)

showy.

• flashy (adj)
• annoying (adj)
• ingredients (n)
• charity (n)
• hands-on (adj)

something a person wears to cover their face, especially to hide their identity.

• mask (n)
• attention (n)
• kitchen (n)
• compete (against sb) (vp)
• healthy (adj)

an orderly movement of people in uniforms or colorful costumes, usually to show pride or to honor a special day or event.

• parade (n)
• combination (n)
• qualified (adj)
• competitor (n)
• ingredients (n)

a party attended by members of the same family, school, or other group who have not seen each other for a long time.

• reunion (n)
• constantly (adv)
• recipe (n)
• compliment (v)
• kitchen (n)

to gradually reach or affect a larger and larger area or more and more people.

• spread (v)
• convenient (adj)
• secret (n)
• confident (adj)
• qualified (adj)

a formal event, usually with rituals.

• ceremony (n)
• emergency (n)
• serve (v)
• confused (adj)
• recipe (n)

to arrive and arrange your stay at a hotel.

• check in (vp)
• confirmation (n)
• young adults (n)
• discussion (n)
• secret (n)