4th Grade English Study Worksheet

Unit 4: Let’s celebrate

Content: Celebrations around the world

I. Read the next texts about different celebrations around the world and then you have
to answer the questions with the correct information.

“Christmas”

“Christmas is an annual religious and cultural holiday

usually celebrated on December, commemorating the
birth of Jesus Christ. Schools, banks, post-offices,
government offices and most malls and shops are closed
on Christmas day.

The night before Christmas is called Christmas eve.

Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift giving,
Christmas carols, an exchange of Christmas cards,
church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various Christmas decorations,
including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, reindeers, mistletoes, holly and the color
white, red and green.

Goodwill, compassion and peace are the values promoted this time of the year, and it’s
a celebration that occurs around the world, including family reunions and love
expressions with all people”

“New year’s eve”

“New year is celebrated mostly on December, exactly on the

31st of December, giving the birth of a new year the 1 st of
January, congregating people around the world as they
expect the most amazing fireworks and lights from the sky.

New Year festivals are among the oldest and most

universally observed. Celebrations generally include rites
and ceremonies which are expressions of grateful and joy among people over the
renewal of life.

In some countries, parties are thrown on New Year’s Eve which last until the early
hours of New Year’s Day. It is traditional to greet the New Year at midnight and then
celebrate at least the first few minutes in the company of friends and family.

Many people make new year’s resolutions that are a list of decisions about how they
will live during the coming year, which may or may not be kept.”
 Questions from the text about “Christmas” and “New year’s celebration”

1. When is Christmas celebrated?

_____________________________________________________________________

2. Why is Christmas celebrated?

_____________________________________________________________________

3. What are some of the Christmas decorations?

_____________________________________________________________________

4. What are the Christmas values?

_____________________________________________________________________

5. When is the New Year celebrated?

_____________________________________________________________________

6. What does New Year’s celebration include?

_____________________________________________________________________

7. What can you see in the sky in a New Year’s arrival?

_____________________________________________________________________

8. What do people write in their New Year’s list?

_____________________________________________________________________

Answer key
I. Los estudiantes leen los textos relacionados a la navidad y a la celebración de año nuevo para
luego responder preguntas relacionadas a los textos leídos.

1. When is Christmas celebrated?

The twenty fifth of December

2. Why is Christmas celebrated?

The birth of Jesus Christ

3. What are some of the Christmas decorations?

Christmas trees, Christmas lights, reindeers, mistletoes, holly and the color white, red
and green

4. What are the Christmas values?

The Christmas values are Goodwill, compassion and peace

5. When is the New Year celebrated?

The first of January

6. What does New Year’s celebration include?

The New Year’s celebration include rites and ceremonies

7. What can you see in the sky in a New Year’s arrival?

You can see fireworks and lights

8. What do people write in their New Year’s list?

They write a list about how they will live during the coming year