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The Culture Crew celebrates Easter!
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Name: Josh
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Dylan: What are these?
Josh: They’re hot cross buns!
Josh: Look, it has a cross
on it!
Dylan and Josh: There
are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6!
Josh: We eat hot cross
buns on ‘Good Friday’.
Dylan: But it’s Good Friday
now! We can eat them!
Dylan and Josh: Mmm,
delicious!
1. Watch it!
How many hot cross
buns do the boys eat?
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Painting* Easter Eggs
Dylan: The next tradition is
painting eggs! First take out
the egg from the eggshell*.
Make two holes … then blow*!
Josh: Yuk! What are you
doing? Disgusting!
Dylan: Look at the egg in the
bowl!
Dylan: Now I’m painting my
eggs. Two eyes and a beak!
What is it?
some paint
2. Watch it!
What does Dylan paint
on his egg? ...................................
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Hot Cross* Buns
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CULTURE CREW
a paintbrush
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Name: Dylan
Culture: Easter
in the UK
Easter Egg Hunt
Dylan: There are five chocolate
eggs in the house! Can we find
them? Ready, steady …go!
Josh: Look! Under the sofa! There
are two eggs!
Dylan: Here, behind the TV! An egg!
Josh: Yes, here, in the cupboard!
Dylan: There’s one more egg.
But where is it ?
3. Watch it!
Where is the final Easter
egg? ...................................
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In 2013 ...
Easter Sunday is on March 31st.
Some people eat chocolate eggs and
go to church on Easter Sunday in the UK.
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Easter
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What do you do at Easter? Tic
•Blow and paint Easter eggs
•Have an Easter Egg hunt
•Eat hot cross buns
•Eat chocolate Easter eggs
Good Friday is on March 29th.
Good Friday is a holiday in the UK.
Easter Monday is on April 1st.
Easter Monday is a holiday in the UK.
WORDWISE
a cross – une croix – croce – ein Kreuz – kruis – (la) cruz
to paint – peindre – dipingere – bemalen – schilderen – pintar
eggshell – coquille d’oeuf – guscio d’ uovo – Eierschale – eierschaal – (la) cáscara
to blow – souffler – soffiare – blasen – blazen – soplar
The answers are on page 15
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