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\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930<\/span> \"Festival\"<\/h2>\n[caption id=\"attachment_1055\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1000\"]\"Person's Holi[\/caption]\n

Pre-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n(a) Please make a list of your favorite festivals.\n\n(b) Please make a list of things that you do on your favorite festival.\n\n(c) Please go online, and research about story behind your favorite Indian festival.\n

Reading<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nContext:<\/strong> Peter, Shilpa, and Hrithik talk about their favorite festivals.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/span><\/th>\nHindi<\/span><\/th>\nName<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930, \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0915 \u0936\u0941\u092d\u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902 |<\/span><\/td>\nPeter, Merry Christmas to you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e | \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0915 \u0936\u0941\u092d\u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902 | \u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e, \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0938 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u0948 ?<\/span><\/td>\nThanks Shilpa, Merry Christmas to you too. Is Christmas your favorite festival?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\nNo, My favorite festival is Diwali.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e, \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\nOkay. How do you celebrate Diwali?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947, \u0939\u092e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0918\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u092b\u093c \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 | \u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u092e, \u0939\u092e \u0926\u0940\u092a \u091c\u0932\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0932\u0915\u094d\u0937\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0917\u0923\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 | \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0907\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0916\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0906\u0924\u093f\u0936\u092c\u093e\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 |<\/span><\/td>\nBefore Diwali, we clean our homes. On the evening on Diwali, we lit clay lamp and worship Lakshami and Ganesha. We eat sweets, and do fireworks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/td>\n\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0907\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0948\u0902 | \u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e, \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0939\u0948 | \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 ?<\/span><\/td>\nI like Indian sweets very much. Shilpa, I have a question. Why do Indian celebrate Diwali?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0910\u0938\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0928\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f, \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0930\u093e\u092e \u0930\u093e\u0935\u0923 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u091c\u092c \u0905\u092f\u094b\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0906\u092f\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0924\u092c \u0905\u092f\u094b\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924 \u0926\u0940\u092a \u091c\u0932\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0909\u0938\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u092e \u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 | \u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0908, \u0908\u0938\u093e\u0908 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0938 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\nIt is believed that when Lord Ram returned to Ayodhya after killing Rawan, people of Ayodhya welcomed him by lighting the clay lamps. Since that day, we celebrate Diwali. Brother Peter, why do Christians  celebrate Christmas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/td>\n\u092f\u0939 \u092e\u0928\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0907\u0938 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0908\u0938\u093e \u092e\u0938\u0940\u0939 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u0928\u094d\u092e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0925\u093e | \u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u092d\u093e\u0908, \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0938\u093e \u0939\u0948 ?<\/span><\/td>\nIt is believed that Jesus Christ was born on this day. Brother Hrithik, Which is your favorite festival?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0948|<\/span><\/td>\nI really like Chhath pooja.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930 :<\/span><\/td>\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0924\u093e | \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0913, \u0928|<\/span><\/td>\nI do not know anything about Chhath pooja. Please tell me about it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n\u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0935\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u092a\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0939\u0948 | \u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u092e \u0938\u0942\u0930\u094d\u092f \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 |<\/span><\/td>\nChhath pooja is a holy festival of Hindus. In Chhath pooja, we worship God sun.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0917\u0947 ?<\/span><\/td>\nWill you invite me to your home on Chhath pooja?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092c\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0915\u0941\u0932, \u0905\u0917\u0932\u0947 \u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0924\u0941\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u091c\u093c\u0930\u0942\u0930 \u0906\u0928\u093e |<\/span><\/td>\nYes, of course, you must come to my home on next Chhath pooja.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0948\u0902 ?<\/span><\/td>\nAnd me?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\nYou are also welcome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Listening<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Post-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n(a) Please check your vocabulary\n\n[h5p id=\"107\"]\n\n(b) Based on the above reading\/listening, please make a list of favorite festival of Shilpa and Hritik. Please also ask at least three of your friends about their favorite festivals and complete the following table.\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915<\/span> <\/strong><\/th>\n\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e<\/span> <\/strong><\/th>\n\u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0967 <\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n\u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0968 <\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n\u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0969 <\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e <\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n(c) Please name your favorite festival. Write at least 5 sentences about what you do on that day. Additionally, write 5 sentences explaining why that festival is celebrated. After writing about your favorite festival, please record yourself here and share this with your instructor for her\/his feedback.\n\n[h5p id=\"108\"]\n

\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 !<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","rendered":"

\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930<\/span> “Festival”<\/h2>\n
\"Person's
Holi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pre-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n

(a) Please make a list of your favorite festivals.<\/p>\n

(b) Please make a list of things that you do on your favorite festival.<\/p>\n

(c) Please go online, and research about story behind your favorite Indian festival.<\/p>\n

Reading<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Context:<\/strong> Peter, Shilpa, and Hrithik talk about their favorite festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/span><\/th>\nHindi<\/span><\/th>\nName<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930, \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0915 \u0936\u0941\u092d\u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902 |<\/span><\/td>\nPeter, Merry Christmas to you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e | \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0915 \u0936\u0941\u092d\u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902 | \u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e, \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0938 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u0948 ?<\/span><\/td>\nThanks Shilpa, Merry Christmas to you too. Is Christmas your favorite festival?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\nNo, My favorite festival is Diwali.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e, \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\nOkay. How do you celebrate Diwali?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947, \u0939\u092e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0918\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u092b\u093c \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 | \u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u092e, \u0939\u092e \u0926\u0940\u092a \u091c\u0932\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0932\u0915\u094d\u0937\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0917\u0923\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 | \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0907\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0916\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0906\u0924\u093f\u0936\u092c\u093e\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 |<\/span><\/td>\nBefore Diwali, we clean our homes. On the evening on Diwali, we lit clay lamp and worship Lakshami and Ganesha. We eat sweets, and do fireworks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/td>\n\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0907\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0948\u0902 | \u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e, \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0939\u0948 | \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 ?<\/span><\/td>\nI like Indian sweets very much. Shilpa, I have a question. Why do Indian celebrate Diwali?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0910\u0938\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0928\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f, \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0930\u093e\u092e \u0930\u093e\u0935\u0923 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u091c\u092c \u0905\u092f\u094b\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0906\u092f\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0924\u092c \u0905\u092f\u094b\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924 \u0926\u0940\u092a \u091c\u0932\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0909\u0938\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u092e \u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 | \u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0908, \u0908\u0938\u093e\u0908 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0938 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\nIt is believed that when Lord Ram returned to Ayodhya after killing Rawan, people of Ayodhya welcomed him by lighting the clay lamps. Since that day, we celebrate Diwali. Brother Peter, why do Christians  celebrate Christmas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/td>\n\u092f\u0939 \u092e\u0928\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0907\u0938 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0908\u0938\u093e \u092e\u0938\u0940\u0939 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u0928\u094d\u092e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0925\u093e | \u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u092d\u093e\u0908, \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0938\u093e \u0939\u0948 ?<\/span><\/td>\nIt is believed that Jesus Christ was born on this day. Brother Hrithik, Which is your favorite festival?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0948|<\/span><\/td>\nI really like Chhath pooja.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930 :<\/span><\/td>\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0924\u093e | \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0913, \u0928|<\/span><\/td>\nI do not know anything about Chhath pooja. Please tell me about it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n\u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0935\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u092a\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0939\u0948 | \u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u092e \u0938\u0942\u0930\u094d\u092f \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 |<\/span><\/td>\nChhath pooja is a holy festival of Hindus. In Chhath pooja, we worship God sun.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0917\u0947 ?<\/span><\/td>\nWill you invite me to your home on Chhath pooja?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092c\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0915\u0941\u0932, \u0905\u0917\u0932\u0947 \u091b\u0920 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0924\u0941\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u091c\u093c\u0930\u0942\u0930 \u0906\u0928\u093e |<\/span><\/td>\nYes, of course, you must come to my home on next Chhath pooja.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0948\u0902 ?<\/span><\/td>\nAnd me?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n\u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\nYou are also welcome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Listening<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Post-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n

(a) Please check your vocabulary<\/p>\n

(b) Based on the above reading\/listening, please make a list of favorite festival of Shilpa and Hritik. Please also ask at least three of your friends about their favorite festivals and complete the following table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915<\/span> <\/strong><\/th>\n\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e<\/span> <\/strong><\/th>\n\u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0967 <\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n\u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0968 <\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n\u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0969 <\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e <\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(c) Please name your favorite festival. Write at least 5 sentences about what you do on that day. Additionally, write 5 sentences explaining why that festival is celebrated. After writing about your favorite festival, please record yourself here and share this with your instructor for her\/his feedback.<\/p>\n

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