When is New Year's Day? I. Read and Practice the following conversation: Setting: A break room at a multicultural community center. Four friends are chatting over coffee about upcoming holidays. Characters: Samira: Celebrates Nowruz (Persian New Year) Lin: Celebrates Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) Arun: Celebrates Puthandu (Tamil New Year) Mina: Celebrates Nayrouz (Coptic New Year) Samira: I can’t believe it’s already spring. For me, this is the most exciting time of the y

Beyond Just One Day (Celebrating International Women's Day) I. Read and practise the following conversation between: Samir: The father Ali: His 14-year-old son Setting: The kitchen on a Saturday morning. Samir is making coffee, and Ali is looking at his phone. Samir: Ali, put your phone down for a minute. Do you know what today's date is? Ali: It’s March 8th. Why? Is it someone's birthday? Samir: No, it’s International Women’s Day. It’s a very important global event. Ali: Oh,

"Celebrating Our Journeys" Elena: A student from Ukraine (lives in Canada for 1 year). Samir: A student from Syria (lives in Canada for 3 years). Setting: The school coffee room during a break. Elena: Hi Samir! Are you going to the community center this Friday? They are having a special event. Samir: Oh, really? What is the event for? Elena: It is for International Migrants Day. It’s on December 18th. Samir: Oh, I didn't know that! What do people do on Migrants Day? Elena:

Weddings Around the World I. Read the following article and answer the questions: The Meaning Behind Marriage Wedding traditions are rarely just about a party; they are deeply symbolic rituals meant to ensure a couple’s future prosperity, fertility, and happiness. While Western weddings often emphasize the bride wearing "something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue," other cultures use entirely different symbols to bless a union. In traditional Chin