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The Naadam Festival Level 4 - 2 Culture Readers: Holidays The Naadam Festival Activity Pack © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Vocabulary A Write the vocabulary words under the pictures. sweat village strength souvenirs warriors athletes monk target 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. B Circle the correct vocabulary words. 1. Many people prefer the Naadam celebrations in smaller towns and souvenirs / villages. 2. The games of Naadam test a warrior’s sweat / strength. 3. Some acrobats / targets perform at Naadam. 4. During the festival, people sell food and athletes / souvenirs. 5. Genghis Khan was a great warrior / acrobat. 6. There are special arrows used to push an archery monk / target. 7. Long ago, warriors were chosen for their villages / bravery. 8. People believe that touching the sweat / strength from a winning horse will bring good luck. © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Comprehension A Read and check (). True False 1. There is a Naadam festival in every village and town in Mongolia. 2. Naadam means “festival.” 3. The President of Mongolia gives a speech at the opening of every festival in the country. 4. A horse-head fiddle is made from a horse’s head. 5. Wrestling goes back thousands of years in Mongolia. 6. In the horse races, the riders are all children. B Choose the correct sentence for each picture. a. Most Mongolians live in gers which are like strong tents. b. During National Naadam, there are concerts in the evenings. c. There are more horses than people in Mongolia. d. Genghis Khan was an important Mongolian warrior and emperor. 1. 2. 3. 4. © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Graphic Organizer Complete the organizer. Use the information from the book. Naadam The Mongolian Flag (Color the flag.) Naadam • Lasts days • National Naadam usually starts on • Means The 3 Games Map of Mongol (Color the country.) • • • 3 Interesting Things I Learned 1. Wrestling • No weight • No limits • No limits 2. Horse racing • Length: from km to km • Horses grouped based on their • Special are sung to the winning horses 3. Archery: 3 styles • an as far as possible • hit many • move or a target meters or more © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Survey A Complete the survey. Use the sample answers as a guide. If you are at school, ask two classmates. If you are at home, ask your family or call two friends. 1. Which part of Naadam is most To me, the archery games are the most interesting to you? interesting part. 2. Can you wrestle, shoot an arrow, or I can wrestle and ride a horse. / No, I ride a horse? can’t do any of those things. 3. What is the last souvenir that you got? The last souvenir that I got was Where is it from? a T-shirt from Japan. My Answers Partner 1 Partner 2 1. 2. 3. B Share one of your partner’s answers with the class. My partner was . He/She told me that the most interesting part of Naadam for him/her is . He/She also told me that he/she can/can’t . Finally, the last souvenir he/she got was from . © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Team Project A Choose one of the topics below to research. Art of Naadam Mongolian Throat Singers Mongolian Traditional Clothing Genghis Khan The Eagle Dance B Write three or more interesting facts about your topic. Then share your information with the class. Our Topic: Fact 1 Fact 2 Fact 3 © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Learn More A We learned about gers in Mongolia. Here is some more information about them. Gers Many Mongolians move their gers 3-4 times a year. Why do they move? Because they need food and water for their animals. Gers have a wooden frame and cloth on the outside. Here are some things to remember when putting up a ger: • Always put the door to the South • Always put the stove in the center B Choose the correct answers. 1. How many times do Mongolians move their gers in one year? a. 1-2 times b. 3-4 times c. 5-6 times d. Never 2. Why do Mongolians move their gers? (Choose two answers.) a. Because they need food for their animals. b. Because they need clothes for themselves. c. Because they need water for their animals. d. Because of the weather. 3. What are gers made with? (Choose two materials.) a. A wooden frame b. A bone frame c. Cloth d. A metal frame 4. When you put up a ger, where do you have to place the stove? a. To the South b. In the center c. Outside d. To the North © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Game Help the horse win the race. How long does it take you? Time yourself and share your time with your classmates. My Time: © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Art – Part A Color and cut out the ger. Write north, east, south, and west on Part C. Glue the ger together. Then glue it to Part C. Top TAB 1 (Glue this side on top of TAB 1.) fold here (Put glue under all folded edges and glue to walls from Part B.) © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Art – Part B Door (Glue Tab 3 to the back 3 to here.) Tab (Glue (Glue Tab 3 to the back here.) back the 3 to Tab (Glue here.) back the 3 to Tab (Glue fold (Put glue on (Glue squares here all squares.) to Part C.) Round Wall fold here fold here TAB 2 TAB 3 (Put glue here.) glue (Put here.) glue (Put (Put glue on (Glue squares fold here all squares.) to Part C.) © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Art – Part C Write north, east, south, and west here. Glue your finishedger to the circle. Don’t forget to put your door on the correct side! Draw and color animals and/or people outside your ger. fold here (Glue your ger here.) © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Vocabulary List Write the words you learned from this book with their meanings. Word Meaning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Book Report Book Title Author 3 Interesting Things I Learned 1. 2. 3. 2 Expressions I Learned 1 Question I Still Have 1. Expression Sentence (p. ) 2. Expression Star Rating Sentence (p. ) Reason: © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Answer Key Date: Name: Date: Name: Vocabulary Comprehension Vocabulary Comprehension A Write the vocabulary words under the pictures. A Read and check (). True False 1. There is a Naadam festival in every village and town in Mongolia. sweat village strength souvenirs warriors athletes monk target 2. Naadam means “festival.” 3. The President of Mongolia gives a speech at the opening of every 1. 2. 3. 4. festival in the country. 4. A horse-head fiddle is made from a horse’s head. 5. Wrestling goes back thousands of years in Mongolia. village monk warriors sweat 6. In the horse races, the riders are all children. 5. 6. 7. 8. B Choose the correct sentence for each picture. a. Most Mongolians live in gers which are like strong tents. souvenirs target athletes strength b. During National Naadam, there are concerts in the evenings. c. There are more horses than people in Mongolia. B Circle the correct vocabulary words. d. Genghis Khan was an important Mongolian warrior and emperor. 1. Many people prefer the Naadam celebrations in smaller towns and souvenirs / villages. 2. The games of Naadam test a warrior’s sweat / strength. 1. 2. 3. Some acrobats / targets perform at Naadam. 4. During the festival, people sell food and athletes / souvenirs. c d 5. Genghis Khan was a great warrior / acrobat. 6. There are special arrows used to push an archery monk / target. 3. 4. 7. Long ago, warriors were chosen for their villages / bravery. 8. People believe that touching the sweat / strength from a winning horse will bring good luck. a b © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Date: Name: Date: Name: Graphic Organizer Learn More Graphic Organizer Learn More Complete the organizer. Use the information from the book. A We learned about gers in Mongolia. Here is some more information about them. Naadam Gers The Mongolian Flag (Color the flag.) Naadam Many Mongolians move their gers 3-4 times a year. • Lasts three days Why do they move? Because they need food and water for their animals. • National Naadam usually starts on Gers have a wooden frame and cloth on the outside. July 11 th Here are some things to remember when putting up • Means games a ger: • Always put the door to the South The 3 Games Map of Mongol (Color the country.) • Always put the stove in the center • wrestling • horse racing • archery B Choose the correct answers. 3 Interesting Things I Learned 1. How many times do Mongolians move their gers in one year? 1. Wrestling • No weight limits a. 1-2 times b. 3-4 times c. 5-6 times d. Never • No age limits 2. Why do Mongolians move their gers? (Choose two answers.) • No time limits a. Because they need food for their animals. b. Because they need clothes for themselves. 2. Horse racing • Length: from 10 km to 30 km c.
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