Shule ya Msingi ya Tamasha la Mashua ya Joka

Dragon Boat Festival

Kifungu cha Kusoma

The Dragon Boat Festival is a fun holiday in Taiwan. It happens in May or June. People race long boats shaped like dragons. The boats have a dragon head on the front.

Teams of rowers sit in the boat. They use paddles to push the boat through the water. One person hits a drum to keep everyone together. The boats go very fast across the river.

Dragon Boat Festival - ESL worksheet reading activity

People eat special food called zongzi. These are sticky rice balls wrapped in leaves. Inside the rice, there is meat or beans. They taste delicious and are fun to unwrap.

This holiday remembers a man named Qu Yuan. He was a good and honest person long ago. He jumped into a river, and people tried to save him. The boat races remember this story.

The Dragon Boat Festival is very kusisimua. Many people watch the races. They cheer for their favorite team. It is a great time to be with family and friends!

Kiwango: Kiwango cha C

A. Ulinganisho wa Msamiati

Linganisha kila neno na ufafanuzi wake.

1. dragons ______

2. rowers ______

3. drum ______

4. leaves ______

5. delicious ______

6. remembers ______

7. honest ______

8. kusisimua ______

9. favorite ______

10. festival ______

a. big magical animals that look like snakes

b. the one you like the most

c. fun and makes you happy

d. very good to eat

e. people who paddle a boat

f. always telling the truth

g. thinks about the past

h. green flat parts of a plant

i. a big celebration or party

j. a round thing you hit to make sound

B. Kweli au Si Kweli

Andika T (Kweli) au F (Si kweli) kwa kila kauli.

  1. Dragon boats look like snakes. ______
  2. The festival is in May or June. ______
  3. Teams use paddles to move the boat. ______
  4. A drum helps keep everyone together. ______
  5. Zongzi is made with bread. ______
  6. Qu Yuan was a bad person. ______
  7. The festival is about Qu Yuan. ______
  8. Only a few people watch the races. ______
  9. Zongzi is wrapped in leaves. ______
Dragon Boat Festival - English learning resource for students

C. Jaza Nafasi Zilizoachwa Hapo

Benki ya Neno: dragons  |  rowers  |  drum  |  leaves  |  delicious  |  honest  |  exciting

  1. The boats are shaped like _______________ with a dragon head.
  2. Teams of _______________ sit in the boat and paddle.
  3. One person hits a _______________ to keep everyone together.
  4. Zongzi is wrapped in _______________.
  5. The Dragon Boat Festival is very _______________.

D. Maswali ya Uelewa

  1. When is the Dragon Boat Festival?
  2. What do dragon boats look like?
  3. What is zongzi?
  4. Who was Qu Yuan?
  5. What does the person with the drum do?
Dragon Boat Festival - ESL vocabulary and comprehension worksheet

E. Maswali ya Majadiliano

Zungumza kuhusu maswali haya na mwenzi wako au andika majibu yako.

  1. Would you like to be on a dragon boat team? Why?
  2. Have you ever tried zongzi? What did you think?
  3. What holidays do you celebrate with your family?

Ufunguo wa Jibu

Angalia majibu yako hapa chini.

A. Msamiati: 1-a, 2-e, 3-j, 4-h, 5-d, 6-g, 7-f, 8-c, 9-b, 10-i

B. Kweli/Si kweli: 1-F, 2-T, 3-T, 4-T, 5-F, 6-F, 7-T, 8-F, 9-T

C. Jaza Nafasi Zilizoachwa: 1-dragons, 2-rowers, 3-drum, 4-leaves, 5-exciting

D. Uelewa: 1. May or June; 2. Like dragons with a dragon head on front; 3. Sticky rice wrapped in leaves with meat or beans; 4. A good and honest man from long ago; 5. Keeps everyone rowing together


Vinjari mkusanyiko wetu kamili wa Karatasi za kazi za ESL na nyenzo za kujifunzia bila malipo inaangazia utamaduni wa Taiwan, sayansi, historia ya dunia, na mengineyo.

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