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La Tomatina
Culture Readers: Holidays
Level1 - 4
Activity Pack
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Date: Name:
1. La Tomatina is a food fight / town that happens every year.
2. Buñol is a small festival / town in Spain.
3. During La Tomatina people throw / parade tomatoes.
4. La Tomatina is a wear / festival held in August.
5. Throwing hard foods like potatoes will hurt / fight people.
6. Many towns in Spain have a food / parade called gigantes y cabezudos.
A Write the vocabulary words under the pictures.
B Circle the correct vocabulary words.
throw hurt fight parade food wear
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6.
Vocabulary
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1. Over 50,000 people live in Buñol.
2. You don’t need a ticket to take part in La Tomatina.
3. At La Tomatina, you can throw tomatoes all day.
4. The town of Buñol tried to stop the food fight.
5. People eat only tomatoes at the festival.
True False
A Read and check ().
Comprehension
B Choose the correct sentence for each picture.
a. At the first food fight, people threw many kinds of vegetables.
b. It‘s a good idea to wear goggles at La Tomatina.
c. Paella is made with rice, vegetables, and meat.
d. Everyone has fun at La Tomatina.
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Graphic Organizer
Complete the organizer. Use the information from the book.
La Tomatina
Where does it take place? Mark on the map.
La Tomatina takes place in .
Write the correct numbers.
• People throw over tons of tomatoes.
• In 1212, over thousand people took part.
• There are only tickets for La Tomatina.
• The cost of the tickets starts at .
When is it? Circle the day on this calendar.
It is on the last of .
Draw the clock hands.Look and write.
Starting Time Ending TimeAt a gigantes y cabezudos parade, people wear giant .
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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.
Survey
B Share one of your partner’s answers with the class.
My partner was .
He/She told me that a food festival in her town is .
He/She also told me that people at this festival.
He/She told me about a food you can eat at the festival.
You can eat .
2. What do people do at this festival? At this festival, people wear yellow clothes.
1. What is a food festival in your town?
3. What is a food you can eat at this festival?
My Answers Partner 1 Partner 2
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2.
3.
A food festival in my town is the banana festival.
You can eat banana pizza.
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Team Project
A Choose one of the topics below to research.
B Write three or more interesting facts about your topic. Then share your information with the class.
Foods Made with Tomatoes
The Town of Buñol
Gigantes y Cabezudos
Paella
Tickets to La Tomatina
Our Topic:
Fact 1
Fact 2
Fact 3
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A We learned that tomatoes are everywhere during La Tomatina. Here is some information about tomatoes. Read it aloud.
Learn More
B Choose the best answers.
1. Tomatoes first grew in .
a. Australia b. Europe c. South America d. Asia
2. Which country grows more tomatoes than any other country?
a. China b. Mexico c. Brazil d. Germany
3. What is TRUE about tomatoes?
a. They are vegetables.
b. There are more than 7,500 kinds of tomatoes.
c. They can be red, yellow, and purple.
d. The heaviest tomato was over 35.1 kg.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes first grew in South America. They are fruits, not vegetables. China grows more tomatoes than any other country. There are more than 7,500 kinds of tomatoes. Tomatoes can be red, green, orange, pink, and even black. The heaviest tomato ever was 3.51 kg!
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Extra Project
Plan a trip to La Tomatina. What will you do there? What will you need? Write your plan below.
A Day at La Tomatina
Time
Things to Bring
Activity
9:00 a.m.
goggles,
Arrive at Buñol
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Vocabulary List
Write the words you learned from this book with their meanings.
Word Meaning
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Book Report
3 Interesting Things I Learned
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2 Expressions I Learned
1. Expression
Sentence (p. )
2. Expression
Sentence (p. )
1 Question I Still Have
Book Title
Author
Star Rating
Reason:
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Date: Name:
1. La Tomatina is a food fight / town that happens every year.
2. Buñol is a small festival / town in Spain.
3. During La Tomatina people throw / parade tomatoes.
4. La Tomatina is a wear / festival held in August.
5. Throwing hard foods like potatoes will hurt / fight people.
6. Many towns in Spain have a food / parade called gigantes y cabezudos.
A Write the vocabulary words under the pictures.
B Circle the correct vocabulary words.
throw hurt fight parade food wear
4.
1.
2.
5.
3.
6.
Vocabulary
fight
food
parade
hurt
wear
throw
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Date: Name:
Graphic Organizer
Complete the organizer. Use the information from the book.
La Tomatina
Where does it take place? Mark on the map.
La Tomatina takes place in .
Write the correct numbers.
• People throw over tons of tomatoes.
• In 1212, over thousand people took part.
• There are only tickets for La Tomatina.
• The cost of the tickets starts at .
When is it? Circle the day on this calendar.
It is on the last of .
Draw the clock hands.Look and write.
Starting Time Ending TimeAt a gigantes y cabezudos parade, people wear giant .
Buñol
120
fifty
20,000
€12
heads
Wednesday August
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Date: Name:
1. Over 50,000 people live in Buñol.
2. You don’t need a ticket to take part in La Tomatina.
3. At La Tomatina, you can throw tomatoes all day.
4. The town of Buñol tried to stop the food fight.
5. People eat only tomatoes at the festival.
True False
A Read and check ().
Comprehension
B Choose the correct sentence for each picture.
a. At the first food fight, people threw many kinds of vegetables.
b. It‘s a good idea to wear goggles at La Tomatina.
c. Paella is made with rice, vegetables, and meat.
d. Everyone has fun at La Tomatina.
1.
3.
2.
4.
a
b
d
c
ComprehensionVocabulary
Graphic Organizer
Answer Key
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Date: Name:
A We learned that tomatoes are everywhere during La Tomatina. Here is some information about tomatoes. Read it aloud.
Learn More
B Choose the best answers.
1. Tomatoes first grew in .
a. Australia b. Europe c. South America d. Asia
2. Which country grows more tomatoes than any other country?
a. China b. Mexico c. Brazil d. Germany
3. What is TRUE about tomatoes?
a. They are vegetables.
b. There are more than 7,500 kinds of tomatoes.
c. They can be red, yellow, and purple.
d. The heaviest tomato was over 35.1 kg.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes first grew in South America. They are fruits, not vegetables. China grows more tomatoes than any other country. There are more than 7,500 kinds of tomatoes. Tomatoes can be red, green, orange, pink, and even black. The heaviest tomato ever was 3.51 kg!
Learn More