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Question
Discuss in pairs.
1. Which is your favourite festival?
2. When do you celebrate it?
3. Do you celebrate with your family or friends?
4. Why do you celebrate it?
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Solution
- My favourite festival is Pongal.
- I celebrate it in the month of January.
- I celebrate it with my family.
- I celebrate it to get the blessings of the Sun God. and to enrich the agriculture.
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