Unit 5: Vocabulary: Celebrations : cours 1 Bac SM

1Course Learning Objectives

This section outlines what students are expected to achieve by the end of the unit on Celebrations. These objectives guide the entire lesson and serve as a self-assessment checklist for revision.

Learning Objectives Checklist

Objective 1

Identify and categorise key vocabulary related to religious, national, family, and cultural celebrations (e.g. Eid Al-Fitr, Independence Day, wedding, carnival).

Objective 2

Understand and use common nouns, verbs, adjectives, and collocations when describing celebrations (e.g. throw a party, exchange gifts, festive atmosphere).

Objective 3

Describe the people, places, objects, and atmosphere associated with various celebratory occasions using precise and varied vocabulary.

Objective 4

Apply celebration vocabulary in gap-filling, matching, word formation, and short writing tasks — the main exercise types found in the 1st year Baccalauréat exam.

Objective 5

Distinguish between formal and informal greetings and well-wishes used during celebrations (e.g. Congratulations! vs. Happy birthday, mate!).

Objective 6

Express personal experiences about Moroccan celebrations (e.g. Amazigh New Year, Moussem, Aid Al-Adha) using accurate and idiomatic English.

By the end of this unit, students should be able to move from passive recognition of celebration vocabulary to active production : using the right word, in the right form, in the right context. Each objective above corresponds directly to a type of task you will practise in the exercises section of this report.

$Objective$	$Skill Area$	$Exam Task Type$
$Identify & categorise vocabulary$	$Reading / Comprehension$	$Multiple choice, matching$
$Use nouns, verbs, adjectives & collocations$	$Lexis in context$	$Gap-fill, sentence completion$
$Describe people, places & atmosphere$	$Speaking / Writing$	$Short paragraph, description task$
$Apply vocabulary in exercises$	$All skills$	$Gap-fill, word formation, matching$
$Distinguish formal vs. informal greetings$	$Register awareness$	$Matching, error correction$
$Express Moroccan celebrations in English$	$Writing / Speaking$	$Guided writing, oral presentation$

Overview of learning objectives, skill areas, and corresponding exam task types for Unit 5 — Celebrations.

Self Assessment: Am I Ready?

Before the unit

Read each objective above and rate your confidence: ✗ (not yet) / ~ (partly) / ✓ (confident). Revisit this list after completing all sections.

After the unit

You should be able to tick every objective with ✓. If any remain at ✗ or ~, focus your revision on the corresponding section of this report.

Before starting this unit, students should already master a set of basic English skills. This section provides a quick checklist to ensure readiness for the new vocabulary and tasks ahead.

Quick Readiness Checklist

Basic Vocabulary

You can name common nouns (family, food, party), use basic verbs (eat, dance, sing, give), and recognise simple adjectives (happy, excited, beautiful).

Simple Present Tense

You can form and use the Simple Present to describe recurring events and traditions.

Simple Past Tense

You can form and use the Simple Past to recount past events and celebrations.

Feeling Adjectives

You know core adjectives for emotions: happy, sad, excited, joyful, proud, nervous.

Prepositions

You correctly use on, in, at, during, and for to locate events in time and place.

Sentence Structure

You can build clear sentences following the Subject - Verb - Object pattern.

Simple Present Tense

Used to describe habits, recurring events, and fixed traditions. Structure: Subject + base verb (+ -s/-es for he/she/it). Example: 'We celebrate Eid every year.' / 'She decorates the house for the holidays.'

Simple Past Tense

Used to recount completed past events. Structure: Subject + past form of the verb. Example: 'We danced and ate cake at the party.' / 'They exchanged gifts last night.'

Basic Feeling Adjectives

Words that describe the emotional mood of participants in a celebration: happy, joyful, excited, proud, sad, nervous, surprised. These are essential for describing the atmosphere of any celebration.

Prepositions of Time and Place

Short words that anchor an event in time or space. Key ones for celebrations: on (on Eid day), in (in the morning / in December), at (at the wedding / at noon), during (during the ceremony), for (for three days).

Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)

The basic English sentence pattern required to produce grammatically correct sentences. Example: 'The family [S] decorated [V] the house [O].' This structure is the foundation for all description tasks in this unit.

$Prerequisite$	$Key Rule$	$Celebration Example$
$Simple Present$	$Subject + base verb (+s/es)$	$We celebrate the New Year every January.$
$Simple Past$	$Subject + verb (past form)$	$She wore a beautiful dress at the ceremony.$
$Feeling Adjectives$	$Adjective placed before noun or after 'be'$	$The children were excited during the parade.$
$Preposition: on$	$on + specific day/date$	$on Eid Al-Adha / on my birthday$
$Preposition: in$	$in + month / part of day / year$	$in the evening / in December$
$Preposition: at$	$at + event / clock time$	$at the wedding / at midnight$
$Preposition: during$	$during + named period or event$	$during the ceremony / during the holidays$
$Preposition: for$	$for + duration$	$for three days / for two hours$
$SVO Structure$	$Subject - Verb - Object$	$The guests [S] enjoyed [V] the music [O].$

Summary of essential prerequisites for the Celebrations vocabulary unit

Common Errors to Avoid

Tense confusion

Do NOT mix Simple Present and Simple Past in the same description. Decide: are you describing a tradition (Present) or a past event (Past)?

Wrong preposition

Do NOT write 'in my birthday' — the correct form is on my birthday. Use 'at' for specific venues: at the mosque, at the hall.

Missing -s in Present

Do NOT forget the -s/-es ending for third-person singular: 'He celebrat es', not 'He celebrate'.

Adjective position

Place adjectives BEFORE the noun ('a joyful celebration') or AFTER a linking verb ('The atmosphere was joyful').

The table below summarises the five most important prepositions you must master before working with celebration vocabulary. Memorise the contrast between on, in, at, during, and for — incorrect prepositions are one of the most common mistakes in written tasks at this level.

$Preposition$	$Usage$	$Example Sentence$
$on$	$Specific days and dates$	$The festival takes place on the first day of the month.$
$in$	$Months, years, parts of the day$	$The ceremony begins in the evening.$
$at$	$Specific times and named venues$	$Everyone gathered at the town square at midnight.$
$during$	$Within the span of an event or period$	$People sing traditional songs during the celebration.$
$for$	$Duration of time$	$The wedding lasted for three days.$

Prepositions of time and place most frequently used in celebration contexts

Self Assessment: Am I Ready?

✔ I can write 5 sentences in the Simple Present about a Moroccan tradition.

✔ I can recount a past event using the Simple Past correctly.

✔ I can use at least 4 feeling adjectives in context.

✔ I can choose the correct preposition (on / in / at / during / for) without hesitation.

✔ Every sentence I write follows the Subject - Verb - Object order.

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