What do you call something that is the opposite of modern?
old-fashioned or vintage
You have to look up high in the open sky to watch the action. Pilots perform daring loops, barrel rolls and acrobatic tricks in jet planes.
An Air Show
This is a competition where contestants try to be the first to arrive at the finish line.
A race
What do you call the various attractions you can find at a carnival or fair?
rides
What are these?
stalls
What is this?
A riverside
you can see spinning rides, bright blinking lights and loud music. You can also enter your farrm animals in competitions, ride a Ferris wheel and a roller coaster.
A fair
What do people wear on carnival or halloween?
Masks and Costumes
You pack your food from home in a basket or cooler box. The first thing you do when you arrive is spread a blanket flat on the grass.
A picnic
What are these?
knick knacks
People often sleep in tents on a big grassy fielf for an entire weekend. You can watch your favourite bands and singers perfrom live on massive stages.
A music festival
This is an event where people all try to be the best at an activity so that they can win a prize.
A competition
What is this?
a parade
You need to go to a river, lake or coastal bay to watch this. Teams wearing matching uniforms row or sail as fast as they can towards a finish line. Spectators stand on the shore or riverbank cheering as boats sail through the water.
A Regatta
It is famous for colourful costumes, lively dancing and bright parades. People wear masks and and feather headpieces while ginat floats roll by
carnival
what is this?
The countryside
What is this?
a kilt
What do you call an event where you can see different works of art, crafts or other creative objects on display?
an exhibition
What do you call something you can win at a festival, fair or carnival?
a prize
What is this?
paper
festives
streamers
bunting
This is a traditional festival from Scotland where athletes wear kitls and tartan patterns. You will hear bagpipes playing and see dancers hopping over crossed swords
The Highland Games
It is often held on a school field or village green to raise money. You might see a cake stall and a raffle.
A fete
You usually do this in a garden or a park around a hot metal grill. The smell of sizzling burgers and hot dogs fills the air. People bring side dishes like potato salad and corn on the cob to eat outside together
A barbeque
What do you call clothes or other objects that come from an earlier time or decade (1950s, 1960s. etc)
vintage
You will hear deep noises, loud whistles and see big clouds of smoke. You can see enormous trains, tractors and old-fashioned machinery.
A steam fair
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