Lesson 18

Holidays

Faamoemoega: O le a ou a’oa’o e faamatala ni tu o aso fiafia ma fuafuaga.

Personal Study

Saunia mo lau talanoaga faalevaega e ala i le faamae’aina o gaoioiga A e oo i le E.

Study the Principle of Learning: You Are a Child of God

O Oe o se Atalii/Afafine o le Atua

I am a child of God with eternal potential and purpose.

O a’u o se atalii/afafine o le Atua e i ai gafatia ma faamoemoega e faavavau.

O oe o se atalii/afafine faapelepele o le Atua. E i ai lou taua ma le gafatia e faavavau. Tatou te a’oa’o atili e uiga i lenei mea mai le Tusi a Mamona. Ua tatou faitau e uiga i se taimi sa a’oa’o atu ai ma faamanuiaina e Iesu Keriso tagata. Sa Ia faaaluina le taimi e faamanuia ai tagata uma, taitoatasi. Sa Ia faaaluina le taimi e faamanuia ma a’oa’o ai a latou fanau.

A o Ia faamanuiaina tamaiti laiti, sa tupu se mea ofoofogia: “Ma sa ia [Iesu Keriso] tatala o latou laulaufaiva, ma sa latou tautatala atu i o latou tamā mea tetele ma ofoofogia, … ma sa ia tatalaina o latou laulaufaiva ina ia mafai ona latou tautatala mai” (3 Nifae 26:14).

Sa aoao e tamaiti laiti ia tagata i mea tetele ma ofoofogia. Sa i ai i nei tamaiti laiti ni gafatia maoae, ma sa fesoasoani Iesu Keriso ia i latou ia iloa o latou gafatia. E mafai ona fesoasoani le Atua ia te oe ia iloa lou gafatia. E anoanoai mea e tatau ona e tuuina atu. E i ai sou faamoemoega, ma e mafai e le Atua ona faaali atu ia te oe mea e mafai pe a e sailia Lana fesoasoani. E pei lava ona tuuina atu e Iesu Keriso i tamaiti le tomai e tautatala ai, e mafai foi e le Atua ona tatala lou laulaufaiva. E mafai ona Ia fesoasoani ia te oe e tautala. E mafai ona Ia fesoasoani ia te oe e talitonu i lou gafatia e faavavau.

Ponder

• O le a se mea e fesoasoani ia te oe e talitonu ai i lou gafatia e faavavau?

• O a ni popolega o loo taofia ai oe mai le talitonu e mafai ona e tautala i le Igilisi?

• E mafai faapefea ona e sailia le fesoasoani a le Atua mo le lototele e faatoilalo ai ou popolega ma tautala soo atu?

Memorize Vocabulary

A’oa’o le uiga ma le faaleoina o upu taitasi a o lei faia lau vaega o talanoaga. Taumafai e a’oa’o nisi upu e mafai ona e faaaogaina i mamanu.

Nouns

Christmas	Kerisimasi
Diwali	Diwali
Easter	Eseta
Independence Day	Aso o le Tutoatasi
Lunar New Year	Tausaga Fou a Saina
New Year’s Eve	Po o le Faauma Tausaga
Ramadan	Masina Paia
Yom Kippur	Aso o le Togiola

Verbs

give gifts	tuu atu meaalofa
go to a party	alu i se patī
go to bed early	alu vave e moe
have a big meal	’ai se ’aiga telē
make a cake	fai se keke
spend time with family	faaalu se taimi ma le aiga
stay home	nofo i le fale
visit friends	asiasi i uo
watch fireworks	matamata i mea faapāpā

Adverbs

always	taimi uma
usually	e masani lava
sometimes	i nisi taimi
never	le’i faia lava

Practice Pattern 1

Faataitai le faaaogaina o mamanu seia oo ina mafai ona e fai atu ma le mautinoa ma tali fesili. E mafai ona e suia upu ua vaseina i upu o loo i le vaega “Memorize Vocabulary”.

Q: What do you (adverb) do for (noun)?A: I (adverb) (verb).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What do you usually do for New Year’s Eve?A: We usually watch fireworks.

Q: What does he always do for Christmas?A: He always spends time with family.

Q: What do you never do for Lunar New Year?A: I never stay home for Lunar New Year.

Q: What does she do for Easter?A: She sometimes makes a cake.

Practice Pattern 2

Faataitai le faaaogaina o mamanu seia oo ina mafai ona e fai atu ma le mautinoa ma tali fesili. Taumafai e matauina nei mamanu i le taimi o lau faataitaiga i aso taitasi.

Q: What will you do on (noun)?A: I will probably (verb) on (noun).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What will you do on New Year’s Eve?A: I will probably go to bed early on New Year’s Eve.

Q: What will she do on Christmas?A: She will visit friends on Christmas.

Q: What will they do on Independence Day?A: They probably won’t go to a party.

Use the Patterns

Tusi ni fesili se fa e mafai ona e fai atu i se tasi. Tusi se tali i fesili taitasi. Faitau leotele.

Additional Activities

Faauma gaoioiga o lesona ma iloilo i luga o le initoneti i le englishconnect.org/learner/resources po o le EnglishConnect 2 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Faaauau pea ona faataitai le Igilisi i aso taitasi. Faaaoga lau “Faamaumauga e Siaki ai Suesuega Faaletagata Lava Ia.” Toe faamanatu lau sini mo suesuega ma iloilo au taumafaiga.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: You Are a Child of God

(20–30 minutes)

• Faitau leotele le mataupu faavae o le aoaoina mo lenei lesona.

• Talanoaina fesili.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Iloilo faatasi ma se paga le lisi o vaogagana.

Faataitai le mamanu 1 ma se paga:

• Faataitai le faia o fesili.

• Faataitai le taliina o fesili.

• Faataitai se talanoaga e faaaoga ai mamanu.

Toe fai mo le mamanu 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Tagai i le lisi o tagata o loo i lalo ma o latou aso malolo e sili ona fiafia i ai. Fai atu ma tali fesili e uiga i mea e fai e tagata taitoatasi i lena aso malolo ma mea atonu o le a latou faia i lenei tausaga. Ia fatufatuai! Feauauai.

Example: Adriana: New Year’s Eve

• A: What does Adriana usually do for New Year’s Eve?

• B: She usually goes to a party.

• A: What else does Adriana do for New Year’s Eve?

• B: She always goes to bed late.

• A: What will she do on New Year’s Eve this year?

• B: She will probably stay home and play games with her family.

People and Holidays

Nora: Independence Day

Jin: Christmas

Mei: Lunar New Year

Avi: Easter

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Fai atu ma tali fesili e uiga i au fuafuaga mo aso fiafia o loo loma. Ia fai atu le tele o faamatalaga e mafai ona e faia. Feauauai.

New Vocabulary

Do you usually have turkey?	E masani ona i ai sau pīpī?
Yes, we do.	Ioe, matou te faia.
No, we don’t.	leai, matou te le faia.
buy a Christmas tree	faatau se laau Kerisimasi

Example

• A: What will you do on Christmas this year?

• B: I will probably visit my family.

• A: Will you buy a Christmas tree?

• B: No, I probably won’t buy a Christmas tree.

• A: Will you have a special dinner?

• B: Yes, we will probably have a special dinner.

• A: Do you usually have turkey?

• B: No, we don’t. We always make tamales.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Iloilo lou alualu i luma i faamoemoega ma au taumafaiga e faataitai le Igilisi i aso taitasi.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Talk about what I and others usually do on holidays.

  Talanoa e uiga i mea e masani ona ou faia ma isi i aso fiafia.

  

• Talk about what I and others plan to do on a holiday.

  Talanoa e uiga i mea ua ou fuafua ma isi e fai i se aso fiafia.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Iloilo au taumafaiga e:

1. Suesue le mataupu faavae o le aoaoina.

2. Tauloto le Vaogagana.

3. Ia faataitai mamanu.

4. Faataitai i aso uma.

Faatu se sini. Mafaufau i fautuaga mo suesuega i le “Faamaumauga e Siaki ai Suesuega Faaletagata Lava Ia.”

Faasoa atu lau sini i se paga.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“Ona o i tatou o fanau agaga a le Atua, ua tofu ai tagata uma ma se faapogai, natura, ma gafatia faalelagi. O i tatou taitoatasi ‘o se atalii po o se afafine agaga faapelepele a ni matua faalelagi’ [“O Le Aiga: O Se Folafolaga i le Lalolagi,” ChurchofJesusChrist.org]. O lo tatou faasinomaga lenei! O i tatou moni lava nei!” (M. Russell Ballard, “Faamoemoe ia Keriso,” Liahona, Me 2021, 54.)