Lesson 18

Holidays

’Ōpuara’a : E ha’api’i mai au i te fa’ata’a i te mau peu tumu ’e te fa’anahora’a nō te mau mahana ’ōro’a.

Personal Study

’A fa’aineine nō tā ’oe pupu ’āparaura’a ma te rave fa’aoti i te mau ’ohipara’a A e tae atu i te E.

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

E tamari’i ’oe nā te Atua

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

E tamari’i au nā te Atua ma te hō’ē fāito pūai ’e te hō’ē ’ōpuara’a mure ’ore.

E tamari’i herehia ’oe nā te Atua. E faufa’a ’e e fāito pūai mure ’ore tō ’oe. E ha’api’i rahi mai tātou nō te reira nā roto mai i te Buka a Moromona. Tē tai’o nei tātou nō te tau ’a ha’api’i ai Iesu Mesia ’e ’a ha’amaita’i ai i te nūna’a. ’Ua rave ’oia i te taime nō te ha’amaita’i i te ta’ata tāta’itahi, hō’ē ’e hō’ē. ’Ua hōro’a ’oia i te taime nō te ha’amaita’i ’e nō te ha’api’i i tā rātou mau tamari’i.

’A ha’amaita’i ai ’oia i te mau tamari’i, ’ua tupu te hō’ē ’ohipa māere : « ’Ua ha’amatara atu ra [Iesu Mesia] i tō rātou arero, ’e ’ua parau atu ra rātou i tō rātou mau metua i te mau mea rahi ’e te māere, … ’e ’ua ha’amātara ’oia i tō rātou arero ’ia ti’a ia rātou ’ia paraparau » (3 Nephi 26:14).

’Ua ha’api’i te mau tamari’i na’ina’i i te nūna’a i te mau mea rahi ’e te māere. E fāito pūai rahi tō teie mau tamari’i ’e ’ua tauturu Iesu Mesia ia rātou ’ia ’ite i tō rātou fāito pūai. E nehenehe te Atua e tauturu ia ’oe ’ia ’ite i tō ’oe fāito pūai. E rave rahi mea tā ’oe e hōro’a atu. E ’ōpuara’a tā ’oe ’e e nehenehe te Atua e fa’a’ite ia ’oe i te mea e nehenehe e tupu, ’ia ’imi ana’e ’oe i tāna tauturu. Mai ia Iesu Mesia i hōro’a i te ’aravihi i te mau tamari’i ’ia paraparau, e nehenehe ato’a te Atua e ha’amatara i tō ’oe arero. E nehenehe ’oia e tauturu ia ’oe ’ia paraparau. E nehenehe ’oia e tauturu ia ’oe ’ia ti’aturi i tō ’oe fāito pūai mure ’ore.

Ponder

• E aha te mea e tauturu ia ’oe ’ia ti’aturi i tō ’oe fāito pūai mure ’ore ?

• E aha te mau fē’a’ara’a e tāpe’a nei ia ’oe ’ia ti’aturi ē, e nehenehe ’oe e parau i te reo peretāne ?

• Nāhea ’oe ’ia ani i te tauturu a te Atua nō te fa’ari’i i te itoito nō te upo’oti’a i ni’a i tō ’oe mau fē’a’ara’a ’e ’ia paraparau pinepine atu ā ?

Memorize Vocabulary

Ha’api’i mai i te aura’a ’e te fa’ahitira’a o te mau ta’o tāta’itahi hou tā ’oe pupu ’āparaura’a. Tāmata i te ha’api’i mai e rave rahi ta’o ’o tā ’oe e nehenehe e fa’a’ohipa i roto i te mau hi’ora’a.

Nouns

Christmas	Noera
Diwali	Diwali
Easter	Pāsa
Independence Day	Mahana nō te ti’amāra’a
Lunar New Year	Matahiti ’āpī rūnaria
New Year’s Eve	Pō hou te matahiti ’āpī
Ramadan	Ramadan
Yom Kippur	Yom Kippur

Verbs

give gifts	hōro’a i te mau ō
go to a party	haere i te hō’ē ’ōro’a
go to bed early	ta’ote ’oi’oi
have a big meal	’amu i te mā’a rahi
make a cake	hāmani i te hō’ē faraoa monamona
spend time with family	rave i te taime nō te ’utuāfare
stay home	fa’aea i te fare
visit friends	fārerei i te mau hoa
watch fireworks	māta’ita’i i te mau mōrī purapura

Adverbs

always	tāmau noa
usually	mātarohia
sometimes	i te tahi taime
never	’aita roa atu

Practice Pattern 1

’A ha’api’ipi’i ma te fa’a’ohipa i te mau hi’ora’a ē tae roa i te taime e nehenehe ai ’oe e ui ’e e pāhono i te mau uira’a ma te pāpū maita’i. E nehenehe ’oe e mono i te mau ta’o i rēnihia i te mau ta’o i roto i te tuha’a « 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

’A ha’api’ipi’i ma te fa’a’ohipa i te mau hi’ora’a ē tae roa i te taime e nehenehe ai ’oe e ui ’e e pāhono i te mau uira’a ma te pāpū maita’i. Tāmata i te ara maita’i i teie mau hi’ora’a i te taime o tā ’oe ha’api’ipi’ira’a tāmahana.

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

Pāpa’i e maha uira’a tā ’oe e nehenehe e ui i te hō’ē ta’ata. Pāpa’i hō’ē pāhonora’a nō te uira’a tāta’itahi. Tai’o ha’apūai i te reira.

Additional Activities

’A rave fa’aoti i te mau ’ohipara’a ’e te mau fa’aaura’a o te ha’api’ira’a nā te natirara i te englishconnect.org/learner/resources ’aore rā i roto i te Buka ’ohipa EnglishConnect 2.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Tāmau noa i te ha’api’ipi’i i te reo peretāne i te mau mahana ato’a. ’A fa’a’ohipa i tā ’oe « Pe’e i te ’imira’a a te ta’ata hō’ē. » ’A hi’o fa’ahou i tā ’oe fā ’imira’a ’e ’a hi’opo’a i tā ’oe mau tauto’ora’a.

Conversation Group

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

(20–30 minutes)

• Tai’o ha’apūai i te parau tumu o te ha’api’ira’a mai nō teie ha’api’ira’a.

• ’A ’āparau i te mau uira’a.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

’A hi’o fa’ahou i te tāpura o te mau pu’e ta’o ’e te hō’ē hoa.

Ha’api’ipi’i i te hi’ora’a 1 ’e te hō’ē hoa :

• Ha’api’ipi’i i te ui i te mau uira’a.

• Ha’api’ipi’i i te pāhono i te mau uira’a.

• Ha’api’ipi’i i te hō’ē ’āparaura’a ma te fa’a’ohipa i te mau hi’ora’a.

Tāpiti nō te hi’ora’a 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

’A hi’o i te tāpura o te mau ta’ata i raro nei ’e tā rātou mau mahana ’ōro’a au roa a’e. ’A ui ’e ’a pāhono i te mau uira’a nō te mea tā te ta’ata tāta’itahi e rave i te reira mahana ’ōro’a ’e te mea paha tā rātou e rave i teie matahiti. ’A ha’arau ! Te tahi i muri mai i te tahi.

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)

E ui ’e e pāhono i te mau uira’a nō tā ’oe mau fa’anahora’a nō te mau mahana ’ōro’a i muri nei. ’A parau rahi mai e ti’a ia oe. Te tahi i muri mai i te tahi.

New Vocabulary

Do you usually have turkey?	’Ua mātaro ānei ’outou i te ’amu i te ra’oro ?
Yes, we do.	’Ē, tē ’amu nei mātou.
No, we don’t.	’Aita mātou e ’amu nei.
buy a Christmas tree	ho’o mai i te hō’ē tumu rā’au noera

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)

Fāito i tō ’oe nu’ura’a i ni’a i te mau fā ’e tā ’oe mau tauto’ora’a nō te ha’api’ipi’i i te reo peretāne i te mau mahana ato’a.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

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

  Paraparau nō te mea tā’u ’e tā vetahi i mātaro i te rave i te mau mahana ’ōro’a.

  

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

  Paraparau nō te mea tā’u ’e tā vetahi i fa’anaho e rave i te mau mahana ’ōro’a.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

’A hi’opo’a i tā ’oe mau tauto’ora’a nō te :

1. Ha’api’i i te parau tumu nō te ’apo i te ha’api’ira’a.

2. Tāmau ’ā’au i te pu’e ta’o.

3. Ha’api’ipi’i i te mau hi’ora’a.

4. Ha’api’ipi’i i te mau mahana ato’a.

Ha’amau i te hō’ē fā. ’A feruri i te mau mana’o tauturu nō te ’imira’a i roto te « Pe’e i te ’imira’a a te ta’ata hō’ē ».

’A fa’a’ite i tā ’oe fā i te hō’ē hoa.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

« Nō te mea e mau tamari’i vārua tātou nā te Atua, e ti’ara’a, e huru, e nātura, ’e e fāito pūai hanahana tō tātou tāta’itahi. ’Ua riro tātou tāta’itahi ’ei tamaiti ’e ’ei tamāhine vārua herehia e nā metua i te ra’i ra’ [« Te ’Utuāfare : E Poro’i i tō te Ao nei », ChurchofJesusChrist.org]. Teie tō tātou ihota’ata ! Teie ’o vai mau tātou ! » (M. Russell Ballard, « E tīa’i i te Mesia », Liahona, Mē 2021, 54).