Further practice 1

B. Match the sentences (A to H) below to the gaps in the conversation.

Mike: Is it a holiday? Everyone looks really happy.

Sa'eed: (1-H) Yes, it's Eid al Fitr today.

Mike: Eid al Fitr what's that?

Sa'eed: (2-C) It's the festival just after Ramadan.

Mike: So how exactly do you celebrate it?

Sa'eed: Well, ten days before the end of Ramadan, (3-D) people start decorating their houses and buying presents.

Mike: But what do you do on the big day itself?

Sa'eed: Well, (4-A) first we put on our best clothes and go to the mosque for prayers.

Mike: Then what?

Sa'eed: (5-F) we give money to charity. That's very important.

Mike: Do children get presents?

Sa'eed: Yes. (6-B) In fact, everyone in the family gives each other presents.

Mike: What about food? Is there a special meal?

Sa'eed: There certainly is. (7-E) The whole family has a really big meal.

Mike: And how do you greet each other on Eid al Fitr?

Sa'eed: (8-G) We say 'Eid Mubarak'.

Mike: Eid Mubarak, Sa'eed!