🥳🎊🎆Songkran Festival: Thai New Year Celebration 2026 (A2, part 1/2, present simple)🎆🎊🥳

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Thai New Year, Songkran Festival, takes place from 13 to 15 April 2026 in Thailand. It is an important festival for Thai people. It marks the traditional Thai New Year. People celebrate it with joy and energy. The festival is famous as a water festival. People splash water on each other in streets and public places. This action shows cleaning and new beginnings. It is celebrated across the country in cities and villages.

Families visit temples and make merit. They give food to monks and pray for good luck. Many people wear colorful clothes. Children and adults play with water guns. The weather is hot, so water feels refreshing. People clean their homes before the festival begins. Songkran creates happiness in communities. People enjoy spending time with their families during this holiday.

Many people travel back to their hometowns. Streets are busy with traffic and celebrations. Music and dancing happen in many places. Tourists also join the festival and enjoy the fun. Shops and markets stay open in many areas. Hotels and guesthouses are full during the festival.

Songkran shows respect for family and tradition. It brings people together in unity. Water symbolises purity and renewal in Thai culture. Communities organize events and cultural shows. People start celebrations early in the morning. Overall, Songkran is a joyful festival that connects people and shares happiness every year in Thailand. It is one of the most important festivals in Thailand.

Tourists visit Thailand during Songkran. They learn about Thai culture and traditions. They take photos and join water games. Local people welcome visitors with smiles. The festival helps the economy and tourism. Many roads close for safety. Police and volunteers help control crowds. Everyone stays careful but still enjoys the festival together. People feel happy and celebrate with joy every day together.

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Vocabulary:

• a celebration: a happy event where people meet and enjoy something
• to take place: to happen
• to mark something: to show that something is important or special
• joy: a very happy feeling
• to splash water: to throw water on someone or something
• cleaning: making something clean
• to celebrate: to do something happy for a special day or event
• to make merit: to do good things in Buddhism for good luck
• a monk: a religious man who lives in a temple
• to pray for luck: to ask for good things to happen in the future
• to wear colorful clothes: to put on clothes with many bright colors
• an adult: a grown-up person
• to feel refreshing: to feel cool and nice
• a community: a group of people living in one area
• to enjoy: to like something and feel happy about it
• to spend time with one’s family: to be with family and do things together
• traffic: cars, buses, and other vehicles on the road
• to join: to take part in something with others
• to show respect for something: to act politely and honor something
• purity: being clean and pure
• renewal: a new start or becoming new again
• an event: something that happens, often special
• to be joyful: to feel very happy
• to connect people: to bring people together
• to share something: to give or enjoy something with others
• to close for safety: to stop using a road or place to keep people safe
• a volunteer: a person who helps without getting money
• to control crowds: to manage many people in a safe way
• to stay careful: to act in a safe and not risky way

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Match words to definitions:

Words:

1. a celebration
2. to take place
3. to mark something
4. joy
5. to splash water
6. cleaning
7. to celebrate
8. to make merit
9. a monk
10. to pray for luck
11. to wear colorful clothes
12. an adult
13. to feel refreshing
14. a community
15. to enjoy
16. to spend time with one’s family
17. traffic
18. to join
19. to show respect for something
20. purity
21. renewal
22. an event
23. to be joyful
24. to connect people
25. to share something
26. to close for safety
27. a volunteer
28. to control crowds
29. to stay careful

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Definitions:

A. to feel very happy
B. to manage many people in a safe way
C. to happen
D. a happy feeling
E. to give or enjoy something with others
F. a very happy event where people meet and enjoy something
G. to throw water on someone or something
H. to act politely and honor something
I. to show that something is important or special
J. to take part in something with others
K. a religious man who lives in a temple
L. a group of people living in one area
M. to feel cool and nice
N. to become new again or have a new start
O. a grown-up person
P. to ask for good things to happen in the future
Q. to do something happy for a special day or event
R. cars, buses, and other vehicles on the road
S. to make something clean
T. to be with family and do things together
U. to do good things in Buddhism for good luck
V. to put on clothes with many bright colors
W. a person who helps without getting money
X. to act in a happy way
Y. to stop using a road or place to keep people safe
Z. being clean and pure

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Answers:
1-F, 2-C, 3-I, 4-D, 5-G, 6-S, 7-Q, 8-U, 9-K, 10-P,
11-V, 12-O, 13-M, 14-L, 15-E, 16-T, 17-R, 18-J, 19-H,
20-Z, 21-N, 22-F, 23-X, 24-A, 25-E, 26-Y, 27-W, 28-B, 29-H

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Match definitions to words:

Definitions:

1. a very happy event where people meet and enjoy something
2. to manage many people in a safe way
3. to put on clothes with many bright colors
4. to feel very happy
5. to take part in something with others
6. to show that something is important or special
7. a group of people living in one area
8. to throw water on someone or something
9. to act politely and honor something
10. to happen
11. to ask for good things to happen in the future
12. to make something clean
13. cars, buses, and other vehicles on the road
14. a religious man who lives in a temple
15. to be with family and do things together

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Words:

A. to take place
B. a community
C. to spend time with one’s family
D. traffic
E. a celebration
F. to show respect for something
G. to join
H. to control crowds
I. cleaning
J. joy
K. to splash water
L. a monk
M. to wear colorful clothes
N. to mark something
O. to pray for luck

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Answers:

1-E, 2-H, 3-M, 4-J, 5-G, 6-N, 7-B,
8-K, 9-F, 10-A, 11-O, 12-I, 13-D, 14-L, 15-C

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True or false:

1. To show respect for something means to throw water on people.
2. A monk is a religious man who lives in a temple.
3. To join means to move vehicles on the road.
4. Traffic means cars, buses, and other vehicles on the road.
5. To splash water means to throw water on someone or something.
6. Cleaning means asking for good luck from a temple.
7. A community is a group of people living in one area.
8. To celebrate means to stop something permanently [forever].
9. To take place means to happen.
10. Joy means a type of vehicle used on roads.
11. A celebration means a group of people living in one house.
12. To wear colorful clothes means to put on clothes with many bright colors.
13. To control crowds means to manage many people in a safe way.
14. To pray for luck means to wear bright clothes for work.

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True: 2,4,5,7,9,12,13

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True or false?

1. Songkran takes place from 13 to 15 April in Thailand.
2. Songkran is a festival where people sleep all day and stay indoors.
3. People splash water on each other during Songkran.
4. Songkran is the Thai New Year festival.
5. Temples are closed and no one visits them during Songkran.
6. Families spend time together during the Songkran festival.
7. Songkran is a festival that only tourists celebrate, not Thai people.
8. People wear colorful clothes during Songkran celebrations.
9. Songkran takes place in December every year.
10. People travel abroad only and avoid family during Songkran.
11. Songkran shows respect for family and tradition.
12. Water is not used during Songkran celebrations.
13. Many people visit temples to make merit during Songkran.
14. Songkran is a winter festival in Thailand.

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True: 1,3,4,6,8,11,13

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Choose the correct answer:

1. Songkran is a ________.
   A) country B) festival C) school
2. People ________ water during Songkran.
   A) read B) eat C) splash
3. A monk lives in a ________.
   A) shop B) temple C) car
4. Traffic means ________.
   A) food B) cars on roads C) singing
5. People wear ________ clothes during Songkran.
   A) colorful B) dirty C) small
6. Songkran takes place in ________.
   A) April B) August C) December
7. A community is a group of people living in ________.
   A) one area B) one car C) different planets
8. To take place means to ________.
   A) disappear B) happen C) sleep
9. To control crowds means to manage ________.
   A) animals B) food C) many people safely
10. To splash water means to ________.
    A) throw water B) cook water C) drink water
11. A celebration is a ________.
    A) happy event B) school exam C) sad day
12. People visit temples to ________.
    A) sell food B) make merit C) play games
13. A monk is a ________.
    A) driver B)doctor C) religious person
14. People feel ________ during Songkran.
    A) angry B) tired C) happy

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Answers:

1-B, 2-C, 3-B, 4-B, 5-A, 6-A, 7-A, 8-B,
9-C, 10-A, 11-A, 12-B, 13-C, 14-C

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What is the correct order of words?

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1. festival / is / Songkran / a / Thai
2. people / other / splash / on / water / each
3. monk / in / a / lives / temple / a
4. people / year / Songkran / celebrate / every
5. the / time / spend /with / family / they
6. festival / Songkran / a / big / is /
7. clothes / people / colorful / wear /
8. live / temples / monks / quietly / in
9. during / families / stay / Songkran / together
10. temple / people / in / show / respect / the

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Answers:

1. Songkran is a Thai festival
2. People splash water on each other
3. A monk lives in a temple
4. People celebrate Songkran every year
5. They spend time with the family
6. Songkran is a big festival
7. People wear colorful clothes
8. Monks live in temples quietly
9. Families stay together during Songkran
10. People show respect in the temple

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Find the word that does NOT belong:

1. doctor – monk – temple – splash
2. water – celebrate – drink – splash
3. cars – buses – traffic – celebration
4. sandwich – family – community – people
5. colorful – bright – heavy – joyful
6. festival – Songkran – April – winter
7. monk – prayer – temple – school
8. water – splash – celebrate – rain
9. respect – honor – show – sleep
10. planet – community – people – temple

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Answers:

1-doctor, 2-drink, 3-celebration, 4-sandwich, 5-heavy,
6-winter, 7-school, 8-celebrate, 9-sleep, 10-planet

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Give short answers:

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1. What is Songkran?
2. When does Songkran take place?
3. How many days is Songkran?
4. Where do people make merit?
5. Who lives in temples?
6. What do people splash?
7. Why do people go to temples?
8. How do people celebrate Songkran?
9. Which festival is Thai New Year?
10. What do people wear?
11. Where is Songkran celebrated?
12. Who do people spend time with?
13. What is heavy during Songkran?
14. Why is traffic heavy?
15. How do people show respect?
16. What is used in water fights?
17. When do families stay together?
18. What do people join?
19. Which month is Songkran in?
20. How do people feel?

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Correct answers:

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1. What is Songkran? – Thai New Year festival
2. When does Songkran take place? – April
3. How many days is Songkran? – 3 days
4. Where do people make merit? – temple
5. Who lives in temples? – monks
6. What do people splash? – water
7. Why do people go to temples? – make merit
8. How do people celebrate Songkran? – splash water
9. Which festival is Thai New Year? – Songkran
10. What do people wear? – colorful clothes
11. Where is Songkran celebrated? – Thailand
12. Who do people spend time with? – family
13. What is heavy during Songkran? – traffic
14. Why is traffic heavy? – many people
15. How do people show respect? – splash water
16. What is used in water fights? – water
17. When do families stay together? – Songkran
18. What do people join? – celebrations
19. Which month is Songkran in? – April
20. How do people feel? – happy

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Match question to answer, rewrite interview:

1. What is Songkran?
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2. When does Songkran take place?
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3. What do people do during Songkran?
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4. Why do people visit temples?
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5. Do you stay in the temple during Songkran?
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6. What do you do in the temple?
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7. Do many people come to the temple?
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8. How do people show respect to monks?
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9. What clothes do people wear?
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10. Is Songkran a happy festival?
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11. Do families stay together during Songkran?
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12. What is the meaning of Songkran for you?
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Answers:

A. It shows renewal, respect, and happiness.
B. It happens in April.
C. They offer food and water and pray.
D. I remain in the temple.
E. They make merit and pray for good luck.
F. Songkran means the Thai New Year festival.
G. It brings joy to everyone.
H. They put on colorful clothes.
I. I pray and teach kindness.
J. Many visitors arrive to make merit.
K. They spend time with family.
L. They splash water and visit temples.

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Answers:

1-F, 2-B, 3-L, 4-E, 5-D, 6-I, 7-J,
8-C, 9-H, 10-G, 11-K, 12-A

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Full version:

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1. Interviewer: What is Songkran?
Monk: Songkran means the Thai New Year festival.

2. Interviewer: When does Songkran take place?
Monk: It happens in April.

3. Interviewer: What do people do during Songkran?
Monk: They splash water and visit temples.

4. Interviewer: Why do people visit temples?
Monk: They make merit and pray for good luck.

5. Interviewer: Do you stay in the temple during Songkran?
Monk: I remain in the temple.

6. Interviewer: What do you do in the temple?
Monk: I pray and teach kindness.

7. Interviewer: Do many people come to the temple?
Monk: Many visitors arrive to make merit.

8. Interviewer: How do people show respect to monks?
Monk: They offer food and water and pray.

9. Interviewer: What clothes do people wear?
Monk: They put on colorful clothes.

10. Interviewer: Is Songkran a happy festival?
Monk: It brings joy to everyone.

11. Interviewer: Do families stay together during Songkran?
Monk: They spend time with family.

12. Interviewer: What is the meaning of Songkran for you?
Monk: It shows renewal, respect, and happiness.

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Final test – fill in 😉

Songkran is the Thai New Year __________
It __________ place from 13 to 15 April every year.
People __________ water on each other during the festival.
Many people visit temples to make __________ and pray for luck.
__________ live in temples and teach people about kindness.
Families spend __________ together during Songkran.
People wear __________ clothes and enjoy the celebrations.
Traffic becomes heavy because many __________ travel.
The festival shows respect, __________, and renewal.
Songkran connects people and strengthens the __________.

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Correct version:

Songkran is the Thai New Year festival.
It takes place from 13 to 15 April every year.
People splash water on each other during the festival.
Many people visit temples to make merit and pray for luck.
Monks live in temples and teach people about kindness.
Families spend time together during Songkran.
People wear colorful clothes and enjoy the celebrations.
Traffic becomes heavy because many people travel.
The festival shows respect, joy, and renewal.
Songkran connects people and strengthens the community.