then write out the new word.

religion →religious

culture → cultural

produce → production

danger → dangerous

nation → national

educate → education

humour → humourous

season → seasonal

celebrate → celebration

courage → courageous

origin → original

predict → prediction

2. Complete the passage below with the words and expressions in the box.

Many people think that Christmas is a western ________ , but in fact it is really a worldwide holiday. Christmas actually started as a ________ festival celebrated by ________ around the world. Its ________ is around the 3rd or 4th century AD, when the ________ of remembering Jesus' birth on December 25th first started. Today, of course, many people celebrate Christmas ________ it were just a holiday to ________ family, rather than a holiday about a ________.

(Answers: celebration, religious, Christians, origin, custom, as though, have fun with, belief)

3. Complete each of the sentences with a suitable word or phrase from the box in its correct form. Then read these famous quotes aloud. Can you think of any Chinese idioms or sayings that carry the same meaning?

Don't ____ the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you know you'll be dead. ------Tennessee Williams