Listening 3 TranscriptSpeaker 1: Me

Listening 3 TranscriptSpeaker 1: Mexico City is my hometown. There’s a special holiday in Mexico called the Day of the Dead, and I enjoy it a lot. It’s really two days, on November 1 and November 2. On those days we remember people in our families who have died. We go to the cemetery with their favorite food and drinks. We also bring yellow and orange flowers, so it’s very colorful. And we eat sweet bread, and special candy. It’s shaped like skulls!Speaker 2: I’m from Chicago, in the United States. My favorite holiday is Halloween. It takes place on October 31. My friends and I put on strange costumes and go to all the houses in our neighborhood asking for candy. I always get lots of chocolate and apples. We also like to watch scary movies about ghosts and dead people. It’s mostly a holiday for children, but some adults like it too. They sometimes have parties on Halloween.Speaker 3: I come from Osaka, in Japan. We have an annual holiday in summer when we think about people in our families who died before us. It’s called O-Bon, and it’s on August 13. It’s a time for families to be together. Everyone goes back to their hometown, so all of the trains and buses are really crowded and it’s hard to travel. People participate in a special dance. And we make really big fires outside. It’s beautiful to see!