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Moreška

In this lesson, you’ll explore traditions, customs, and cultural events in Croatia and compare them with those from your own country. You’ll look at popular Croatian events and discover what makes them special. You’ll also compare traditions across countries, practice expressing opinions about your favorite holidays, and reflect on how cultural events shape identity and bring people together.

moreška dance

Pre-class assignment

In this first part of the lesson, you’ll listen to a dialogue related to the topic we’ll cover in class. Your goal is to get familiar with new vocabulary and useful phrases. Listen to the dialogue and complete the tasks below. This will help you:

  • Learn new vocabulary and expressions in an interactive, meaningful way.
  • Get a sneak peek at what’s coming up in the lesson.
  • Feel more prepared and confident for class discussions.

Listen to the dialogue as many times as you need. When you’re ready, complete the tasks to help you better understand the dialogue and learn new words. If you’d like, take a moment to go over the new words in the “Before Listening” section, it can help you follow the dialogue more easily.

🇭🇷 Suveniri i tradicija

Before we begin today’s lesson, let’s take a moment to refresh our memory about some traditional souvenirs you can buy when visiting Croatia. You learned about these last year, but it’s normal if you’ve forgotten a few—after all, you covered a lot of things last year! Take a look at some of the most famous Croatian products. Do you recognize them? Which three would be your top choices to buy if you had the chance?

Suveniri

Suveniri Suveniri Suveniri Suveniri
paprenjaci sir liker čokolada
lavanda rakija kava maslinovo ulje
šestinski kišobran hvarska lavanda paški sir hrvatska kravata
bašćanska ploča paška čipka zadarska katedrala šibenska kapa

Tradicija

Can you label the following traditional customs and/or festivals? You will find a list of all the words below the images, together with a brief description.

⚙️ Prije slušanja

Let’s explore some new words…

1.3 Zadatak 1: Nove riječi

Read each sentence and choose the correct English equivalent for the highlighted word.

🎧 Slušanje

Santiago i Šimun

Santiago went with his friends to see moreška (a traditional sword dance from the town of Korčula). After the program has ended Santiago is talking with Šimun about their impressions and his upcoming trip.

friends watching a show

Transkripcija
Šimun Ovo je bilo nevjerojatno!
Santiago Ma fantastično! Koji kostimi! A tek ples, glazba… imao sam osjećaj da smo otputovali u prošlost.
Šimun Točno tako! Imaš osjećaj kao da si u nekom prošlom vremenu i boriš se za čast i ljubav žene.
Santiago Heh, o čemu ti nego o ženama!
Šimun Ovo je bio pun pogodak!
Santiago Nego, sad me ovo podsjetilo…
Šimun Na što?
Santiago Na moje planove za deveti mjesec.
Šimun A kamo sad ideš, bože dragi! Stalno si nekamo. Zar ti nije dosta?
Santiago Nikada dosta putovanja!
Šimun Kamo sad ideš?
Santiago Idem u Vrsar.
Šimun A s kim ideš?
Santiago Idem sam. Nitko nije slobodan.
Šimun Lako je tebi kad si sam svoj gazda! Nego, zašto baš Vrsar?
Santiago Idem na Ribarsku feštu.
Šimun Oh, da. Čuo sam za to. Kažu da je to pravo gastro-umjetničko iskustvo. I što još planiraš raditi u Vrsaru? Imaš li planove?
Santiago Našao sam da ima i Casanova tura.
Šimun Sad kad pronađeš i ljubav u Vrsaru!
Santiago Opet ti o ljubavi! Ajde, ne budali!

1.3 Zadatak 2: Pitanja

Answer the following questions.

1.3 Zadatak 3: O čemu je dijalog?

Read the summary of the dialogue. Some words are missing. Drag and drop the correct word from the word bank into the blank spaces. Be careful to choose the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct.

1.3 Zadatak 4: Točno ili netočno?

Read each sentence carefully. If the sentence matches the dialogue, mark točno. If the sentence is not correct, mark netočno. If the dialogue does not give this information, mark ne znamo.

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