Unit 8: Celebrations Reading

TRƯỜNG THPT LỘC HƯNG UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS READING AIM: UNIT 8: Reading a passage of 250 CELEBRATIONS –300 words for general and specific infor m ation OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson students will be able to - know more about one of the traditional Vietnamese festivals - Use words and expressions related to festivals - improve reading skill through true- false sentences and comprehension questions UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS • Teaching aids: whiteboard, pictures showing activities people often during Tet holidays, computer, overhead projector etc PRE- READING ACTIVITIES WARM - UP The teacher asks students to listen to the song and then answer the following questions 1) What is the title of the song? 2) When and why people often sing it? 3) What is it about? − Students answer Suggested Answers 1) HAPPY NEW YEAR 2) On the last days of the old year and at the beginning of the new year To welcome to the new year 3) the feelings about the old year and the new year       −         T: − The teacher presents new vocabulary − The teacher asks students to look at the picture on page 12 and answer the questions about it − Students answer them   The teacher asks students to look at the picture on page 90 and then work in pairs to answer question 1.What time of the year is it? Tet, The Vietnamese lunar New year The teacher asks students to look at the picture again and says: “Look at the picture again This is a Vietnamese family on new year’s day There are six people: the grandparents, the parents and the two children What are they doing?” The grand mother is giving her grand children lucky money inside red envelopes What else you see in the picture? We can see the peach blossom, kumquat tree, the ancestral altar with a tray of five fruits, banh chung, mut on the table The teacher asks students to work in pairs to talk about what activities they enjoy doing most at Tet Are there any other things you like doing? a.making banh chung b.decorating the house c.eating special Tet foods d.going to the flowers market e.going to the pagoda f watching fireworks g.receiving “lucky money” h.visiting relatives and friends −  The teacher sets the scene by saying: “To understand more about Tet Holidays today we’ll learn unit and by the end of the lesson you’ll be able to talk about some activities during Tet holidays” WHILE- READING ACTIVITIES The teacher allows minutes for students to read the passage silently and then ask them to task individually Students find what the following words mean in the text They can use a dictionary when necessary Suggested Answers 1.grand: to lớn, hoành tráng 2.agrarian: thuộc nông nghiệp 3.banner: băng rôn, hiệu 4.pray: cầu nguyện 5.sugared apples: táo dầm / tẩm đường 6.excitement: nô nức, nhộn nhòp The teacher divides the class into four groups and then asks students to decide which are corr ect If the sentence is false, the teacher asks students to make it true, or explain why it is false − After students finish, the teacher has one member of each group go to the blackboard to his task Tet is always on 20th February on the Wester n calendar F Tet is sometimes between 19 January and 20th February on the Western calendar 2.According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the star t of a new year F According to the text, for agrarian people the beginning of spring is the star t of a new year Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays T According to the text, “lucky money” is given to ever yone at Tet F According to the text, “lucky money” is given to children at Tet 6 People tr y to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on New Year’s Day F On the days of Tet people tr y to be nice and polite to each other because they believe that what they on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year The teacher asks students to work in pairs to answer the questions in task The teacher moves round helping students when they are in dif ficulty Wh en students have finished, the teacher has some pairs ask and answer the questions in front of the class The teacher gives feedback and cor r ect answers  Suggested When isAnswers Tet holiday in Vietnam? It’s sometime between 19 January and 20 February How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past? For months Task 3: What streets look like before Tet? They are decrated with coloured lights and red banners • What people often to prepare for Tet? They buy gifts, clean and decorate their house and cook traditional foods • What is banh chung made from? • What is mutfruit ? such as sugared apples, It is candies It’s made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork plums or tomatoes • Visiting What are some activities at Tet? friends and popular other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games, etc THE POST-READING ACTIVITIES The teacher asks students to work in groups to talk about their last Tet holiday, focusing on the following main points: •how you prepared for Tet •how you decorated your house •who you visited •what special foods you ate •what activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet [...]... front of the class The teacher gives feedback and cor r ect answers  Suggested 1 When isAnswers Tet holiday in Vietnam? It’s sometime between 19 January and 20 February 2 How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past? For months Task 3: 3 What do streets look like before Tet? They are decrated with coloured lights and red banners • What do people often do to prepare for Tet? They buy... green beans and fatty pork plums or tomatoes • Visiting What are some activities at Tet? friends and popular other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games, etc THE POST -READING ACTIVITIES The teacher asks students to work in groups to talk about their last Tet holiday, focusing on the following main points: •how you prepared for Tet •how you decorated your house •who ...AIM: UNIT 8: Reading a passage of 250 CELEBRATIONS –300 words for general and specific infor m ation OBJECTIVES: By the... Use words and expressions related to festivals - improve reading skill through true- false sentences and comprehension questions UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS • Teaching aids: whiteboard, pictures showing... more about Tet Holidays today we’ll learn unit and by the end of the lesson you’ll be able to talk about some activities during Tet holidays” WHILE- READING ACTIVITIES The teacher allows minutes