Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 unit 8: Celebrations

Aim of the lesson : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to listen and read for specific information about famous celebrations around the world and practice reading comprehen

A Aim of the lesson :

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to listen and read for specific information about famous celebrations around the world and practice reading comprehension skills for details to complete a table

• Teaching aids: tape, poster, pictures, objectsabout festivals.

• Anticipated problems:

B

Content:

1 Warm up Greetings

- Brainstorm: Make a list of famous celebrations in Vietnam and worldwide

(Christmas, Valentine, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanks giving Day, Halloween, Valentine’s Day,… Lunar New Year, Mid-Fall Festival Wedding, Birthday, Teacher’s Day, May Day…)

- Tell Ss to work with a partner Match the icons with the names of the celebrations they represent (Give correct answers) 1 Easter 2 wedding 3 birthday

4 Christmas 5 Mid-Fall Festival 6 Lunar New Year

- Ask Ss further questions about facts of the above celebrations: Ex:In which country, do people celebrate……….? When (At what time of the year) do people celebrate it? What do they do?

2 Vocabulary.

- (to) occur = take place = happen xảy ra

- (to) decorate (expl) trang trí

- parade (n +v) march with display cuộc/ đoàn diễu hành, đám rước

- slavery (n) (ant) ≠ freedom sự nô lệ, chế độ nô lệ, cảnh nô

lệ

- Jewish (a) (trans) thuộc về Do Thái, Người Do Thái

- joyful (a) = cheerful vui mừng, hân hoan, vui sướng

- (to) live apart=far away sống xa (apart (adv) cách xa)

- Passover (n) (trans) Lễ Quá hải (của người Do thái)

* Checking: Jumble words (words on the cards are in the wrong order)

3 Pre reading.

Pre−questions:

a How many celebrations are talked in the text? What are they?

b What do people do during these celebrations?

c What special food do they have?

4 While−reading.

a) Complete the table: (Grids) (With key)

1 Tet

(Lunar new

year)

In late January or early February

Cleaning, and decorating homes, wearing new clothes, enjoying special food

Sticky rice cakes Vietnam

(China)

2 Passover late March

or early April

(Not available) festival

Special meal called the Seder

Chocolate or sugar eggs

In many countries

b) Comprehension questions: (Answer the pre−questions) *Keys:

a.Three celebrations They are Lunar New Year, Passover and Easter

b + c During Lunar New Year holiday, Vietnamese people clean and decorate their homes They gather their members of family or relatives to have special food such as sticky rice cakes…

- On Passover Festival, the Jews eat special meal called the Seder

- On Easter festival, people in many countries (Christians) crowd the streets to watch colourful parades, young children eat chocolate and sugar eggs

5 Post−reading.

Grammar presentation: Adverb clauses of concession: Conjunctions:

though,even though, although => mặc dù

1 Sentences: (Eliciting from the students)

- I am not satisfied with my preparations for Tet Although I have decorated my house and made plenty of cakes = Although I have…cakes, I am … Tet

2 Formation: Clause 1 + although / though / eventhough + clause 2

 Although/ Though / Even though + clause 2, Clause 1

*Other patterns: However + Adj / Adv + S + (may) + V…, S , Adj / Adv + as /

though + S + (may) + V…, S + , No matter + Wh-question+ (adj/Adv) + S + V …,

S + …, Wh – question (ever) + S + may + V , S…

3 Reduction of concessive clauses:

- Despite / Inspite of / Regardless of + V-ing / Noun phrase

a … though + Pro +be + Adj -> … Despite + poss.Adj(->pro)+N (->Adj)

b … though + N+be + A -> … despite + the + A(->a) + N (->N)

c … though + S + V + O/A -> … despite + V-ing (->V)+ O/A

- Do exercises Language focus 3,4 – Page 71-73

6 Homework.

- Complete exercises3,4 (P.71−73)

- Find out new vocabulary in “Speak”

- Workbook: Ex 4-5 (P.55-57)

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Lesson 2: SPEAKING

(Period 49)

A Aim of the lesson :

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to give and respond to a compliment for common situations

• Teaching aids: tape, poster, pictures, objectsabout festivals.

• Anticipated problems:

B

Content:

1 Warm up Greetings

- Questions and answers:

When do people give a compliment to others?

Do you usually give a compliment?

On which occasion?

To whom?

Do you know how to respond to it?

2 Vocabulary

- contest (n) =competition cuộc thi

- (to) take part in = participate tham gia

- well done ( enter/ a) (expl) giỏi lắm, làm tốt lắm

- activist (n) (sit) nhà hoạt động, người hoạt động

- charity (n) (trans/sit) hoạt động từ thiện, lòng/ hội từ thiện

- (to) nominate (trans) chọn, ghi danh, mệnh danh

- compliment (n/v)(sb on st) (sit) lời khen

- congratulate (v) (sb on st) (sit.) chúc mừng ai

*Checking: Slap the board

I Pre- speaking.

- Introduce the structures to give and respond to a compliment

Give a compliment Respond to a compliment

Well done

That’s a great / an excellent…

Let me congratulate you on …

Thanks

It’s nice of you to say so

That’s very kind of you (to say so)

- Demonstrate by the first situation in the book

Ex: Mai: Well done, Trang.

Trang: Thanks.

- Depend on Ss’ level Ss can use more structures to give and respond to a compliment

II While- speaking.

1 Picture and word cue drill (P.66−67)

- Ss work in pair

- Call on some pairs to practice the dialogue before class

- Feed back and give suggested answers

*Keys:

b) −Well done, Huyen

− Thanks, Mom

c) − Congratulations on your nomination, Tuan

− It’s very kind/ nice of you to say so

d) − That’s an excellent drawing, Hoa

− That’s very kind of you to say so

III Post -speaking.

1 Pairwork.

- Ss work with another partner:

Think of the situation in which you can compliment your friends and respond from him/her or them Then make up dialogues with your partner.

- Suggestions as passing the final/entrance exam, graduating from university, winning the first prize in a singing contest, having finished making a birthday card…

- Feed back and give suggested answers

Hoang: Well done! It’s a great cake./ Congratulation! That’s an

excellent performance! /Let me congratulate you on your graduation…

Linh: Thanks./It’s nice of you to say so / That’s very kind of you…

IV Homework.

- Redo SPEAK and write them

- Prepare new vocabulary in “Read” (P.68−69) and Language focus 1,2

PERIOD 50: CORRECTING THE TEST

A Aim of the lesson :

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to do the text again and correct the wrong sentences that they did on the last test, revise some vocabulary and grammatical structures after correcting the test and held them remind their mistakes

• Teaching aids: sheets of paper

B

Content:

I Presentation.

1 Hang out the paper tests / sheets to the Ss

2 Call Ss to come to the board and redo the test

- Call 3 Ss according to the test’s questions

- Ask the class to correct

3 Show some good ones / bad ones of advanced / week students

1 C going (S + suggest + V-ing)

If + S + V(present), S + will + V(bare)

3 B clean (V(bare) used after modal verb)

4 C and connective words

6 A because (because + result clause ( kết quả / hậu quả)

If + S + V(present), S + will + V(bare)

8 C but connective words (nối hai ý tương phản nhau)

9 B or connective words (diễn tả sự lựa chọn)

10 C that (S + suggest + that + S + should + V(bare)

II (2 points)

1 have lived (the present perfect tense)

2 are doing (the present progressive tense)

If + S + V(present), S + will + V(bare)

What about/ how about + V(ing)?

III (2 points)

1 I suggest collecting plastic bags

2 How about saving energy?

3 I suggest that you should put garbage bins around the school yard./ I suggest putting garbage bins around the school yard

4 A letter is written to her parents

IV (2 points)

1 It is used for heating home and cooking

2 It comes from the gas field below the North Sea

3 It will run out during the 21st century

4 Coal gas can be used as a substitute for natural gas.

III Copy down the students’ marks into marking school.

IV Homework.

- Copy down the test into workbook

- Prepare Lesson 3 LISTENING

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Lesson 3: LISTENING

(Period 51)

A Aim of the lesson :

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to complete a song by filling the missing words and update themselves with the information about one of the best known songs in English-speaking countries

• Teaching aids: tape, poster, pictures, objects about festivals.

- Ask Ss to work in group and make the list of things people in western countries

do on New Year’s Eve

- Gather ideas by calling on some Ss to say about that

- Things done on New Year’s Eve:

- Holding parties, dancing, drinking, exchanging best wishes, giving presents, singing, making resolutions(setting goals for new year)…

2 Vocabulary.

- bring to mind = remember (n) tâm trí, trí nhớ

- Auld Lang Syne (n):= the Good Old days: bài hát Tô Cách Lan

lúc đón năm mới (nửa đêm 31/12)

- due to (a) = caused by vì, do, bởi, tại vì/ phải

- aquaintance (n) (expl) người quen

- trusty (a) (trans) đáng tin cậy

- thine = your(s) (từ cổ) của bạn

Note: Auld = old Lang = long Syne = since

*Checking: R- O- R

I Pre – listening:

- On New Year’s Eve, many people in western countries hold parties which last until late into the night It is traditional to greet the new year at midnight and celebrate the first minutes of the year in the company of friends and family People may dance, sing, and drink a toast to the year ahead After the celebrations, it is time to make new year resolutions, and these are a list of decisions about how to live in the coming year Horns are blown at midnight And people hug and kiss to begin the new year with much love and happiness Auld Lang syne, with words by Robert Burns, is often sung at night on New Year’s Eve Auld Lang syne means The times gone past; the good old days In Scots Auld=old, Lang = long, syne=since

1 Open−prediction:

- Students guess the missing words from the song

(One word for one blank)

- Ss work in pairs

II While-listening:

- Ss listen to the tape the 1st time and check their prediction

- Ss listen again and give the correct answers

- Ss fill in the song and read / sing

- What do you and your family usually do on New Year’s Ever (Lunar New Year)?

* Suggested answers:

- Go out in the streets

- See fireworks display

- Hold year – end party

- Wait for luckey money…

- Ss speak one by one

IV Homework:

- Write something about on Lunar New Year

- Find out new vocabulary in “Read” (P.68−69) and Language focus 1-2

*Celebrations: Lunar New Year (1-1*)Valentine’s Day(14-2),International

Women’s Day (8-3), April Fool’s Day (1-4), Victory Day (30-40), May Day (1-5), Mid Fall Festival (15-8*), Teacher’s Day (20-11), People’s Army founding

Anniversary (22-12), Christmas (24-12)

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Lesson 4: READING + LANGUAGE FOCUS 1- 2

(Period 52)

A Aim of the lesson :

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to get to know about more one of the important celebrations in Australia and the USA: Father’s day through the readings about opinions, feelings and memories of children about their fathers

• Teaching aids: tape, poster, pictures.

• Anticipated problems:

B

Content:

1 Warm up Greetings

- Brainstorm Easter Christmas

Woman’s Day

Independence Day Teacher’s Day

2 Vocabulary:

- (to) hug (mime) ôm ghì, ghì chặt-(n):cái ôm

- considerate (a) (trans) ân cần, chu đáo

- generous (a) (trans / sit) rộng lượng, bao dung

- priority (n) (trans) sự ưu tiên, quyền ưu tiên

- sense of humor (n) (trans) khiếu hài hước, khụi hài

- (to) distinguish (v) (trans) phân biệt, làm cho khác biệt= identify

- terrific (a)=horrible/terrible tuyệt vời, xuất sắc/ kinh khủng, khủng khiếp

- (to) lose heart (trans) mất hy vọng

- quality (n) nét đặc trưng

Celebrations

* Checking: Ordering

I Pre - reading:

1 Open−prediction.

- Adjectives that children use to talk about their father’s character

*Possible answers: strong, humorous, generous, healthy, kind considerate, great, handsome, the best/good, Terrific, brave,

II While-reading :

- 1st reading: Ss listen and read silently and check the open−prediction

- 2nd reading: Ss scan the reading and give the correct answers:

*Keys: great terrific, considerate humorous , generous the best

- Father’s Day is the time when children show the feelings,respect and great love

to their fathers The followings are opinions, feelings and memories of children about their fathers

- Divide class into three groups Each group reads one passage

1 Comprehension questions:

1 Who do you think Rita sends this card to? -> To her father

2 Is Jane’s father alive or dead? How do you know this? -> He is alive, because at the end of the letter, she wishes her father a happy Father’sDay

3 Which quality makes Bob’s father different from others? -> His sense of humor makes him different from others Can you name some qualities that Bob’s father has? He’s considerate,generous and humorous Is Bob proud of his father? Yes, he is

4 What image of a father can you draw from the three passages? -> ….,we can see

a father is a man who is always considerate and generous to his child(ren) and who has a strong and ever-lasting influence on them, too

III Post-reading:

- Call on some Ss to read the passanges aloud And discuss about their father

* Language focus 1-2: Adjective / Relative clauses: được giới thiệu bởi 1 đại từ

quan hệ hay trạng từ quan hệ và bổ nghĩa cho 1 danh từ hay 1 đại từ

1 Relative pronouns: Who, Whom,Whose, Which, That

a Who: đứng liền sau N mà nó thay thế, làm chủ ngữ trong mệnh đề tính từ.

b Which: đứng liền sau N mà nó thay thế, làm chủ ngữ trong mệnh đề tính từ c.Who(m) đứng liền sau N mà nó thay thế, làm tân ngữ trong mệnh đề tính từ.

d Which: đứng liền sau N mà nó thay thế, làm tân ngữ trong mệnh đề tính từ

e That: thay cho who(m), which (S/O).

- Đại từ quan hệ trong câu khi làm tân ngữ có thể được phép bỏ khi không có giới

từ đứng trước nó

- That: bắt buộc phải dùng khi trước nó là cấp so sánh nhất the first /l ast / only /

very ; sau các đại từ bất định: everybody/ thing, anybody /thing, all, nobody / thing, somebody/thing, much, little…; Sau các danh từ hỗn hợp (người và vật ): I saw the men and cattle that went to the field

- “That” Không được dùng khi đại từ liên hệ có giới từ đứng trước, và mệnh đề

- Thường câu chỉ sự việc xẩy ra trước

- Câu chỉ sự việc đang diễn tiến

- Câu chỉ sự việc có tính lâu dài, sự kiện hiển nhiên

c Thay từ liên hệ bằng đại từ quan hệ tương ứng

d Viết mệnh đề tính từ với đại từ ở đầu câu ngay sau từ liên hệ kia

IV Homework :

- Read, translate and answer the questions about the text (P.67)