Unit 09. Festivals Around the World. Lesson 1. Getting started

WELCOME  TO  OUR  CLASS ENGLISH By: Le Viet Phu Do the crossword puzzle Warm up I L W E D Y W S C A R Y C W T R E S S E S H W I L A R I O U O W V I N G W A C T I O N W L L E R C O M A M T H R 10 20 19 18 14 13 12 11 16 15 17 91 W F I M 7.one films usually have lots of chases and fighting That film so that I couldn’t sleep after watching it IfI couldn’t amother film tells an story about 4.3 Tra Giang iswas of the most well-known infilm Viet Nam My cried aexciting lot because the film was very help when watching that It’s Tom Hanks is alaughing famous star Mr Bean's Holiday is the I like best murder or crime, it’s a FESTIVAL S Column THE FESTIVAL PROJECT Phong Mai Teacher - Where are they? Who you think is in the picture? What are they talking about? Mi Nick Vocabulary: - festival (n) - fascinating (a) : lễ hội : lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn - religious (a) : thuộc tôn giáo - seasonal (a) - celebrate (v) : theo mùa - harvest (n, v) : tổ chức lễ, ăn mừng - desert (n) : (sự) thu hoạch - hand in (v) : sa mạc : nộp (bài k.tra, luận…) * Checking vocabulary:  - festival (n) - fascinating (a) : lễ hội : lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn - religious (a) : thuộc tôn giáo - seasonal (a) - celebrate (v) : theo mùa - harvest (n, v) : tổ chức lễ, ăn mừng - desert (n) : (sự) thu hoạch - hand in (v) : sa mạc : nộp (bài k.tra, luận…) LISTEN AND READ T: teacher N: Nick P: Phong M: Mai T: Which festival did you choose, Nick? N: Actually, I chose a Vietnamese festival! T: Oh really? Which one did you choose? N: I chose the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak I think elephants are fascinating animals! It must be amazing to see them racing T: OK, that’s interesting How about you, Mai? M: I chose Diwali It’s an Indian festival T: Why did you choose it? M: Well, it’s called the ‘Festival of Lights’ and it’s a religious festival I think candles are so romantic, and I love fireworks There are lots of both during Diwali T: That’s a great choice And you, Phong? P: I chose La Tomatina It’s held in Spain, in a small town called Buñol It’s a seasonal festival to celebrate the tomato harvest T: What you like about it? P: For one hour, people get to throw tomatoes at each other! T: Wow! That does sound unusual OK, finally, Mi Mi: I chose something a little different It’s a music festival called Burning Man It’s held every year at the end of August People go to the desert, make a camp, and have a party! T: Wow, that’s a new one on me! Sounds fascinating OK, I’d like you to write up your reports and hand them in to me by a Answer the following questions Did the teacher expect Nick to choose a Vietnamese festival? Why / Why not? No, she didn’t because she said “Oh really?” to show her surprise What people to celebrate Diwali? Which festival is held in a small town? People light candles and display / let off fireworks Why does Mi think her festival is unusual? It’s La Tomatina Because to celebrate the festival people go to the desert, make a camp, and have a party What should the students after this discussion with the teacher? They should write up reports and hand in them to the teacher b Tick ( ) true (T) or false (F) T F Nick chose the festival because he would like to see elephants racing The 'Festival of Lights' is another name for Diwali   People throw tomatoes at each other for one day at La Tomatina  one hour only Burning Man is held in the desert  Write the festivals in the box under the pictures Then listen and repeat Tet Easter Rock in Rio Christmas Halloween Cannes Film Festival Water Festival _ _ _ Ghost Day Match the festivals below with the reasons they are held religious seasonal superstitious music/arts Match the festivals below with the reasons they are held Festivals are held for different reasons The reasons in the box are the most common ones • seasonal (adj): relating to or happening during a particular period in the year • religious (adj): connected with religion or with a particular religion • superstitious (adj): based on the belief that particular events happen in a way that cannot be explained by reason or science Match the festivals below with the reasons they are held religious seasonal music/arts superstitious Compare your answers with a partner Example: A: I think Rock in Rio and the Cannes Film Festival are music or arts festivals B: I agree A: Which you think are seasonal festivals? B: I think Christmas and Easter How about you? A: I think Halloween and Ghost Day 5 • • • Can you add any more festivals to the groups in 3? Now work in groups of six in five minutes Write down as many festivals in as possible The group with the most festivals is the winner Suggested festivals Religious: Thanksgiving, Diwali, Holi (Hinduism), Ramadan (Islam), Nervana (Buddhism)… Music/arts: Berlin Festival, Stockholm Festival, Hue Festival… Seasonal: Mid-autumn Festival, Harvest Festival, Spring Festival, Summer Festival, Winter Festival… HOMEWORK - Learn the new words by heart + - Practice the dialogue again - Do exercises B1 in workbook (page 18) - Prepare for Unit 9: Closer look THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Goodbye! See you again! ... _ Ghost Day Match the festivals below with the reasons they are held religious seasonal superstitious music/arts Match the festivals below with the reasons they are held Festivals are held for... any more festivals to the groups in 3? Now work in groups of six in five minutes Write down as many festivals in as possible The group with the most festivals is the winner Suggested festivals. .. celebrate the festival people go to the desert, make a camp, and have a party What should the students after this discussion with the teacher? They should write up reports and hand in them to the teacher