Unit 8. Celebrations tài liệu, giáo án, bài giảng , luận văn, luận án, đồ án, bài tập lớn về tất cả các lĩnh vực kinh tế...
KIM’S GAME - You will watch and try to memorize as many festivals as possible - You have 10 seconds to memorize each photo - You have minute to write on the board - The winner is the group with more correct names VOCABULARY Grand /grænd/ : hoành tráng (a) Fall - fell- fallen (v) : The Vietnamese teachers’ day falls on Sunday this year Peach blossom /pi:t∫ ‘blɔsəm/ (n)blossom /'eiprikɔt Apricot ‘blɔsəm/ Sticky(n) rice /'stiki Plum /plʌm/ rais/ (n) (n)/ Spread over /spred 'oʊvə : lan truyền (Vphr.) Fireworks /'faiəwɜks/ Candied fruit /'kændid fru:t (n) (n) 11 Banner /'bænə/ 10 Pray (for) /prei/ (n) (v) Agrarian 12 : thuộc nông nghiệp /ə'greəriən/ (a) 13 Interfere /,intə'fiə/ +with S.O/ in sth: cản trở/ can thiệp (v) Task 1: Multiple Choice Those ladies often go to pagodas to _ for happiness and luck A pray B sing C stand D receive Before Tet, streets are decorated with colored lights and red _ A foods B paper C flowers D banners The children are to welcome Tet A unhappy B sorrow C excited D disappointed In Viet Nam, Tet is the _occasion in the year A most popular B grandest C happiest D busiest Their daily work is doing on the farm They are the _ people A agrarian B polite C grand D commercial Choose a word in each line that has the underlined part II – WHILE YOU READ Task 2: True/ False Statements 1.Tet is always on 20th February on the western Calendar (F) sometimes According to the text, for people everywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start (F of the new year agrarian people in Viet Nam Tet used to be longer than it is )nowadays (T) According to the text, “ lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet (F)children Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and the South of (T) Vietnam People try to be nice and polite each the other because they want (F) to during whole to have good luck on the New Year’s Day year On the days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite each People Lunar New Year, Vietnam’s main holiday It is the grandest Home are of often decorated with and flowers this time Peach On the days Tet or everyone to plants be nice and polite to to each other People Lunar New Year, or Tet, Tet, is istries Vietnam’s main holiday Itat is theother grandest believe that they on day the year will influence their luck Tet’s preparations anddo celebrations to be spread over months, but believe that what what they on the first day of the year will influence their luck and most important occasion inused theof year which falls sometime blossom is traditional atthe Tetfirst in the North while apricot blossom is and most important which falls sometimes during the whole year Thus, only comments should be made People th th nowadays the holiday is much shorter A great deal of excitement still during the whole year Thus, only positive comments should be made th thpositive between 19 January and 20 February on the Western calendar Tet traditional in the South The kumquat tree with ripe deep orange between 19 January and 20 February on the Western calendar.People Tet visit other family members or friends, and they exchange New Year’s wishes visit other family members or friends, and they New Year’s wishes builds upthe well before Tet, however Streets are exchange crowded coloured marks beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of aa fruits is popular throughout the country One ofwith Tet’s most special marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes Many people go to Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes Many people go to lights and red banners Shops are full off goods People are busy buying new year (paragraph 1) foods is banh chung, which is made from sticky rice, green beans and new year (paragraph 1) the to pray for year for and their the pagoda pagoda to and praydecorating for aa happy happy year for themselves themselves andtraditional their family family Both Both gifts, cleaning their houses and cooking fatty pork Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment Tet children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment Tet foods (paragraph 2)and tomatoes, is also (paragraph is really a time of fun throughout is really a time of fun popular and festival festival throughout3)the the country country (paragraph (paragraph 4) 4) Task 3: Answering Questions What time period does Tet mark? What streets look like before Tet? What people often to prepare for Tet? What are the traditional plants to decorate houses at Tet? Why people try to be nice and polite during the days of Tet? What people go to pagodas for? Lucky Zodiac What time period does Tet mark? Tet marks the beginning of spring and the start of a new year What streets look like before Tet? They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners What people often to prepare for Tet? They buy gifts , clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods What are the traditional plants to decorate houses at Tet? They are apricot blossom, peach blossom and kumquat tree Why people try to be nice and polite during the days of Tet? Because they believe that what they on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year What people go to pagodas for? To pray for a happy year for themselves and their family III – AFTER YOU READ Task 4: Matching ... CHRISTMAS MID-AUTUMN CARNIVAL (BRAZIL) TOMATO FESTIVAL (SPAIN) HOLI COLOR FESTIVAL (INDIA) UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS LESSON A - READING I – BEFORE YOU READ VOCABULARY Grand /grỉnd/ : hồnh tráng (a)... theother grandest believe that they on day the year will influence their luck Tet’s preparations anddo celebrations to be spread over months, but believe that what what they on the first day of the year