Unit 5 Festivals in Viet Nam Lesson 5 Skills 1

from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation[r]

TE LO SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER: BUI THI LUONG

Te Lo Secondary School ENGLISH

Unit FESTIVALS – IN VIETNAM

What are these pictures about?

1 Do Son Buffalo fighting Festival Cow Racing Festival

3 Le Mat Snake Festival

4 Whale Festival Elephant Race

Festival This is held in Don Village, DakLak Province Elephants and their riders race to the sound of drums, gongs and the cheering crowds

This is a traditional, buffalo-fighting ceremony to worship the Water God in Do Son, Hai Phong City.

This is a festival to worship the whale and pray for the good fortune of the fishermen in Quang Nam province.

This festival uses a bamboo snake performance to retell the story of Le Mat Village in Hanoi

This is held in An Giang Province Each race includes two pairs of cows, and they are controlled by two young men

READING

1 Below are pictures from websites about festivals in Viet Nam Work in pairs to answer the following

questions

Where is Hung King Festival?

Where is Huong Pagoda Festival?

In the mountain in Phu Tho Province, North mountain & Midlands of Vietnam

In the mountain in My Duc District, in the

1.  What are the people doing in each picture?

2.  Who do people worship at the Hung King Temple Festival?

3.  Who do people worship at the Huong Pagoda Festival? They are doing worshipping ceremony.

Hung King. Buddha.

READING

1 Below are pictures from websites about

VOCABULARY https://quizlet.com/_427ycb

1 Buddha/ˈbʊdə/ Phật (n)

2 emperor/ˈɛmpərə/ hoàng đế (n)

3 founder/ˈfaʊndə/ người sáng lập (n)

4 incense/ɪnˈsɛns/ hương, nhang (n)

5 lunar month /ˈluːnə //mʌnθ/ tháng âm lịch (n)

6 offering/ˈɒfərɪŋ/ lễ vật (n)

7 overseas /əʊvəˈsiːz/ ở nước (adv)

8 procession/prəˈsɛʃən/ đám rước, diễu hành (n)

9 specialty/ˈspɛʃəlti/ đặc sản (n)

10 take place /teɪk//pleɪs/ (v) diễn ra

READING

2 Now read the information about these festivals to check your ideas A The Hung King Temple Festival takes place

from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialties such as Chung cakes, Day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and Xoan singing performances

B This Buddhist Festival is held annually and lasts for three months from the first to the third lunar month During the festival, visitors come from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and make offerings of incense, flowers, fruit and candles to worship Buddha at the pagoda In addition to the ceremonies, people enjoy activities at this festival such as hiking in the mountains, exploring caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery

3 Find words/phrases in the passages that have similar meaning to these words/phrases.

1 Kings 2 includes as an important part of something 3 interesting, full of fun 4 from abroad

3 Find words/ phrases in the passages that have similar meaning to these words or phrases (Ex / p 54)

1 kings

2 includes as an important part of something

3 interesting, full of fun 4 from abroad

3 Find words/ phrases in the passages that have similar meaning to these words or phrases (Ex / p 54)

1 kings

2 includes as an important part of something

3 interesting, full of fun 4 from abroad

5 going for a long walk 6 natural surroundings

EMPERORS

FEATURES

JOYFUL

FROM OVERSEAS

HIKING

A. The  Hung  King  Temple  Festival  takes  place  from  the  8th  to  the 

11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to  worship  the  Hung  Kings  who  are  the  founders  and  also  the  first  emperors  of  the  nation.  The  festival  features  a  procession  from  the  foot  of  the  Nghia  Linh  mountain  to  the  High  Temple  on  top  of  the  mountain.  Here,  there  is  a  ceremony  of  offering  incense  and  specialties  such  as Chung cakes, Day cakes  and  five-fruit  trays  to  the  Kings.  Moreover,  there  are  also  many  joyful  activities  including  bamboo  swings,  lion  dances,  wrestling  and Xoan singing  performances

2 Now read the information about these festivals to check your ideas (Ex 2/p 54)

@ Read the information again and answer the following questions.

B.  This  Buddhist  Festival  is  held  annually  and  lasts  for three  months 

from the first to the third lunar month. During the festival, visitors come  from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and  make  offerings  of  incense,  flowers,  fruit  and  candles  to  worship  Buddha  at  the  pagoda.  In  addition  to  the  ceremonies,  people  enjoy  activities  at  this  festival  such  as  hiking  in  the  mountains,  exploring  caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery

@ Read the information again and answer the following questions.

Work in pairs: Your teacher is organizing a trip You have two options: + going to Huong Pagoda

+ going to Hung King Temple You have to decide the following

1 The Giong Festival is celebrated every year in Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Ha Noi.

2 The spring festival of Bai Dinh Pagoda takes place on the first day of New Year, in the imperial capital Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh province.

3 Buddhist Huong Pagoda Festival is located in My Duc District, 70 kilometers away from Hanoi to the south

4 Lim festival takes places in Lim Village of Bac Ninh province about twenty kilometers away from Hanoi,it is the "hometown" of Quan Ho folk songs,

5 Chu Dong Tu festival is organized within three days, from the 10th to the 12th day of

the second lunar month from Da Hoa temple to Da Trach temple in Khoai Chau District, Hung Yen Province

6 Khau Vai Love Market Festival is held annually, from the late evening of the third Lunar month's 26th day in Khau Vai Commune, Meo Vac District in the northern most province of Vietnam, Ha Giang

7 Le Mat Snake Village Festival is a small village at Viet Hung Ward, Long Bien District, about kilometers away from Hanoi,

8 Elephant Racing Festival is held by people who live in Tay Nguyen, Vietnam

9 Buffalo Sacrifice Festival is an annual festival taking place in the Central Highland (Tay Nguyen) of Vietnam

Pair work: Ask and answer the location of these festivals and write on the map

Q: Where is DO SON Buffalo Festival?

 Learn by heart new words.

 Practise speaking with your partner.  Do Ex D1, D2 / p 41, 42 in workbook  Prepare SKILLS

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