unit 8 lop 11

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Observe the pictures, listen to a song and answer these questions What is the name of the song? When you often sing or listen to it? 1) What is the name of the song? HAPPY NEW YEAR 2) When you often sing or listen to it? TET Period 49 Unit 8: Celebrations A: Reading Objectives: a Knowledge: Talk about the celebration of Tet in Vietnam as well as its traditional customs b Skills: Scanning, guessing meaning in context c Attitude: To understand how important a celebration to a country and must know how to preserve it Before you read Contents: While you read After you read Period 49 Unit 8: I Before you read CELEBRATIONS Part A: Reading Do you like Tet holiday? What activities you usually at Tet? Activities at Tet a making banh chung b decorating the house c eating special Tet foods d going to the flower market e going to the pagoda f watching fireworks g receiving“lucky money” h.visiting relatives and friends Which of these activities you enjoy most? a making banh chung b decorating the house c eating special Tet foods d going to the flower market e going to the pagoda f watching fireworks g receiving “lucky money” h visiting relatives and friends Ex: I enjoy watching fireworks most Period 49 Unit 8: II While you read CELEBRATIONS Part A: Reading Listen to the tape Guess the meanings of the following words or phrases peach blossom /pi:t∫'blɔsəm/ (n.p): hoa đào apricot blossom ['æprikɔt 'bl ɔsəm] (n.p) hoa mai kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n.p): cây quất candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/ (n) Mứt lucky money /’lʌki ’mʌni/ (n) Tiền lì xì green bean /gri:n bi:n/ (n.p) : đậu xanh positive comment /'pɔzətiv 'kɔment/ :lời nói tốt đẹp peach blossom /pi:t∫'blɔsəm/ : hoa đào apricot blossom /'æprikɔt 'blɔsəm/ : hoa mai kumquat tree /'kʌmkwɔt tri:/ : cây quất candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/ : mứt green bean /gri:n bi:n/ : đậu xanh lucky money /’lʌki ’mʌni/ : tiền lì xì positive comment /'pɔzətiv 'kɔment/ :lời nói tốt đẹp Task 1: Guess the meaning of the red and bold words in the following sentences: Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the year For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet Task 1 Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the year trọng đại Task For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year thuộc về nghề nông, nông dân Task Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red băng rôn, biểu ngư banners Task Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year cầu nguyện Task Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular táo dầm đường Task A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet sự nô nức,niềm vui thích,nhộn nhịp Task 1: Guess the meaning of the red words in the following sentences: Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in trọng đại the year For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year thuộc về nghề nông, nông dân Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners băng rôn, hiệu Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year cầu nguyện Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or táo dầm đường tomatoes, is also popular A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet Sự nô nức Task Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) 1.Tet is always on 20 February on the Western calendar sometime between 19th Jan and 20th Feb th According to the text, for people anywhere in the world, the beginning of spring is the start of a new agrarian people year Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays (L1-2, P2) T    According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet children Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam (L3-4, P3) People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on New Year’s Day during the whole year F    Task Answer the following questions When is Tet holiday in Vietnam? How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past? What streets look like before Tet? What people to prepare for Tet? What is banh chung made from? What is mut? What are some popular activities at Tet ? III: After you read Further practice: Exercise 1:Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others 1.a country b lunar c luck d plum a special b breath c peach d pleasure a exchange b children c peach d machine a die b decide c agrarian d polite Exercise:2 Choose the best answer Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops a gardeners b planters c farmers d highlanders In Britain and America, it is for everybody to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' on New Year's Eve a tradition b traditional c traditionally d traditionalism Children are always about Tet holiday a excited b interested c keen d concerned 4.Family members who live apart try to get together Tet a in b at c on during Vietnamese people usually make _ for Tet several weeks beforehand a preparing b preparation c preparatory d preparations Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _ goods a of b with c in d for Period 49 Unit 8: III After you read CELEBRATIONS Part A: Reading Tell others about your last Tet holiday how you prepared for Tet how you decorated the house who you visited what special foods you ate what activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet Example: I went to market to buy food, flowers TET Before Tet preparations During Tet activities food feeling - Learn by heart the new words - Write about your last Tet holiday - Learn about festivals in vietnam and in the world - Look up new words in speaking Thank you for joining us ! Best wishes!