E1 unit 8
Bạn đang xem bản rút gọn của tài liệu. Xem và tải ngay bản đầy đủ của tài liệu tại đây (3.17 MB, 13 trang )
English 24
th
form
Unit 8 : CELEBRATIONS
B: SPEAKING
Christmas Day
Halloween Day
Mid-Autumn Festival
Valentine’s Day
Women’s Day
Mother’s Day
New Year’s Day
Independent Day
Teacher’s Day
UNIT8 :
PART B :
Some pictures of Tet in Vietnam
UNIT 8: SPEAKING
task 2 : Which holiday is in
each picture ?
Mid-Autumn Festival
15
th
,Aug Lunar
Thanksgiving (Thur3rd,Nov)
Valentine’s Day (14
th
Feb)
UNIT 8: SPEAKING task 1
Do you know that Tet
holiday is next month ?
W
h
a
t
i
s
T
e
t
?
When is
it exactly
?
It’s the time when
Vietnamese people
celebrate the beginning of
Spring. It’s also the start
of the lunar new year .
Well, this year it’s on
the 9
th
of February .
W
h
a
t
d
o
y
o
u
u
s
u
a
l
l
y
d
o
a
t
T
e
t
?
Well, we eat a lot of
special foods, we dress up
and visit friends and
relatives ,and we also play
some traditional games .
O
h
,
t
h
a
t
s
o
u
n
d
s
r
e
a
l
l
y
i
n
t
e
r
e
s
t
i
n
g
.
Task 1: You are going to read a conversation between Mai
and Anna who are talking about Tet Holiday in Vietnam.
Mai: Do you know that Tet holiday is next month?
Anna: What is Tet?
Mai: It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of
spring. It’s also the start of the lunar new year.
Anna: When is it exactly?
Mai: Well, this year it’s on the 9
th
February.
Anna: What do you usually do at Tet?
Mai: Well, we eat alot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends
and relatives, and we also play some traditional games.
Anna: Oh, that sounds really interesting.
Work in pairs:
UNIT 8: SPEAKING
task 2 : Matching
Holiday/Celebration
Its main purpose Its activities
1. Thanksgiving
(third Thursday in
November)
2. Valentine’s Day
(14
th
Feb)
3. Mid-Autumn Festival
(15
th
day of the 8
th
lunar
month)
a. People express their
love to each other .
c. People celebrate the harvest.
b. People celebrate the largest
full moon in the year .
A. They give chocolates, flowers or gifts
to the people they love .
B. Children wear masks, parade in the street, have
parties with special cakes and lot of fruits , etc .
C. Family members get together. They prepare
a large meal with roast turkey .
ANSWERS : 1cC , 2aA , 3bB
UNIT 8: SPEAKING
task 2 : Matching
Holiday/Celebration
Its main purpose Its activities
1. Thanksgiving
(third Thursday in
November)
2. Valentine’s Day
(14
th
Feb)
3. Mid-Autumn Festival
(15
th
day of the 8
th
lunar
month)
a. People express their
love to each other .
c. People celebrate the harvest.
b. People celebrate the largest
full moon in the year .
A. They give chocolates, flowers or gifts
to the people they love .
B. Children wear masks, parade in the street, have
parties with special cakes and lot of fruits , etc .
C. Family members get together. They prepare
a large meal with roast turkey .
PRACTICE
Useful expressions
What do you know about………?
When is it exactly ?
What do people often do ……?
Oh, that sounds really interesting.
UNIT 8: SPEAKING
Task 3
Children have moon cakes and lots of fruit .
Then they carry their
Beautiful glowing lanterns along the streets in their neighborhood.
Dragon dancing is also a special activity on this day .
What do you know about Mid-
Autumn Festival ?
People celebrate the largest full moon in the year and
it’s a special day for children .
When is it exactly ?
It falls on the 15
th
day of
the 8
th
lunar month .
What about the
children ?
What do people do
on that day ?
People eat moon cakes, fruit,
drink tea and admire the full
moon
Oh, that sounds
really interesting .
UNIT8 :
MAI: Do you know that ………………………… ………….?
ANN: What is ……………………………… …… ?
MAI: It’s the time when …………………………………
ANN: When is it exactly ?
MAI: Well, …………………………………….
ANN: What do you usually do ………………… ?
MAI: Well, …………………………………….
ANN: That sounds really interesting.
NOW ASK AND ANSWER ABOUT THE
VALENTINE’S DAY AND THANKSGIVING WITH THE
PROMPTS BELOW
