English7- Unit 7: A2, A3

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Trường Trung học Phổ thông Trương Vĩnh Ký
Discuss with your partner:
Can you tell us some vacations for Vietnamese students?


Friday, November 4th, 2011.
Unit 7 : THE WORLD OF WORK
SECTION A: A STUDENT’S WORK
LESSON 2: A2, A3
At the end of March or at the beginning of April
Easter eggs
Easter Bunny
Independence Day
Thanksgiving
On the fourth Thursday of November
a traditional dinner
turkey
On the first day of January
 True or False ?
 True or False ?
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Answer these questions:
Which American vacation is the longest?
What does Tim do during his vacation?
Do Vietnamese students have more or fewer vacations than American ones?
a. Which American vacation is the longest?
Summer vacation is the longest in America.
b. What does Tim do during his vacation?
Tim spends time with his family during his vacation.
c. Do Vietnamese students have more or fewer vacation than American ones?
Vietnamese students have more vacations than American students.
Can you retell us some most important vacations in America?
Answer these questions:
Part A3: listen and write the name of holidays
( page 74)
New words:
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/(n) : (on December 24th)
Gift = present (n) : (ex: birthday present)
Independence Day /,indi`pendəns/ (n):
Thanksgiving /´θæηs¸giviη/ (n):
New Year (n): (on January 1st)
public holiday /`pʌblik `hɔlədei/ (n)
fireworks /´faiə¸wə:ks/ (n)
Display /dis`plei/ (n) = show (n)
Celebrate /`selibreit/ (v)
Midnight /`midnait/ (n) : at 12 PM
Fireworks Diplay
Thanksgiving
Independence Day
New Year
Christmas
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d.
b.
c.
New Year’s Day
Christmas Day
Independence Day
Thanksgiving
Public holidays
a
b
c
d
 True or False ?
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Fill the best word in each blank :
Tim enjoys all the public………….. At……………., he always gets a lot of gifts. …………… ….is an important celebration, and there is always…………and lots of good food. In Tim’s hometown, there is always a large………........ display on …………… …….Day.Tim ……….new year because he can stay up until midnight and……………. with his parents
turkey
Thanksgiving
holidays
fireworks
likes
celebrate
Independence
Christmas
Guessing game
What holiday is it ?
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People all over the world welcome this vacation every year.
We wait for the moment at Twelve to celebrate it.
New Year
Balls are the most popular activities in this vacation.
It is on the last day of October.
Pumpkins and ghosts are symbols of this holiday.
Haloween
It is a Chinese traditional festival.
Moon is the soul of the festival.
It is on the fifteenth of August.
Mid- Autumn Festival
This is the most waiting vacation in Western countries.
It is in the winter.
Santa Claus brings gifts for children through chimneys at night.
Christmas
This is the most important day in the USA.
It is in July.
We often see this symbol in the holiday.
Independence Day
In Viet Nam, we have a day off in this festival.
Uncle Ho said a very famous saying here in 1954.
It is on the tenth of March ( lunar year) .
King Hung Festival
Congratulations!
You are the winners!
Homework:
Learn by heart new words
Rewrite the answers to the questions ( p.74)
Prepare Unit 7- A4 (new words)