EXERCISES FOR UNIT 8 -ENGLISH 9

THEME CELEBRATIONS
I/Nội dung chủ điểm:
-Nói về kỉ niệm của ngày Tết và các hoạt động lễ hội khác.
-Bên cạnh đó học sinh hiểu thêm một số lễ hội ở một số nước khác.
II/ Kĩ năng:
-Nói: Nói về các hoạt đọng của lễ hội
-Nghe: Nghe hiểu và nắm các thông tin và các hoạt chuẩn bị cho lễ hội.
-Đọc: Đọc tìm ý chính và thông tin chi tiết.( Bài tập: True/ false,answer the questions...)
-Viết : viết miêu tả về lễ hội
III/ Ngữ pháp - từ vựng:
-Ngữ pháp: past tense, present tense, relative pronoun: which
-Từ vựng: các từ liên quan đến các lễ hội.
IV/ Hướng dẫn thực hiện:
- Cấu trúc bài: A: Starter B: speaking C:Speaking D: Reading E:Project
-Thời gian 5 tiết sau unit 8 ( SGK tiếng Anh lớp 9)
A.STARTER:
1.TASK 1:
What`s the word?- work in pairs to find out the words.
a.Tet or Lunar New year holiday is the most important ce..............for Vietnamese people.
b. Tet is a holiday which occurs at the be.............of the spring.
c.Every body is eager to de...................the house with kumquat trees.
d.Family members get together and enjoy spe..............foods.
e.We dress new clothes and visit our friends and re............. on Tet holiday.
2.TASK 2:
Work with your partner.Matching the names of celebrations with the phrases given.
A. B
Christmas making Banh Chung
Lunar New year giving gifts, flowers to people they love
Thanksgiving decorating the pine tree with colorful lights
Valentine`s Day eating roast turkey
B.SPEAKING
TASK 1
Lan is talking to Alice, her friend about Tet holiday in Vietnam. work in pairs.
Pratice the dialogue.
Lan: Do you know about Tet holiday in my country?
Alice: What is Tet ?
Lan: It`s the time when Vietnanese people celebrate the beginning of spring .It`s also the start of the Lunar New Year.
Alice: What do you usually do at Tet ?
Lan: We eat a lot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends and relatives . We take part in games and various forms of entertainment.
Alice: Oh, That sounds really interesting .


TASK 2
These are the holidays with its main purpose and activities. Work with your partner to make the similar dialogues.
celebrations
its main purpose
its activities

1. Mid- Autumn Festival
(15th day of the 8th lunar month)



2.Passover (in late March or early April)
people celebrate the largest full moon in the year




people celebrate freedom from slavery
children wear masks, parade in the streets with the lantern, have parties with cakes,and a lot of fruit.....

on the first or the second nights of Passover, Jewish families eat a special meal
called the Seder.


C.LISTENING
Before you listen
* work in pairs. Guess which of the following activities the Japanese often do on their New Year`s Days.
- exchanging gifts and cards.
-decorating the house with peach flowers.
-wearing kimonos or special dress.
-giving/receiving lucky money.
-going to the pagoda
-visiting friends
What other things do you think the Japanese also do at the New Year?
* Listen and repeat
-similarities housewives longevity constancy
-kimono shine pine trees represent
While you listen
TASK 1.You will hear two people talking about the New Year is celebrated in Japan. Listen and tick the things you hear.
1. They put on special clothes.
2.Everyone cleans the house.
3.Bells ring 108 times.
4.Housewives prepare special foods
5.They decorate their houses with kumquat trees.
6.They go to a shrine.
7.They give each other "lucky money".
8.They drink rice wine.
9.They play cards.
10.They watch television.
11.They eat a special meal.

TASK 2
Listen again and answer the following questions.
1.Why do the Japanese do a big clean up before the New Year comes?
2.Where do the Janese hear the bell from?
3.What do the Japanese often wear when they go to visit their shrines?
4.Do the Japanese often celebrate the New Year with their friends?
After you listen
Work in pairs. compare the following aspects of the Vietnamese New Year with those of the Japaneses one.
*preparations * foods and clothes
* activities on New Year`s Eve *people