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Celebrations
Unit 8. CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 2: Speaking
I.Vocabulary.
- mask
( n)
: mat na.
- parade
( v)
: dieu hanh.
- full moon
: trang tron.
- harvest
(n)
: vu mua.
- roast turkey
: ga quay.
Task 1: Mai is talking with Anna, her new English friend, about Tet holiday in Vietnam. Practising reading the dialogue.
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 9th of February.
Anna: What do you usually do at Tet?
Mai: Well, we eat a lot 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
II.Speaking.
 Task 2: Look at the following pictures.
Thanksgiving
Valentine’s Day
Mid-Autumn Festival
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
Match the following holiday with its main purpose and activities.
 Task 3: Ask and answer about the following holidays, using the dialogue in Task 1 as the model.
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
A. When is ............................... ?
B. It is on ......................................................................
A. What is its main purpose ?
B. People .......................................................................

A. What do people often do on that day?
B.....................................................................................
celebrate the beginning of spring .It is also the start of the lunar new year.
They eat a lot of special foods, they dress up and visit friends and relatives and they also play some traditional games.
the 9th of February.
Tet holiday ?
 Task 4: Retell one of the holidays above, using the dialogue.
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
 Retell one of the holidays below.
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS - LESSON 2: SPEAKING
Write a short paragraph about a celebration.