SPECIAL OCASSIONS

MODULE 4
THE GIFT FOR MY LOVELY STUDENTS
BY TRUNG TRUC
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
VOCABULARY
Occasion 2. arrange
3. Tradition 4. culture
5. World 6. personal
7. Calendar 8. invitation
9. Favourite 10. independence
11. Easter 12. Christmas
13. Date 14. attention
15. Pronunciation 16. exchange
17. Present / gift 18. relatives
19. Meal 20. engaged
21. Reason 22. danger
23. Evil 24. spirit
25. Thought 26. wish
27. Adult 28. celebration
29. Such as 30. blow
31. Almost 32. specific
33. Certain 34. age
35. Variety 36. member
37. Object 38. temple
39. Priest 40. religious
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The Present Continuous is used to express the actions we are doing in this moment or what is happening right now.
I am playing tennis with my friend.
She is talking by phone with her mother.
Martha isn’t using the computer. She is taking a break.
Javier is doing exercise in the gym.
Questions.-
Are you taking a bath?
Yes, I am. / No I am not.
Is Luis studying for the exam?
Yes, he is studying a lot. / No, he is watching T.V.
What are you doing?
I am reading an interesting book.
Where are they going?
They’re going hunting with their friends.
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What are your plans for next weekend? Find the person who is doing the next activities. Ask the question: Are you . . .? Yes, I am / No, I am not. If she/he answers yes, write his/her name. You can not repeat names.
going to a party?
staying out late?
visiting some relatives?
practicing English?
watching a movie?
studying for a test?
doing exercise?
going shopping?
reading a good book?
baking a cake?
Classmate’s name
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Wordspot : DAY
The day before yesterday - a day off
Have a good day - every day
Go out for the day - bad day
Six days a week - one day
The day after tomorrow - all day
The other day - twice a day
St. Valentine`s Story
Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn`t like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn`t the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.
Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn`t going to support that law!
Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favourite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.
One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death. I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.
One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."
I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine`s Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh because they know that love can`t be beaten!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION!
GOOD BYE EVERYBODY!