Unit 04. Our Customs and Traditions. Lesson 1. Getting started

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Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
(Getting started)
Nguyen Ba Loan Secondary School
Teacher: Vũ Đình Hùng
+ WARM UP:
CUSTOMS and TRADITIONS
TRADITIONS
CUSTOMS
Unit 4:
OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Getting started
Monday, September 12th, 2016
Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS – Getting started
+ Vocabulary:
- accept (v)
- pass down (v)
- generations (n)
- spot on
- manner (n)
= agree (v)
truyền qua
thế hệ
=all correct
cách thức, phép tắc
GETTING STARTED
A lesson on customs and traditions

Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS – Getting started
CUSTOMS and TRADITIONS
a . Find a word/ phrase that means:
Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS – Getting started
1. Agreed

2. grandparents, parents, and children
3. totally correct

4. exactly on time

5. relating to human society

6. a polite way of eating at the dinner table
1. Listen and read:
1.accepted
2.social
3.table manners
4.generations
5.spot on
6.sharp
b . True (T) or false (F).
Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS – Getting started
Nick’s explanation of customs and traditions is correct.

Only families have customs a traditions.

In the UK there`s a tradition of having afternoon tea.

In the UK there is no accepted way behaving at the dinner table.
T
F
T
F
C. Answer the following questions.
Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS – Getting started
1. What is Mai`s family custom?
2. How does Nick feel when Phong talks about one of his family traditions?
3. What is the similarity between a custom and a tradition?
4. What is the difference between them?
5. What should students do for homework?
It’s eating dinner at 7 p.m. sharp.
He’s surprised.
They both refer to doing something that develops over time.
A custom is something accepted. A tradition is something special and is passed down through the generations
They should find information about a custom or tradition.
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Answer:
d. Find these sentences in the conversation and fill in the missing words.
Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS – Getting started
1. We .................. be at the dinner table on time.
2. You .............. find information about a custom or tradition.
What do you think these sentences mean?
have to
should
have to
should
Có ý bắc buộc ( bổn phận)
Có ý khuyên bảo (nên )
2 a. Match the pictures with the customs and traditions in the box.
Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS – Getting started
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1. smiling to accept a compliment
2.worshipping ancestors
3. wrapping gifts in colourful paper
4. having lunch together on the second day of Tet
5. placing the chopsticks on top of the rice bowl when finishing a meal
6. children in the family standing in a row to greet guests
7.wearing aodai on special occassions
8. giving children lucky money at Tet
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c/t
c
t
c
c
t
c/t
* Homework:
- Learn vocabulary by heart and rewrite them in sentences.
- Redo the exercise in your notebook.
- Prepare for a closer look 1
Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS – Getting started
Unit 1: LEISURE ACTIVITES - A closer look 1
+ Vocabulary: