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

Period 27: Unit 4:Customs and Traditions
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Ethnic groups in Viet Nam






Period 27 - Unit 4: Customs and traditions

Lesson 1- Getting started
Making “banh chung” and “banh giay” at Tet
Wearing “Ao dai” on the special occasion.
Mua Sap - A tradition dance of Thai peoples
Singing “Bai Choi” - A tradition of the Kinh
1.What can you see in the picture ?

2. What do you think the people in the picture are talking about ?
*New words
accept(v)
pass down (v)
sharp (adj)
generation(n)
- table manners(n & prual)



Listen and read.
A lesson on customs and traditions
Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about customs and traditions. Do you think they’re the same?
Mi: I think they’re different, but it’s hard to explain how.
Nick: In my opinion, a custom is something that has become an accepted way of doing things. And a tradition is something we do that is special and is passed down through the generations.
Teacher: Yes, spot on! Give me an example of a custom.
Mai: My family has this custom of eating dinner at 7 p.m. sharp.
Teacher: Really?
Mai: Yes, we have to be at the dinner table on time.
Teacher: That’s interesting! How about a tradition, Phong?
Phong: We have a family tradition of visiting the pagoda on the first day of every lunar month.
Nick: You’re kidding!
Phong: No, no. We’ve followed this tradition for generations.
Teacher: You’ve mentioned family, but what about social customs and traditions, Nick?
Nick: Well, in the UK there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, we have to use a knife and fork at dinner. Then, there’s a British tradition of having afternoon tea at 4 p.m.
Teacher: Sounds lovely! Now, for homework, you should find information about a custom or tradition. You’re doing mini presentations next week...
Ex 1:a. Find a word/phrase that means:

agreed
accepted
2.grandparent,parents,and children
generations
3.Totally correct
Spot on
4. Exactly on time
sharp
5. Relating to human society
Social
6. A polite way of eating at the dinner table
Table manners


b. TRUE OR FALSE
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C .Answer the following questions.

1. What is Mai’s family custom?

It’s eating dinner at 7 p.m . sharp

2. How does Nick feel When Phong talks about one of his family traditions?

He’s surprised

3. What’s the similarity between a custom and a tradition?

They both refer to do something that develops over time.

4. What is the different between them?



5. What should the students do for the home work?

They should find information about a custom or tradition.

A custom is something accepted. A tradition is something special and is passed down through the generations.
d. Find the sentences in the conversation and fill in the missing words.
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?
Match the pictures with the customs and traditions in the box.

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 meals
6 .Children in the family standing in a row to
greet guests
7 .Wearing ao dai on special ocassions
8 .Giving children lucky money at Tet


2.a. Match the pictures with the customs and traditions in the box.
1.smiling to accept a compliment
2. worshipping ancestors
3. wrapping gifts in colourful papers
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 ao dai on special occasions
8. giving children lucky money at Tet
2.a. Match the pictures with the customs and traditions in the box.
1.smiling to accept a compliment
2. worshipping ancestors
3. wrapping gifts in colourful papers
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 ao dai on special occasions
+ g
+ c
+ f
+ h
+ e
8. giving children lucky money at Tet
+ a
+ b
+ d
2.b. Write C (customs) or T (tradition) under each picture in a. In pairs, compare your answers.
Suggested answers:
1+ C
2+ C or T
3+ C
4+ T
5+ C
6+ T
7+ T
8+ T or C
This is Thien Mu Pagoda at Hue
And here is Truc Lam Yen Tu Pagoda
The Third is Bai Dinh Pagoda
And Hang Pagoda in Binh Dinh is this picture
Homework
Do exercises in workbook
Do these exercises again
Prepare new lesson: A closer look 1

Thanks !
Good bye !