Unit 05. Festivals in Viet Nam. Lesson 1. Getting started

Welcome to class 8 A
Teacher: Cai Thi Lien
1. What is this video about?
2. Where and when does it take place?
3. What are special things about it?
Monday, November 5th, 2018
UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
In this unit :
Vocabulary : festivals and festival activities.
Pronunciation:
Stress of words ending in –ion and –ian.
3. Grammar:
Simple and compound sentences.
review complex sentences.
4. Communication:
- Talking about festivals in Viet Nam
Royal court music :
PERIOD 34 - UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
Lesson 1: Getting started
Nhã nhạc cung đình Huế
Reunion (n) :
Sự đoàn tụ
Carnival ( n) :

Lễ hội hóa trang
Procession (n) :
Đám rước,
diễu hành
Anniversary (n):
Lễ kỉ niệm
New words
Oriental (adj) :
Thuộc phương đông
Monday, November 5th, 2018
Which festival should I see ?
UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
Lesson 1: Getting started
Monday, November 5th, 2018
PERIOD 34
a. Tick √ true( T) or false ( F) .
1. Peter will come to Viet Nam in spring.
2. Peter wants Duong to recommend
somewhere to go.
3.Duong says that Peter should come to Hue
and Da Nang.
4. Peter doesn’t want to come to the Hue festival.
5. Duong recommends Peter to see the Hue
Festival, the Lim Festival, and to celebrate the Tet holiday
with his family.
1. Listen and read
Which festival should I see ?

Peter : Hey, I am visiting Viet Nam this spring . I really want to see a festival there .
Duong : Really ? Well , how about the Hue festival ? .
Peter : What ‘s that ? And When is it ?
Duong : It’s in April . There’s lots to see –a grand opening ceremony , an ao dai fashion show, a Dem Phuong Dong or oriental night show , royal court music performances … and sporting activities like human chess , boat races …
Peter : Sounds great ! How about festivals in February or March ?
Duong : Well , there ‘s the Tet holiday . Why don’t you come for that ?
Peter : Are you sure ?But it’s your family reunion
Duong : Sure! Come and join the celebration to welcome Tet , we prepare a five – fruit tray and make jam and chung cakes . It’s hard to explain on the phone . Just come , you won’t regret it .
Peter : Thanks , Duong !
Duong : Yes, … Then on the 12th day of the first lunar month I ‘ll take you to Bac Ninh Province , which is north of Ha Noi , to see the Lim Festival .
Peter : Slow down , Duong ! The ‘ what ‘ festival?
Duong : Lim – there ‘s traditional quan ho singing which is performed on dragon boats , and folk games like swinging on huge bamboo swings , wrestling ……

a. Tick √ true( T) or false ( F) .
1. Peter will come to Viet Nam in spring.
2. Peter wants Duong to recommend
somewhere to go.
3.Duong says that Peter should come to
4. Peter to come to the Hue festival.
5. Duong recommends Peter to see the Hue
Festival, the Lim Festival, and to celebrate the Tet holiday
with his family.
1. Listen and read
√
√
√
√
√
Hue and Da Nang
Hue and Bac Ninh
doesn’t want
wants
b. Read the conversation again and answer the question
When is the Hue Festival held ? What can visitors see there ?
-> In April . They can see a grand opening ceremony , an ao dai fashion shown , a Dem Phuong Dong or oriental night show, royal court music performances… and sporting activities
2. What does Duong’s family do to welcome Tet ?
-> Duong ‘family prepares a five – fruit tray and makes jam and chung cakes
3. Why does Duong say ‘ It ‘s hard to explain on the phone ?
-> Because there are so many interesting things to see and enjoy , it would take too long to describe them.
4. Where and When is the Lim Festival held?
-> In Bac Ninh , on 12th of the first lunar month
5. Why do you think Duong recommends the Lim Festival ?
-> Because it’s near Ha Noi , It takes place right after Tet holiday and full of traditional events
Which festival should I see ?

Peter : Hey, I am visiting Viet Nam this spring . I really want to see a festival there .
Duong : Really ? Well , how about the Hue festival ? .
Peter : What ‘s that ? And When is it ?
Duong : It’s in April . There’s lots to see –a grand opening ceremony , an ao dai fashion show, a Dem Phuong Dong or oriental night show , royal court music performances … and sporting activities like human chess , boat races …
Peter : Sounds great ! How about festivals in February or March ?
Duong : Well , there ‘s the Tet holiday . Why don’t you come for that ?
Peter : Are you sure ?But it’s your family reunion
Duong : Sure! Come and join the celebration to welcome Tet , we prepare a five – fruit tray and make jam and chung cakes . It’s hard to explain on the phone . Just come , you won’t regret it .
Peter : Thanks , Duong !
Duong : Yes, … Then on the 12th day of the first lunar month I ‘ll take you to Bac Ninh Province , which is north of Ha Noi , to see the Lim Festival .
Peter : Slow down , Duong ! The ‘ what ‘ festival?
Duong : Lim – there ‘s traditional quan ho singing which is performed on dragon boats , and folk games like swimming on huge bamboo swings , wrestling ……

Which festival should I see ?

Peter : Hey, I am visiting Viet Nam this spring . I really want to see a festival there .
Duong : Really ? Well , how about the Hue festival ? .
Peter : What ‘s that ? And When is it ?
Duong : It’s in April .There’s lots to see –a grand opening ceremony , an ao dai fashion show, a Dem Phuong Dong or oriental night show , royal court music performances … and sporting activities like human chess , boat races …
Peter : Sounds great ! How about festivals in February or March ?
Duong : Well , there ‘s the Tet holiday . Why don’t you come for that ?
Peter : Are you sure ? But it’s your family reunion
Duong : Sure! Come and join the celebration to welcome Tet , we prepare a five – fruit tray and make jam and chung cakes . It’s hard to explain on the phone . Just come , you won’t regret it .
Peter : Thanks , Duong !
Duong : Yes, … Then on the 12th day of the first lunar month I ‘ll take you to Bac Ninh Province , which is north of Ha Noi , to see the Lim Festival .
Peter : Slow down , Duong ! The ‘ what ‘ festival?
Duong : Lim – there ‘s traditional quan ho singing which is performed on dragon boats , and folk games like swimming on huge bamboo swings , wrestling ……

3. You won’t regret it
1. Why don’t you come for that
c. Can you find the following expressions in the conversation ? Try to explain their meaning
-> Used as suggestion or to give advice
2. Sounds great !
-> used to give your first impression of what you hear
d. Work in pairs . Make short conversation with the four expressions in c
4. Are you sure ?
-> to show surprise and to check that something is really Ok to do
A: Why don’t you come with us to the Lim Festival ? You won’t regret it
-> to stress that it is worth spending time or money doing something
Example :
B: Sounds great/ Are you sure ?
2. Use the words from the box to label the pictures
Ceremony performance procession reunion carnival anniversary
a.
reunion
b.
carnival
c.
performance
d.
anniversary
e.
ceremony
f.
procession
3. Match the words with the pictures of festivals and
describe them.
Do Son buffalo- fighting
festival
Cow racing festival.
Le Mat snake festival
Elephant race festival
Whale festival.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Homework
1- Learn by heart the new words in context.
2- Ss should do or shouldn’t do during these Festivals in Viet Nam

3- Make short conversations using the expressions in C
Thanks for your attendance!
Goodbye. See you again
Do you know any festivals in Viet Nam?