Unit 05. Festivals in Viet Nam. Lesson 5. Skills 1

HERMANN GMEINER HANOI SCHOOL

TEACHER: DO THI VAN HA
Welcome to our class
Hermann Gmeiner School Hanoi
ENGLISH 8
Unit 5 - FESTIVALS IN VIETNAM
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
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This is held in Don Village, DakLak Province. Elephants and their riders race to the sound of drums, gongs and the cheering crowds.
This is a traditional, buffalo-fighting ceremony to worship the Water God in Do Son, Hai Phong City.
This is a festival to worship the whale and pray for the good fortune of the fishermen in Quang Nam province.
This festival uses a bamboo snake performance to retell the story of Le Mat Village in Hanoi
This is held in An Giang Province. Each race includes two pairs of
cows, and they are controlled by two young men.
Why? And How?
READING
1. Below are pictures from websites about festivals in Viet Nam. Work in pairs to answer the following questions
Where is Hung King Festival?
Where is Huong Pagoda Festival?
In the mountain in Phu Tho Province, North mountain & Midlands of Vietnam
In the mountain in My Duc District, in the west of Hanoi, Vietnam
1.  What are the people doing in each picture?

2.  Who do people worship at the Hung King Temple Festival?

3.  Who do people worship at the Huong Pagoda Festival?
They are doing worshipping ceremony.
Hung King.
Buddha.
READING
1 Below are pictures from websites about festivals in Viet Nam. Work in pairs to answer the following questions
VOCABULARY https://quizlet.com/_427ycb
READING
2 Now read the information about these festivals to check your ideas.
A. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain. Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialties such as Chung cakes, Day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings. Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and Xoan singing performances.
B. This Buddhist Festival is held annually and lasts for three months from the first to the third lunar month. During the festival, visitors come from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and make offerings of incense, flowers, fruit and candles to worship Buddha at the pagoda. In addition to the ceremonies, people enjoy activities at this festival such as hiking in the mountains, exploring caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery
3. Find words/phrases in the passages that have similar meaning to these words/phrases.
1. Kings 2. includes as an important part of something
3. interesting, full of fun 4. from abroad
5. going for a long walk 6. natural surroundings
3. Find words/ phrases in the passages that have similar meaning to these words or phrases. (Ex. 3 / p. 54)
3. Find words/ phrases in the passages that have similar meaning to these words or phrases. (Ex. 3 / p. 54)
emperors
features
joyful
from overseas
hiking
scenery
A. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain. Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialties such as Chung cakes, Day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings. Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and Xoan singing performances.
2. Now read the information about these festivals to check your ideas. (Ex. 2/p. 54)
@ Read the information again and answer the following questions.
1. When does the Hung King Temple Festival take place?
2. What is included in the o?erings to the Hung Kings?
3. Why is it joyful to go to the Hung King Temple Festival?
B. This Buddhist Festival is held annually and lasts for three months from the first to the third lunar month. During the festival, visitors come from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and make offerings of incense, flowers, fruit and candles to worship Buddha at the pagoda. In addition to the ceremonies, people enjoy activities at this festival such as hiking in the mountains, exploring caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery.
@ Read the information again and answer the following questions.

4. What do people do to worship Buddha at the Huong Pagoda Festival?
5. Which of the activities at the Huong Pagoda Festival do you like most?
Work in pairs: Your teacher is organizing a trip. You have two options:
+ going to Huong Pagoda
+ going to Hung King Temple.
You have to decide the following
SPEAKING:
1. The Giong Festival is celebrated every year in Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Ha Noi.
2. The spring festival of Bai Dinh Pagoda takes place on the first day of New Year, in the imperial capital Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh province.
3. Buddhist Huong Pagoda Festival is located in My Duc District, 70 kilometers away from Hanoi to the south.
4. Lim festival takes places in Lim Village of Bac Ninh province about twenty kilometers away from Hanoi,it is the "hometown" of Quan Ho folk songs,
5. Chu Dong Tu festival is organized within three days, from the 10th to the 12th day of the second lunar month from Da Hoa temple to Da Trach temple in Khoai Chau District, Hung Yen Province
6. Khau Vai Love Market Festival is held annually, from the late evening of the third Lunar month`s 26th day in Khau Vai Commune, Meo Vac District in the northern most province of Vietnam, Ha Giang
7. Le Mat Snake Village Festival is a small village at Viet Hung Ward, Long Bien District, about 7 kilometers away from Hanoi,
8. Elephant Racing Festival is held by people who live in Tay Nguyen, Vietnam
9. Buffalo Sacrifice Festival is an annual festival taking place in the Central Highland (Tay Nguyen) of Vietnam
10. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho
Pair work: Ask and answer the location of these festivals and write on the map
Q: Where is DO SON Buffalo Festival?
A: The festival is held in North Vietnam. It’s on Doson beach, in Haiphong city in the Red River Detal.
Learn by heart new words.
Practise speaking with your partner.
Do Ex. D1, D2 / p. 41, 42 in workbook.
Prepare SKILLS 2.
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