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

* WARM UP: CHATTING
* Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. Who is Saint Giong?



 

2. What did he do for the country?
He is considered a mythical hero because he grew from a three-year- old child into a giant overnight.
He defended the country from foreign invaders – the An.
Vocabulary

Hero (n):anh hùng
Mythical(adj) thuộc thần thoại
Invader (n) kẻ xâm lược
Defeat (v) đánh bại
Defend … from (v):bảo vệ
Giant (adj) khổng lồ
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A
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1.He is a mythical hero, who grew from a three-year-old child into a giant overnight.
2.The preparations begin one month before the festival.
3.A religious ceremony.
4.There is a cheo play performance.

5.This festival shows the love for our motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage.

-It’s impressive because there are many people joining it.
-I like this festival because it is so meaningful
-I also like it because they are so joyful
-I like the Hung King Temple festival

-It’s held in Phu Tho province

-It’s held on 8th to11th the third lunar month
-It worship Hung Kings

-It commemorates the merit of Hung Kings

-The main activities are : offering to Hung -Kings, bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances.

Key:

This festival is Ooc Bom Boc. It’s held by our ethnic group in Soc Trang on the 14th and 15th evenings of the 10th lunar month. We worship our Moon God at the festival .
We thank him because he give us good harvest and plenty of fish in the rivers. There are many activities: first we have a worshipping ceremony at home, under the bamboo archway or at the pagoda. When the moon appears, the old pray to the Moon God and the children raise their clasped hands to the moon .
The offerings are green rice flakes, coconuts, potatoes and pia cakes. Then we float beautiful paper lanterns on the river, and the next evening, we hold thrilling dragon boat race.
Learn by heart new words.
Complete the notes to write an article about this festival the school website.
Prepare LOOKING BACK AND PROJECT.
IV. AT HOME