Unit 13. Festivals

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UNIT: 13
FESTIVALS
WRITE
Review the words:
Unit13: FESTIVALS
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- activity:
- festival:
- member:
- competition:
- contest:
- fire-making:
- rice-cooking:
- prize:
- wonderful:
hoạt động
lễ hội
thành viên
cuộc thi, cuộc tranh tài
cuộc thi
nhóm lửa
nấu cơm
phần thưởng, giải thưởng
tuyệt vời
MATCHING
1. activity
2. festival
3. member
4. competition
5. contest
6. fire-making
7. rice-cooking
8. prize
9. wonderful
F.hoạt động
C.lễ hội
D.thành viên
I.cuộc thi, cuộc tranh tài
H.cuộc thi
E.nhóm lửa
B.nấu cơm
A.phần thưởng, giải thưởng
G.tuyệt vời
Unit13: FESTIVALS
Lesson5: WRITE
+ What are they doing ?
+ What is the name of the festival ?
+ Have you ever taken part in that festival?
They are cooking.
The rice- cooking festival.
Unit13: FESTIVALS
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Using the information in the dialogue Listen and Read on page 121 to fill in the gaps in this report.
Fill in the gaps:
dialogue Listen and Read on page 121
fill in the gaps in this report.
Liz: Thanks for inviting me to the rice-cooking festival, Ba. Can you explain what is happening?
Ba: Sure. There are three competitions: water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking.
Liz: Where does the water come from?
Ba: There’s a river about one kilometer away. One person from each team has to run to the river. There are four bottles of water on the river bank and each runner must take a bottle and return to the starting position.
This report shows how the (1)......................... festival was held.
The festival was held in the communal house yard about (2)........................ kilometer away from a river. There were three competitions: (3) ............................., fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival took one day.
In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to (4) .................... to the river to get the (5) ......................
rice - cooking
one / a
water - fetching
run
water
In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the (6) ........................ way. They tried to rub pieces of (7) ................... together to make the fire.
(8) .............. people from each team took part in the rice-cooking contest. They had to (9) .................. the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
After the three contests, all the points were (10) ................... and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful.
Liz: What’s special about the fire-making contest?
Ba: The fire is made in the traditional way. Two team members try to make a fire by rubbing pieces of bamboo together. The winners are the first ones to make a fire.
Liz: I`m interested in the rice-cooking contest, too.
Ba: Six people from each team participate in this event. They have to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
Liz: How do they decide who wins the contest?
Ba: The judges try the finished products and the most delicious rice is the winner. Then all the points are added and the grand prize is awarded.
Liz: Is that what is happening now?
Ba: The council leader just said that he was pleased to award the prize to the Thon Trieu team.
traditional
bamboo
Six
separate
added
The Rice-cooking Festival
by Festival Councilor Pham Phuong Linh

This report shows how the (1)......................... festival was held.
The festival was held in the communal house yard about (2)........................ kilometer away from a river. There were three competitions: (3) ............................., fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival took one day.
In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to (4) .................... to the river to get the (5) ......................
In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the (6) ........................ way. They tried to rub pieces of (7) ................... together to make the fire.
(8) .............. people from each team took part in the rice-cooking contest. They had to (9) .................. the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
After the three contests, all the points were (10) ................... and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful.
rice - cooking
one / a
water - fetching
run
water
traditional
bamboo
Six
separate
added
Write a report about a Festival you joined.
- Name of the festival
- Where and how long it was held
Activities / competitions in the festival
+ How many activities / competitions
+ How they organize
+ How many people take part in
- The winner
- What you think about this festival
Write a report about a Festival you joined.
- Name of the festival
- Where and how long it was held
Activities / competitions in the festival
+ How many activities / competitions
+ How they organize
+ How many people take part in
- The winner
- What you think about this festival
a. What is the name of the festival?

b. Where was the festival held?

c. How long did the festival last?

d. How many activities were there ? Were there any competitions ?

e. How were the activities organized ?

f. How many people took part in each activity?

g. What did you think about the festival?


Questions:
The school/ Christmas/ Mid-Autumn festival
The festival was held in the yard/ at the stadium/ at home/ …
It lasted one day/ two days/…
There were two/ three activities/…
singing and shouting, wearing masks …. People/ the children were interested in a special cake “Moon cakes”
There are many people/ children took part in/ played traditional games
The festival was wonderful/ interesting/…
The Mid- Autumn Festival
The festival was held on 15th of August in the school yard. The festival lasted 3 hours. There were many activities such as: singing and shouting, wearing masks, parading on the roads and banging the drums.
The children were interested in a special cake “Moon cakes”. Children went on playing traditional games until mid-night.
This festival is a very special occasion for Vietnamese people, especially for children to play and enjoy on a variety of activities . The festival was wonderful.
Suggestion report
Writing a similar report about Mid-Autumn Festival. The answers to the questions below can help you.