Unit 13. Festivals

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FESTIVALS
IN
VIETNAM
Can you tell me the name of the Festivals in Viet Nam?
Women’s day
The Rice – cooking Festival
Tet holiday
The Mid – Autunm Festival
Christmas






Unit 13.
FESTIVALS
Period 80. Write
Friday, 21st March, 2013
1. Use the information in the dialogue on page 121 to fill in the gaps in this report.
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
2. Write a similar report on a festival you joined recently. The answers to the questions below can help you.
W2
W3
a. What is the name of the festival? -
The Mid – Autumn festival.
b. Where was the festival held?
- In the school yard.
c. How long did the festival last?
The festival lasted 3 hours.
d. How many activities were there?
There are 3 activities.
Were there any competitions?
Yes / No
e. How were the activities organized?
f. How many people took part in each activity?
g. What did you think about the festival?
2. Write a similar report on a festival you joined recently. The answers to the questions below can help you.
Outline:
a. The Mid- Autumn festival.
b. The festival / hold / 15th of August / school yard.
c. The festival / last / 3 hours.
d. There/many activities /such as: singing / shouting / wearing masks / parading / the roads and banning the drums.
e. The children / interested / a special cake “Moon cakes”
f. Children / go / play / traditional games until mid- night
g. This festival / a very special occasion / Vietnamese people / especially for children / play / enjoy / a variety of activities. Moreover, children / understand more / Vietnamese traditions

2. Write a similar report on a festival you joined recently. The answers to the questions below can help you.
Key:
a. The Mid- Autumn festival.
This report shows how the Mid – Autumn festival was held.
b. The festival / hold / 15th of August / school yard.
 The festival was held on 15th of August in the school yard.
c. The festival / last / 3 hours.
 The festival lasted 3 hours.
d. There / many activities / such as: singing / shouting / wearing masks / parading / the roads and banning the drums.
 There were many activities such as singing and shouting, wearing masks, parading on the roads and banging the drums.
e. The children / interested / a special cake “Moon cakes”
 The children were interested in a special cake “Moon cakes”.
f. Children / go / play / traditional games until mid- night.
 Children went on playing traditional games until mid-night.
g. This festival / a very special occasion / Vietnamese people / especially for children / play / enjoy / a variety of activities. Moreover, children / understand more / Vietnamese traditions
 This festival is a very special occasion for Vietnamese people and especially for children to play and enjoy on a variety of activities. Moreover, children would understand more about Vietnamese traditions.

This report shows how the Mid – Autumn festival was held.
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 and especially for children to play and enjoy on a variety of activities. Moreover, children would understand more about Vietnamese traditions.
Writing test:
Write down the report in their exercise books
Do exercise 9 in the workbook
3. Prepare next period:
Unit 13. (cont)
Period 81. LANGUAGE FOCUS.
HOMEWORK: