Unit 13. Festivals

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FESTIVALS
in
VIETNAM
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Unit 13
FESTIVALS
Write
Period 85 :
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
W1
This report shows how the (1) ____________festival was held.
The festive 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.
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?
W2
W3
THE MID- AUTUMN FESTIVAL.
The festival / hold /15th of August / school yard.
The festival / last /3 hours.
There /many activities /such as: singing / shouting / wearing masks /parading / the roads and banning the drums.
The children / interested / a special cake “Moon cakes”
Children / go / play / traditional games until mid- night.
This festival / a very special occasion / Vietnamese people / especially for children / play / enjoy / a variety of activities. Moreover, children /understand more / Vietnamese traditions.
Outline
WRITING TEST
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 called “Moon cakes”. Children went on playing traditional games until the 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.
1. Write the other report in their exercise books.
2. Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS.
HOMEWORK
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