Unit 13. Festivals

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Unit 13: Festivals
Period 81: Lesson 4: Write
Festivals
Can you tell me the Festival in Viet Nam?
30/4- 1/5
10/ 3 õm
Tết
22/12
20/11
Rằm tháng giêng
8/3
Trung thu
Nô- en
(Christmas` day)
1. Use the information in the dialogue on p- 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 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.Thefestival 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
a, What is the name of the festival?
This report shows how the rice- cooking festival was held

b, Where was the festival held?
c, How long did the festival last?
d, How many activities were there ?
Were there any competitions ?
The festive was held in the communal house yard
about one kilometer away from a river.
There were three competitions: water- fetching,
fire-making and rice- cooking.Thefestival took one day.

e, How were the activities organized ?
In the water- fetching contest one person from each team had to run
to the river to get the water In the fire- making contest
two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way.
They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire.

f, How many people took part in each activity?
Six people from each team took part in the rice- cooking contest
they had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.

The festival was wonderful.
g, What did you think about the festival?
Studying the outline
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?
2. Write a similar report on a festival you joined recently. The answers to the questions below can help you.
Outline
FOUNDING THE COMMUNIST
YOUTH UNION OF HO CHI MINH FESTIVAL
The festival/ be/ hold/ in/ Hoang Xa secondary school yard.
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There/ be/ three/ competitions;/ tug of war contest/ doing erobic contest/ singing contest .
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The festival/ take/ three hours.
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In/ the tug of war contest/ grade 9/ there/ be two teams./ each teams/ have/ 10 members/ 5 boy friends/ 5 girl friends/ take part in.
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In/ doing erobic contest/ grade 8/ there/ be/ 5 teams/ take part in/ each team/ have/ from 5 to 11 members.
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In/ singing contest/ grade 6 and 7/ solo singer/ singing a duet/ top ca.
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The festival/ be/ exciting.
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The festival was held in Hoang xa secondary school yard.
There were three competitions; tug of war contest, doing erobic contest, singing contest
The festival took three hours
In the tug of war contest of grade 9, there were two teams. Each team had 10 members with 5 boy friends and 5 girl friends took part in.
In doing erobic contest of grade 8, there were 5 teams took part in. Each team had from 5 to 11 members.
In singing contest of grade 6 and 7, there were solo singer, singing a duet and top ca
The festival was exciting.
The festival/ hold/15th of August/ school yard.
The festival/ last/3 hours.
There/many The Mid- Autumn festival.
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

3. Write a similar report on a festival you joined recently. The answers to the questions below can help you.
Outline
Homework
The Mid- Autumn festival
The festival was held on 15th of August 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
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