Unit 13. Festivals

ENGLISH 8
UNIT 13
FESTIVALS
THUAN THANH JUNIOR SCHOOL
TEACHER: DOAN VAN CAM
Check up
1 . Put the correct verbs.
1. Nga ( write)……………… a letter at about 8 o’clock last night
2 While Hoa ( cook )…………….dinner , the phone ( ring ) …………………
3. When I came, they (play)……………..
soccer.

was writing
was cooking
rang
were playing
Tuesday, March 17th , 2009
UNIT 13
FESTIVALS
Lesson 1 : Getting started
Listen & Read
I.Getting started: Chatting
Work with a partner . Where should these people go on their visits to Viet Nam ? Why ?
1. Tom likes swimming and sunbathing
Where should he go ? ……………………….
Why ? …………………………………………….
2. David is interested in ancient cities .
3. Huckleberry likes mountain- climbing
4. Oliver is keen on pottery .
5. Robinson is fond of crowded places
Open prediction
Set the scene: Ba invites his friend Liz to a traditional festival in the north of Viet Nam . Do you know what kind of festival it is ?
+ How many competitions do people enter in a rice-cooking festival ?
+ In water-fetching competition , what do people do ?
+ How about a fire – making competition ?
+ How about a fire – making competition ? A rice –cooking competition ?
II. Listen and read
1. Vocabulary :

1.( to ) fetch :
To go to get Sth and bring it back
đi lấy mang về
2. to yell =to shout loudly
: hét to , la to
to make a person /an animal move quickly
3. (to) urge :
thúc giục , nài nỉ
4. (to ) rub :
lau chùi , chà xát
(to ) take part in : tham gia
5. (to) participate : Participation (n)
He is the winner of the competition . They award him the first prize
6. (to ) award :
thưởng
2. Check vocabulary : RoR
Rice –cooking festival
( water- fetching )
To fetch water
( Fire- making )
To make a fire
( Rice –cooking )
To cook rice
Form :
* Compound adjective
Noun + V- ing
T/F statements :
a. take part in the water–fetching contests
b.One person has to collect water bottles
c. The fire is made without matches or lighters
d Pieces of are used to make the fire
e. In the final contest ,the taste the rice
f. The grand prize is given to the team with the most points .
F
F
T
F
F
T
Only one team member
Two team members
four
one
wood
bamboo
team members
judges
Feedback
1. How many competitions do people enter in a rice-cooking festival ?
2. In water-fetching competition , what do people do ?
3. In fire – making competition , what do people do ?
4. In rice –cooking competition , what do people do ?
Home work
Learn by heart new words
Practice speaking the dialogue with your partner
Be ready for Speak