Unit 7. Celebrations

I. Warm-up:
What can you see from the calendar page?

THÁNG 11 November
THÁNG MƯỜI
7

THỨ ba Tuesday
4
THÁNG 11 November
4
THỨ BA TUESDAY
THÁNG MƯỜI
7

Gregorian calendar
( Western calendar)
/ grə’gɔriən /
Lunar calendar
/‘lu : nə /
UNIT 7:
Period I - II: Reading
II. Pre-reading
Match the pictures with the appropriate celebrations

1. Vietnamese National Day
2. King Hung’s Death Aniversary
4. Vietnamese New Year’s Day
5. Vietnamese Teacher’s Day
3. Mid-Autumn Festival
These are
Celebrations
b. Name the celebrations and their dates
Square glutinous rice cakes
Cylindrical glutinous rice cakes
Red envelopes
Vietnamese New Year’s Day
( 1st of the first lunar month)
King Hung’s Death Anniversary
( 10th of the 3rd lunar month)
Moon cake
Mid-Autumn Festival
( 15th of the 8th lunar month)
Vietnamese National Day
( September 2nd)
Vietnamese Teachers‘ Day
( November 20th )
c. Vocabulary
* Match the words with the pictures


1. glutinous rice cake
2. wrestling
3. buffalo fighting
4. dragon dancing
5. unicorn dancing
6. (to) beat chest
7. (to) blow (blew- blown) horn
* Match the words in A with their definitions in B
III. While- reading
Task1:Fill the table with the information from the text:

NEW YEAR`S Celebrations around the world


January 1st
- Making new year resolutions

Shiite
/’ʃi: ait/
- Processions gathering
Rosh Hashanah
/ha’ ʃɔ:n ə/
( Tishri)
September or October
Vietnamese
The first
3 days of the first lunar month
- Cooking traditional foods, buying gifts and ornamental trees and flowers
-Visiting family members,neighbors…..
- Engaging in games and entertaining activities
Task 2: Answer the following questions
1. How long has January 1st been New Year’s Day?
Since 1582
2. What is the origin of January?
Its original meaning was Janus- the Roman god of doors and of beginnings.
3. Do Shiite people celebrate their New Year in January?
No, they don’t. They observe their New Year in the first month of the Islamic calendar.
4. What month on the Gregorian calendar does Tishri normally fall on?
September or October.
5. Who may get Li xi or Tien mung tuoi? What is it?
Children often receive li xi. It is “lucky” money put inside red envelopes.


6. What foods and drinks are typically served during Tet?
Glutinous rice cakes g. Fast food
Bread h. Dried watermelon seeds
Drinking water i. Beer
Milk j. Coke
Wine k. Lamb
Candied ginger l. Fruits, tea
7. What are Tet Nguyen Dan’s traditional forms of entertainment mentioned in the text?
Soccer 6.Card playing
Dragon/unicorn dancing 7. Lottery drawing
Dancing 8. Swimming
Wrestling 9. Concerts
Buffalo fighting
8. What is the key difference between Shiite and Jewish New Year observances and those of the other countries described in the text?

During Shiite and Jewish New year’s Day, people mourn by beating chests or by fasting to show repentance. New Year’s Day in Europe, the USA, and Viet Nam are joyous and festive.
IV. post- reading
One of the most common New Year preparations is music. Give a list of your favorite songs you would select for your whole family to listen to during the New Year days.
1. Happy New Year!
2. Jingle Bells
3. Last Christmas
Homework:
- Learn the new words and make sentences.
- Read the text again and translate it into Vietnamese
- Prepare listening skill for the next period.