UNIT 8 and UNIT 9

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
LISTEN & READ:
New words:
Celebrate(v) : --- > celebration (n): Sự cử hành lễ
Easter (n): Lễ phục sinh
Although (conj.): cho dù, mặc dù,
Throughout the year: suốt năm
To occur= to happen: xảy ra
To decorate: trang hòang, trang trí
Special food: món ăn đặc biệt
Sticky rice cake: bánh tét
Apart( adv) cách xa
Passover(n): lễ Vượt Qua, lễ Quá Hải
Jewish people: Người Do Thái
Freedom: (n) sự tự do
Slavery: (n) chế độ nô lệ
Ancient(a): cổ xưa
Mid- Fall festival: Tết trung thu
Joyful (a): vui mừng
Parade (n):cuộc diễu hành
*useful prepositions :
in late January: vào cuối tháng giêng
to live apart: sống xa nhà
at Tet: vào Tết
on this festival: vào dịp lễ này
freedom from slavery: sự tự do thóat khỏi ách nô lệ
on the first night of Passover: vào đêm đều tiên của ngày Lễ Vượt Qua
on Easter Day: vào lễ Phục Sinh
Fill in blanks:
The houses are ……………with many colorful lights.
Tet is a festival which ……….. in late January or early February.
……….. is a joyful festival which is celebrated in many countries .
………is in late March or early April.
Christmas and Easter are the main Christian ……………..
………… the night before Christmas, Santa Claus enters each house by coming down the smoke hole of the fireplace.
He didn’t get a job…………everyone thought he was the best man for it.
On National Day there is usually a ………… in Ba Dinh square.
TRUE or FALSE:
They decorate their houses with sticky rice cakes before Tet.
Easter always happens on Sunday.
People try to live apart their families at Tet.
There are many colors in the parades on Easter Sunday.
Adults give children chocolate and boiled eggs on Easter.
Tet occurs before the Lunar New Year.
All of the children receive sugar eggs even though they are bad.
Passover is celebrated all over the world .
There are colorful parades on Christmas Day.
Sticky rice cakes is a special in Israel.
SPEAK:
I )New words
A compliment ( n) : Lời khen ngợi
Active student : hoc sinh năng động
Charity (n) : lòng từ thiện, bác ái
--- > charity activity: hoạt động nhân đạo
To nominate: (v) đề cử, bình chọn
Effective (a) hiệu quả,
Activist (n) người , nhà hoạt động,
Program: (n) chương trình
II)Fill in blanks:
Most of my friends are raising money for ………………
Tony is the most …………activist in our town.
We can watch your favorite …………….by selecting different channels.
Students should take part in ……………… in Summer.
I congratulate him ………….. passing his exam.
He has been ………..as the representative of his company.
LISTEN:
AULD LANG SYNE.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear , for auld lang syne, we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne?And here’s a hand, my trusty friend and gie’s a hand o’ thine. We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet For auld lang syne.
* Auld Lang Syne = Old long since , old long ago
READ:
New words
Feelings (n) : tình cảm, cảm giác
Memory ( n) kỷ niệm, trí nhớ
To lose heart: nản lòng, mất hy vọng,
Tears (n) những giọt nước mắt
Towards: ( prep.) về phía, về huớng
Groom / bridegroom: (n): chú rể ,
To give one’s a hug: ôm ai đó
To last : tồn tại
Do you know what I mean?: Bạn hiểu ý tôi không?
Considerate ( a) có ý tứ, ân cần,
Priority (n) sự ưu tiên,
To distinguish: phân biệt, làm khác biệt
In a word: Tóm lại
Terrific ( adv) tuyệt vời
Quality ( n) chất lượng, phẩm chất
Image (n) hình ảnh,
* Useful prepositions:
with tears in your eyes: nước mắt rưng rưng
walk towards : đi về phía
a moment in time: giây phút đó
think about: nghĩ về
the best person in the world: người tốt nhất trên thế giới
sense of humor: óc hài hước, tính hài hước
distinguish….. from….: phân biệt ….. với ….
Be proud of: tự hào, hãnh diện