Unit 8. Celebrations

Unit 8 : Celebrations
Lesson 1 - Getting started (page 65) - Listen and Read (page 65/ 66)
wedding
Easter
Christmas
birthday
Lunar New Year
Mid-Fall Festival
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sticky rice cake
decorate
slavery
parade
T/F prediction
1. Tet is the less important celebration for Vietnamese people.
2. Tet occurs in late January or early February.
3. Sticky-rice cake is the special food at Tet for Vietnamese people.
4. Passover is in late March or early April.
5. Passover is celebrated in Israel by all Jewish people.
6. Easter is celebrated at around the same time as Christmas .
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Passover
Complete the passage, using the words given in the box below.
Christmas and Easter are very …….……..(1) celebrations in The USA, Britain and other countries. Lunar New Year is the most important …….…………(2) for Vietnamese people. It is the time for family reunion. Family members …………... (3) live apart try to be together at Tet. The symbols of Lunar New Year in Viet nam are Chung …………… (4) and peach blossom. Christmas is usually on December 25th, but Easter is on the fourth Sunday in March or on the first Sunday in April. Passover, ………..….. (5) is celebrated in Israel by all Jewish people, happens at around the same ………..…(6) as Easter.
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Tet
Discussing
- What is the most important festival in Hai Phong in May?
- What about the other celebrations in Hai Phong, especially in Kien An district? Name them please.

Introduce three celebrations.(GW)


*Student 1:
“Tet is the most important celebration in Viet nam . .......”
*Student 2:
“Passover is the festival in Israel and all Jewish people celebrate it . ........... freedom from slavery ”.
*Student 3:
“Easter is celebrated in many countries ........... chocolates and sugar eggs if they are good ”.

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HOMEWORK
1. Complete the mind map you have drawn.

2. Tell about one celebration which you have learnt in the lesson.