Unit 8. Celebrations

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Valentine’s Day
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Celebrations
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED, LISTEN AND READ
CELEBRATIONS
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Period 51:
Easter
Lunar New Year
Christmas
birthday
Mid-Fall Festival
wedding
Easter
wedding
birthday
Christmas
Mid-Fall Festival
Lunar New Year
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Match the icon with the names of the celebrations they represent.
I. GETTING STARTED
Passover (n):
Lễ Quá Hải (vượt qua)
Jewish people (n):
người Do Thái
sticky rice cake (n):
bánh chưng
slavery (n):
sự nô lệ
parade (n):
cuộc diễu hành
II. VOCABULARY
1. Passover (n):
Lễ Quá hải
2. Jewish people (n):
người Do Thái
3. Sticky rice cake (n):
bánh chưng
4. Slavery (n):
sự nô lệ
5. Parade (n):
cuộc diễu hành
6. (to) occur = to) happen (v)
xảy ra
7. Freedom (n)
sự tự do
8. Joyful (adj)
vui mừng
9. (to) decorate (v)
10. (to) celebrate (v)
trang trí
kỉ niệm
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decoration (n)
celebration (n)
* MATCHING
A B
1/. to occur a/. người Do Thái
2/. slavery b/. cuộc diễu hành
3/. Jewish people c/. lễ Quá hải
4/. sticky rice cake d/. sự nô lệ
5/. (to) celebrate e/. trang trí
6/. parade f/. sự tự do
7/. Passover g/. vui mừng
8/. (to) decorate h/. kỉ niệm
9/ freedom i/. xảy ra
10/ joyful j/. bánh chưng
Although there are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February. It is a time for families to clean and decorate their homes, and enjoy special food such as sticky rice cakes. Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
Passover is in late March or early April. This festival is celebrated in Israel and by all Jewish people. On this festival, people celebrate freedom from slavery. Passover is also an ancient spring festival. On the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families eat a special meal called the Seder.
Easter is a joyful festival which is celebrated in many countries. It happens at around the same time as Passover. On Easter Day (Easter Sunday), young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs – as long as they are good. In many countries, people crowd the streets to watch colorful parades.
*Listen and Read
III. GRAMMAR
Ex: a/. Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in late January or early February.
Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.
* RELATIVE CLAUSE
b/. Family members try to be together at Tet. Family members live apart.
Family members who live apart try to be
together at Tet.
Ex: c/.There are many celebrations throughout the year. Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people.
(Although)
Although there are many celebrations
throughout the year, Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people.
Adverb clause of concession
IV. PRACTICE
How many celebrations are mentioned in the text? What are they?
Three celebrations
Lunar New
Year
- Passover
- Easter
* True/ False statement
1. Tet occurs in late February or early March.
3. Passover is celebrated in Israel.
4. Easter occurs in late February or early March.
5. People decorate their homes on Easter Day.
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2. People clean, decorate their homes, enjoy special food at Tet.
crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
at around the same time as Passover
late January or early February
in late January
or early February
cleaning and decorating homes, eating special food
sticky rice
cake
in late March or early April
around the same time as Passover
watching colorful parades
special meal called the Seder
chocolate, sugar eggs
Israel
in many countries
Vietnam
* Complete the table:
1. Learnt by heart vocabulary
2. Read the text again.
3. Prepare lesson: Unit 8/ Speak & Listen
*HOMEWORK
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