Unit 8. Celebrations

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Unit 8_Celebrations
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Welcome to English class
Getting started
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MORE EXERCISES TO REMEMBER
A. Choose the best answer.
1. We haven’t won yet; ……..., we shall try again.
A. although B. but C. however D. and
2. Take ……your shoes and put ….your slippers.
A. on/ out B. on/ off C. off/ on D. off/ out
3. You can …….. a word in a dictionary if you don’t know what it means.
A. look for B. look up C. look over D. look after
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MORE EXERCISES TO REMEMBER
B. Rewrite the following in other way as directed.
“Let’s do something to protect our earth.” said the environmentalist .
- The environmentalist suggests that……

- The environmentalist suggests …………

- “What about………………………………”
do something to protect our earth.
we should
something to protect our earth.
doing
our earth.” the environmentalist suggests.
doing something to protect
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Lesson outline
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Click on the numbers
twice to have KEY
With MUSIC
Listen and repeat
the names of celebrations.
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3
4
6
5
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Although there are many celebrations throughout the year. Tet or 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.
- ‘Celebrate (v.):
hold festivals
- Cele’bration (v.):
festival
Oc’cur (V.):
take place
- Who:
A relative pronoun
replaces “they” for
people
- Live apart:
Live far from home
Family members
who live apart try
to be together at Tet.
This paragraph is
about Tet
or Lunar New Year
holiday.
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- Sticky rice cakes:
Wrapping Sticky rice cakes
(Banh Chung)
Banh chung is ready to be served.
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- Sticky rice cakes:
Wrapping Sticky rice cakes
(Banh Tet)
Banh tet is ready to be served.
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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.
- ‘Passover (n.):
The most important
Jewish festival, which
takes place in spring
and lasts seven or
eight days
Jew (n.): a person
whose family was
originally from the
ancient land of Israel
or whose religion is
Judaism. >
Jewish (a.)
This paragraph is
about the
festival called
Passover
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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.
- ‘Freedom (n.) ><
‘Slavery (n.)
- ‘Ancient (a.)
Very old
- The Seder (n.)
A special meal
the Jewish people
eat when they
celebrated the
Passover .
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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
As long as:
This paragraph is
about
a joyful festival
called Easter.
An occasion when a group of people stand or walk in a line so that people can look at them
during the time that;
since.
- which: relative pronoun replaces festival replacing it / they as a subject
Pa’rade (n.):
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Click mouse
to get
key
TET
Passover
Easter
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Although there are many celebrations throughout the year. Tet or 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.
late
Jan.
/ early
Feb.
Cleaning &
decorating
homes, &
enjoying
special
food
Sticky
rice
cakes
Viet
Nam
TET
When?
Activities
Food
Country
Click on when? Activities,
Food and Country to get information
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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.
Late
March
or early
April
(not
available)

Special
meal
called
the
Seder
Israel
Passover
When?
Activities
Food
Country
Click on when? Activities,
Food and Country to get information
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Around
the
same
time as
Passover
People
crowd the
streets to
watch
colorful
parades
Choco
- lates
or
sugar
Eggs
In
many
countries
Easter
When?
Activities
Food
Country
Click on when? Activities,
Food and Country to get information
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
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In late
Jan.
& early
Feb.
Late
March
or early
April
Cleaning &
decorating
homes, &
enjoying
special food
Sticky
rice
cakes
Viet
Nam
(not
available)
Special
meal
called
the Seder
Israel
Around
the same
time as
Passover
People
crowd the
streets to
watch
colorful
parades
Chocolates
or sugar
Eggs

In
many
countries

TET
Easter
Click on TET, Passover, Easter
to get information
Passover
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The most important Jewish festival, which
takes place in spring and lasts seven or eight days => …
Remember
_ To check your memory: Give an appropriate word to each definition
Easily becomes joined: => ...
Sticky
Passover
Adjective from “Jew” => …
Jewish
An occasion when a group of people stand or walk in a line so that people can look at them => …
A parade
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click on NUMBERS
to get information
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6.
7.
8.
Live apart
Live far from home =>
The opposite of Freedom (n.) ><
Slavery (n.)
Ancient (a.)
Very old =>
Homework:
- Write a paragraph about Mid-fall Festival with when, where, activities and food.
A special meal the Jewish people eat when they celebrated the Passover =>
the Seder
5.
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Say & write the names of celebrations,
then sing songs concerning them.
Click on the numbers to get key.
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
5.
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________THE END
Thank you for your attention.