Unit 8. Celebrations

Welcome to our class
Easter
wedding
birthday
Christmas
Mid-Fall Festival
Lunar New Year
Match the icon with the names of the celebrations they represent: Easter, Lunar New Year, Christmas, birthday, Mid-Fall Festival, wedding






Unit 8:
Celebrations
Period 49. Getting started -
Listen and read
I. GETTING STARTED:
1. Easter: Lễ phục sinh
2. wedding: đám cưới
3. birthday: sinh nhật
4. Christmas: Giáng sinh
5. Mid-Fall Festival: Tết trung thu
6. Lunar New Year: Tết nguyên đán
I. LISTEN AND READ:
1. Vocabulary:
= (to) happen
(to) occur
:xảy ra
(to) decorate
 decoration (n)
:trang hoàng, trang trí
a sticky rice cake
:bánh chưng, bánh tét
Passover (n)
:Lễ quá hải (của người Do Thái)
Jewish (adj)
: thuộc Do Thái, người Do Thái
Slavery (n)
: sự nô lệ
≠ Slavery (n)
Freedom (n)
: sự tự do
A parade (n)
= march (n)
: cuộc diễu hành
= (to) happen
(to) occur
:xảy ra
(to) decorate
 decoration (n)
:trang hoàng, trang trí
a sticky rice cake
:bánh chưng, bánh tét
Passover (n)
:Lễ quá hải (của người Do Thái)
Jewish (adj)
: thuộc Do Thái, người Do Thái
Slavery (n)
: sự nô lệ
≠ Slavery (n)
Freedom (n)
: sự tự do
A parade (n)
= march (n)
: cuộc diễu hành
2. Listen:
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.
How many celebrations does the text talk about?
→ The text talks about three celebrations.
Tet or
the Lunnar New Year
Passover
Easter
2. What are they?
→ They are Tet or Lunar New Year, Passover and Easter.
late January or early February
clean, decorate home & enjoy special food
sticky rice cakes
Vietnam
late March
or
early April
crowd streets to watch parades
Chocolate
&
sugar eggs
Many countries
late March
or
early April
Seder
Israel
Tet
(1)
Easter
(3)
Passover
(2)
Eat special meal
3. Read:
Read these statements and decide if they are True or False ?
1. Lunar New Year is the most important celebration in Vietnam.
2. Easter is a joyful festival which is celebrated in many countries.
3. Passover happens at around the same time as Lunar New year.
4. In Vietnam, all family members living apart try to be together at Passover.
T
T
F
F
4. Language note: Relative clause
Eg: Tet is a festival. The festival occurs in late January or early February.
Eg: Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.
=>Tet is a festival which occurs in late January.
=>Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
Which, who  relative pronouns (®¹i tõ quan hÖ)
1/ Tet is a festival . Tet occurs in late January or early February
2/ Families members try to be together at Tet. They live apart.
*Which: Dïng ®Ó thay thÕ cho vËt ,sù vËt hoÆc con vËt ®øng tr­íc nã vµ lµm chñ ngữ hoÆc t©n ngữ trong c©u mÖnh ®Ò quan hÖ
*Relative pronouns:
Dại từ quan hệ được dùng để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ, là từ đứng ngay sau
danh từ để thay thế cho danh từ và đóng vai trò làm chủ ng? hoặc tân ng? trong câu trong câu mệnh đề quan hệ ( mệnh đề tính ng? )
 Examples:
- Trường hợp làm chủ ng?:
The pen is black. The pen is mine.
?The pen which is black is mine.
- Trường hợp làm tân ng?:
I am looking for the pen. The pen is black.
? The pen which I am looking for is black.
 Example:
?The girl who is wearing a blue shirt is my younger sister.
The girl is wearing a blue shirt. She is my younger sister.
* Who: Dùng thay thế cho danh từ ch? người, làm ch? ng? mệnh đề quan hệ.