Unit 8. Celebrations

Warmly welcome all teachers and students
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED- LISTEN and READ
Teacher: Huynh Thi Minh Hoang
Listen to the music and choose
Mid-fall festival
Lunar New Year
Easter
Birthday
Wedding
Christmas
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Lesson 1: Getting started – Listen and read
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Monday, February 20th, 2012
1. Getting started:
Match the celebration to its represent:
Mid-fall festival
Lunar New Year
Easter
Birthday
Wedding
Christmas
Passover
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read
relative clause
2. The girl is Lan. The girl is talking to Mrs. Thanh.
relative clause
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read
- occur (v)
- freedom (n )
>< slavery (n )
- Seder (n )
- parade (n)
- celebrate (v)
= happen
- Jewish (n ) = Jewish people
Vocabulary:
The book which is on my table is interesting.
1. The book is interesting. The book is on my table.
Grammar:
The girl who is talking to Mrs. Thanh is Lan.
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- sticky rice cake (n)
2. Listen and read:
- Passover (n)
1. The woman is my mother. The woman is watching TV.
 The woman who is watching TV is my mother.
Combine these sentences:
2. The flowers are very beautiful. The flowers are watered every morning.
 The flowers which are watered every morning are very beautiful.
Complete these sentences:
1. …...………………… are traditional foods at Tet in Vietnam.
2. …………………… is a special meal of Jewish people on Passover.
Sticky rice cakes
The Seder
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read
1. Getting started:
2. Listen and read:
Listen and choose
Mid-fall festival
Passover
Birthday
Tet or
The Lunar New Year
Christmas
Wedding
Easter
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Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read
Read and check True (T) or False (F)
a. Tet is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people.
b. Tet is a festival which occurs in early February or late March.
c. Passover is in late March and early April.
d. Passover is celebrated in Vietnam.
e. Easter is celebrated in many countries.
f. Easter happens at around the same time as Passover.
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late January or early February
Israel
Late January
or
early February
- Clean and
decorate homes
- Enjoy
special food
Sticky rice
cakes
Vietnam
Late March
or
early April
Celebrate
freedom
form slavery
Special meal
called
Seder
Israel
Around
the same time
as Passover
Crowd the
streets to watch
colorful parades
Chocolates
or
sugar eggs
Many
countries
Passover
Easter
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read
1. Getting started:
2. Listen and read:
Read and complete the table
Pair work
Ask and answer about the celebrations
NAME SOME CELEBRATIONS
IN THE WORLD
HOMEWORK
- Learn the vocab by heart.
Write 2 sentences using relative clauses.
Name some celebrations which you have known
in the world.
Prepare Unit 8 – Speak and Listen