Unit 8. Celebrations

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What do you know about the following dates?
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Teacher’s Day
Valentine Day
May Day
Women’s Day
New Year’s Day
Independence Day
( National Day)
Celebrations
UNIT EIGHT
ENGLISH 9
WEEK: 25th
PERIOD: 50th
GETTING STARTED.
LISTEN AND READ.
CELEBRATIONS
- Easter
- Lunar New Year
- Wedding
- Mid- Fall Festival
- Christmas
1- Getting started:
Which celebrations do they represent?
- Passover
- Birthday
2- Listen and read:
Task 1: Listen and answer:
How many celebrations are there?
Three celebrations
- Lunar New Year
- Passover
- Easter
What do people often do in a celebration ?
Information you want to know about a celebration
1-Time - (When?)
2- Country? – (In which country?)
3- Activities? – (what?)
New words:
- Sticky rice cake (n):
- Israel (n):
- Jewish people (n):
- Parade (n)
- Slavery (n)
- Be together (v)
- Seder (n):
- Occur (v) = happen :
New words:
- Sticky rice cake (n) : bánh chưng
- Israel (n): nước Ix-ra-en
- Jewish people (n): người Do thái
- Parade (n): cuộc diễu hành
- Slavery (n): sự nô lệ # freedom (n): sự tự do
- Be together (v) = get together (v): sum họp
- Seder (n):bữa ăn trong đêm tổ chức lễ vượt qua
- occur = happen (v): diễn ra, xảy ra
TASK 2:
READ AND ANSWER
1- Which festival occurs in late January or early February?
2- Who tries to be together at Tet?
Tet occurs in late January or early February
Family members
-> Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.
relative clause
-> Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet
relative clause
TASK 3: TRUE OR FALSE?
1- Sticky rice cake is the symbol of New Year’s Day.
2- Easter is celebrated in late March or early April
3- Only in Israel, people celebrate Passover.
4- Jewish people enjoy a special meal called the chocolate eggs
5- People crowd the street to watch colorful parades on Easter Day and Passover.
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.
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 street to watch colorful parades.
1- Sticky rice cake is the symbol of New Year’s Day.
2- Easter is celebrated in late March or early April
3- Only in Israel, people celebrate Passover.
4- Jewish people enjoy a special meal called the chocolate eggs
5- People crowd the street to watch colorful parades on Easter Day and Passover.
- T
- F
- F
- F
- F
-> All Jewish people
-> The Seder
Answer:
-> Lunar New Year
-> Not on Passover
1- What is the Seder?
A- bacon, vegetables, cake
B- lamb, vegetables, cake
C- chicken, vegetables, cake
2-Israeli people celebrate
freedom from…….
A- Egypt
B -France
C - USA
TASK 4: CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER.
In late January or early February
Cleaning and decorating homes
Sticky rice cakes
Viet Nam
Late March or early April
(not available)
Special meal called the Seder
Israel
Around the same time as Passover
People crowd the street to watch colorful parades
Chocolate or sugar eggs
In many countries
TASK 5: COMPLETE THE TABLE
Tet
Passover
Easter

What do people often do?
What food do they enjoy?
When does it occur?
In which country do they celebrate it?
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Task 6: Practice asking and answering about celebrations
PRACTICE TALKING ABOUT CELEBRATIONS OR FESTIVALS YOU KNOW
Today I’m going to tell you about……
It occurs …........
On this occasion people………and …….
They enjoy………
It is celebrated in …………….
When?
Activities?
Food?
Country?
Summary:
Talk about celebrations or festivals:
1- When is it celebrated? (when does it happen / occur?)
3- What food do people enjoy?
2- What activities do people take part in?
(what do people often do on that day?)
4- In which country do people celebrate it?
Structures: Relative clause
1- Tet is a holiday which occurs in late January or late February
relative clause
2- Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet
relative clause
HOMEWORK
Learn the new words.
Practice asking and answering about celebrations or festivals you know.
Prepare the next lesson:
Have you ever been to a wedding/ a birthday….?
What will you say when you want to give a compliment?
- What will you say to respond to a compliment?
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DONG NAI SERVICE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BIEN HOA, MARCH 27TH, 2007
By Duong Nguyen The Hung
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