Unit 8. Celebrations

47th Period
unit 8: celebrations
Lesson 2: Speaking
Teacher: tran Thi Anh Hong
I- Warm up: Give the names of the celebrations or festivals through the given images
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I- Warm up: Give the names of the celebrations or festivals through the given images
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Tet holiday
Mid- Autumn festival
Valentine
Thanksgiving
Christmas
II- New lesson
1. Task 1
1.a : Match questions in A with suitable answers in B
1. What is Tet ?
2. When is it exactly ?
3. What do you usually do at Tet ?
A, Well, we eat a lot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends and relatives, and we also play some traditional games.
B, It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of Spring. It’s also the start of the lunar new year
C. Well, this year it’s on the 9th of February
1.b Mai is talking with Ann, her new English friend, about Tet holiday. Work in role play to complete the dialogue using given information in part a
Mai: Do you know that Tet holiday is next month ?
Ann:
Mai: It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of Spring. It’s also the start of lunar new year.
Ann: When is it exactly ?
Mai: Well,
Ann:
Mai: Well, we eat a lot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends and relatives, and we also play some traditional games.
Ann: Oh, that sounds really interesting.
What is Tet ?
this year it’s on the 9 th of February
What do you usually do at tet
.........(1).............?
,.................(2).....................
......................(3)...................?
2. Task 2 : Find the festivals / celebrations
Thanksgiving
People celebrate the harvest
Family members get together. They prepare a large meal with roast turkey .
Third Thursday in November
Mid -Autumn Festival
15th day of the 8th lunar month
People celebrate the largest full moon in the year.

Children wear masks,parade in the street,have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits, etc .

People express their love to each other
They give chocolates, flowers or gifts to the people they love .

Valentine’s day
(14th February)
Women’s day
People express their
love and honors to their mothers, wives, and girl friends…
People often give cards, gifts and flowers to show how they love and appreciate their mothers,wives, and girl friends…
March 8th
b. People celebrate the largest full moon in the year.

c. People celebrate the
harvest .
A. They give chocolates, flowers or gifts to the people they love .

B. Children wear masks,parade in the street,have parties with special cakes and lot of fruits, etc .

C. Family members get together. They prepare a large meal with roast turkey .

3. Task 3 : Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the holidays above.
4. Further practice :
4. Further practice
III. Homework
Write your close friend a letter to tell him / her about activities you and people of your family do to prepare for Tet holiday.
Thank
you
for
your
listening
Speaking lesson map:
I.Warm up : Give the names of the celebrations/ festivals through the given images (lide 3,4)
II. New lesson:
1- Task 1.
1.a : Matching (slide 5)
1.b : Role play (slide 6)
2- Task 2. Find the festivals / celebrations (slide 7,8,9,10,11,)
3- Task3. Work in pairs, practise speaking (slide 12)
4- further practice (slide 13, 14, 15)
III. Homework :
Write a letter to a close friend (slide 16)