Unit 8. Celebrations

Welcome to our class




Guessing game
1. It is celebrated on 20th December.
Teacher`s Day
2. It is celebrated on the eighth of March.
International women`s Day
3. It is celebrated for fathers.
Father`s Day
4. It is celebrated for mothers.
Mother`s Day
UNIT8: Celebrations
Lesson 4: Write
Saturday, February 26th ,2011
I. New words:
Enhance (v): add to the value, size, beauty of ...

Support (v): Help, give strength to

Eg: I think my idea will be supported
Day off (n)
Eg: Sunday is a day off
Nationwide (adv):= all over the country
Eg: I hope the day will be celebrated nationwide.
= đề cao, trau dồi
= ủng hộ, hổ trợ
= ngày nghỉ
II. Answer the questions:
1. Is it necessary to have a day to celebrate for your parents?
2. Why do you want to celebrate Father’s Day or Mother’s Day in Viet Nam?
3. When will you celebrate it? (in what season, or what month, on what date of the month or day of the week). Why?
4. How will you celebrate it? (having parties, sending cards, going on picnics …)
5. What will you give special gifts to your parents?
6. Will you offer your parents the food that they like best?
7. Do you think your idea will be supported and the day will be celebrated nationwide?
Yes, it is. I think it is necessary to have a day to celebrate for Mom and another for Dad
-for children to express their feelings, memories and love for their parents.
to enhance family traditions.
- to bring family members closer...
we should have a day to celebrate for our parents :
(I think / I suggest/ In my opinion )we should choose .........
the (first / second/ third / fourth ) Sunday in (January / March/June/…) for our dad / for our mom.
( Sunday is a day off , everyone is free).
When to celebrate :
I suggest that we should…..
- having parties / sending cards / going on picnics...
How to celebrate :
We should give our parents ...........
-flowers/ presents/ cakes/cards
What special gifts:
What special food:
Yes, I suggest we should ....................
-serve our parents the food they like best / -make special cakes

Yes, I believe that the idea will be supported
/ I hope the day will be celebrated nationwide
State whether your ideas will be supported and you hope the day will be celebrated nationwide.
* First paragraph :
Reasons for celebrating this day
* Second paragraph :
Give details about:
- When to celebrate
- How to celebrate
- What special gifts to give
- What special food to offer.
* Third paragraph
III. Outline:
First paragraph
Reasons:
- have a special day to express feelings, memories and love for our parents
- have an opportunity to enhance family traditions.
- have a chance to get together , to know one another , to help one another.
Second paragraph
When to celebrate:
- Sunday/Saturday
+ the day off , everybody is free from work or study.
+ All families members are home
- Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter, June/July
+ the weather is fine at this time of the year.

+ It’s warm/sunny/not rainy
+ many activities can happen outdoors.
(go camping/have a picnic/play games)
How to celebrate:
- have parties, or have lunch or dinner with all members of the family.
- give our dads flowers, send them cards, or make a special cake for them.
- offer them the food that they like best.
Third paragraph:
- the idea will be supported
- the day will be celebrated nationwide
( everybody loves their fathers and wants them to be happy.)
Use the answers and the outline, write your own letter to a friend to share your ideas.
- In my opinion, it is important to have a day to…
IV. Writing:
V. Correction
In my opinion, it is necessary to have a day to celebrate for our parents.
On these occasions, children will have a special day to express their feeling, memories and love for their parents. We have an opportunity to enhance family traditions. Members of families can have a chance to get together, to know one another and to help each other.
I think the first Sunday of April is suitable. Sunday is a day off so everybody is free from work or study. Besides, April is late Spring or early summer, so the weather is generally fine at this time of the year, many activities can happen outdoor.
It is not necessary to have parties but it’s a good idea to have lunch or diner with all members of the family. Children should give their parents flowers, send them cards, or bring special cakes. Moreover, children should serve their parents the food that they like best.
I believe the idea will be supported and the day will be celebrated nationwide because everybody loves their parents and wants their parents to be happy.
Suggested writing
Thanks for all your feelings,
Mom and Dad !
VI. Homework
Write this writing on your notebooks.
Prepare: Language focus:
+ How to use Relative clauses with “who, which” to join the sentences.
+ How to use Relative clause with “who” to describe each of the people in the pictures.
+ How to use Adverb clauses of concession with : although, even though, though to join the sentences.
M-O-T-H-E-R

"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she`s growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she`ll always be,

Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER"
A word that means the world to me.