Unit 8. Celebrations

ENGLISH 9
School year: 2009 - 2010
Completed by Nguyen Hoang Liet
The teacher of Cai Nuoc Secondary School
welcome to our class
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
Getting started - Listen and read
Listen to this piece of music. Answer the question:
What’s the title of the song you hear?
Happy birthday
birthday
CELEBRATIONS
Unit 8:
Part:
Getting started
Period: 49
Listen and Read
Match the icons with the names of the celebrations:
1
2
6
3
4
5
Easter
Lunar New Year
Christmas
Birthday
Mid-Fall Festival
Wedding
1.Getting started.
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
2. Listen and Read:
Lunar New Year (TET)
Easter
Passover
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
Celebrations
Unit 8
2. Listen and read Vocabulary
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
2. Listen and read
Vocabulary
- Celebrate (v): kỉ niệm
? Celebration (n): lễ kỉ niệm
- Decorate (v): trang trí
- Occur (v): xảy ra
- Slavery (n): sự nô lệ
- Sticky rice cake (n) : bỏnh tột
- Parade (n) : cuộc diễu hành
- Jewish (adj): thu?c v? Do Thỏi
- Passover (n): Lễ Quá hải
- Joyful (adj): Vui nh?n
- Freedom (n): Sự tự do
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
= Happen (v)
1. What is the synonym of “happen”?
2. What is this?
5. What is the antonym of “ freedom ”?
4. What is her nationality?
3. What do you call this activity?
Easter
Lunar New Year / TET
Passover
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
- 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.
Tet
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
Passover
- 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.
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
Easter
- 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.
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
which
Tet is a festival
Family members
. The festival
occurs in late January or early February.
live apart
. They
try to be together at Tet .
who
2. Listen and Read.
Structure

which, who: l� đại từ quan hệ dựng d? thay th? cho danh t? hay m?t d?i t?
Which: ch? s? v?t, s? vi?c
Who: chỉ người
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
Example 1:
- > Nam who is very handsome is one of my friends.
Nam is one of my friends. Nam is very handsome.
Example 2:
This is Hoa`s house. The house is very beautiful.
This is Hoa`s house which is very beautiful.
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
Complete the sentences with
WHO or WHICH :

The house ______is on the corner is for sale.
2. The singer______sang the song " Happy New Year" is Miss White.
3. Do you know the man _______ sat next to me at the dinner party?
4. Swimming_______ is a good sport makes people strong.
which
who
who
which
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
2. Listen and read:
* Exercise:
True or False
1. Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration in the world.
2. Tet is in late January or early February.
3. Passover is in late January or early February.
4. Easter is celebrated in Isreal by Jewish people.
5. On Easter day, young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs.
T
T
F
F
F
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
Complete the table:
Tet (Lunar
New Year)
in late January or early February
cleaning and decorating homes, and enjoying special food
sticky rice cake
Viet Nam
Passover
in late March or early April
Not available
a special meal called the Seder
Israel
Easter
around the same time as Passover
People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
Chocolate or sugar eggs
in many countries
Some celebrations:
Christmas
25th of December
Decorating a tree
Cakes and Sweets
In many countries
Thanksgiving
in late November
gathering in family
Turkey and lots of good food
US
Mid-Fall Festival
Mid-August
Enjoying outdoor activities
Moon cakes, Cakes, Sweets
in many countries
- Learn by heart vocabulary.
- Write one of the celebration on notebook you like best.
- Prepare for Speak and Listen on page 66 - 67
Unit 8:Celebrations. (Getting started – Listen and Read)
Goodbye
Thank you very much
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