Unit 8. Celebrations

EATU SECONDARY SCHOOL
Welcome to our class today !
Watch some pictures
Work with a partner. Match the icons with the names of celebrations they represent.
Lunar New Year
Easter
Christmas
birthday
Mid-Fall Festival
wedding
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2
3
6
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I. GETTING STARTED
Work with a partner. Match the icons with the names of celebrations they represent.
Lunar New Year
Easter
Christmas
birthday
Mid-Fall Festival
wedding
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2
3
6
5
4
II. LISTEN AND READ
What celebrations is the text about?
QUESTION:
Passover
Tet (Lunar New Year)
Easter
A. VOCABULARY
Occur (V):
Xảy ra
Happen (v):
Sticky rice cake (n):
Slavery (n):
Bánh tét
sự nô lệ
Jewish (a):
người Do Thái
Parade (n):
cuộc diễu hành
- Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.
- Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
 Relative clauses:
Which/ Who:  Relative pronouns
A. VOCABULARY
Occur (V):
Xảy ra
Sticky rice cake (n):
Slavery (n):
Bánh tét
sự nô lệ
Jewish (a):
người Do Thái
Parade (n):
cuộc diễu hành
A. VOCABULARY
Occur (V):
Xảy ra
Sticky rice cake (n)
Slavery (n)
Bánh tét
sự nô lệ
Jewish (a)
người Do Thái
Parade (n)
cuộc diễu hành
*Complete the table.
Tet
Passover
Easter
In late January or early February
Cleaning and decorating homes, and enjoying special food
sticky rice cakes
Vietnam
late March or early April
(Not available)
special food meal called the Seder
Israel
around the same time as Passover
People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
chocolate or sugar eggs
in many countries
Seder
*Complete the sentences with suitable words:
1.Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important ……………. for Vietnamese people.
2. Tet is a time for families to clean and ……………their homes.
3. Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all …………..people.
4. On Easter Day , people crowd the streets to watch colorful……………
celebration
decorate
Jewish
parades
Homework:
-Learn new vocabulary by heart.
-Write one of the celebrations you like best:
+ Name of the celebration
+ When ?
+ Activities
+ Food
+ Country
-Prepare new words for “Speak and Listen”.