Unit 8. Celebrations

WARM UP
CELEBRATIONS
DATE
1.Lunner New Year
1.Lunner New Year
1.Lunnar New Year
a. The Eighth of March
2. Valentine’s Day
bThe First of January (lunnar)
3. Women’s Day
c.The Twentieth of December.
4. May Day
d.The First of May
5. Teacher’s Day
e.The Fourteenth of February
6. Father’s Day
f.Third Sunday in June.
New words
enhance (v) :
support (v) :
nationwide (adv) :
hỗ trợ, ủng hộ
tăng cường, tôn vinh
throughout the nation/country.
 OUTLINE
First paragraph :
Second paragraph :
Third paragraph :
Tell your friend the reason(s) for celebrating this day ( for children to express their feelings, memories, and love for their parents…
Give details about :
When to celebrate : what day of the week…(why?)
How to celebrate : having parties, sending cards…
What special gifts to give to dads and moms.
What special food to offer.
State you think your idea will be supported and you hope the day will be celebrated nationwide.
Why should we celebrate Father’s Day in Viet Nam?

When should we celebrate it ? Why?

How do we celebrate it?

What special gifts should we give our father?

What special food should we offer him?

Do you hope the date will be celebrated nationwide?
First paragraph
Reasons:
- have a special day to express feelings,
memories and love for our fathers.
- 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.)

Reasons:
- have a special day to express our feelings, memories and love for our fathers.
- have an opportunity to enhance family traditions.
- have a chance to get together , to know one another , to help one another.
First paragraph
In my opinion, it is necessary / important /
essential to have a day to celebrate for
our fathers.
On this day, we will have…………………
How to celebrate:
- have parties, or have lunch or dinner with all members of the family.
- give our fathers flowers, send them cards, or make a special cake for them.
- offer our fathers the food that they like best.
On this occasion, we should……………….
I think we should……………………………
Besides,………………………………….
Moreover,…………………………………..
Second paragraph
I think / I suggest we should choose
the (first / second… ) Sunday/Saturday
in (January/ March /June/…) for our dads
because……………………………….


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)
Third paragraph:
the idea will be supported and the day will be celebrated nationwide
( We love our fathers and want our fathers to be happy.)
I believe …
I think …
I hope …
I am sure …
 ORDERING
I believe the idea will be supported and the day will be celebrated nationwide because everybody loves their fathers.
In my opinion, it is necessary to have a day to celebrate for our fathers because it will be a day for us to express our feelings, memories and love for our fathers and to enhance family traditions.
I think the first Sunday of August is suitable because Sunday is a day off, everyone is free. It is a good idea to have lunch or dinner with all members of the family. We should give our fathers greeting cards and special gifts. We should cook the food that they like best.
 ORDERING
I believe the idea will be supported and the day will be celebrated nationwide because everybody loves their fathers.
In my opinion, it is necessary to have a day to celebrate for our fathers because it will be a day for us to express our feelings, memories and love for our fathers and to enhance family traditions.
I think the first Sunday of August is suitable because Sunday is a day off, everyone is free. It is a good idea to have lunch or dinner with all members of the family. We should give our fathers greeting cards and special gifts. We should cook the food that they like best.
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Form of a letter to friends
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Address
Date
Dear...,
Love / Best wishes / Yours,
(Name)
In my opinion, it is necessary to have a day to celebrate for our fathers. / I am writing to tell you that we should celebrate a day for our fathers.
Dear…..,
In my opinion, it/ necessary/ us / have a day
/celebrate for our fathers. It /be a day /us / express our feelings, memories and love for our parents. Family members can /have a chance /get together to enhance family traditions. It/ be also a day / bring family members closer.
We / celebrate it / the first Sunday /August. Because it’s a day off and everyone / free from work / study. It’s a good idea /have a party with all family members/ a restaurant or / home. We should /give our fathers some beautiful flowers, greeting cards and special gifts which they like. And we should /serve /them the food they like best.
I believe/ the idea/ be supported and the day/ be celebrated nationwide because everybody /love/ their fathers and /want them / be happy.
Love,
Write a letter using the words given:
Dear…,
In my opinion, it’s necessary for us to have a day
to celebrate for our fathers. It will be a day for us to express our feelings, memories and love for our parents. Family members can have a chance to get together to enhance family traditions. It will be also a day to bring family members closer.
We should celebrate it on the first Sunday in August. Because it’s a day off and everyone is free from work and study. It’s a good idea to have a party with all family members in a restaurant or at home. We should give our fathers some beautiful flowers, greeting cards and special gifts which they like. And we should serve them the food they like best.
I believe the idea will be supported and the day will be celebrated nationwide because everybody loves their fathers and wants them to be happy.
Love,
Suggested writing:
Speech making
Good morning, everybody. I’m …………..and today I’m going to tell you about celebrating Father’s Day in Viet Nam.
First of all, I think we should celebrate it on………………
On that day, we should………………………….
Learn the new words by heart and write another letter.
Prepare for the next period “Unit 8 – Language Focus”

 HOMEWORK