Unit 8. Celebrations

Monday, March 1st, 2010
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 1: Getting Started - Listen and Read
1. GETTING STARTED
Match the icons with the names of the celebrations they represent
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Match the icons with the names of the celebrations they represent
NEW WORDS
1. (to) occur
= (to) happen
: xảy ra
2. a parade
:cuộc diễu hành
3. Jewish (adj)
: thuộc Do Thái, người Do Thái
4. Slavery (n)
:Sự nô lệ, cảnh nô lệ
Checking: What and Where
To occur
Jewish
a parade
slavery
II. Listen and Read
Listen and answer the questions:
How many celebrations are mentioned in the text ?
What are they?
Lunar New Year
Passover
Easter
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.
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.
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.
Tet , Passover or Easter?
It occurs on Sunday in late March or early April.
It happens in late January or early February.
It is celebrated in Israel.
People crowd the streets to watch colouful parades.
People celebrate freedom from the slavery.
People clean and decorate their homes.
Young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs as long as they are good.
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Now, Complete the table
In late January or early February
Cleaning, decorating their homes and enjoying special food.
Sticky rice cakes
Viet nam
In late March or early April
Not available
Special meal called Seder
Israel
The same time as passover
People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
Chocolate or sugar eggs
In many countries
ASK and ANSWER
in late January or early February
cleaning and decorating homes, and enjoying special food
sticky rice cakes
Viet Nam
When does Tet occur?
In which country does Tet occur?
What do people do to prepare for Tet?
What special food do Vietnamese people eat at Tet?
Talk about Passover.
Passover
in late March or early April
( Not available)
special meal called the Seder
Israel
Passover is celebrated in ______ and by all______ people. It occurs in late ____.
On the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish people eat a _______.
Talk about Easter
Easter
around the same time as Passover
People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
chocolate or sugar eggs
in many countries
When does Tet occur?
In which country does Tet occur?
What do people do to prepare for Tet?
What special food do Vietnamese people eat at Tet?
Grammar note:
Tet is a holiday which occurs in late January or early February.
Tet is a holiday. It occurs in late January or early February.
Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
Family members try to be for Tet. They live apart.
Relative clause
Homework
Learn new words
Practice reading the text.
Prepare Speak and L.F 1
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