Unit 8. Celebrations

Welcome to our class 9C
Friday, March 7th, 2008
Unit 8: Celebrations
Lesson 1:Getting started
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Teacher : Cao Thị Thanh Thủy
Class : 9 C
Celebrations
Wedding day
Easter
Tet Holiday
Mid-Fall Festival
Birthday
Christmas

New words
A parade (n)
Jewish (adj)
e.g. He’s Jewish.
Passover (n)
Slave (n)
Slavery (n) > < Freedom (n)
E.g. They were slaves. They were sold into slavery.
New words
Joyful (adj) – a joyful celebration
Parade (n) – The Easter parade was exciting.

Jewish (adj) – Those people are Jewish. One of the most important celebrations of the Jewish is Passover.
Slave (n): They were slaves. They were not free people. They were sold into slavery.
Occur (v): Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early Februaly.
Live apart: not live together.
Complete the table
Tet
In late January or early February
Clean and decorate homes
Wear new clothes and enjoy special food
Sticky rice cakes
Vietnam
Passover
Late March or early April
Eat a special meal called Seder
Special meal called Seder
Israel
Easter
Around the same time as Passover
Crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
Chocolate and sugar eggs
In many countries
Celebration
When
Activities
Food
Country
Family members try to gather at Tet.

Jewish people celebrate the new year on the Passover celebration.

The Seder is served on the first or second night of Passover.

Easter is always on Sunday.
Are these statements True or False?
True / False checking
Family members try to gather at Tet.
True
2.Jewish people celebrate the new year on the Passover celebration.
False
False
3. The Seder is served on the first or second night of Passover.
4. Easter is always on Sunday.
True

Who and which
1. Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.

2. Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
A festival -> which
Family members -> who
Fill in the blanks, using “who / which”
1. Do you meet the boy …………..broke the window?
2. That is the woman ……………keeps this library.
3. Jack has many dictionaries…………..are kept for reference.
4. We saw the reader ……………was reading a newspaper.
5. Easter is a joyful festival ……………….is celebrated in many countries.
6. Lan admires the young man ……………… appeared on TV last night.
who
who
who
who
which
which
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