Unit 8. Celebrations

1. When is Vietnamese Women’s Day?
It’s on October 20th
2. What did you do for your mother
on March 8th?

- I bought some presents/some flowers
- I cooked the food she likes best
- I made a cake for her
3.Is there a Father’s Day in Viet Nam?
No, there isn’t.
4. What is the name of the song?
What is it about?
It’s “Papa”. It’s about a good father.
New word
enhance (v) :
support (v) :
nationwide (adv) :
hỗ trợ, ủng hộ
tăng cường
throughout the nation/country.

State whether your ideas will be supported and you hope the day will be celebrated nationwide.

* First paragraph :
Reasons for celebrating this day
* Second paragraph :
Give details about:
- When to celebrate
- How to celebrate
- What special gifts to give
- What special food to offer.
* Third paragraph
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 …
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.
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………………………….
- Write the letter to tell your friend about your idea of celebrating a day for mothers.
- Prepare “Language focus”
Homework
Goodbye!