Unit 8. Celebrations

Matching
1. Woman’s Day
2. Teacher’s Day
3. Children’s Day
4. Christmas Day
5. May Day
Matching the celebrations with the dates
The celebrations
a. May 1
b. June 1
c. November 20
d. December 25 e. March 8
The dates
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Read
Listen to the tape and guess what celebration is
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Father’s Day
Father’s Day is the third Sunday of June
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hug (n):
Vocabulary
ôm
considerate (adj):
ân cần, chu đáo
to lose heart :
priority (n):
sự ưu tiên
groom (n):
distinguish (v):
phân biệt
terrific (adj):
tuyệt vời, tuyệt diệu
nản lòng
chú rể
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hug (n):
RUB OUT AND REMEMBER
ôm
considerate (adj):
ân cần, chu đáo
to lose heart :
priority (n):
sự ưu tiên
groom (n):
distinguish (v):
phân biệt
terrific (adj):
tuyệt vời, tuyệt diệu
nản lòng
chú rể
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hug (n):
RUB OUT AND REMEMBER
ôm
considerate (adj):
ân cần, chu đáo
to lose heart :
priority (n):
sự ưu tiên
groom (n):
distinguish (v):
phân biệt
terrific (adj):
tuyệt vời, tuyệt diệu
nản lòng
chú rể
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Guess the adjectives that children use to talk about their father
strong
generous
considerate
handsome
humorous
terrific
the best
great
healthy
the best
terrific
great
healthy
handsome
generous
considerate
humorous
strong
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1. Rita’s mother teaches her how to love, cry and laugh.
2. Jane’s father had tears in his eyes when she was walking to her groom.
3. Jane’s father is a caretaker
4. Bob’s father is generous.


Read the passages.
Then answer True or False
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1. Rita’s mother teaches her how to love, cry and laugh.
Her father teaches her how to love, cry and laugh.
2. Jane’s father had tears in his eyes when she was walking to her groom.
3. Jane’s father is a caretaker.
4. Bob’s father is generous.
He is humorous


Exchange the answers and discuss
False
True
False
True
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1. Rita’s mother teaches her how to love, cry and laugh. False
Her father teaches her how to love, cry and laugh.
2. Jane’s father had tears in his eyes when she was walking to her groom. True
3. Jane’s father is a caretaker. True
4. Bob’s father is generous. False
He is humorous

Answers
Read the passages again and answer these questions
Who do you think Rita sends this card to?

Is Jane’s father alive or dead?. How do you know this?

What quality makes Bob’s father different from others?

What image of a father can you draw from the three passages?

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Answers
Who do you think Rita sends this card to?
- She sends this card to her dad.
Is Jane’s father alive or dead?. How do you know this?
- He is possibly dead. These ideas may tell about that ”… how much you are missed …,… I now have children, Dad… “.
What quality makes Bob’s father different from others?
- His sense of humor.
What image of a father can you draw from the three passages?
- A father as a teacher, a caretaker, a good friend.
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Practice the following the questions
Who do you think Rita sends this card to?
- She sends this card to her dad.
Is Jane’s father alive or dead?. How do you know this?
- He is possibly dead. These ideas may tell about that ”… how much you are missed …,… I now have children, Dad… “.
What quality makes Bob’s father different from others?
- His sense of humor.
What image of a father can you draw from the three passages?
- A father as a teacher, a caretaker, a good friend.
Speak your feelings, opinion, and memories about your father
- Practice reading the passages carefully.
-Practice asking and answering the questions.
- Prepare “ Write” page 70.

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