Unit 8. Celebrations

Look at the pictures and give the names of the celebrations .

Lunar New year
Passover
Easter
Mid-Fall Festival
Wedding
Christmas
A
B
C
F
E
D
Teacher: Bui Thi Duong
School : Him Lam Junior Hight School
New words:
sticky rice cake (n) :
bánh tét ,
bánh chưng
Decorate (v)
Trang trí
Slavery (n)
sự nô lệ
Cuộc diễu hành
Parade (n)
Freedom (n)
Sự tự do
Occur (v)
= happen
Xảy ra
1/ (to) occur
2/ Parade (n)
3/ Freedom (n)
5/ Sticky rice cake (n)
f/ sự nô lệ�
a/ sự tự do
4/ Slavery (n)
6/ (to) decorate
e/ trang trí
d/ cuộc diễu hành
Matching
b/xảy ra
c/bánh trưng, bánh tét
Tet is a festival
.
occurs in late January or early February.

And
Because
So….
Noun
Subject
Family members try to be together at Tet
Subject
Noun
Subject (Noun)
.It
Which
live a part.
.They
Who
Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February

Relative pronoun
Relative clause
Family members who live a part try to be together at Tet.
Relative clause
Relative pronoun
(it is replaced for subject)
RELATIVE CLAUSE
contains
relative pronouns
For People
For things
who
which
as SUBJECT
RELATIVE CLAUSE
helps to define the noun it goes with
is placed immediately after the noun it describes
Exercise :
Fill in the blanks with “ who or which ”
1. Do you know the woman………… is standing by the door?
2. This is the book………… is on wild animals.
3. The girl………has just come out of the room is my new neighbor.
who
which
who
4.
Listen to the tape and then answer these questions.
1. How many celebrations are mentioned in the text ?
2. What are they ?
There are 3.
Tet ( Lunar New Year), Passover and Easter.
Although there are many celebrations through out 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 a part 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 acient 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 celebrate 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 cround the streets to watch colorful parades.
Listen and read
Now, complete the table :
In late January
or early
February
Cleaning and decorating homes, and enjoying special food
Sticky rice cakes
Vietnam
Tet
Easter
Passover
In late March or early April
(not available)
Special meal called the Seder
Israel
Eating
special meal

Around the same time as Passover
People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
Chocolate or sugar eggs
In many countries
Ask and answer with your partners
S1: Which celebration do you like best ?
S2: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
S1: When does it occur ?
S2: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
S1: What do you/ people do on that day ?
S2: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

I like the Christmas best.
It occurs in late December.
I decorate the Christmas tree and have presents from the Santa Claus.
Homework:
1. Learn by heart all the new words.
2. Rewrite the answers in your exercise book.
3. Write about a celebration that you know best.
Homework: