Unit 8. Celebrations

UNIT 8
English 9
UINIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
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2. SPEAK
3. LISTEN
4. READ
5. WRITE
Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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New Year’s Eve
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Wedding Day
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Mother’s Day
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Tet holiday/
Lunar New Year
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Birthday
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Christmas
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Halloween
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.
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Valentine’s Day
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First, look at expressions which help you to give
compliments and the responses to them.
2. speak
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Now, look at the pictures and situations provided.
Then give and respond to appropriate compliments.
An example has been done for you to follow.
2. speak
Marline has just won the first prize in the English Essay Contest.
You: Well done, Marline.
Marline: Thanks.
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Now, look at the pictures and situations provided.
Then give and respond to appropriate compliments
by typing compliments and responses in the boxes.
2. speak
On the Mother’s Day, Mary bought her mother some roses and
a nice card to celebrate.
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2. speak
Hung’s brother has just won the cup in the Student Singing
Contest.
Now, look at the pictures and situations provided.
Then give and respond to appropriate compliments
by typing compliments and responses in the boxes.
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2. speak
On his father’s birthday, Tuan prepared a very special gift for
him.
Now, look at the pictures and situations provided.
Then give and respond to appropriate compliments
by typing compliments and responses in the boxes.
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2. speak
Lan brings to class a new picture she has painted.
Now, look at the pictures and situations provided.
Then give and respond to appropriate compliments
by typing compliments and responses in the boxes.
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2. speak
Now, think of your own situations in which you can
give compliments to your friends and get responses
from them. Make up your own dialogues using the
expressions given.
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3. listen
In the recording, three people
are talking about their feelings
and opinions about some
special days. First, listen to the
recording.
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3. listen
Now, listen again and answer the questions by typing your
answers in the boxes.
1. Is Christmas the only time in the year that the
first speaker gets to see his relatives?
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3. listen
Now, listen again and answer the questions by typing your
answers in the boxes.
1. Is Christmas the only time in the year that the
first speaker gets to see his relatives?

- Yes, it is.
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3. listen
Now, listen again and answer the questions by typing your
answers in the boxes.
2. What did the first speaker and his family did last Christmas?
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3. listen
Now, listen again and answer the questions by typing your
answers in the boxes.
2. What did the first speaker and his family did last Christmas?

- They got together for a big Christmas dinner.
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3. listen
Now, listen again and answer the questions by typing your
answers in the boxes.
3. What day is the second speaker talking about?
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3. listen
Now, listen again and answer the questions by typing your
answers in the boxes.
3. What day is the second speaker talking about?

- She is talking about Halloween day.
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3. listen
Now, listen again and answer the questions by typing your
answers in the boxes.
4. Does the second speaker like the day?
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3. listen
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answers in the boxes.
4. Does the second speaker like the day?

- No, she doesn’t.
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3. listen
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answers in the boxes.
5. Does the third speaker like the New Year’s Eve?
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3. listen
Now, listen again and answer the questions by typing your
answers in the boxes.
5. Does the third speaker like the New Year’s Eve?

- No, she doesn’t.
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3. listen
Now, listen again and answer the questions by typing your
answers in the boxes.
6. How does the third speaker feel the day after the New Year’s Eve?
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3. listen
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answers in the boxes.
6. How does the third speaker feel the day after the New Year’s Eve?

- She feels terrible next day.
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3. listen
TRANSCRIPT
ONE: Christmas is the special time for me. It is the only time in the
year that I get to see some of my relatives. Last year, our whole family
got together for a big Christmas dinner. It was great. We were all big
talkers so everyone had a funny story to tell.
TWO: When I was a kid, I never liked Halloween much. It was too
scary and now that I have 2 children of my own, it is even more
frightening. I don’t let my children go from door to door and ask
strangers for candy. The world is too dangerous for that. Last year my
kids just went to party at a friend’s house and it was fine with me.
THREE: I don’t look forward to New Year’s Eve. Those parties are the
worst. There is too much food at the end of eating and staying up too
late, I feel terrible next day. And the noise. Last year, the people next
door had a huge noisy party that went on until 5 in the morning.
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4. read
Read the passage below.
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the
old days many girls from working-class families in towns and cities
and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They
had to do all the housework and their working day was usually very
long, they often worked on Sundays, too.
Once a year, it was usually one Sunday in March, they could visit their
mothers. They went home on that day and brought presents for their
mothers and for other members of their families. They could stay at
home only one day, and then went back to their work. People call that
day Mothering Day or Mothering Sunday.
Later workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of
rich families received on free day a week, and Mothering Day became
Mother’s Day. It is the last Sunday in March.
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4. read
Now, answer the questions by typing your answers
in the boxes given.
1. Where did many girls working in rich houses come from?

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4. read
Now, answer the questions by typing your answers
in the boxes given.
1. Where did many girls working in rich houses come from?

- They came from working-class families in towns and
cities and from farmers’ families in the country.
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4. read
Now, answer the questions by typing your answers
in the boxes given.
2. What did these girls have to do in rich houses?

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4. read
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2. What did these girls have to do in rich houses?

- They had to do all the housework.
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4. read
Now, answer the questions by typing your answers
in the boxes given.
3. Did they work on Sundays?

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4. read
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in the boxes given.
3. Did they work on Sundays?

- Yes, they did.

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4. read
Now, answer the questions by typing your answers
in the boxes given.
4. How often did they visit their mothers?

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4. read
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in the boxes given.
4. How often did they visit their mothers?

- Once a year.

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4. read
Now, answer the questions by typing your answers
in the boxes given.
5. What did they do when they went home?

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4. read
Now, answer the questions by typing your answers
in the boxes given.
5. What did they do when they went home?

- When they went home, they brought presents for their mothers and for other members of their families.

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4. read
Now, answer the questions by typing your answers
in the boxes given.
6. When is Mother’s Day?

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4. read
Now, answer the questions by typing your answers
in the boxes given.
6. When is Mother’s Day?

- It is the last Sunday in March.

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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.
Dear Linh,
1. I/ just/ receive/ letter/ and/ I/ fully/ agree/ your idea/ which/ suggest/ organize/ a day/ fathers.

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Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.
Dear Linh,

1. I have just received your letter and I fully agree with
your idea which suggests organizing a day for fathers.

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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

2. We/ should/ celebrate/ Father’s Day/ as/ people/ do/ Australia/ USA.

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Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

2. We should celebrate Father’s Day as people do in Australia and the USA.

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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.
3. It/ be/ time/ children/ express/ feelings/ memories/ love/ fathers.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

3. It will be the time for children to express their feelings, memories and love for their fathers.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.
4. In/ opinion/ we/ should/ celebrate/ this/ day/ December 20th.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

4. In my opinion, we should celebrate this day on December 20th.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.
5. I/ suggest/ this/ day/ because/ October 20th/ day/ Vietnamese Women.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

5. I suggest this day because October 20th is the day for Vietnamese Women.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.
6. And/ two days/ after/ this day/ Vietnamese People’s Army Day/ we/ show/ admiration/ soldiers.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

6. And two days after this day is Vietnamese People’s Army Day when we show our admiration for the soldiers.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.
7. Father’s Day/ children/ can/ send/ cards/ gifts/ fathers.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

7. On the Father’s Day, children can send cards gifts to their fathers.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

8. They/ can/ also/ have/ parties/ read/ poems/ or/ sing some/ song/ make/ fathers/ happy.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

8. They can also have parties, read poems or sing some songs to make their fathers happy.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

9. I/ think/ many/ other/ people/ also/ share/ this/ idea/ so/ we/ should/ write/ more/ friend.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

9. I think many other people will also share this idea, so we should write to more friends.
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

10. I/ look/ forward/ hear/ you/ soon.
Yours,
Ha
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5. write
Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a
day for fathers in Vietnam. Complete the letters by making
necessary changes or additions.

10. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Ha
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5. write
Now, write a letter which shows your ideas about organizing
a day for mothers in Vietnam. You can base on the letter you
have completed.
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