Unit 8 Listening Grade 11 (Hoan Chinh)Mr Lee

Mr Vu Thanh Tung
Luc Ngan high school No 4
WARM-UP
Tell the names of these things
kimono
Lucky money
sumo
firework
shrine
cherry flower
Today we will learn about how the New Year is celebrated in Japan.
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Part C. LISTENING
I. Before you listen
* Work in pairs. Guess which of the following activities the Japanese often do on their New Year’s Days.
exchanging gifts and cards.
decorating the house with peach flowers.
wearing kimonos or special dress.
giving/ receiving lucky money.
going to the pagoda.
visiting friends.
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Part C. LISTENING
I. Before you listen
* Work in pairs. Guess which of the following activities the Japanese often do on their New Year’s Days.
What other things do you think the Japanese also do at the New Year?
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Part C. LISTENING
I. Before you listen
* Listen and repeat.
- ki’mono (n):
- shrine (n):
- pine trees (plural n):
- repre’sent (v):
(n):
- ‘housewives (plural)
- lon’gevity (n):
- ‘constancy (n):
- simi’larity (n):
áo kimônô
đền thờ, miếu thờ
cây thông
tượng trưng cho, biểu trưng cho
các bà vợ, những người nội trợ
= long life: tuổi thọ
tính kiên định, sự bất biến
= to be a symbol of sth: sự giống nhau, sự tương tự
sự tượng trưng, biểu trưng
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Part C. LISTENING
* Task 1. Listen and tick () the things you hear.
II. While you listen
1. They put on special clothes.
2. Everyone cleans the house.
3. Bells ring 108 times.
4. Housewives prepare special foods.
5. They decorate their houses with kumquat trees
6. They go to a shrine
7. They give each other “lucky money”.
8. They drink rice wine.
9. They play cards.
10. They watch television.
11. They eat a special meal.
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Part C. LISTENING
* Task 1. Listen and tick () the things you hear.
II. While you listen
1. They put on special clothes.
2. Everyone cleans the house.
3. Bells ring 108 times.
4. Housewives prepare special foods.
5. They decorate their houses with kumquat trees
6. They go to a shrine
7. They give each other “lucky money”.
8. They drink rice wine.
9. They play cards.
10. They watch television.
11. They eat a special meal.
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Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Part C. LISTENING
* Task 2. Listen again and answer the following questions.
II. While you listen
1. Why do Japanese do a big clean up before the New Year comes?
2. Where do the Japanese hear the bells from?
4. Do the Japanese often celebrate the New Year with their friends?
-> ...from television or radio
->... kimonos or special dress
-> No, New Year’s Day is mostly celebrated among family only
-> Because they want to get rid of the dirt of the old year and welcome the New Year
3. What do the Japanese often wear when they go to visit their shrines?
III. After you listen. Work in pairs: Compare the following aspects of the Vietnamese New Year with those of the Japanese one.
Begin a few days before the New Year
Cook special food; Dress kimonos or special dress
Clean up and decorate the houses with cherry flowers; Watch the national singing contest on TV; Go to the shrine; Drink rice wine
... among family only
Begin many days before the New Year
Cook traditional foods; Dress ao dai, suits, no kimonos
Clean up and decorate the houses with peach/apricot flowers; Watch TV; Go to the pagoda; …
... with every family/ relatives
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart all new words
Prepare part D: Writing
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Part C. LISTENING
* You will hear two people talking about how the New Year is celebrated in Japan.
II. While you listen
LAN: You live in Japan for more than two years, could you tell me something about Japanese New Year, Mai? When is the New Year observed?
MAI: It’s on the 1st January, and it lasts three days through 3rd January.
LAN: Do people do the same thing as we do in Vietnam?
MAI: Well, there are some similarities and also some differences.
LAN: Please, tell me about them.
MAI: The preparations begin a few days before the New Year when housewives start cooking special food for New Year’s Day.
LAN: Do they clean and decorate their houses?
MAI: Sure, they do. On the New Year’s Eve every household do a big cleaning up. The idea is to get rid of the dirt of the past year and welcome the new one.
LAN: Do they decorate the house with trees and flowers?
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Part C. LISTENING
* You will hear two people talking about how the New Year is celebrated in Japan.
II. While you listen
MAI: Yes, They usually decorate their houses with some small pine trees on both sides of the door, which represent longevity and constancy. People also exchange cards and gifts.
LAN: I see. And what do they usually do on the New Year’s Eve?
MAI: Family members sit round and start watching the national singing contest on television. But the last notes must be sung before midnight.
Then television or radio will broadcast 108 bells. As soon as the 108th bell is rung, people all say “Happy New Year”.
LAN: What do they usually do next?
MAI: Some families put on special kimonos or dress to go to visit their shrine.
Then they come home and eat their special New Year Day’s food and drink a lot of rice wine. New Year’s Day is mostly celebrated among family only.