Unit 9. Festivals Around the World. Lesson 1. Getting started

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Unit 9: Festivals around the world
Lesson 1
Getting started
Water festival
Cannes Film Festival
Ghost Day
Tet
Rock in Rio
Christmas
Halloween
Easter
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* Vocabulary:
fascinating (adj):
amazing (adj):
religious (adj):
firework (n):
make a camp (v):
seasonal (adj):
superstitious (adj):
hấp dẫn
đáng ngạc nhiên
thuộc tôn giáo
pháo hoa
cắm trại
thuộc về mùa
mang tính mê tín

Teacher : Which festival did you choose , Nick ?.
Nick : Actually , I chose a Vietnamese festival !
Teacher : Oh really ? Which one did you choose ?
Nick : I chose the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak. I think elephants are fascinating animals !It must be amazing to see them racing .
Teacher : Ok , that`s interesting .How about you ,Mai ?
Mai : I chose Diwali. It`s an Indian festival .
Teacher : Why did you choose it ?
Mai : Well it`s called the Festival of Lights` and it`s a religious festival .I think candles are so romantic and I love fireworks .There are lots of both during Diwali.
Teacher : That`s a great choice .and you ,Phong ?
Phong : I chose La Tomatina. It`s held in Spain in a small town called Bunol. It`s a seasonal festival to celebrate the tomato harvest
Teacher : What do you like about it ?
Phong :For one hour ,people get to throw tomatoes at each other !
Teacher : Wow! That does sound unusual OK , Finally ,Mi .
Mi : I chose something a little different . It`s a music festival called Burning Man .It`s held every year at the end of August .People go to the desert, make a camp and have a party
Teacher : Wow , that`s a new one on me ! Sounds fascinating .OK I`d like you to write up your reports and hand them in to me by .
1. Did the teacher expect Nick to choose a Vietnamese festival ? Why ? Why not ?
2. What do people do to celebrate Diwali ?
3. Which festival is held in a small town ?
4. Mi think her festival is unusual ?
5. What should the students do after this discussion with the teacher ?
a. Answer the following questions
No ,she didn’t because she said “Oh really ?”. It shows that she was surprised
People light candles and display fireworks
It’s La Tomatina
Because people have to go to the desert ,make a camp and have a party to celebrate the festival.
They should write up reports and hand them in to the teacher
1.Nick chose the festival because he would like to see elephants racing
2.The ‘Festival of Lights’is another name for Diwali
3.People throw tomatoes at each other for one day at La Tomatina .
4. Burning Man is held in the desert
b. True or false
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1.Nick chose the festival because he would like to see elephants racing
2.The ‘Festival of Lights’is another name for Diwali
3.People throw tomatoes at each other for one day at La Tomatina .
4. Burning Man is held in the desert
b. True or false
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One hour only
Water festival
Cannes Film Festival
Ghost Day
Tet
Rock in Rio
Christmas
Halloween
Easter
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Religious -> Halloween , Ghost Day .
Music /arts -> Rock in Rio, Cannes Film Festival .
Seasonal -> Tet , Water festival
Superstitious -> Christmas , Easter
Activity 3: Match the festivals below with the reasons they are held
Activity 4. Compare your answers with a partner:
Example:
A: I think Rock in Rio and the Cannes Film
Festival are music or arts festivals.
B: I agree.
A: Which do you think are seasonal festivals?
B: I think Christmas and Easter. How about you?
A: I think Halloween and Ghost day.
Activity 5. Can you add more festivals to the groups in 3? (At home)
Learn vocabulary by heart
Practice listening and reading again.