Unit8

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
11A3
HOT SEATS
1. Tet (Lunar New Year)
2. Mid – Autumn Festival
3. Thanksgiving
4. pray
5. lucky money
6. Peach flowers
7. Apricot flowers
Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening
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I. Before you listen:
Work individually: Guess which of the following activities the Japanese often do on their New Year’s Day
* exchanging gifts and cards






Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening
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I. Before you listen:
Work individually: Guess which of the following activities the Japanese often do on their New Year’s Day
* giving / receiving lucky money
* decorating the house with peach flowers

Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening
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I. Before you listen:
Work individually: Guess which of the following activities the Japanese often do on their New Year’s Day
* going to the pagoda





Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening
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I. Before you listen:

Work individually: Guess which of the following activities the Japanese often do on their New Year’s Day
* wearing kimonos or special dress
Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening
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I. Before you listen:

Work individually: Guess which of the following activities the Japanese often do on their New Year’s Day
visiting their friends

What other things do you think the Japanese also do at the New Year?

Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening
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VOCABULARY
similarities (n):
kimono (n)

housewives (n)

shrine (n)
longevity (n)
Pine trees (n)
Constancy (n)
represent (v)



= Sự tương tự, sự giống nhau
= wife or mother who looks after a home = các bà nội trợ
= sự bền lòng, không thay đổi, trường tồn
= đền thờ, miếu thờ
= long life = tuổi thọ
= cây thông
= to be a symbol of ST = biểu trưng cho, tượng trưng cho
= chiếc áo kimono
Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening
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II. While you listen:
Task 1: Listen and tick (√) the things you hear
1. They put on special clothes.
2. Everyone cleans the house.
3. Belts 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
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Task 2: Answer the following questions:
Why do Japanese do a big clean up before the New Year comes?
Where do the Japanese hear the bells from?
3. What do the Japanese often wear when they go to visit their shrines?
4. Do the Japanese often celebrate the New Year with their friends?
Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening
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PLAY GAME: Lucky picture
Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening
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III. After you listen:
* Work in pairs: Compare the following aspects of the Vietnamese New Year with those of the Japanese one.
begin many days before the New Year
begin a few days before the New Year
clean up, peach/apricot flowers, watch TV
clean up, pine trees, watch the national singing contest on TV,
cook special food, special kimonos, or dress
...is celebrated among family only
...is celebrated with every family / relatives
traditional foods, dress, ao dai, suits, no kimonos
1. Learn by heart all new words and write down the above content.
2. Prepare part D: Writing
Question 1: Why do Japanese do a big clean up before the New Year comes?

- Because they want to get rid of the dirt of the old year and welcome the New Year

Question 2: Where do the Japanese hear the bells from?
- ...From television or radio
- ... Kimonos or special dress
Question 3: What do the Japanese often wear when they go to visit their shrines?
- ... special kimonos or dress
Question 4: Do the Japanese often celebrate the New Year with their friends?
No, New Year’s Day is mostly celebrated among family only
- In cities