GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE !!!
By: Tran Ngoc Tinh
Unit 4: Our customs and traditions
Lesson 7: Looking back + Project
Welcome to our class
ENGLISH 8
EX1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
vocabulary
cutlery generations wrap
workship host respect
We should __________ our customs and traditions.
A lot of countries in the world have the tradition of ____________ their ancestors.
You shouldn’t __________ a gift in black or white paper.
In a lot of countries, the __________ usually invites everybody to start eating.
In Viet Nam, the __________ we mostly use is chopsticks.
For _______________ , my family has visited this pagoda.
respect
worshipping
wrap
host
cutlery
generations
EX2. Write sentences with the following expressions.
there’s a tradition that
according to tradition
follow the tradition of
break with tradition by
have the custom of
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EX3. Complete the following wordwebs with the customs and traditions you know or have learnt.
family customs and traditions
_________________
_________________
_________________
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social customs and traditions
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EX4. Complete the sentences, using should or shouldn’t and a verb from the box.
grammar
use break wait touch follow
In Viet Nam you _______________ for the eldest person to sit before you sit down.
In Viet Nam you _______________ only the first name to address people older than you.
You _______________ your promise to the children.
If you are Vietnamese, you _______________ your customs and traditions.
You _______________ another person’s head because it’s disrespectful.
should wait
shouldn’t use
shouldn’t break
should follow
shouldn’t touch
EX5. Identify one mistake in each of the following sentences. Correct it.
When you visit a temple in Thailand, you has to follow some important customs.
People should wear short shorts and tank tops. This is disrespectful.
People can wear sandals, but these have to has a strap around the back.
People should to lower their voice inside the temple.
Women have avoid touching monks.
=> have to
=> shouldn’t
=> have to have
=> should
=> have to avoid
EX6. GAME: WHAT SHOULD I DO?
In small groups, take turns to choose one of these scenarios for each other. Once everyone has had a turn at answering, vote for the person who gave the best advice.
How they have changed
1. Work in groups of three or four. Decide on a Vietnamese custom or tradition you want to research.
2. Individually, interview an older person (your grandmother or your neighbour) about this custom or tradition.
3. Then interview a younger person (your mother or your teacher) to see if this custom or tradition has changed today.
4. Back in your group, compare and combine your research results. Then together plan your presentation. Decide which of you will lead each part of the presentation.
5. Give your presentation to the rest of the class.
Customs and traditions:
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