GOOD AFTERNOON
EVERYONE !!!
Unit 5:
Festivals in Viet Nam
A closer look 1
Buffalo - fighting
Game: Brainstorming
Names of festivals
in Vietnam
Cow - racing
Le Mat Snake
Lim festival
Elephant-racing
Flowers festival
Hue festival
……......
Preserve (v) Bảo tồn
Ritual (n) nghi thức
Commemorate (v) Kỉ niệm
Saint (n) Thánh /thần
Incense (n) Nhang/hương
Fortune (n) Vận may
Perform (v) Biểu diễn
* NEW WORDS:
Preserve (v)
Ritual (n)
Commemorate(v)
Saint (n)
Incense (n)
Fortune (n)
Perform
* Match the words with the right meanings:
: bảo tồn
: nghi thức (tôn giáo)
: kỉ niệm
Thánh/ Thần
Nhang
Vận may
biểu diễn
1. Match the words to their meanings.
vocabulary
1. to preserve
5. to commemorate
4. a ritual
3. a performance
2. to worship
c. to keep a tradition alive
d. to remember and celebrate something or someone
b. an act of special meaning that you do in the same way each time
a. a show
e. to show respect and love for something or someone
2. Complete the sentences using the words in 1.
The Giong Festival is held every year to _______________ Saint Giong, our traditional hero.
At Huong Pagoda, we offer Buddha a tray of fruit to __________ him.
Thanks to technology, we can now __________ our culture for future generations.
In most festivals in Viet Nam, the __________ often begins with an offering of incense.
The Le Mat Snake _______________ is about the history of the village.
commemorate
worship
preserve
ritual
performance
3. Match the nouns with each verb. A noun can go with more than one verb.
a ceremony a show a celebration
an anniversary a hero good fortune
a ritual a god a reunion
WATCH
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
HAVE
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
____________________________
WORSHIP
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
PERFORM
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
a ceremony
a show
a celebration
an anniversary
a ceremony
a show
a hero
good fortune
a ritual
a god
a reunion
a hero
a god
a ceremony
a show
a ritual
4a. Look at the table below. What can you notice about these words?
pronunciation
competition commemoration procession preservation confusion magician
musician vegetarian companion
4b. Now listen and repeat the words.
competition
commemoration
procession
preservation
confusion
magician
musician
vegetarian
companion
5. Listen and stress the words below. Pay attention to the endings.
6. Read the following sentences and mark (‘) the stressed syllable in the underline words. Then listen and repeat.
Elephants are good companions of the people in Don Village.
The elephant races need the participation of young riders.
The elephant races get the attention of the crowds.
Vietnamese historians know a lot about festivals in Viet Nam.
It’s a tradition for us to burn incense when we go to the pagoda.
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