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

WARM-UP Write the names of the festivals
Water festival
Cannes film festival
Ghost Day
Tet
Christmas
Halloween
Easter
Rock in Rio
Unit 9: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
Lesson 1: Getting Started
The festival project (P.26 - 27)
* Vocabulary:
mang tính mê tín
kỉ niệm,làm lễ kỉ niệm
thuộc về mùa
mang tính tôn giáo
- seasonal (adj):
- superstitious (v):
- religious (v):
- celebrate (v):
Teacher
Nick
Mai
Pre-questions:


1.What are they talking about ?
2.Which festivals did they choose?
1a. Answer the following questions.
a. Did the teacher expect Nick to choose a Vietnamese festival? Why/ Why not?
b. What do people do to celebrate Diwali?
c. Which festival is held in a small town?
d. Why does Mi think her festival is unusual?
e. What should the students do after this discussion with the teacher?
*Answers:
a. Did the teacher expect Nick to choose a Vietnamese festival? Why/ Why not?
b. What do people do to celebrate Diwali?
d. Why does Mi think her festival is unusual?
e. What should the students do after this discussion with the teacher?
No, she didn’t because she said “Oh, really?”to show her surprise.
They light candles and display fireworks.
La Tomatina is held in a small town.
Because people go to the desert, make a camp and have a party to celebrate the festival.
They should write up reports and hand them into the teacher.
c. Which festival is held in a small town?
b. Tick ( ) true (T) or false (F).
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day
hour
3. Match the festivals below with the reasons they are held.
religious seasonal music/arts superstitious
Su religious
Su superstitious
music/arts
Su seasonal
5. Can you add any more festivals to the groups in 3?
Example:
Religious: Huong Pagoda Festival,...
Music/arts: Hue Festival, Canh Dieu Vang,...
Seasonal: Mid-autumn Festival,...
Superstitious: Saint Patrick’s Day,...
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.
SUMMARY:
* Reading for specific information about how people celebrate festivals.
* Knowing Festivals around the world.

1. Learn Vocabulary by heart .
2. Prepare Unit 9: Lesson 2 : A Closer Look 1
_ Do the task ( P.28)
HOMEWORK: