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

Ms. Huyen
Welcome to our class
Unit 9: Festivals around the world

Lesson 1: Getting Started
La Tomatina
Elephant Race Festival
Diwali
Burning Man
Do you known these Festivals?
Unit 9: Festivals around the world

Lesson 1: Getting Started
THE FESTIVAL PROJECT
- festival (n)
- fascinating (a)
- religious (a)
- seasonal (a)
- superstitious (a)
- harvest (n, v)
- hand in (v)
: lễ hội
: thuộc tôn giáo
: lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn
: theo mùa
:mang tính mê tín
: (sự) thu hoạch
: nộp (bài k.tra, luận…)
Unit 9: Festivals around the world
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Vocabulary
- festival
- fascinating
- religious
- seasonal
Spain
- superstitious
- harvest
- hand in
: thuộc tôn giáo
: lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn
: lễ hội
: theo mùa
:mang tính mê tín
: (sự) thu hoạch
: nộp (bài k.tra, luận…)
Matching
: nước Tây Ban Nha
Teacher
Phong
Mai
Nick
Mi
THE FESTIVAL PROJECT
Unit 9: Festivals around the world
Lesson 1: Getting Started
1. P 26 Listen and read
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.
T
F
T
T
hour
Unit 9: Festivals around the world
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Vocabulary
II. Practice
Ex.1b-P.27. True (T) or False (F) statements.
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. Why does Mi think her festival is unusual?


5. What should the students do after this discussion with the teacher?


No, she didn’t because she said “Oh really?” to show her surprise.
People light candles and display/ let off fireworks..
It’s La Tomatina.
Because to celebrate the festival people go to the desert, make a camp,
and have a party.
They should write up reports hand them into the teacher.
Unit 9: Festivals around the world
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Ex.1a-P.27. Answer the following questions.
Ex.2-P.27 Write the festivals in the box under the pictures. Then listen and repeat.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Water festival
Cannes Film
Festival
Ghost Day
Tet
Rock in Rio
Christmas
Halloween
Easter
religious 
music/ art 
 seasonal 
superstitous
 
  
Unit 9: Festivals around the world
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Ex.3a-P.27. Match the festivals below with the reason they are held
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.
Unit 9: Festivals around the world
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Ex.4-P.27.. Compare your answers with a partner:
Unit 9: Festivals around the world
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Ex.5-P.27.. Can you add any more festivals to the groups in 3?
Religious : Thanksgiving, Diwali
Music/arts: Berlin Festival
Seasonal: Mid-autumn Festival 
- Learn vocabulary by heart.
- Complete Ex5 into notebook.
- Prepare: A closer look 1
homework
5
11
10
9
8
7
6
4
3
2
1
a.Diwali
b.Elephant Race festival
c.Ghost Day
d. Halloween
f.Cannes Film Festival
e. Easter
g. Water Festival
h. Burning Man
i. Christmas
k. La Tomatina
L . Tet
Festivals