1. Celebrations Period 1 : Getting started, Listen and Read Unit 8
Welcome to our class
Teacher : Do Manh Ha
Bach Thuan Secondary School

2. Unit 8 : Celebrations Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
Match the icons with the names of the celebrations they represent.
Easter
Christmas
Mid-Fall Festival
Lunar New Year
birthday
wedding
Passover 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

3. Unit 8 : Celebrations Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
Vocabularies
b¸nh ch­ng
1. sticky rice cake (n)
trang trÝ
2. decorate (v)
LÔ Qu¸ h¶i
3. Passover (n)
thuéc Do th¸i, ng­êi Do th¸i
4. Jewish (a)
diÔn ra, x¶y ra
5. occur (v)
= happen
sù n« lÖ
6. slavery (n)
>< freedom
7. parade (n)
cuéc diÔu hµnh

4. Unit 8 : Celebrations Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
Rub out and remember
b¸nh ch­ng
1. sticky rice cake (n)
trang trÝ
2. decorate (v)
LÔ Qu¸ h¶i
3. Passover (n)
thuéc Do th¸i, ng­êi Do th¸i
4. Jewish (a)
5. occur (v)
diÔn ra, x¶y ra
6. slavery (n)
sù n« lÖ
7. parade (n)
cuéc diÔu hµnh

5. New structures: Tet is a festival which occurs in late January.
Relative pronoun: §¹i tõ quan hÖ
(®­îc dïng ®Ó liªn kÕt 2 mÖnh ®Ò)
Tet is a festival. It occurs in late January.
Tet is a festival which occurs in late January.
which: thay thÕ cho danh tõ (tiÒn ng÷)
chØ sù vËt, vËt, lµm chñ ng÷ trong mÖnh ®Ò quan hÖ, lu«n ®øng s¸t ngay sau tiÒn ng÷

6. Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
Relative pronoun: §¹i tõ quan hÖ
(®­îc dïng ®Ó liªn kÕt 2 mÖnh ®Ò)
Family members try to be together at Tet. They live apart.
Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
Who : thay thÕ cho danh tõ (tiÒn ng÷)
chØ ng­êi, lµm chñ ng÷ trong mÖnh ®Ò quan hÖ, lu«n ®øng s¸t ngay sau tiÒn ng÷

7. Who is the fastest?
1. My father is looking for the book ... is about wild animals.
a, can b, who c, which d, where
2. The boy ... broke the window will be punished.
a, how b, who c, which d, when
3. It is the most interesting film ... I have ever seen.
a, which b, who c, why d, when
4. Trong Tan, ... sang a song on TV last night, is a famous singer.
a, when b, who c, which d, where

8. Unit 8 : Celebrations Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
Close the book. Listen to the tape and then answer these questions.
1. How many celebrations are mentioned in the text ?
There are 3 celebrations.
2. What are they ?
They are Tet ( Lunar New Year), Passover and Easter.

9. Work in groups. Complete the table.
Celebration
When?
Activities
Food
Country
Cleaning and decorating homes, and enjoying special food, family members gathering
In late January or early February
Tet
Sticky rice Cakes
Vietnam
Special meal called the Seder
Late March or early April
(No information)
Passover
Israel
People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
Around the same time as Passover
Chocolate or sugar eggs
In many countries
Easter

10. Finding the gifts 1
A. This festival is just for children, they sing, wear masks, play game: lion dancing, eat Moon cakes and it is celebrated in mid - fall.
1, lunar new year 2, full moon festival 3, Halloween 2
B. This festival occurs on December 24th, people decorate the
Christmas trees and children receive presents from Santa Claus.
1, Christmas 2, Easter 3, Valentine 3 4
C. On … …, good children receive chocolate or sugar eggs.
1, Christmas Day 2, Easter Day 3, Mother’s Day 5
D. Easter is a joyful festival … is celebrated in many countries.
1, who 2, what 3, which 6
E. On the Passover festival, people celebrate freedom from … .
1, decorate 2, parades 3, slavery 7 8

11. Remember:

12. Remember:

13. Unit 8 : Celebrations Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
Homework:
1. Learn by heart all the new words.
2. Write about a celebration that you know best.
3. Prepare for Speak and Listen.
4. Do exercise 1 in workbook page 52.

14. Exercise 1 (page 52): Complete these sentence using WHO / WHICH.
Do you know the name of the tourist … came and talked about New Year in Canada?
I’m looking for a book … tells about traditional festivals of Asian people.
I couldn’t go to the show … was held in Hoi An last summer.
My brother has told me about the festival … is held in Hue City every two years.

15. Good bye !
See you next time.