Transcript Unit 8: Celebrations

Unit 8: Celebrations
Christmas
Thanksgiving
Graduation
Halloween
Easter
Mother’s Day
Wedding
Valentine’s Day
Birthday
Christmas
Thanksgiving
Graduation
Halloween
Mother’s Day
Birthday
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Mother’s Day
Task 1: Dialogue
Do you know that Tet
Well, we eat a lot of special
It’s
the
time
when
foods,
we
dress
up
and on
visit
Well,
this
year
it’s
Vietnamese
people
holiday
is
month
? we
th next
friends
and
relatives
,and
the
9
of
February
.
celebrate
the
beginning
of
also play some traditional
Spring. It’s
also the
games
. start of
the lunar new year .
When is it
exactly ?
Task 1: You are going to read a conversation between Mai
and Anna who are talking about Tet Holiday in Vietnam.
Work in pairs:
Mai:
Do you know that Tet holiday is next month?
Anna: What is Tet?
Mai:
It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of
spring. It’s also the start of the lunar new year.
Anna: When is it exactly?
Mai:
Well, this year it’s on the 9th February.
Anna: What do you usually do at Tet?
Mai:
Well, we eat alot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends
and
relatives, and we also play some traditional games.
Anna: Oh, that sounds really interesting.
Task 2 : Which holiday is in each picture ?
Mid-Autumn Festival
15th Aug Lunar
Thanksgiving (3rd Thursday, Nov)
Valentine’s Day (14th Feb)
Match the following holiday with its main purpose
and activities.
Holiday/Celebration
Its main purpose
Its activities
1. Thanksgiving
(third Thursday
in November)
A. They give chocolates,
a. People express their
flowers or gifts to the
love to each other.
people they love.
2. Valentine’s Day
(14th February)
B. Children wear masks,
b. People celebrate the
parade in the street,
largest full moon in
have parties with
the year.
special cakes and lots
of fruits, etc.
3. Mid-Autumn
C. Family members get
Festival
c. People celebrate the
together. They
(15th day of the 8th harvest.
prepare a large meal
lunar month)
with roast turkey.
Task 3: Ask and answer about the following holidays,
using the dialogue in Task 1 as the model.
Holiday/Celebration
Its main purpose
A. When is Valentine’s
...............................
Day ? ?
Its activities
Valentine’s Day
They give chocolates, flowers
thPeople express their love
B.(14Itth February)
is on ......................................................................
or gifts to the people they
to each other.
love.
the 14 of February.
A. What is its main purpose ?
Children wear masks, parade
expressPeople
theircelebrate
love the
tolargest
eachinother.
Mid-Autumn
Festival
B. People
.......................................................................
the street, have parties with
th
day of the 8 lunar month) full moon in the year.
special cakes and lots of
fruits, etc.
(15th
A. What do people often do on that day?
They give chocolates, flowers or Family
giftsmembers
to thegetpeople
B.....................................................................................
Thanksgiving
together.
People celebrate the
(third Thursday in
They prepare a large meal
harvest.
they
love.
November)
with roast turkey.
Task 4: Retell one of the holidays above, using
the dialogue.
A. When is Valentine’s
...............................
Day ? ?
the 14th of February.
B. It is on ......................................................................
A. What is its main purpose ?
express their love to each other.
B. People .......................................................................
A. What do people often do on that day?
They give chocolates, flowers or gifts to the people
B.....................................................................................
they love.
 Retell one of the holidays below.
Write a short paragraph about a celebration.