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Period: 67; Unit: 9

Lesson: Getting started:
The festival project
Teacher
Nick
Mai
Phong
Mi
What are they talking about?
Where are they?
Vocabulary
Fascinating (a)
lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn
Religious (a)
thuộc tôn giáo
Seasonal (a)
theo mùa
Celebrate (v)
Desert (n)
Hand in (v)
Firework (n)
Superstitious (adj)
make/have a camp(v)
tổ chức
(sự) thu hoạch
sa mạc
nộp, giao nộp
pháo hoa
có tính mê tín
đi cắm trại
Harvest
1.a) Answer the following questions.
1. Did the teacher expect Nick to choose a Vietnamese festival?
Why / Why not?
They should write up reports and hand them in to 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.
5. What should the students do after this discussion with the teacher?
4. Why does Mi think her festival is unusual?
3. Which festival is held in a small town?
2. What do people do to celebrate Diwali?
1. How many festivals are they talking about?
Answer the questions:
2. In which countries are the festivals held
=> They are talking about 4 festivals: Elephant Race Festival, Diwali, Tomatina, Burning Man.
=> Elephant Race Festival in Viet Nam, Diwali in Indian, Tomatina in Spain, Burning Man in the western United States at Black Rock City.
La Tomatina
Diwali
Elephant Race
Burning Man
b) Tick ( ) true (T) or false (F).
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one day
2. Write the festivals in the box under the pictures.
Then listen and repeat.


Ghost Day
Water Festival
Halloween
Rock in Rio
Cannes Film Festival
Christmas
Easter
Tet
5. ………………..
6. ……………..
7. ……………..
8. .….…………..
1. ……………....
2. ……..…............
3. …………...
4. ………....
3. Match the festivals below with the reasons they are held.

music/arts
superstitious
seasonal
religious
Suggested festivals
Religious: Halloween, Ghost day, Thanksgiving, Diwali, Holi, Ramadan, Nervana
Music/ arts: Rock in Rio, Cannes Film Festival, Hue Festival, Berlin Festival,…
Seasonal: Mid-autumn Festival, Harvest Festival, Spring Festival, Summer Festival, Winter Festival…
4. Compare your answer with partner.
Work in groups:
S’s A: I think…..
S’s B: I agree/ disagree…..
S’s A : Which do you think are seasonalFestival?…..
S’s B: I think…..
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HOMEWORK
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Practice the dialogue again.
- Do exercises B1 in workbook (P18).
- Prepare for Unit 9: Closer look 1.
Goodbye