WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Unit 9 – FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
Lesson 7: LOOING BACK
* VOCABULARY:
- Flower floats : lễ hội hoa /fləut/
- reporter (n) : phóng viên /riˈpôrtər/
- creative (adj) : sáng tạo /kriˈeidiv/
- relevant (adj) : liên quan /ˈreləvənt/
- ethnic minorities : bộ/dân tộc thiểu số /ˈethnik mainorədis/
- pray (v) : cầu nguyện /prei/
- worship (v) : thờ cúng /ˈwərsip/
- ancestor (n) : tổ tiên /ˈenˌsestər/
- contribute (v) : đóng góp /kənˈtribiut/
- monk (n) : thầy tu, tu sĩ /məngk/
- preach (v) : tụng kinh, thuyết giáo /pri:ʧ/
Ex1: Rearrange the letters to make reasons for holding festivals.
1. rlisgieou

2. naeasls




1. religious
3. music
2. seasonal
4. superstitious

3. micus

4. itiosusuperst


Then match them to the pictures of the festivals.
1. religious
3. music
4. superstitious
2. seasonal
a
b
c
d
d
b
c
Christmas
Glastonbury
Day of the Dead
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Glastonbury
Day of the Dead
Thanksgiving
a
b
c
d
Which festival is this?
1. A lot of ________ and artistic activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat. (culture)
2. I saw a __________ of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (parade)
3. We had a __________ meal on my grandfather’s birthday.
(celebrate)
4. The Christmas season is also called the _______ season. festival)
5. I loved the _____________ of folk songs. (perform)
6. There is a special _____________ for Japanese girls on March 3rd every year. (celebrate)




cultural
parade
celebratory
festive
performance
celebration
celebration
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Question words
What
What time
When
Where
Why
Who
Whose
How
Which
How far
How old
How many
How much
1. Look at this photo! ______ were you doing with the candles?
2. ______ did you stay when you were in Ha Noi?
3. _____ do you pronounce the name of the festival?
4. ______ festival does your brother prefer: the Tesselaar Tulip Festival or the Tulip Time Festival?
5. ______ do you celebrate Diwali?





6. _____ did they arrive in Da Nang? On 29th April?
What
Where
How
Which
Why
Where/ When/ How
When
3. Complete each question with a suitable H/ Wh question word. More than one question word may be accepted
4. Make your own sentences with the adverbial phrases from the box.
1. in Ho Chi Minh City 2. last December
3. to say thanks for what they have
4. Every year 5. with apricot blossoms
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
My uncle lives in Ho Chi Minh City.
I attended the festival last December.
I would like to say thanks for what they have done for me.
He decorates his house with apricot blossoms at Tet.
We celebrate Mid- Autumn Festival every year.
An adverbial phrase gives extra information about the time
, place
, manner
, reason etc of an action.
Adverbial phrases are made with nouns, prepositions or infinitives.
They can be used to answer different questions.
Adverbial
phrases
5. Role- play in pairs.
Reporter: I`m a reporter from Culture Magazine. Can I ask you some questions about your favourite festival?
Student B is a secondary school student.
Reporter: Well, where`s the festival held?
Elephant Race
Student A is a reporter.
Continue the conversation.
Student: Yes, of course. I like ____________ best.
In Canada/
in the USA
In Spain
In Phu Yen
In Da Lak
November (the USA) /October
(Canada)
last Wednesday of August
In March
In March
Every year
Every year
Every year
Every year
Family and friends
local people and tourists
elephant owners , local people and tourists
local people and tourists
to give thanks to God for successful harvests
to celebrate the tomato harvest
to pray for better cops/ worship their ancestors
to say "thank you" to elephants
have a feast among family and friends
climb up the greasy pole to get the ham/Throw
tomatoes at one another
villagers contribute money and other things to celebrate
reach the finish line first
Where
When
How often
Who
Why
How
Festivals
Thanksgiving
La Tomatina
Hoi Mua
Elephant Race
In Canada/
in the USA
In Spain
In Phu Yen
In Da Lak
November (the USA) /October
(Canada)
last Wednesday of August
In March
In March
Every year
Every year
Every year
Every year
Family and friends
local people and tourists
elephant owners , local people and tourists
local people and tourists
give thanks to God for successful harvests
to celebrate the tomato harvest
to pray for better cops/ worship their ancestors
to say "thank you" to elephants
have a feast among family and friends
climb up the greasy pole to get the ham/Throw
tomatoes at one another
villagers contribute money and other things to celebrate
reach the finish line first
Where
When
How often
Who
Why
How
Festivals
Thanksgiving
La Tomatina
Hoi Mua
Elephant Race

P75. Unit 9
Project
question words
adverbial phrases
Role play
an interview
A new festival
Looking back
vocabulary
communication
grammar
HOMEWORK
Redo the exercises.
Practice presenting the festival in front of the mirror.
Prepare Review 3 (Language focus).
the end
GOOD BYE!
Thanks for your listening .
Reporter: I`m a reporter from Culture Magazine. Can I ask you some
questions about your favourite festival?
Student: Yes, of course.
I like ____________ best
Reporter: Well, where`s the festival held?
Reporter: I`m a reporter from Culture Magazine. Can I ask you some
questions about your favourite festival?
Student: Yes, of course.
I like ____________ best
Reporter: Well, where`s the festival held?
Reporter: I`m a reporter from Culture Magazine. Can I ask you some
questions about your favourite festival?
Student: Yes, of course.
I like ____________ best
Reporter: Well, where`s the festival held?