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Period 34 –
UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
Lesson 1: Getting started

*New words

UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
Lesson 1: Getting started

- Reunion (n)

: Sự đoàn tụ

- Carnival ( n)

: Lễ hội hóa trang

- Procession (n)

:

Đám rước

- Anniversary (n)

:

Lễ kỉ niệm

- Recommend (v)

: Giới thiệu

- Royal court music :

Nhã nhạc cung đình

- Ceremony (n)

Nghi lễ

:

PETER

DUONG

*PRACTICE:
T

F

PREDICTION:
Tick √ true( T) or false ( F) .

1. Peter will come to Viet Nam in spring.
2. Peter wants Duong to recommend somewhere
to go.
3. Duong says that Peter should come to Hue and Da
Nang.
4. Peter doesn't want to come to the Hue festival.
5. Duong recommends Peter to see the Hue Festival,
the Lim Festival, and to celebrate the Tet holiday with
his family.

Listen and read

T

√
√

F

a. CHECK
True or False
1.Peter will come to Viet Nam in spring.
2. Peter wants Duong to recommend somewhere to go.

Da Nang.
Ninh.
√ 3.Duong says that Peter should come to Hue and Bac
wants want to come to the Hue festival.
√ 4. Peter doesn't

√

5. Duong recommends Peter to see the Hue Festival, the
Lim Festival, and to celebrate the Tet holiday with his
family.

b. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. When is the Hue Festival held? What can visitors see
there?
2. What does Duong's family do to welcome Tet?
3. Why does Duong say 'It's hard to explain on the phone'?
4. Where and when is the Lim Festival held?
5. Why do you think Duong recommends the Lim Festival?

b.
Read the conversation again
answer
the held?
questions.
1. Whenand
is the
Hue Festival
What can visitors see

there?
It is held in April. They can see a grand opening
ceremony, an ao dai fashion show, a Dem Phuong
Dong or oriental night show, royal court music
performances ... and sporting activities.
2. What does Duong's family do to welcome Tet?
Duong's family prepares a five-fruit tray and makes jam
and chung cakes.
3. Why does Duong say 'It's hard to explain on the
phone'?
Because there are so many interesting things to see
and enjoy, it would take too long to describe them.
4. Where and when is the Lim Festival held?

c. Can you find the following expressions in the conversation?
Try to explain their meaning.

1. Why don't you come for that?
used as suggestion or to give advice

2. Sounds great!

sound + adj, used to give your impression of what
you hear

3. You won't regret it.

to stress that it is worth spending time or
money doing something

4. Are you sure?

to show surprise and to check that something is really OK to do

2. Use the words from the box to label the pictures.
performance
carnival

procession
anniversary

a. ______________

b. ______________

c. _____________

d. ______________

e. ______________

f. _____________

ceremony
reunion

3. Match the words with the pictures of festivals.

a

b

c

1. Do Son Buffalo fighting Festival
2. Cow Racing Festival
3. Le Mat Snake Festival

d

4. Whale Festival
5. Elephant Race Festival

e

3. Match the festivals in 3 with their descriptions.
Description
a. This is held in Don Village, Dak Lak Province.
1. Do Son
Buffalo fighting Elephants and their riders race to the sound of
drums, gongs and the cheering crowds.
Festival
b. This is held in An Giang Province. Each
2. Cow Racing
race includes two pairs of cows, and they
Festival
are controlled by two young men.
c. This is a traditional, buffalo-fighting ceremony to
3. Le Mat
worship the Water God in Do Son, Hai Phong City.
Snake Festival
Festival

4. Whale
Festival

d. This is a festival to worship the whale
and pray for the good fortune of the
fishermen in Quang Nam.

5. Elephant
Race Festival

e. This festival uses a bamboo snake
performance to retell the story of Le Mat Village

- Learn the new words by heart.
- Practice the dialogue again.

+

- Make short conversations using the expressions in C
- Prepare for Unit 5: A closer look 1.