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Tuesday, November 28th 2017

Unit 5: Festivals in Viet Nam
Period 36 Lesson 4: Communication

A Khmer Festival
I. Vocabulary:

- bamboo archway (n)
- coconut (n)
- green rice flakes (n)
- floating lanterns (n)
- clasped hands

A

B

1. Đèn hoa đăng

a. bamboo archway

2. Dừa

b. green rice flakes

3. Cổng vòm tre

c. floating lanterns

4. Cốm

d. coconut

5. Chắp tay

e. clasped hands

1. Look at the pictures. Discuss the following questions with a partner
and then write the right words under the pictures.
a. What are the things in the pictures?

b. Do you know the festivals at
which they appear?
1.

5.

bamboo
archway

pia
cake

2. green rice
flakes

6

clasped
hands

3.potatoes

4.coconuts

7. Floating 8.dragon boat
lanterns
race

I.2.Listening
Now listen to an interview between a TV reporter and a man about a
festival to check your answers.

b. Do you know the festivals at which they appear?

3. Listen to the interview again and complete the table
below with the answers to the suggested questions.

Questions
1. Where?

1. Where is the festival held?

2. When?

2. When is the festival held?

3.
is the
worshipped?
3. Who
Who do
people worship at
the festival?

4. What activities?
4. What activities do people do
at the festival?

Answers
in Soc Trang
14th , 15th evenings of the
10th lunar month
the Moon God
- have a worshipping
ceremony
- float paper lanterns
- hold dragon boat races

III. Practice
4. Role-play in groups of three. One of you is a reporter; two
A: 
Good
I ask you
some
questions
of you
are morning.
locals. DoCan
an interview
about
a local
festival. It
can be a real or an imaginary festival.

about this festival?
B:  Yes, of course.
Moon God

Soc Trang on the 14th, 15th
evenings of the 10th lunar month.

A: Example:
What is the festival called?

A:  Good morning. Can I ask you some questions
B:  It'sthis festival?
. It's held in ____________
about
B:  Yes, of course.
on
___________________
A:  What is the festival called?
B:  It's
. It's held in Soc Trang on the 14th, 15th
.
evenings of the 10th lunar month.
A: Who
 Whododoyou
you
worship
at the
festival?
A:
worship
at the
festival?
Moon God .
C:  We worship

C:  We worship

.

Cuong temple festival:
-In Dien Chau, Nghe An
-from 12th -16th of February Lunar month
- Worship: An Duon Vuong

Qua Son temple festival:
-In Do Luong, Nghe an
-from 18th -20th of January Lunar month
- Worship: Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang

Hoang Muoi temple festival:
-Hung Nguyen, Nghe An
-from 9th -10th of October Lunar month
- Worship: Saint Hoang Muoi

Unit 5: Festivals in Viet Nam
Period: 36 Lesson 4: Communication
1. Vocabularies about Ooc boom boc festival:
- bamboo archway

- green rice flakes

- lanterns

- coconut

- clasped hands

- dragon boat race

2. Talking about a festival:
- The name of the Festival
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When and where it is held.

-

What activities.

3. Homework:
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Talk about a festival you like best.

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Do exercise in work book

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Prepare: Skills 1.