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9 FESTIVALS AROUND THE
WORLD

LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

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HOBBIES

WARM-UP: Name the festivals

Halloween

WARM-UP: Name the festivals

Tet

WARM-UP: Name the festivals

Diwali

WARM-UP: Name the festivals

Rock in Rio

WARM-UP: Name the festivals

Songkran (Water Festival)

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1 Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.
Mi: How was the music festival last Sunday?

Other expressions:

Mark: It was disappointing!

* That's too bad!

Mi: Why?

* What a disaster!

Mark: The band was late.

* That's so disappointing!

Trang: And the singers weren't very good either. It was a big
disappointment.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
2
1 Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation below.
1. Your friend went
to a film festival for
teenagers, but there
were not many films
he / she liked.

2. Your friend went to
the market to buy
decorations for the
Mid-Autumn Festival.
But there were not
many decorations to
choose from.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
2
1 Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation below.
1. Your friend went
to a film festival for
teenagers, but there
were not many films
he / she liked.

A: How was the film festival
yesterday? 
B: It was dull and boring.
A: What's the problem? 
B: Almost all of the films
were not interesting.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
2
1 Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation below.
2. Your friend went to
the market to buy
decorations for the
Mid-Autumn Festival.
But there were not
many decorations to
choose from.

A: Did you buy anything
when you went to the market? 
B: Unfortunately, I could not
choose anything because there
is not a wide range of
decorations for the Mid-Autumn
Festival. 
A: That sounds disheartening. 

FESTIVAL SYMBOLS
3
2 Listen to Mark talking about festival symbols. Fill in each blank
with ONE word.

think of when
1. A symbol is an image we use or _________
celebrating a festival.

meaning
2. A symbol usually has a special _________.

life
3. The Christmas tree is the symbol of a long _________.
happiness

FESTIVAL SYMBOLS
3
2 Listen to Mark talking about festival symbols. Fill in each blank
with ONE word.

A lot of festivals have their own symbols. A festival symbol is
an image we use or think of when we celebrate a festival. It
usually has a special meaning. For example, when we talk
about Christmas, we think of the Christmas tree. It's the
symbol of a long life. We can also think of Santa Claus. He's
the symbol of joy and

FESTIVAL SYMBOLS
42Work in pairs. Match each festival with its symbol and meaning.

1. Mid-Autumn A. black cat
Festival

a. It is the symbol of a
new life because it has
a lot of babies.

2. Halloween

B. The Golden Palm

b. It is the symbol of
the moon, prosperity
and family reunion.

3. Easter

C. moon cake

c. It is the symbol of
bad luck.

4. Cannes Film D. Easter Bunny
Festival

d. It is the symbol of
the winner's prize.

1. C - b

2. A - c

3. D - a

4. B - d

FESTIVAL SYMBOLS
5 Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s)
and meaning.

Example:
When we talk about
Christmas, we think
of the Christmas
tree. It is the symbol
of a long life.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
5
1 Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s) and
meaning.

2. When we talk about Tet holiday, we often
think of peach blossoms, apricot blossoms and
kumquat

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
5
1 Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s) and
meaning.

When we talk about Mid-Autumn Festival, we
think of the moon cake. It is the symbol of the
moon, prosperity and family

CONSOLIDATION

1 WRAP-UP
In this lesson, we have learn to:
o use lexical items related to festival activities and festival symbols
o express disappointment

CONSOLIDATION

2 HOMEWORK
o Do exercises in the workbook.
o Prepare for the next lesson.

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