Unit 4: Holidays!
Lesson 4a: Reading
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Lesson Outline
Warm-up
Vocabulary
Speaking
Writing
Consolidation
Wrap-up

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Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to…
- use some vocabulary related to weather: cloudy, cold,
hot, raining, snowing, sunny, warm.
- talk about how people celebrate a festival.
- write an instant message about a festival.

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WARM-UP

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Work in pairs.

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Choose the word whose main stress is placed
differently from the others.

1. A. armchair
/ˈɑːmtʃeə(r)/

B. island
/ˈaɪlənd/

C. parade
/pəˈreɪd/

D. parent
/ˈpeərənt/

2. A. delicious
/dɪˈlɪʃəs/

B. unhealthy
/ʌnˈhelθi/

C. exciting
/ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/

D. difficult
/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

3. A. awareness
/əˈweənəs/

B. envelope
/ˈenvələʊp/

C. festival
/ˈfestɪvl/

D. relative
/ˈrelətɪv/

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Work in pairs.

Match the pictures with the kinds of weather.

It's cloudy.
It's hot.
It's raining.
It's cold.
It's snowing.
It's warm and sunny.

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It's time to learn …

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Vocabulary

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Listen and repeat.

cloudy /ˈklaʊdi/ (adj): có mây, nhiều mây
cold /kəʊld/ (adj): lạnh
hot /hɒt/ (adj): nóng
raining /reɪnɪŋ/ (adj): có mưa
snowing /snəʊɪŋ/ (adj): có tuyết
sunny /ˈsʌni/ (adj): có nắng, nhiều nắng
warm /wɔːm/ (adj): ấm áp

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Extra Practice

WB page 38

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In the summer, it's
hot. In the autumn,
it's cloudy.

In the winter, it's cold.
Today, it's raining here.

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e.g.
In Brasilia, it's cloudy. In Cairo, it's hot. In London, it's raining. In Los
Angeles, it's hot. In Madrid, it's hot. In Moscow, it's cold. In New York,
it's raining. In Rome, it's warm and sunny. In Paris, it's cloudy and in
Tokyo, it's warm and sunny.

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Extra Practice

WB page 38

unny
each
amping
ightseeing

icycle/bike

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Extra Practice

WB page 38

nowing
/snowy
ledging

kiing

nowman
icnic

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Speaking

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e.g.
On Bastille Day, the French have parties ….
In Hanoi, people eat bánh chưng….
- On Bastille Day, the French have
parties and parades. They hang flags
and dress up. There are fireworks, too.
- In Hanoi, people eat bánh chưng
during Tết. There are lion dance
performances. People decorate their
houses with colourful flowers.

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e.g.
Bastille Day sounds exciting to me because …….
Tết sounds exciting to me because ………..

- Bastille Day sounds exciting to me because I love
parades.
- Tết sounds exciting to me because there are lion
dance performances.

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Writing

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Underline the key words and answer the questions.

1. Write a letter.
2. Your English friend.
3. The information about a festival: the
place, the weather, the name of the
festival, what the people do, and
what you are doing.
4. About 50 words.

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You can use the phrases from
the Useful Language box for
writing your
instant message.

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John,
How are things? 1) Any plans for tomorrow?
I'm going to the beach. 2) Would you like to
come with me? We can meet up at about
11:00. 3) Call me.
4) Cheers.
Andy

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Hi (your friend's name),
I'm having a great time in ……………................…………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………….
See you soon.
(Your name)

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Hi Jordan!
I'm having a great time in Hanoi. It's warm and sunny today. I'm
here for the Hương Pagoda Festival. People visit the pagoda to
pray for themselves and their families. Today we are going to
Hương Pagoda on a boat. I can't wait to see it.
See you soon.
An

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CONSOLIDATION

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Write a paragraph (50-70 words) about different kinds
of weather in a year in your area. You can include the
following information:
•

Where do you live?

•

How many kinds of weather are there in different seasons in
your area?

•

What activities do you do in those kinds of weather?

•

What is your favourite kind of weather? Why?

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Write a paragraph (50-70 words) about different kinds
of weather in a year in your area. You can include the
following information:
E.g.
I live in Ho Chi Minh City. It's hot and sunny in the dry
season. It rains a lot in the rainy season. When it's sunny,
I often go to the movies, go shopping, and go to the park
with my family and friends. When it's raining, I stay at
home and watch TV or play with toys. I like the sunny
weather because I can go to many interesting places.

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WRAP-UP

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Today's lesson
Vocabulary
- cloudy
- cold
- hot
- raining
- snowing
- sunny
- warm

Speaking
talk about how
people celebrate a
festival
Writing
write an instant
message about a
festival

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Homework
- Practise vocabulary and grammar and make sentences
using them.
- Do the exercises in TA 6 Right on WB (p. 38).
- Do the exercises in TA 6 Right on Notebook (pp. 38 & 39).
- Prepare for the next lesson (p. 74 SB).

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Enjoy your day!