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9 FESTIVALS AROUND THE
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LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

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WARM-UP: Name the festivals

WARM-UP: Name the festivals

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WARM-UP: Name the festivals

LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION
Game: Name the festivals

WARM-UP

EVERYDAY
ENGLISH

Express disappointment
Task 1: Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the highlighted
sentences.
Task 2: Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation
below.

VOCABULARY

disappointment
(n)

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
sự thất vọng

VOCABULARY

band (n)
/bænd/
ban nhạc

VOCABULARY

teenager (n)
/ˈtiːneɪdʒə(r)/
thanh thiếu niên

VOCABULARY

Santa Claus (n)
/ ˈsæntə klɔːz/
Ông già Noel

VOCABULARY

Winner's prize
(n.phr)

/ˈwɪnəz praɪz/
giải thưởng cho người
chiến thắng

VOCABULARY

prosperity (n)
/prɒˈsperəti/
thịnh vượng

VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

disappointment

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/

band

/bænd/

teenager
Santa Claus

/ˈtiːneɪdʒə(r)/
/ ˈsæntə klɔːz/

Meaning
sự thất vọng
ban nhạc
thanh thiếu niên
ông già Noel

Winner's prize

/ˈwɪnəz praɪz/

giải thưởng cho người
chiến thắng

Prosperity

/prɒˈsperəti/

thịnh vượng

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
1 Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.
Mi: How was the music festival last Sunday?
Mark: It was disappointing!
Mi: Why?
Mark: The band was late.
Trang: And the singers weren't very good either. It was a big disappointment.
Other expressions:
* That's too bad!
* That's so disappointing!

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation below.
2
1

1. Your friend went to a film festival for teenagers, but there
were not many films he / she liked.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation below.
2
1

* Situation 1:
A: How was the film festival last week?
B: It was disappointing.
A: Why?
B: There were not many films I liked.
C: That's so disappointing!

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation below.
2
1

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
Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation below.
2
1

* Situation 2:
A: What did you do this morning?
B: I went to the market to buy decorations for the Mid Autumn Festival.
C: How was is it?
B: It was disappointing.
A: What happened?
B: There were not many decoration to choose from.
C: That's too bad!

FESTIVAL SYMBOLS
3
2 Listen to Mark talking about festival symbols. Fill in each blank with ONE word.
think
1. A symbol is an image we use or _________
of when celebrating a festival.
meaning
2. A symbol usually has a special _________.
life
3. The Christmas tree is the symbol of a long _________.
happiness
4. Santa Claus is the symbol of joy and _________.

FESTIVAL SYMBOLS
3
2 Listen to Mark talking about festival symbols. Fill in each blank with ONE word.
Audio script - Track 65:
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 happiness.

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.

3. D - a

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

4. B - d

4. Cannes Film D. Easter Bunny
Festival

1. C - b

2. A - c

FESTIVAL SYMBOLS
5 Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s) and meaning.
Example 1:

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

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

FESTIVAL SYMBOLS
5 Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s) and meaning.
Example 2:
Nghinh Ong Festival - Vung Tau is a traditional folk festival of Vung Tau
fishermen and is the most important occasion for fishermen to express
their gratitude to Ca Ong.
Lễ hội Nghinh Ông - Vũng Tàu là lễ hội dân gian truyền thống của ngư dân
Vũng Tàu và là dịp quan trọng nhất để ngư dân bày tỏ lòng biết ơn tới Cá
Ông.

FESTIVAL SYMBOLS
5 Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s) and meaning.
Example:
Can you guess the name of
this song?

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

When we talk about Tet
Holiday, we think of
Banh chung. It is the
symbol of the Earth.

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

Cannes Film
Festival, we think of
the Golden Palm.
It is the symbol of
the winner's prize.

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

Halloween, we think
of a black cat. It is a
symbol of bad luck.

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.