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LESSON 5

LISTENING

Celebrating Halloween in Viet Nam

LESSON 5

WARM-UP

Lucky number

PRE-LISTENING

- Task 1: Work pairs and label the pictures.
- Vocabulary

- Task 2: Listen and circle.
- Task 3: Listen and complete the sentence.

WHILE-LISTENING

POST-LISTENING

CONSOLIDATION

LISTENING

- Task 4: Work in groups and discuss.
- Wrap-up
- Homework

WARM-UP

Lucky number
- Work as 2 groups.
- Choose a number. There are 6 numbers, 5 of which include
pictures of different festivals.
- If you open a picture  look and guess the name of the festival.
- One point for a correct answer.
- If you open a lucky number  get one point without answering
the question.
- The group with more points is the winner.

WARM-UP

Lucky letter
1

2

3

4

5

6

WARM-UP
Question 1:

Mid-autumn festival

WARM-UP
Question 2:

Christmas

WARM-UP
Question 3:

Halloween

WARM-UP
Question 4:

Hung Kings' festival

WARM-UP
Question 5:

Lim festival

WARM-UP

PRELISTENING
1 Work in pairs. Label the following pictures. do you often see them in Viet Nam?

ick

eating

aunted

ouse

umpkin

PRELISTENING

celebrate (v)
/ˈselɪbreɪt/

to show that a day or an
event is important by doing
something special on it

PRELISTENING

annually (adv)
/ˈænjuəli/
once a year

PRELISTENING

be of importance
/biː əv ɪmˈpɔːtns/
be important

PRE-READING
Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

Vietnamese
equivalent

1. celebrate (v)

/ˈselɪbreɪt/
 

làm lễ kỉ
to show that a day or an
event is important by doing niệm
something special on it

2. annually (adv)

/ˈænjuəli/

once a year

hàng năm

3. be of
importance

/biː əv ɪm
ˈpɔːtns/

be important

quan trọng

WHILELISTENING
Listen to an interview. What do Minh and Mai think about Halloween?
2 Circle the correct words or phrase.

1. Minh likes / dislikes celebrating Halloween.
2. Minh thinks the history of Halloween is boring / interesting.
3. Mai thinks that people should / shouldn't celebrate Halloween in
Viet Nam.
4. Mai believes that the popularity of international festivals in Viet
Nam is cause for alarm / no cause for alarm.

WHILELISTENING
Listen to the interview again and complete each sentence with no more
3
than TWO words.

1. The students at the New Era Secondary School are preparing for
a(n) ____________.
special event
2. Halloween is celebrated annually and it is quite ________
popular in Minh's
school.
3. Halloween has its roots in a(n) _______
ancient Celtic festival celebrated in
Ireland.
4. Nowadays, Halloween is quite popular _______.
in Asia
5. In Viet Nam, ________________
traditional festivals are still of great importance.

POSTLISTENING
Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
4

What are some other festivals in the world celebrated in Viet Nam?
Why are they popular?
Suggested answer:
Some Western festivals are celebrated in Viet Nam such as Valentine, Christmas,
New Year Eve. The reasons why they are beocoming popular are they are
organised based on the solar calendar and they are organised all over the world.
Moreover, many young Vietnamese people learn English as their second language
so they want to celebrate these festivals to learn language and explore western
cultures.

CONSOLIDATI
ON
1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?
• An overview about celebrating Halloween in Viet Nam;
• Listening skills for general and for specific information

CONSOLIDATI
ON
2 Homework

• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 6 - Writing.

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