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LESSON 6

WRITING

An opinion essay on the impacts of world festivals on
young Vietnamese people

LESSON 6

Hot seat

WARM-UP

PRE-WRITING

WHILE-WRITING

- Task 1: Decide the given points are positive or
negative.

- Task 2: Write an opinion essay.

POST-WRITING

CONSOLIDATION

WRITING

Peer review

- Wrap-up
- Homework

WARM-UP

HOT SEAT

WARM-UP

HOT SEAT
- Work as four teams.
- One student sits on the table and describes the given
word using actions and related words
- The teams raise hands to answer.
- The fastest gets the chance
- If the answer is correct  one point for their team.
- If the answer is incorrect  the others get the chance.
- The team with higher score is the winner.

WARM-UP

trick or treat

spring rolls

trend

haunted house

globalisation

PRE-WRITING
1

Work in pairs. Decide whether the following points are positive or
negative impacts of celebrating world festivals. Discuss the reasons.
World festivals ...

1. encourage people to buy things they don't
need.
2. encourage extracurricular activities.
3. may make people lose their sense of identity.
4. bring a lot of fun, happiness, and joy.
5. may make young people ignore local festivals.
6. help young people learn about other cultures.

Positive

Negative

PRE-WRITING
Discuss the reasons.
Example:
A: I think world festivals are expensive to celebrate,
which is a negative impact.
B: I agree with you. Most students don't have a lot of
money, and shouldn't waste their pocket money on
things they don't often use like Halloween costumes
or Christmas decorations.

WHILEWRITING
Write an opinion essay (180 words) on the following topic. Use the
2

ideas in 1 and the outline and suggestions below to help you.

Nowadays, more and more young Vietnamese people celebrate
festivals such as Christmas and Halloween. Some people think
there is nothing wrong with this while others are worried about
the influence of foreign cultures. What is your opinion?
Introduction
Nowadays, more and more young people ... In my opinion, this has
positive/negative impacts on young Vietnamese people.
Body
Firstly, ... Secondly, ... Finally, ...
Conclusion
In conclusion, I firmly believe that ...

WHILEWRITING
Suggested
answer:

Nowadays, more and more young people celebrate Western festivals in
Viet Nam. Some people think there is nothing wrong with this while others
are worried about the influence of foreign cultures. In my opinion,
celebrating Western festivals has more positive than negative effects on
young Vietnamese.
Firstly, festivals are a great way to understand a nation's culture. Taking part
in celebrations can help young people learn more about other people's
traditions and customs. For example, Christmas is a typical holiday in
Western countries so when joining the festivities, young people can learn
about its origin and history, the tradition of decorating one's home and
getting presents for family and close friends, and puting them under the
Christmas tree.

WHILEWRITING
Secondly,
festivals are special events that help bring fun, happiness and joy

to young people's lives. They give an opportunity for young people to relax
and spend enjoyable time with their friends and family. They can enjoy the
festive spirit by watching performances, dressing up and eating festive
food.
Finally, it cannot be denied that Western festivals also encourage extracurricular activities at schools. Organising special events every year, such as
Halloween parties or Christmas fairs, encourages students to discover
interesting things about the festivals, socialise with friends from other
cultures or create their own performances.
In conclusion, I firmly believe that celebrating Western festivals in Viet Nam
does more good than harm to young people. They can have fun, broaden
their cultural knowledge and enjoy their school life more.

CONSOLIDATI
ON
1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?
• Synthesise and summarise information in
order to write an opinion essay.

CONSOLIDATI
ON
2 Homework

• Rewrite the paragraph in the notebook.
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 7 – Communication & Culture.

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