Unit 2

LISTENING
Celebrating Halloween in Viet Nam

• TRICK OR TREAT
• TREAT: ĐỐI XỬ

 Work in pairs. Label the following pictures.
Do you often see them in Viet Nam?

• HAUNTED HOUSE: NHÀ BỎ HOANG
• PUMPKIN

• Haunted :

Ancient(adj): = very old: CỔ XƯA
Childish( adj): trẻ con

• Scary: đáng sợ=?
• > SCARE => I'M SCARED (OF)
• Costume: trang phục hóa trang

• ACCESSORY

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

• SET AN ALARM AT 7 AM FOR

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

• 1. The students at the New Era Secondary School are
preparing for a(n) ____SPECIAL__EVENT.

• 2. Halloween is celebrated annually(HẰNG NĂM) and it is
quite POPULAR______ in Minh's school. AMONG

• 3. Halloween has its roots in a(n) ______ Celtic festival
celebrated in Ireland.

• ORIGINATE (V): BẮT NGUÔN TỪ
• 4. Nowadays, Halloween is quite popular _IN ASIA____.
• 5. In Viet Nam, _____TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL_ are still of

IT'S A WASTE OF TIME/ MONEY/
FOOD : MỘT SỰ LÃNG PHÍ

4.Work in groups. Discuss the questions.

• What are some other festivals in

the world celebrated in Viet Nam?
Why are they popular?

SUGGESTION:
• Some Western festivals are celebrated in Viet Nam such

as Valentine, Christmas, New Year Eve. The reasons why
they are becoming 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.

Pastimes by Age Group
Boating

POPULAR
PASTIMES

Camping

Fishing

Hiking
50+

35 to 50

18 to 34

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