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ENGLISH 7
Festivals around the world
Lesson 1: Getting started
THE FESTIVAL PROJECT
Tuesday, March2nd 2021
Teacher
Nick
Mai
Phong
Mi
What are they talking about?
Where are they?
Who do you think is in the picture?
- fascinating (a)
- religious (a)
- seasonal (a)
- celebrate (v)
- harvest (n, v)
- desert (n)
- hand in (v)
- firework (n)
- superstitious (adj)
- make/have a camp (v)
thuộc tôn giáo
lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn
I. Vocabulary
theo mùa
tổ chức
(sự) thu hoạch
sa mạc
nộp, giao nộp
pháo hoa
có tính mê tín
đi cắm trại
a) Answer the following questions.
1. Did the teacher expect Nick to choose a Vietnamese festival?
Why / Why not?
They should write up reports and hand them in to the teacher.
No, she didn’t because she said “Oh really?” to show her surprise.
People light candles and display / let off fireworks.
It’s La Tomatina.
Because to celebrate the festival people go to the desert, make a camp, and have a party.
5. What should the students do after this discussion with the teacher?
4. Why does Mi think her festival is unusual?
3. Which festival is held in a small town?
2. What do people do to celebrate Diwali?
II. Listen and read
La Tomatina
Diwali
Elephant Race
Burning Man
b) Tick ( ) true (T) or false (F).
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one day
2. Write the festivals in the box under the pictures.
Then listen and repeat.


Ghost Day
Water Festival
Halloween
Rock in Rio
Cannes Film Festival
Christmas
Easter
Tet
5. ………………..
6. ……………..
7. ……………..
8. .….…………..
1. ……………....
2. ……..…............
3. …………...
4. ………....
3. Match the festivals below with the reasons they are held.

music/arts
superstitious
seasonal
religious
Religious: Thanksgiving, Diwali, Holi (Hinduism), Ramadan (Islam), Nervana (Buddhism)…
Music/arts: Berlin Festival, Stockholm Festival, Hue Festival…
Seasonal: Mid-autumn Festival, Harvest Festival, Spring Festival, Summer Festival, Winter Festival…
Suggested festivals
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HOMEWORK
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Practice the dialogue again.
- Do exercises B1 in workbook (P18).
- Prepare for Unit 9: Closer look 1.
Goodbye!
See you again!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!