- What can you see in the clip?
- Can you guess the name of the festival?
- Have you ever heard of this festival? What do you know about it?

Unit 9 FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

A Tulip Festival

HOBBIES

VOCABULARY

folk dance (n)
/ˈfəʊkdɑːns/
điệu nhảy/ múa dân gian

VOCABULARY

costume (n)
/ˈkɒstjuːm/
trang phục

VOCABULARY

float (n)
/fləʊt/
xe diễu hành

VOCABULARY

parade (n)
/pəˈreɪd/
diễu hành

VOCABULARY

feast (n)
/fiːst/
bữa tiệc

VOCABULARY

fireworks display
(n)

/ˈfɑɪəwɜ:rks dɪˈspleɪ/
màn bắn pháo hoa

VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

folk dance

/ˈfəʊk dɑːns/

điệu múa/ nhảy dân gian

costume

/ˈkɒstjuːm/

trang phục

float

fləʊt/

xe diễu hành

parade

/pəˈreɪd/

diễu hành

feast

/fiːst/

bữa tiệc

fireworks display

/ˈfɑɪərwɜ:rks dɪˈspleɪ/

màn bắn pháo hoa

3

Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.

costumes
parade

feast
folk dance

float

fireworks display

parade
1. ___________

costumes
2. ___________

feast
3. ___________

float
4. ___________

fireworks display
5. _________________

folk dance
6. ___________

PRACTICE

1

Listen and read.

PRACTICE

4

Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from 3. You may have to change the
form of the word or phrase.

folk dances at the Tulip Festival.
1. The dancers performed ___________
fireworks display
2. On New Year's Eve, we went to Hoan Kiem Lake to watch the ______________.
feast
3. For Tet, we usually prepare a ___________
with special food.
parades in several countries to welcome the new season.
4. People hold flower ___________
floats
costumes
5. The ___________
carried the dancers in special ___________.

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again. Who did the following activities? Tick (✓) the correct
column. Sometimes you need to tick both.
Ms Hoa

1. went to the Tulip Festival in Australia
2.
3.
4.
5.

went to the Tulip Festival in the Netherlands
tried Dutch food and drinks
watched traditional Dutch dancing
saw tulip floats

Mark

✓
✓
✓
✓

✓
✓

5

6

50

4

40

3

80
70

2

10

60

1

20

30

LUCKY ROUND

START

When did Ms Hoa take Tulip flower photos ?
Last september

BACK

When did Mark go Tulip festival ?
Two years ago

BACK

What did Mark watch at Tulip Festival?
Folk dance

BACK

What did Ms Hoa try at Tulip Festival?

Some delicious Dutch food and drinks

BACK

What did dancers wear at Tulip Festival?

Traditional costumes

BACK

What did Mark see at Tulip Festival?

Tulip floats

BACK

5

What festival is it? Match each description with a festival.

1. At this festival, people eat moon cakes.

1. e

a. La Tomatina

2. At this festival, people throw tomatoes.

2. a

b. Cheese rolling

3. People eat banh chung at this festival.

3. d

c. Christmas

4. People decorate pine trees and give each other gifts.

4. c

d. Tet

5. People chase after a wheel of cheese.

5. b

e. Mid-Autumn Festival

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

Topic of
the unit

Festivals around
the world

Vocabular
y

Festivals

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

o Name at least 3 festivals around the world.
o Do exercises in workbook.
o Prepare for the Unit project.

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