Unit 9 FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

A Tulip Festival

HOBBIES

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
o have an overview about the topic Festivals around the world 
o gain vocabulary to talk about festivals

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting
PRESENTATION

Vocabulary
• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick the correct
column.
• Task 3: Write the correct word or phrase from the box under
each picture.
• Task 4: Fill in each blank with a word from 3.
• Task 5: Quiz. What festival is it? Match each description with a
festival.

PRACTICE

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting

Stage aim:

⮚ To introduce and lead in the topic

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

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting
PRESENTATION

Vocabulary

Aims of the stage:

To help students use key language more
appropriately before they read and listen.

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

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting
PRESENTATION

Vocabulary
• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick the correct
column.
• Task 3: Write the correct word or phrase from the box under
each picture.
• Task 4: Fill in each blank with a word from 3.
• Task 5: Quiz. What festival is it? Match each description with a
festival.

PRACTICE

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

PRACTICE

1

Listen and read.

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

Mark

✓
✓
✓
✓

✓
✓

PRACTICE

3

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

costumes
folk dance

feast

float

fireworks display

parade

parade
1. ___________

costumes
2. ___________

feast
3. ___________

float
4. ___________

fireworks display
5. _________________

folk dance
6. ___________

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.

Aim of the task:
⮚ to help Ss practise the words/phrases in 3.

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

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

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting
PRESENTATION

Vocabulary
• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick the correct
column.
• Task 3: Write the correct word or phrase from the box under
each picture.
• Task 4: Fill in each blank with a word from 3.
• Task 5: Quiz. What festival is it? Match each description with a
festival.

PRACTICE

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

Topic of
the unit

Festivals around
the world

Vocabular
y

Festivals

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

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

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