Unit 9 - FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
Lesson 4: A CLOSER LOOK 2
What information would you like to know about this festival?
The Festival of the Sun
VOCABULARY:
attend (v) tham dự
host (v) tổ chức, chủ trì
panel of judges (n) bảng đánh giá, ban giám khảo
award (v) thưởng, trao giải
location (n) địa điểm, vị trí
lantern (n) lồng đèn
apricot (n) hoa mai
Palme d’Or: cành cọ vàng
2. Adverbial phrase(Cụm trạng từ )
Một cụm trạng từ cho biết thêm thông tin về thời gian, địa điểm, cách thức,... của một hành động.
Cụm trạng từ được kết hợp với danh từ, giới từ hoặc nguyên thể. Chúng có thể được sử dụng để trả lời các câu hỏi khác nhau.
- thời gian (time) khi nào? (when?)
Eg: The Festival of the Sun is held on June 24th.
- địa điểm, nơi chốn (place) (ở đâu? where?)
Eg: The festival is celebrated in Peru.
- mức độ thường xuyên (frequency) ( how often?)
Eg: The festival takes place every year.
lý do (reason) (tại sao? why?)
Eg: A lot of people go to Cusco, Peru, to attend the festival.
- cách thức, phương thức (manner) (làm sao? how?)
Eg: People celebrate it in a special way.
- People celebrate it with street fairs and live music.
3. H/Wh-question:
When? -> Hỏi thông tin về thời gian
Where? -> Hỏi thông tin về nơi chốn
Who? -> Hỏi thông tin về người
Why? -> Hỏi lý do How?
What? -> Hỏi về vật/ý kiến/hành động
Which (one)? -> Hỏi thông tin về sự lựa chọn
Whose? -> Hỏi thông tin về sở hữu
Whom? -> Hỏi về người (ở dạng tân ngữ)
How much? -> Hỏi về giá cả, lượng (không đếm được)
How many? -> Hỏi về lượng (đếm được)
How long? -> Hỏi về khoảng thời gian

The Festival of the Sun is held
The festival is celebrated
The festival takes place
People attend the festival
A lot of people go to Cusco, Peru,
People celebrate it
When
Time
Place
Where
Frequency
How often
Reason
Why
Manner
How
on June 24th
on June 24th
in Peru
in Peru
every year
every year
Type/ Question
Example
for fun
for fun
to attend the festival
in a special way
with street fairs and live music
to attend the festival
The Cannes Film Festival
Every year Cannes hosts its international film festival. Cannes is a busy tourist city in France, but in May everything stops for the festival. People take the festival in a very serious way. Film directors, stars and critics all come to the festival. A panel of judges watches the new films to award prizes for the best ones. The biggest prize is the Palme d ‘Or, which is given to the best film.
Cannes film festival
film directors, stars and critics
in Cannes city in France
in May
every year
in a very serious way
to award prizes for the best films
Liên hoan phim Cannes là một trong những liên hoan phim có uy tín nhất thế giới, được tổ chức lần đầu từ 20 tháng 9 đến 5 tháng 10, 1946 tại thành phố nghỉ mát Cannes, nằm phía nam Pháp. Từ đó, liên hoan phim được tổ chức hàng năm trong tháng 5 .
Giải thưởng uy tín nhất được trao ở Cannes là Palme d`Or (giải Cành Cọ Vàng) cho phim Xuất sắc nhất; giải thưởng này thỉnh thoảng cũng được trao đồng thời cho nhiều phim trong một năm. Tuy nhiên ban giám khảo của Liên hoan, gồm một nhóm những chuyên gia điện ảnh quốc tế được chọn lựa, cũng trao tặng những giải thưởng khác, bao gồm "Giải thưởng lớn" (Grand Prix - giải thưởng quan trọng thứ hai).
1...........
Tet
2. .................
The rice- cooking festival
3. ..................
The mid- autumn festival
3.Now think about a festival you know in Viet Nam. Complete the table with information about that festival, then tell your partner about it.




4. Join the questions to the types of answers.
1-c
2-d
3-a
4-e
5-b
6-g
7-h
8-f
5. Phuong is doing an interview forVTV.Can you match her questions with the interviewee’s answers?
1. Here I am with Elephant Race organizer, Phong Nguyen. What’s this festival all about, Phong?
a. It’s a race between elephants that are ridden by their owners, but really it’s a celebration of elephants!
2. When’s it held?
3. Where’s it held?
4. Why’s it held?
5. Who comes to the festival?
6. How do elephants win the race?
f. It’s normally in March.
b. It’s always held in Dak Lak. The location can change though - sometimes it’s in Don Village, sometimes near the river.
c. Elephants are really important. They work really hard for us. The festival is our way of saying “ thank you” to them.
e. Many elephant owners and local people. Also, there are more and more tourists every year.
d. Well, they have to reach the finish line first.
Remember!
Question words and their auxiliaries are usually contracted in speech
Example:
6.Now make questions for the underlined parts.
1. I bought this T-shirt for my brother in Sydney.
2. I love music, so I go to the music festival almost every summer.
3. My friends saved money to fly to Spain.
4. We went to the Flower Festival in Da Lat last year.
5. During Tet, the Vietnamese decorate their houses with apricot or peach blossoms.
1. I bought this T-shirt for my brother in Sydney.
2. I love music, so I go to the music festival almost every summer.
3. My friends saved money to fly to Spain.
→ Where did you buy this T-shirt for your
brother?
→ How often do you go to the music festival?
→ Why did your friends save money?
→When did you go to the Flower Festival
in Da Lat?
→How do the Vietnamese decorate their houses during Tet?
4. We went to the Flower Festival in Da Lat last year.
5. During Tet, the Vietnamese decorate their houses with apricot or peach blossoms.
7.Game: Festival Mystery
Work in groups. One student thinks of any festival he/ she likes. Other students ask questions about the festival to find out what festival it is. Remember to use H/Wh-questions and adverbial phrases.
Example:
A: Where is the festival held?
B: In the USA and some other countries in the world,
C: When do people celebrate it?
B: On October 31st
C: What do people do?
B: They put pumpkin lanterns outside their homes.
D: Is it Halloween?
B: Yes, it is.
7.Game: Festival Mystery
A: Where is the festival held?
B: In ………………………
C: When do people celebrate it?
B: …………………………
C: What do people do?
B: ………………………….
D: Is it ………………..?
B: Yes, ……../ No, …………
A: Where is the festival held?
B: In Viet Nam
C: When do people celebrate it?
B: August in Lunar calendar
C: What do people do?
B: Children eat moon cakes and play with lanterns
D: Is it The mid-Autumn Festival ?
B: Yes, it is.
7.Game: Festival Mystery

A: Where is the festival held?
B: In Viet Nam
C: When do people celebrate it?
B: on special occasions of each area
C: What do people do?
B: They make fire, cook rice
D: Is it The rice- cooking festival?
B: Yes, it is.
A: Where is the festival held?
B: In Viet Nam
C: When do people celebrate it?
B: On Lunar New Year
C: What do people do?
B: clean the houses, cook rice- sticky cakes
D: Is it Tet?
B: Yes, it is
- Learn by heart new words
- Write a paragraph to describe a festival you like