Unit 9 : Festivals Around The World 

A Closer Look 2
I . Grammar
1. Look at the pictures below. What information would you like to know about this festival?


― Irene M. Pepperberg
2. Now look at the webpage. Complete the table about 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.




a film festival
film stars, directors, critics
in a city in France
in May
every year
in a very serious way
to win the Palme d`Or
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. There may be more than one correct answer to each question.

4. Join the questions to the types of answers. There may be more than one correct answer to each question.

h. person
c. reason
d. whole sentence (limited
options)
a. belonging to a person/thing
g. whole sentence
b. time
f. place
e. manner
5. Phuong is doing an interview for VTV. Can you match her questions with the interviewee`s answers?

5. Phuong is doing an interview for VTV. Can you match her questions with the interviewee`s answers?

A. It`s a race between elephants that are ridden by their owners, but really it`s a celebration of elephants!
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.
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.



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 Flower Festival in Dalat?

How do the Vietnamese decorate their houses during Tet?

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.

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.


Thank you!