WARM-UP

1. that

Sentence puzzling
is

your Christmas present

?

 Is that your Christmas present?
2. they

did

eat

Moon
cakes

at the
festival

last year ?

 Did they eat moon cakes at the festival last year?
3. he

can

all these moon cakes

 Can he eat all these moon cake?

eat

?

WARM-UP

Sentence puzzling

1. Is that your Christmas present?
2. Did they eat moon cakes at the festival last year?
3.  Can he eat all these moon cake?

Yes/No questions

Uni
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FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

* Grammar:

Yes/No questions 

Can he eat all these moon cake?
S
We put the auxiliary verb or modal verb before the subject.
Did they eat moon cakes at the festival last year?
S
Is that your Christmas present?
We don't use an auxiliary verb when we use be as a main verb.

* Grammar:

Yes/No questions 

+ Chúng ta hình thành câu hỏi Yes/No với một trợ động từ (be, do hoặc have)
hoặc với động từ khuyết thiếu. Chúng ta đặt trợ động từ hoặc động từ khuyết
thiếu trước chủ ngữ.
* Form: Be/ Do/ Have/ Modals + S + (V)…?
Ex: Are you eating moon cakes? – Yes, I am.
Did they eat moon cakes at the festival last year? – No, they didn't.
Can you swim? No, I can't
+ Chúng ta không sử dụng trợ động từ khi chúng ta sử dụng “be” như động từ chính.
Ex: Is that your Christmas present? – Yes, it is.

* PRACTICE:

1 Fill in each blank with a correct auxiliary verb or modal verb.
Do
1. ______
they hold the festival in Ha Noi every year?
Did
2. ______
he visit Hoi An last year?
Are
3. ______
they performing folk dances?
4. A: Can
______ you make banh chung?
B: Yes, I can.
5. Does
______ your brother usually come back home at
Tet?

2

Change the sentences into Yes / No questions.

1.My mother can make a costume for me.
2.She will bake a birthday cake for him.
3.The dragon dances are interesting.
4.The Rio Carnival takes place every year in Brazil.
5.They saw a fireworks display on New Year's Eve.

2

1
5

3
6

4
7

2

Change the sentences into Yes / No questions.

1. My mother can make a costume for me.
 Can your mother make a costume for you?

2

Change the sentences into Yes / No questions.

2. She will bake a birthday cake for him.
 Will she bake a birthday cake for him?

2

Change the sentences into Yes / No questions.

3. The dragon dances are interesting.

 Are the dragon dances interesting?

2

Change the sentences into Yes / No questions.

4. The Rio Carnival takes place every year in Brazil.
 Does Rio Carnival take place every year in Brazil?

2

Change the sentences into Yes / No questions.

5. They saw a fireworks display on New Year's Eve.
 Did they see a fireworks display on New Year's Eve?

2

Change the sentences into Yes / No questions.

1.My mother can make a costume for me.
Can your mother make a costume for you?
2.She will bake a birthday cake for him.
Will she bake a birthday cake for him?
3. The dragon dances are interesting.
Are the dragon dances interesting?
4. The Rio Carnival takes place every year in Brazil.
Does Rio Carnival take place every year in Brazil?
5. They saw a fireworks display on New Year's Eve.
Did they see a fireworks display on New Year's Eve?

2

Change the sentences into Yes / No questions.

1.My mother can make a costume for me.
Can your mother make a costume for you?
2.She will bake a birthday cake for him.
Will she bake a birthday cake for him?
3. The dragon dances are interesting.
Are the dragon dances interesting?
4. The Rio Carnival takes place every year in Brazil.
Does Rio Carnival take place every year in Brazil?
5. They saw a fireworks display on New Year's Eve.
Did they see a fireworks display on New Year's Eve?

3

Match the questions in column A with their answers in column B.
A

B

1. Will you help me take a photo?

a. Yes, he is.

1-c

2. Is he painting Easter eggs?

b. No, I'm not.

2-a

3. Do they eat candy apples on Halloween?

c. Yes, I will.

4. Are you excited about your holiday?

d. No, she can't.

5. Can she perform Dutch folk dances?

e. Yes, they do.

3-e
4-b
5-d

4

Mark is talking to Trang about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Fill in the
blanks with Trang's answers below.

a. Yes, we do. We watch
lion dances, too.
b. No, we celebrate it in
the middle of the eighth
lunar month.
c. Yes, I do. It's one of my
favourite festivals.
d. Yes. Just come over to
my house on the night
of the festival.
e. Yes, we do. We also have
some autumn fruits.

Mark: Do you celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in
December?
Trang: (1) ______.
b
Mark: Do you eat moon cakes at the festival?
Trang: (2) ______.
e
Mark: Do you make lanterns at the festival?
Trang: (3) ______.
a
Mark: Do you like the festival?
Trang: (4) ______.
c
Mark: Can I join the festival with you next month?
Trang: (5) ______.
d

*

PRODUCTIO
N
5 GAME. Festival mystery
Work in groups. One student thinks of a festival he / she likes.
Other students ask Yes / No questions to find out what the festival is.
Example:
A:  Do many countries celebrate the
festival?
B:  Yes, they do.
C:  Do children like the festival?
B: Yes, they do.
A:  Do they paint eggs?
B:  Yes, they do.
C:  Is it Easter?
B: Yes, it is.

*

PRODUCTIO
Fill in each blank with a correct auxiliary verb or modal verb.
N
1. ____ your aunt a nurse? – Yes, she ____
2. ____ you have a pet? – No, I ____
3. ____ those shoes beautiful? – Yes, ____
4. ____ your sister like pizza? – No, ____
5. ____ Linh's sisters at home? – Yes, ____
6. ____ Peter live with his father? – No, he ____
7. ____ his house next to a post office? – Yes, ____
8. ____ Andrew and Martin ride their bikes to school? – Yes, ____
9. ____ your friends tall? – No, they ____
10. ____ the children in the garden? – No, ____

1. Is – is
2. Do – don't
3. Are – those are
4. Does – she doesn't
5. Is – she is
6. Does – doesn't
7. Is – it is
8. Do – they do
9. Are – aren't
10. Are – they aren't

CONSOLIDATION
Grammar: Yes/No questions

- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare lesson 4 ( Communication)