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9 FESTIVALS AROUND THE
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LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

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HOBBIES

OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge:
- express disappointment
- understand the concept of festival symbols and their meanings
- talk about the concept of festival symbols and their meanings
2. Core competence:
- develop communication skills and creativity
- be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- develop self-study skills

LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION
Game: Name the festivals

WARM-UP

Express disappointment
PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Everyday English
• Task 1: Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the
highlighted sentences.
• Task 2: Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation
below.
Festival symbols
• Task 3: Listen to Mark talking about festival symbols. Fill in each blank
with ONE word.
• Task 4: Work in pairs. Match each festival with its symbol and meaning.
• Task 5: Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s)
and meaning.
• Wrap-up
• Home work

Lesson 4: Communication
WARM-UP

Name the festivals
Stage aims:
o to activate students' knowledge 
o to get students interested in the topic

Warm up

Name the festivals

Halloween

Warm up

Name the festivals

Tet

Warm up

Name the festivals

Diwali

Warm up

Name the festivals

Rock in Rio

Warm up

Name the festivals

Songkran (Water Festival)

LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION
Game: Name the festivals

WARM-UP

PRESENTATION

Express disappointment

Presentation
1 Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.
Mi: How was the music festival last Sunday?
Mark: It was disappointing! Mi: Why?
Mark: The band was late.
Trang: And the singers weren't very good either. It was a big disappointment.
Other expressions:
* That's too bad!
* What a disaster!
* That's so disappointing!

LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION
Game: Name the festivals

WARM-UP

Express disappointment
PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

Everyday English
• Task 1: Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the
highlighted sentences.
• Task 2: Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation
below.
Festival symbols
• Task 3: Listen to Mark talking about festival symbols. Fill in each blank
with ONE word.
• Task 4: Work in pairs. Match each festival with its symbol and meaning.
• Task 5: Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s)
and meaning.

Everyday English
21 Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation below.
1. Your friend went to a
film
festival
for
teenagers, but there
were not many films
he / she liked.

2. Your friend went to
the market to buy
decorations for the MidAutumn Festival. But
there were not many
decorations to choose
from.

Festival symbols
3
2

Listen to Mark talking about festival symbols.
Fill in each blank with ONE word.
think
1. A symbol is an image we use or _________
of when celebrating a festival.
meaning
2. A symbol usually has a special _________.
life
3. The Christmas tree is the symbol of a long _________.
happiness
4. Santa Claus is the symbol of joy and _________.

Festival symbols
2
4

Work in pairs. Match each festival with its symbol and meaning.

1. Mid-Autumn Festival A. black cat

a. It is the symbol of a new
life because it has a lot of
babies.

1-C-b

2-A-c

2. Halloween

B. The Golden Palm

b. It is the symbol of the
moon, prosperity and
family reunion.

3. Easter

C. moon cake

c. It is the symbol of bad
luck.

3-D-a

4. Cannes Film Festival

D. Easter Bunny

d. It is the symbol of the
winner's prize.

4-B-d

LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION
Game: Name the festivals

WARM-UP

Express disappointment
PRESENTATION

Everyday English
• Task 1: Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the
highlighted sentences.
• Task 2: Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation
below.
Festival symbols
• Task 3: Listen to Mark talking about festival symbols. Fill in each blank
with ONE word.
• Task 4: Work in pairs. Match each festival with its symbol and meaning.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

• Task 5: Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s)
and meaning.

Production
2
5

Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s) and meaning.

Example:
When
we
talk
about
Christmas, we think of the
Christmas tree. It is the
symbol of a long life.

LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION
Game: Name the festivals

WARM-UP

Express disappointment
PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Everyday English
• Task 1: Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the
highlighted sentences.
• Task 2: Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation
below.
Festival symbols
• Task 3: Listen to Mark talking about festival symbols. Fill in each blank
with ONE word.
• Task 4: Work in pairs. Match each festival with its symbol and meaning.
• Task 5: Work in groups. Choose a festival and talk about its symbol(s)
and meaning.
• Wrap-up
• Home work

Consolidation
1

WRAP-UP

In this lesson, we have learn to
o use lexical items related to festival activities and festival symbols
o express disappointment

Consolidation
2 HOMEWORK
o Make a conversation, video and upload on given drive link
o Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 1