Good morning class !!!

Class : 7A
Mrs : Thu Ba

* Game: Pelmanism: Name the festivals

1
7

Tet

2
8

Halloween

3
9

Thanksgiving

4

5

6

10

MidAutumn
Festival

Water
Festival

Christmas

11

12

* Game: Pelmanism: Name the festivals

Christmas

Tet

Water
Festival

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Mid-Autumn
Festival

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FESTIVALS AROUND THE
WORLD
LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

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!

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 Mid-Autumn Festival.
But there were not many
decorations to choose from.

Everyday English
21 Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation below.
* Situation 1:

Your friend went to a film
festival for teenagers, but
there were not many films
he / she liked.

A: How was the film festival last Sunday?
B: It was disappointing!
A: Why?
B: There were not many films I liked.

Everyday English
21 Work in groups. Make a similar conversation for each situation below.
* Situation 2:

Your friend went to the
market to buy decorations
for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
But there were not many
decorations to choose from.

A: Yesterday, I went to the market to buy
decorations for the Mid-Autumn Festival,
but it was a big disappointment.
B: What's wrong?
A: There was not many decorations to
choose, so I didn't buy anything.

Festival symbols
3

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
1-C-b
babies.

2. Halloween

B. The Golden Palm

b. It is the symbol of the
moon, prosperity and 2-A-c
family reunion.

3. Easter

C. moon cake

c. It is the symbol of bad
luck.

4. Cannes Film Festival

D. Easter Bunny

3-D-a

d. It is the symbol of the
4-B-d
winner's prize.

* 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.

* Production

2
5

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

When we talk about Mid-Autumn
Festival, we think of the moon cake.
It is the symbol of the moon,
prosperity and family reunion.

* Production

2
5

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

When we talk about Tet holiday, we
often think of peach blossoms, apricot
blossoms and kumquat trees.

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

* HOMEWORK
Learn new words by heart.
Redo all the exercises.
Prepare skills 1.

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)