UNIT 9: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
Lesson 5: Skills 1

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Quang Trung secondary school

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9 FESTIVALS AROUND THE
WORLD

LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

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HOBBIES

Lesson 5: Skills 1
WARM-UP

Game: Who is faster?

Who is faster?
Mid-Autumn Festival

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

Who is faster?
Halloween

It is the symbol of bad luck.

Who is faster?
Cannes Film Festival

It is the symbol of the winner's prize.

Who is faster?
Easter

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

PRE-READING
1 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Which events do you think happen at the
Twins Day Festival?

1 Now quickly read the email below and check your answers.

VOCABULARY TEACH
2

Match each word from the email in 1 with its meaning.
1.
a. two children born to
gathering the same mother at the 1 - b
same time
2.
featured

b. meeting

3. twins

c. the act of entertaining
other people by singing, 3 -a
dancing, and playing
music, etc.

2-d

4.
d. showed something as
performa the most important part 4 - c
nce

VOCABULARY CHECK

gathering
/ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋ/

cuộc hội họp

VOCABULARY CHECK

twin
/twɪn/

song sinh

VOCABULARY CHECK

feature

/ˈfiː.tʃər/
trình diễn đặc biệt

VOCABULARY CHECK

performance
/pəˈfɔː.məns/

màn biểu diễn

WHILE-READING
3 Read the email again. Complete each sentence with no more than TWO words.
first weekend every August.
1. People hold the festival in Twinsburg on the ____________
countries
2. There are twins from many ____________.
walked together
3. In the Double Take Parade, twins in uniforms _____________.
performance by the Korean twins the most.
4. Mark enjoyed the ____________
Fun Run
5. Mark and his twin sister ran in the ____________.
exciting
6. In his opinion, the festival was very ____________.

PRE-SPEAKING
4 Match the questions and answers about a festival someone joined.

1

1. What festival did you join?

a. Yes, very much because there was a lot to
do.

2. Where and when did you join it? b. I joined the festival in Phu Yen last March.

1-d
2-b

3. Why do people celebrate it?

c. I watched people play drums, sing traditional
songs, and dance. I also played traditional
games with the children there.

3-e

4. What did you do there?

d. I joined the Hoi Mua Festival.

4-c

5. Did you like the festival?
Why or why not?

e. They celebrate it to thank the Rice God and
pray for a better new crop.

5-a

WHILE-SPEAKING
5

1

Work in pairs. Ask and answer about a festival you and your friend joined,
using the questions in 4 as cues. Tell the class about the festival your
partner joined.

CONSOLIDATION
1

WRAP UP

In this lesson, we have learnt to
o read skill for specific information about an unusual festival
o talk about a festival you enjoy

CONSOLIDATION
2

HOMEWORK

o Video your presentation about a festival you enjoy 
o Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 2