* WARM-UP
1

Mid – Autumn
festival
4

Tet festival

2

3

Christmas

Halloween

Uni 9
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FESTIVALS AROUND THE
WORLD
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

Uni
t

HOBBIES

*Activity 1
New words
: tham gia
join
= take part in
double take parade
: Diễu hành đôi
cheese rolling
: Lăn phô mai
talent show

Biểu diễn tài năng

Check vocabulary
Matching

a

1/ join
2/ double take parade
3/ cheese rolling

b

4/ talent show
d

c

TWINS DAY
FESTIVAL

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

Double Take Parade

Cheese Rolling

Talent Show

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

From: mark@usmail.com
To: nick@ukmail.com
Subject: Amazing Twins Day Festival!
Hi Nick,
My family and I arrived in Twinsburg, Ohio two days ago. People here hold the
Twins Day Festival every year. It happens on the first weekend in August. It's the
largest gathering for twins in the world. Thousands of twins come from different
countries.
Yesterday morning my twin sister and I joined the Double Take Parade, a parade
of twins. We wore uniforms and walked together. Then we saw a Talent Show. It
featured singing, dancing, comedy, and other things. I loved the performance by
the twins from Korea the most.
This morning we ran in the Fun Run. We didn't win but had a lot of fun. This
afternoon we took photos with twins from other countries. This is one of the most
exciting festivals I've been to.
I'm getting sleepy, so bye for now.
Best,
Mark

2

Activity 2:

Find each word from the email in 1 with its meaning.

a. two children was born to the same mother
at the same time
b. meeting
c. the act of entertaining other people
by singing, dancing, and playing music, etc.
d. showed something as the most important part

2

Match each word from the email in 1 with its meaning.
1. twins

a. two children born to the same
mother at the same time

2. gathering

b. meeting

3. performance

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

4. featured

d. showed something as the most
important part

Activity 3:

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

Activity 4
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

4.Match the questions and answers about a festival someone joined . 
1. What festival did you join?
d. I joined the Hoi Mua Festival
2. Where and when did you join it?
b. I joined the festival in Phu Yen last March
3. Why do people celebrate it?
e. They celebrate it to thank the Rice God and pray for a better new crop.
4. What did you do there?
c. I watched people play drums, sing traditional songs, and dance. I
also played traditional games with the children there.
5. Did you like the festival? Why or why not?
a. Yes, very much because there was a lot to do.

Activity 5
5

1

Work in groups. Make a dialogue about a festival you and your friend
joined, using the questions in 4 as cues. Present before the class about
the festival your partner joined.

Tet festival

Mid – Autumn festival

Christmas

Teacher's Day

5.Work in groups .Present about a festival you and your friend joined , using the questions in  4 as cues . Tell the class
about the festival your partner joined . 

- What festival/you join?
- Where/when did you join it?
- Why/people celebrate it?
- What did you/there?
- Did/like the festival?
Why? Why not?

- I/ join/………. festival
-

It/held…in ……………….

- It/ ……………………
- I/ ………………………..

- Yes,/ ………………………

5.Work in groups .Present about a festival you and your friend joined , using the questions in  4 as cues . Tell the class
about the festival your partner joined . 

Minh : What festival did you join?
Nam: I joined Mid-Autumn Festival.
Minh : Where and when did you join it?
Nam: I joined the festival in the middle of the eighth lunar
month in my hometown.
Minh : Why do people celebrate it?
Nam: It's a chance for people to gather.
Minh : What did you do there?
Nam: I watched lion dances and ate moon cakes.
Minh : Did you like the festival? Why or why not?
Nam: Yes, I liked the festival much because it was funny and
meaningful.

5. Present before class about the festival

CONSOLIDATION
2

HOMEWORK

o complete your presentation about a festival you enjoy 
Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 2: (Exerces 1: Look at
the picture answer the questions:
1/ What is it?; 2/ What festival is it a part of?; Exercise 2:
What festival does Mark talk about? ; Exercise 3:True/
False?; Exercise 4: Think about a festival that your family
celebrate?)