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OUR
CUSTOMS
AND
ETHNIC
GROUPS
OF VIET NAM
TRADITIONS
LESSON
CLOSER
LESSON3:5:ASKILLS
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HOBBIES

READING

SPEAKING

LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
Option 1: Asking questions
Option 2: Asking questions: Bamboozle

WARM-UP

READING

Vocabulary
Task 1: Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer
questions.
Task 2: Read the text. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
Task 3: Read the text again. Complete the mind map about
a family party.
Task 4: Work in pairs. Put the questions in the correct
blanks to make a complete dialogue. Then role-play it.
Task 5: Make notes about a normal family event that you
take part in. Then make a dialogue asking and answering
about the event.

SPEAKING

CONSOLIDATION

Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP

Option 1

1. Have you ever been to a festival?
2. Do you like it?
3. Can you describe it?

WARM-UP

Option 2

Scan the QR code to play the game.

READING

release (v)
/rɪˈliːs/
thả

READING

contestant (n)
/kənˈtestənt/
thí sinh,
người thi đấu

READING

family bonding
/ˈfæməli ˈbɒndɪŋ/
sự gắn kết tình
cảm gia đình

READING
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

release (v)

/rɪˈliːs/

thả

contestant (n)

/kənˈtestənt/

thí sinh, người thi đấu

family bonding

/ˈfæməli ˈbɒndɪŋ/

sự gắn kết tình cảm
gia đình

READING

1 Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

1. What are the men doing?
- They are rowing a boat. They
are cooking rice on an open fire.
2. When do you think this event
occurs?
- This event may occur in a
festival in the North of Viet Nam.

READING

2 Read the text. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
1. What is the text mainly about?
A. A local tradition.
B. A family tradition.
C. A family tradition.
2. To win the boat race, a team must ______.
A. row the boat more quickly than the other teams
B. row the boat the fastest and properly cook the rice
C. cook rice properly and catch the duck

READING

2 Read the text. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
3. The phrase “releases a duck” in the text means ______.
A. gives it freedom
B. catches it
C. takes it home
4. Why is the festival important?
A. Because it is exciting.
B. Because people win valuable prizes.
C. Because it keeps some village traditions alive.

READING

3 Read the text again. Complete the mind map about a family
third day

party.

food

dishes

home

SPEAKING

4

Work in pairs. Put the questions (A - E) in the correct blanks (1 - 5) to make a
complete dialogue. Then role-play it.

Nick: (1) ______
Lan: Well, I join birthday parties of all my family
members.
Nick: (2) ______
Lan: In a Vietnamese restaurant. But sometimes we
break with tradition by going to a Western one.
Nick: (3) ______
Lan: Everyone in my family.

Nick: (4) ______
Lan: Well, the birthday person opens the
gifts. and everyone has some good food.
Nick: (5) ______
Lan: Yes, I always look forward to them.
They are a great time for family bonding.

SPEAKING

5

Make notes about a normal family event that you take part in. Use the questions
below as cues.

1. What is the event?
Full Moon Festival

Now work in pairs.
Make a dialogue asking
2. Where and when does it happen?
On the 15th day of the 8th Lunar Month in Asia and answering about the
event. You can use your
3. Who joins with you?
notes.
My family, my friends,…
4. What do you often do at that event?
Eat moon cake, hang lantern....
5. Do you like it or not? Why or why not?
Yes, I do. Because I can celebrate it with my family.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
+ Reading:
 Read for specific information about a village festival day.
+ Speaking:
 Talk about a family event.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
Do exercises in the workbook.

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