Unit 9.
Festivals
around the
LESSON 2

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Warm up: Chatting
Presentation: Vocabulary
Practice
• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick the correct
column.
• Task 3: Write the correct word or phrase from the box
under each picture.
• Task 4: Fill in each blank with a word from 3.
• Task 5: Quiz. What festival is it? Match each description
with a festival.
Consolidation
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM
UP

VIDEO 1

WARM-UP - What can you see in the picture?

OBJECTIVES

- Can you guess the name of the festival?
- Have you ever heard of this festival? What do you know
about it?

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Chatting

WARM-UP
PRESENTATION

Vocabulary

Aims of the stage:

To help students use key
language more appropriately
before they read and listen.

VOCABULA
RY

VIDEO 2

VOCABULARY

folk dance (n)
/ˈfəʊkdɑːns/
điệu nhảy/ múa dân gian

VOCABULARY

costume (n)
/ˈkɒstjuːm/
trang phục

VOCABULARY

float (n)
/fləʊt/
xe diễu hành

VIDEO 3

VOCABULARY

parade (n)
/pəˈreɪd/
diễu hành

VOCABULARY

feast (n)
/fiːst/
bữa tiệc

VOCABULARY

fireworks display (n)
/ˈfɑɪəwɜ:rks dɪˈspleɪ/
màn bắn pháo hoa

VIDEO 4

VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

folk dance

/ˈfəʊk dɑːns/

điệu múa/ nhảy dân gian

costume

/ˈkɒstjuːm/

trang phục

float

fləʊt/

xe diễu hành

parade

/pəˈreɪd/

diễu hành

feast

/fiːst/

bữa tiệc

fireworks display

/ˈfɑɪərwɜ:rks dɪˈspleɪ/

màn bắn pháo hoa

REVIEW
GAME

VIDEO 5

Change clothes
according to the
weather

Read the definition
This isand
a decorated
vehicle
in
a
choose:

parade, made to fit a special theme
or event.
A. float
B.feast
C. costume
D. parade

A

B

C

D

Read the definition
and
choose:
A traditional dance from a group of
people, usually done at festivals.
A. costume
B. feast
C. folk dance
D.
fireworks display

A

B

C

D

VIDEO 6

Read the definition
A special clothing people wear to look
and choose:
like someone or something, often for a
celebration or event.
A. feast
B.
costume
C. folk dance
D. float

A

B

C

D

Read the definition
choose:
A specialand
event
where people walk or
ride in a line to celebrate something,
often with music and floats.
A. float
B. feast
C. costume
D. parade

A

B

C

D

Read the definition
A large meal,
usually
held
to
celebrate
and choose:
a special occasion with lots of food.
A. feast
B.
costume
C. parade
D. float

A

B

C

D

Read
the
definition
A show of bright explosions in the sky,
and
choose:
often seen during celebrations and
special events.
A. costume
B. parade
C. fireworks display
D. folk
dance

A

B

C

D

VIDEO 7

PRACTICE

PRACTICE
1. Listen and read.

PRACTICE

2. Read the conversation again. Who did the following activities?
Tick (✓) the correct column. Sometimes you need to tick both.
Ms Hoa

1. went to the Tulip Festival in Australia

✓

2. went to the Tulip Festival in the Netherlands

✓

3. tried Dutch food and drinks

✓

4. watched traditional Dutch dancing

✓

5. saw tulip floats

Mark

✓
✓

PRACTICE
3. Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.
costumes
folk dance

feast

float

fireworks display

parade

parade
1. ___________

costumes
2. ___________

feast
3. ___________

float
4. ___________

fireworks display
5. _________________

folk dance
6. ___________

REVIEW
GAME

BABY MONKEY CLIMBS THE
MOUNTAIN

Click on word “start” or rocks to choose questions

People performed a __________
to share their traditions and
celebrate their history during
the festival.

A. folk dance

B. costumes

C. float

D. fireworks display

A large __________ decorated with
flowers and lights moved along
the street during the celebration.

A. feast

B. float

C. fireworks display

D. folk dance

At the end of the celebration,
there was an amazing __________
that lit up the night sky with
beautiful colors.

A. feast

B. float

C. fireworks display

D. costumes

At the festival, everyone
enjoyed a delicious __________
prepared with many different
dishes.

A. feast

B. folk dance

C. float

D. costumes

During the festival, people wear
colorful __________ to celebrate
and express their culture.

A. float

B. feast

C. costumes

D. parade

PRACTICE
4. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from 3. You may have
to change the form of the word or phrase.
Aim of the task:
⮚to help Ss practice the words/phrases in 3.

PRACTICE
4. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from 3. You may have
to change the form of the word or phrase.
folk dances at the Tulip Festival.
1. The dancers performed ___________
fireworks display
2. On New Year's Eve, we went to Hoan Kiem Lake to watch the ______________.
feast
3. For Tet, we usually prepare a ___________
with special food.
parades in several countries to welcome the new season.
4. People hold flower ___________
floats
costumes
5. The ___________
carried the dancers in special ___________.

PRACTICE
5. What festival is it? Match each description with a festival.
1. At this festival, people eat moon cakes.

1. e

a. La Tomatina

2. At this festival, people throw tomatoes.

2. a

b. Cheese rolling

3. People eat banh chung at this festival.

3. d

c. Christmas

4. People decorate pine trees and give each other gifts.

4. c

d. Tet

5. People chase after a wheel of cheese.

5. b

e. Mid-Autumn Festival

CONSOLIDATION
1. WRAP-UP
Topic of
the unit

Festivals around
the world

Vocabulary

FESTIVAL

CONSOLIDATION

2. HOMEWORK

o Name at least 3 festivals around the world.
o Do exercises in workbook.
o Prepare for the Unit project.

GOOD BYE