We celebrate each family member's ……………………….every year.

HẾT GIỜ

birthday

Many Asians go to Buddhist temples to _____ for good luck

HẾT GIỜ

Pray

People often ………..…their houses before Tet comes

HẾT GIỜ

clean

My father often makes me a ……………………....at the
Mid-Autumn Festival

HẾT GIỜ

lantern

At Tet children often get …………

HẾT GIỜ

Lucky money

……………….usually brings gifts to children at Christmas

HẾT GIỜ

Santa Claus

 Question:
- How do your family keep your traditions alive?

Unit

4

REMEMBERING THE
PAST
LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION


VOCABULAR
Y

 VOCABULARY

ancestor (n)
/ˈæn.ses.tər/

tổ tiên

A person related to you who
lived a long time ago.

Ex: There were portraits of
his ancestors on the walls of
the room.

 VOCABULARY

gratitude (n)
/ˈɡræt.ɪ.tʃuːd/

lòng biết ơn

the feeling or quality of
being grateful.

 VOCABULARY

worship (v)
/ˈwɜːʃɪp/
thờ cúng

People come to this ancient shrine to
worship their ancestors.

 VOCABULARY

celebrate (v)
/ˈselɪbreɪt/

tổ chức

We celebrate Lunar New Year with family
gatherings and traditional foods.

 VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. ancestor (n)

/ˈæn.ses.tər/

tổ tiên

2.gratitude (n)

/ˈɡræt.ɪ.tʃuːd/

lòng biết ơn

3. worship (v)

/ˈwɜːʃɪp/

thờ cúng

/ˈselɪbreɪt/

tổ chức

4. celebrate (v)

 EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1 Listen and read the conversations below. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.

Kate: Thank you very much for showing us around Angkor Wat.
Guide: You're welcome.
Alice: Thanks a lot for telling us about life in the countryside.
Mi: No problem.
 Some ways of thank and respond

- Thank you very much
- Thanks a lot for………….
- I'm so grateful
- You're the best

 EVERYDAY ENGLISH

2 Work in pairs. Make similar conversations to express thanks
and respond in the following situations.

1. You thank the village head for showing you around
the craft workshop.
2. You thank your friend for lending you an
interesting book.

2 Work in pairs. Make similar conversations to express thanks
and respond in the following situations.
 Suggested dialogues:

 Situation 1:
You: Thank you very much for showing me / us around the craft
workshop.
Friend: You're welcome.
 Situation 2
You: Thanks a lot for lending me your history book.
Friend: No problem.

 How our families keep traditions alive

3 Read the passage and complete the table.
Most of Vietnamese families have customs and traditions that they have
observed for many generations. Firstly, they worship their ancestors, and
they celebrate their death anniversaries every year. That's the way they
show their gratitude to their ancestors and teach their young children
about traditions. Secondly, they take part in many national and regional
festivals, for example the Mid-Autumn Festival and the New Harvest
Festival. Thirdly, they celebratemany holidays during the year such as Tet
and National Day. In this way, they keep their traditions alive and pass
them down to the next generation.

 How our families keep traditions alive
Anniversaries

Festivals

1. _____________
2. _____________
Death
Mid - Autumn
anniversaries
Festival
3. _____________
New Harvest
Festival

Holidays
4. Tet
___________
Holiday
5. National
___________
Day

 How our families keep traditions alive

4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer about how your family observes
customs and traditions

 Examples:
A: What festival(s) does your family celebrate every year?
B: We celebrate Hung Kings' Temple Festival.

 How our families keep traditions alive

4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer about how your family observes
customs and traditions

 Examples:
A: What holiday(s) does your family celebrate every year
B: We celebrate Tet and National Day.

5 Work in groups. Give a short talk about one of the things in 4
that you and your family do to preserve traditions.

5 Work in groups. Give a short talk about one of the things in 4
that you and your family do to preserve traditions.

* Cues:
You can begin your talk like this:
We celebrate each family member's birthday every year.
When someone's birthday is coming, all of us happily
prepare for it. …

5 Work in groups. Give a short talk about one of the things in 4 that
you and your family do to preserve traditions.

* Sample Answers:
We celebrate each family member's birthday every year. When
someone's birthday is coming, all of us happily prepare for it. We
gather around the kitchen table, rolling out dough and decorating
cakes with colorful sprinkles and frosting. We share funny stories,
create memories that will last a lifetime. These traditions are
precious to us, connecting us to our past and shaping our future.

 CONSOLIDATION
What have we learnt in this lesson?

What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Know how to thank and respond.
 Talk how to keep traditions alive

 Homework
 Do exercises in the workbook.
 Prepair lesson 5: Skills 1

LESSON
4: COMMUNICATION
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Brainstorm
Option 2: Word Scramble

WARM-UP

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Vocabulary
Task 1: Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Make similar conversations to express
thanks and respond in the
Task 3: Read the passage and complete the table.
Task 4: Work in pairs. Ask and answer about how your family
observes customs and traditions.
Task 5: Work in groups. Give a short talk about one of the things in
4 that you and your family do to preserve traditions.

HOW OUR FAMILIES KEEP
TRADITIONS ALIVE

CONSOLIDATION

Wrap-up
Homework

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.

OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
o Know how to thank and respond.
o Talk how to keep traditions alive

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

Word Scramble

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

How to play:
- There are some pieces of paper in bag/hat/box
- Take turns drawing pieces of paper and
unscrambling the phrases.
- Unscrambled a phrase, say it aloud and give an
example of when they might use it.

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

LET'S PLAY