Warm up
Competitive games

-Work in 6 groups (2 minutes)
-Put the words/ phrases into
correct column.
-Group 1,3,5 find the words of
New Year Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
New Year Festival
- Group 2,4,6 find the words of
Mid- Autumn Festival

moon cakes
lion dance floating lanterns family
reunion visiting relatives kumquat
welcome-the-moon party firework displays
the first-footer Hang Nga and Cuoi stories
NEW YEAR FESTIVAL

MID – AUTUMN FESTIVAL

family reunion

moon cakes

visiting relatives

lion dance

firework displays

floating lanterns

kumquat

welcome-the-moon party

the first-footer

Hang Nga and Cuoi stories

NEW YEAR FESTIVAL

MID – AUTUMN FESTIVAL

family reunion

moon cakes

visiting relatives

lion dance

firework displays

floating lanterns

kumquat

welcome-the-moon party

the first-footer

Hang Nga and Cuoi stories

Answer questions:
1. Which festival do you prefer?
I prefer New Year Festival.
2. What things do you like best? Why?
I like firework displays best because they
look beautiful.

Period 51.
UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
LESSON 7: LOOKING BACK AND
PROJECT,

I. VOCABULARY
1.Activity 1:Jumped words :Rearrange the letters to label the picture
Work in pairs
in 2 minutes

INCENSE
1. icnesen

OFFERINGS
2. ofernfigs

3.PRAY
pary

4. lnerants
LANTERNS

5.
csrwod
CROWDS

6. cehergin
CHEERING

Kate Festival (Lễ hội Ka Tê)

Đây là một lễ hội dân gian thiêng liêng đặc sắc. Tưởng nhớ đến
những người đã khuất, tưởng nhớ đến các vị anh hùng dân tộc
(được người Chăm tôn vinh làm thần). Thường được tổ chức vào 1
tháng 7 theo lịch của người Chăm (khoảng 25/9 đến 25/10 
dương lịch.

2. Activity 2. Complete the text about the Kate Festival with the words in the box.

commemorates (V) performances (N)
ancient (adj)
procession(N) ethnic(adj) ritual (N) respect (N) perform (V)
The Kate Festival is held by the Cham (1) _________
ethnic group in Ninh
commemorates
Thuan in the central part of Viet Nam. This festival (2) _________________
their heroes - the Gods Po Klong Garai and Po Rome and shows their (3)
____________
respect to these Gods.
At the festival, the Cham people have to do a (4) ___________to
welcome
ritual
the costumes from the Raglai – the (5) ___________Cham.
People take
ancient
procession
part in a (6) ___________
to the nearby temple. When the
procession arrives at the Cham tower, a group of dancers (7)
___________
perform a welcome Dance in front of the tower. Besides, there is the
Poh Bang (door opening) performance by a magician in the temple and the
chanting of a hymn. This is a really joyful festival which features many
performances
other activities like (8) ________________of
the Ginang drum and the
Saranai flute and the Apsara dance.

Useful structures:

1. a/an/the/ their+ adj + N

2. S +V + O

3. like + N (như …)

Matching

Match the subordinators with its function .

Conjunctive advs
and subordinators

1. When
2. If

Vietnamese meaning and uses
a. Trong khi
(Theo sau bởi thì tiếp diển “ Be + Ving)
b. Nếu
(chỉ khả năng xảy ra, không thực sự chắc chắn)

3. Even though

c. Bởi vì (Trước mệnh đề chỉ lí do)

4. Although

d. Khi (khả năng chắc chắn xảy ra cao)

5. Because

e. Mặc dù(diễn tả sự tương phản)

6. While

f. Thậm chí (diễn tả sự tương phản mức độ cao)

Matching

Match the conjunctive adverb and subordinator with
its features.

Subordinators

Vietnamese meaning and uses

1. When

d. Khi (khả năng chắc chắn xảy ra cao)

2. If

b. Nếu
(chỉ khả năng xảy ra, không thực sự chắc chắn)

3. Even though

f. Thậm chí (diễn tả sự tương phản mức độ cao)

4. Although

e. Mặc dù(diễn tả sự tương phản)

5. Because

c. Bởi vì (Trước mệnh đề chỉ lí do)

6. While

a. Trong khi
(Thường theo sau bởi thì tiếp diển “ Be + Ving)

II. GRAMMAR
3. Activity 3. Choose the correct answer.
1. When/ If you are Vietnamese, you should know the story of chung cakes
and day cakes.
 
2. Even though/ When the New Year's Eve is late at night, children stay
awake to welcome the New Year and to watch the firework display.
 
3. Children like the Mid-Autumn Festival because / although they are given
many sweets and toys.
 
4. While/ If children are waiting for the moon to rise, they sing, dance and
listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.
 
5. Because/ When you come to the Lim Festival, you can enjoy the singing
of the most skilled lien anh and lien chi.

4. Activity 4. Use your own words/ ideas to complete the sentences
below. Complete your sentences with a partner.

1. When the Lim Festival begins,
___________
2. Because we have many festivals in January,
____________________________________
3. If you go to the Hue Festival,_____________
4. Although sticky rice is very tasty,_________
5. While we are boiling Chung cakes,________

4. Activity 4. Use your own words/ ideas to complete the sentences
below. Complete your sentences with a partner.

Match the clauses in A with those in B to make complete sentences.

A
1. When the Lim Festival
begins

B
a. you can enjoy an Ao dai
fashion show.

2. Because we have many
festivals in January,

b. people come to see the
Quan ho singing performance

3. If you go to the Hue
Festival,

c. we call it the month of fun
and joy.

4. Although sticky rice is
very tasty,

d. we often listen to our
grandparents' stories.

5. While we are boiling
Chung cakes,

e. it's hard to eat it every day.

4. Activity 4. Use your own words/ ideas to complete the sentences
below. Complete your sentences with a partner.

Match the clauses in A with those in B to make complete
sentences.
A
B
1. When the Lim Festival begins

a. you can enjoy an Ao dai
fashion show.

2. Because we have many festivals
in January,

b. people come to see the Quan ho
singing performance

3. If you go to the Hue Festival,

c. we call it the month of fun and
joy.

4. Although sticky rice is very tasty, d. we often listen to our
grandparents' stories.
5. While we are boiling Chung
cakes,

1. b

2. c

3. a

e. it's hard to eat it every day.

4. e

5. d

4. Activity 4. Use your own words/ ideas to complete the sentences
below. Complete your sentences with a partner.

Match the clauses in A with those in B to make complete
sentences.

A

B

1. When the Lim Festival begins a. you can enjoy an Ao dai
fashion show.
2. Because we have many
festivals in January,

b. people come to see the Quan
ho singing performance .

3. If you go to the Hue Festival,

c. we call it the month of fun and
joy.

4. Although sticky rice is very
tasty,

d. we often listen to our
grandparents' stories.

5. While we are boiling Chung
cakes,

e. it's hard to eat it every day.

What are some popular festivals in Dinh Lap
District?

1. Dong Quat Temple Festival: 7th January
in lunar calendar in Cuong Loi Commune .
2. Hang Slap Temple Festival: 10th January
in Binh Xa Commune.
3. Po Hang Temple Festival: 3rd March
in lunar calendar at Stadium of Dinh Lap
Town

III. Project
Chau van
singing

Xoan singing

Quan ho singing
Don ca tai tu singing

Enjoy the following song
1. The song is “ Nòn đắc, nòn đí” ( Sleep soundly) of
Tay, Nung group in Lang Sonand Cao Bang provine
2. It is performed in “ Long Tong” festival in Spring.
3. We can use “ Đan Tinh” in the performance.
4. It praises the value of family and peaceful life in
countryside.

LET'S SING!
Perform a song often sung in a festival then present about it.

1. The song is “ Nòn Đắc, nòn đí” of Tay, Nung group.
( Sleep soundly) in Cao Bang and Lang Son province.
2. It is performed in “ Long Tong” festival in Spring.
3. We can use “ Đan Tinh” in the performance.
4. It praises the value of family and peaceful life in
countryside.

Looking back+ Project
Vocabulary

Festivals
Festival
activities

Grammar

Subordinators
in complex
and
compound
sentences

Communication

Ask and
answer
about
festivals

Perform
and
present
about a
festival
song

Choose the best answer.
For each correct sentence you will get:
- Sentence 1: Mark 7
- Sentence 2: Mark 9
- Sentence 3: Mark 10
1. We couldn't go out ………………..the weather was bad.
A.
A because B. when C. therefore D. although
2. …………..they were cooking, somebody knocked on their
door.
A. Because B. If
C.
D. Although
CWhile
3. I like their____________, because it really exciting and
well-prepared.
A. perfroms B. performing C. perform D.
D performance

HOMEWORK
- Review the vocabulary of Unit 5.
- Rewrite Ex. 4, 5 & 6 into your
exercise book.
- Prepare GETTING STARTED UNIT 6.

Which festival is it about?