English 11th form
Teacher: Nguyen Thi Hai
Nho Quan B high school
November 29th , 2007
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Lesson four: Writing
1.Before you writing
2. While you writing
3. After you writing
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Nhat ban

american
chinese
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Write a description of the popular celebrations in Vietnam
Topic: Christmas
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1. Before you writing: Look at the table and fill in the blank with suitable information
* Children feeling about the festival (like/ dislike)
Like very much,
Gather with their parents and their family,
Enjoy the moonlight and special refreshments
Name of festival

Time

Purpose

Main activities of the
festival
Food eaten
christmas
15th day of the 8th lunar day

People celebrate the largest full moon in the year
Children wear masks, parade in the street, have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits, …
Central around children and education
Parents buy lanterns
Arts, crafts
Dance

Moon cakes
refreshment
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Task 2: while writing
1. The arrangement of ideas (Dµn ý)
* Verb form: present simple
* Ex: I like the festival very much
*passive voice:
Ex: The Mid-Autumn Festival is traditionally held on the
15th day of the 8th lunar day
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* Some words: also, as, and, not …….. but also
so that, because.
Mid - Autumn
is Tet Trung Thu
is the most celebrated festivals to current date
dates back over 15,000 years ago
is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar day month
Vietnamese markets sell a variety of lanterns
Children
Wear masks, parade in the street
have a parties with a special cakes and lots of fruits …
Eat moon cakes
Perform traditional Vietnamese dance and participate in
contests for prizes and scholarships
Like festival very much/ enjoy the moonlight and special
refreshments
Gather with their family and friends


Their parents
Buy lanterns for their children
Participate in a candlelit lanterns procession at down
Showing love and appreciation to their children
Folklore indicates
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In Viet Nam the Mid-Autumn Festival, also referred as
Tet Trung, is one of the two most celebrated festivals to current
date. The Mid-Autumn Festival dates back over 15.000 years ago, and is traditionally held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. A Vietnamese folklore indicates that the festival came about as a way for parents to make up lost time, showing love and appreciation to their children after the harvest season. Appropriately, the Mid- Autumn Festival is also called the children’s Festival. Trung Thu activities are often centred around children and education. Parents buy lanterns for their children so that they can participate in a candlelit lantern procession at down. Lanterns represent brightness while the procession symbolizes success in school. Vietnamese markets sell a variety of lanterns, but the most popular children’s lantern is the star lantern. Other children’s activities include arts and crafts in which children make face masks and lanterns. Children also perform traditional Vietnamese dance and participate in contests for prizes and scholarships. Unicorn dancer are also very popular in Trung Thu festivities. In addition, Vietnamese parents tell


2. Writing:
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Their children fairy tales and serve mooncakes and other special treats under the silver moon. I like the festival very much because it is an opportunity for me to gather with my family and friends to enjoy the moon light and many special refreshments.

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* Post writing: Feedback the student’s answers
Post- writing : Check their student’s answers
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Exercise: Choose the correct option to complete sentence

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1. What did that man say …?
a. At you b. for you c. to you d .you