Unit 8
Celebrations
Period 1 :
Getting started, Listen and Read
Teacher : Do Manh Ha
Bach Thuan Secondary School
Unit 8 : Celebrations
Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
Network
Celebrations
Christmas
Women’s day
Lunar New Year
Wedding
Birthday
Mid Fall Festival
Passover
Easter
Teacher’s Day
Valentine
Unit 8 : Celebrations
Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
Work with a partner. Match the icons with the names of the celebrations they represent.

Easter
Christmas
Mid-Fall Festival
Lunar New Year
wedding
birthday
Unit 8 : Celebrations
Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
New words
1. sticky rice cake (n)
3. occur (v)
= happen
4. Jewish (a)
5. Passover (n)
6. slavery (n)
7. parade (n)
bánh chưng
diễn ra, xảy ra
thuộc Do thái, người Do thái
Lễ Quá hải
sự nô lệ
cuộc diễu hành
2. decorate (v)
trang trí
Unit 8 : Celebrations
Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
1. sticky rice cake (n)
3. occur (v)
4. Jewish (a)
5. Passover (n)
6. slavery (n)
7. parade (n)
bánh chưng
diễn ra, xảy ra
thuộc Do thái, người Do thái
Lễ Quá hải
sự nô lệ
cuộc diễu hành
Rub out and remember
2. decorate (v)
trang trí
Unit 8 : Celebrations
Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
1. sticky rice cake (n)
3. occur (v)
4. Jewish (a)
5. Passover (n)
6. slavery (n)
7. parade (n)
bánh chưng
diễn ra, xảy ra
thuộc Do thái, người Do thái
Lễ Quá hải
sự nô lệ
cuộc diễu hành
Rub out and remember
Check
2. decorate (v)
trang trí
Unit 8 : Celebrations
Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
1) Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.

Structures:
2) Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.

Unit 8 : Celebrations
Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
Listen to the tape and then answer these questions.
1. How many celebrations are mentioned in the text ?
2. What are they ?
There are 3.
Tet ( Lunar New Year), Passover and Easter.
Work in groups. Complete the table.
Tet
Passover
Easter
In late January or early February
Cleaning and decorating homes, and enjoying special food, family members gathering
Sticky rice Cake
Vietnam
Late March or early April
(No information)
Special meal called the Seder
Israel
Around the same time as Passover
People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
Chocolate or sugar eggs
In many countries
Ask and answer with your partners
S1: Which celebration do you like best ?
S2: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
S1: When does it occur ?
S2: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
S1: What do you/ people do on that day ?
S2: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

I like the Christmas best.
It occurs in late December.
I decorate the Christmas tree and have presents from the Santa Claus.
Unit 8 : Celebrations
Period 1: Getting started. Listen and read.
1. Learn by heart all the new words.
2. Rewrite the answers in your exercise book.
3. Write about a celebration that you know best.
Homework:
Good bye !
See you next time.