WELCOME EVERYBODY
HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?
THU KHOA NGHIA HIGH SCHOOL
CHAU DOC TOWN - AN GIANG PROVINCE
EDITOR:
KIET TRAN ANH
I-WARM-UP
ON WHAT OCCASION?
1. Christmas
4. Independence Day
5. Birthday
3. New Year’s
2. Thanksgiving
6. Labor Day
7. Picnic
8. Wedding
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LEAD-IN:
What do people often do on these occasions?
Well, they often eat, drink, sing and dance. They often have parties. The lesson today is the reading text about parties and how people celebrate them.
UNIT TWO:
A PARTY
LESSON 1: READING
II)PRE-READING:
IIA-VOCABULARY:
-(to) blow out
=(to) put out a flame
:thổi tắt
-(to) celebrate
=do s.th enjoyable because of a special occasion or mark someone’s success
: làm lễ kỉ niệm
-an anniversary
My birthday is on October 10th. I am
celebrating the thirty-eighth ___ of
my birthday this year.
: ngày kỉ niệm
II-B)QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1. What is the relationship between the people in the pictures?
2. What are they celebrating?
1. The people in picture 1 are friends and in picture 2 belong to a family.
2. The children in picture 1 are celebrating a birthday party and the people in picture 2 are celebrating a golden wedding anniversary.
III)WHILE-READING
* ACTIVITY 1:
Read the text in silence and answer the questions
What do these numbers in the text
refer to? 30 – 25 – 50
+ 30: Many Americans over the age
of 30 don’t like to talk about their age
+ 25: People call the 25th is the silver anniversary.
+ 50: People call the 50th is the golden anniversary.
+ The 25th and 50th anniversaries are special.
* ACTIVITY 2:
READ AND TICK
Decide which of the activities below takes place at
a birthday party or at a wedding anniversary party
or at both. Put a tick(√) in the right box.
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In each of the following sentences, there is
ONE word which is not true according to
the reading passage. Underline the wrong
word and provide the correct one.
Recognizing the wrong words
*ACTIVITY3:
1.Lisa’s family and friends are at her
eighth birthday party.
2. Everyone makes cake and ice
cream at the birthday party.
3. Lisa opens birthday cards and
food from her family and friends.
seventh
eats
presents
4. Many Americans over the age of 30
don’t like to talk about their anniversaries.
5. Fifty months ago, Rosa and Luis got married.
6. People call the 5th wedding anniversary the “golden anniversary”.
7. Rosa and Luis are happy tto be together for their silver anniversary.
overage
years
golden
50th
IV)POST-READING
Work in pairs, one is an interviewer and the other is an interviewee. Use these questions in your exchange.
INTERVIEWING
1. Where do you prefer to celebrate your birthday, at home or in the restaurant?
2. Do your parents celebrate their wedding anniversaries?
3. Are you going to celebrate your wedding anniversaries in the future? Why or why not?
V)HOMEWORK
Write a short passage about your birthday party.
Prepare Speaking lesson (page 35)
GOOBYE
SEE YOU SOON