Unit 8. CELEBRATIONS
Part B: Speaking
 Task1: Practise reading the dialogue between Mai and Anna about Tet holiday in Viet Nam.
Mai: Do you know that Tet holiday is next month?
Anna: What is Tet?
Mai: It’s the time when Vietnamese
people celebrate the beginning of spring.
It’s also the start of the lunar new year.
Anna: When is it exactly?
Mai: Well, this year it’s
on the 9th of February.
Anna: What do you usually do at Tet?
Mai: Well, we eat a lot of special foods, we dress up and visit
friends and relatives, and we also play some traditional games.
Anna: Oh, that sounds really interesting.
UNIT 8: SPEAKING
task 1
Do you know that Tet holiday is next month ?
What is Tet ?
It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of Spring. It’s also the start of the lunar new year .
When is it exactly ?
Well, we eat a lot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends and relatives ,and we also play some traditional games .
What do you usually do at Tet ?
Oh , that sounds really interesting .


Well, this year it’s on the 9th of February .
UNIT 8: SPEAKING
UNIT 8: SPEAKING
task 2 : Which holiday is in each picture ?
Mid-Autumn Festival
15th ,Aug Lunar
Thanksgiving (Thur3rd,Nov)
Valentine’s Day (14th Feb)
Vocabulary:

1. roast turkey/rəυst’tз: ki/

2. masks / ma:sks

3. parade / pə’reid / parade in the street

4. harvest /’ha:vist /

UNIT 8: SPEAKING
task 2 : Matching
a. People express their
love to each other .
c. People celebrate the
harvest .

b. People celebrate the largest
full moon in the year .

A. They give chocolates, flowers or gifts
to the people they love .
B. Children wear masks, parade in the street, have
parties with special cakes and lot of fruits , etc .
C. Family members get together. They prepare
a large meal with roast turkey .
ANSWERS : 1cC , 2aA , 3bB
Activity 3 : Ask and answer about the holidays above, using the dialogue in Task 1 as model and the following suggestion:
A: Do you know that ………..………….? (the name)
B: What is ………….…..?
B: It’s the time when ………. ….. (the purpose)
A: What is it exactly ?
B; Well, ............................. ( the date)
A: What do you usually do ……….……. ?
B: Well,.................................. (the activities)
A: Oh, that sounds really interesting
 Cosolidation: Retell one of the holidays above,
using the suggestion:
Tet is the time when Viet namese people celebrate the beginning of spring. It’s also the start of the lunar new year. This year Tet is on the 9th of February.At Tet we eat a lot of special foods, dress up and visit friends and relatives, and we also play some traditional games. Tet is really interesting.
Practising speaking the dialogue at home.
Homework
Learn by heart new words
Prepare the new lesson
Thank you for
your attention