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LESSON 6

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An opinion essay on the impacts of world festivals on
young Vietnamese people

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* WARM-UP

Lucky number

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6

* Pre-writing

1. What are they?
 They are world festivals.
2. Do Vietnamese
people celebrate
world festivals?

* Pre-writing
Work in pairs. Decide whether the following points are positive or
negative impacts of celebrating world festivals. Discuss the reasons.

World festivals ...

Positive

1. encourage people to buy things they don't
need.
2. encourage extracurricular activities.
3. may make people lose their sense of identity.
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5. may make young people ignore local festivals.
6. help young people learn about other cultures.

Negative

* While-writing
Write an opinion essay (180 words) on the following topic. Use the
ideas in 1 and the outline and suggestions below to help you.

Nowadays, more and more young Vietnamese people celebrate
festivals such as Christmas and Halloween. Some people think
there is nothing wrong with this while others are worried about
the influence of foreign cultures. What is your opinion?
Introduction
Nowadays, more and more young people ... In my opinion, this has
positive/negative impacts on young Vietnamese people.
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Firstly, ... Secondly, ... Finally,
...
Conclusion
In conclusion, I firmly believe that ...

* Read the suggested answer printed in
the handout
Suggested
answer:

Nowadays, more and more young people celebrate Western festivals in
Viet Nam. Some people think there is nothing wrong with this while others
are worried about the influence of foreign cultures. In my opinion,
celebrating Western festivals has more positive than negative effects on
young Vietnamese.
Firstly, festivals are a great way to understand a nation's culture. Taking part
in celebrations can help young people learn more about other people's
traditions and customs. For example, Christmas is a typical holiday in
Western countries so when joining the festivities, young people can learn
about its origin and history, the tradition of decorating one's home and
getting presents for family and close friends, and puting them under the
Christmas tree.

* Read the suggested answer printed in
the handout
Secondly, festivals are special events that help bring fun, happiness and joy

to young people's lives. They give an opportunity for young people to relax
and spend enjoyable time with their friends and family. They can enjoy the
festive spirit by watching performances, dressing up and eating festive
food.
Finally, it cannot be denied that Western festivals also encourage extracurricular activities at schools. Organising special events every year, such as
Halloween parties or Christmas fairs, encourages students to discover
interesting things about the festivals, socialise with friends from other
cultures or create their own performances.
In conclusion, I firmly believe that celebrating Western festivals in Viet Nam
does more good than harm to young people. They can have fun, broaden
their cultural knowledge and enjoy their school life more.

* While-writing
1. What does the
(positive/negative aspect)

writer

talk

about

2. Does the writer base on an essay structure?
3; Are there any linking words and cohesive
devices/ and mistakes in vocabulary and
grammar?

* Marking criteria

Content

_______/ 25

Communicative achievement

______/ 25

Organization

_______/ 25

Language (vocabulary and grammar) _______/ 25

Student's sample essay

Nowadays, more and more young Vietnamese people celebrated festivals belonging to
foreign cultures such as Christmas and Halloween. In my opinion, this trend has both
positive and negative impacts on young Vietnamese people.
On the one hand, celebrating world festivals can bring a lot of fun, happiness, and joy to
Vietnamese people. Students can participate in some extracurricular activities to celebrate
these kinds of festivals. Also, world festivals can help people know more about different
cultures.
On the other hand, it also has negative impacts on young Vietnamese people. When we
celebrate festivals such as Christmas and Halloween, we usually buy ornaments to decorate
our house. However, we don't usually reuse them after these festivals. Sometimes, if we
celebrate foreign festivals but forget our festivals, we may forget our national identity, and
we may ignore local festivals.
In conclusion, celebrating world festivals is popular in Vietnam, but to me, this trend also
remains negative impacts on young Vietnamese people, especially on our cultures.

* Post-writing
1. What does the
(positive/negative aspect)

writer

talk

about

2. Does the writer base on an essay structure?
3; Are there any linking words and cohesive
devices/ and mistakes in vocabulary and
grammar?

* Post-writing
1. What does the
(positive/negative aspect)

writer

talk

about

Nowadays, more and more young Vietnamese people celebrated festivals belonging to
foreign cultures such as Christmas and Halloween. In my opinion, this trend has both
positive and negative impacts on young Vietnamese people.

Intro

Body

Nowadays, more and more young Vietnamese people celebrated festivals belonging to
foreign cultures such as Christmas and Halloween. In my opinion, this trend has both positive
and negative impacts on young Vietnamese people.
On the one hand, celebrating world festivals can bring a lot of fun, happiness, and joy to
Vietnamese people. Students can participate in some extracurricular activities to celebrate
these kinds of festivals. Also, world festivals can help people know more about different
cultures.
On the other hand, it also has negative impacts on young Vietnamese people. When we
celebrate festivals such as Christmas and Halloween, we usually buy ornaments to decorate
our house. However, we don't usually reuse them after these festivals. Sometimes, if we
celebrate foreign festivals but forget our festivals, we may forget our national identity, and we
may ignore local festivals.
In conclusion, celebrating world festivals is popular in Vietnam, but to me, this trend also
remains negative impacts on young Vietnamese people, especially on our cultures.

Conclusion

Reduced clause

Belong to (v)

Nowadays, more and more young Vietnamese people celebrated festivals belonging to
foreign cultures such as Christmas and Halloween. In my opinion, this trend has both positive
Have an impact
and negative impacts on young Vietnamese people.
on
On the one hand, celebrating world festivals can bring a lot of fun, happiness, and joy to
Vietnamese people. Students can participate in some extracurricular activities to celebrate
these kinds of festivals. Also, world festivals can help people know more about different
Participate in …
Ornaments (n):
cultures.
đồ trang trí
On the other hand, it also has negative impacts on young Vietnamese people. When we
celebrate festivals such as Christmas and Halloween, we usually buy ornaments to decorate
our house. However, we don't usually reuse them after these festivals. Sometimes, if we
celebrate foreign festivals but forget our festivals, we may forget our national identity, and we
Conditional type
may ignore local festivals.
1
In conclusion, celebrating world festivals is popular in Vietnam, but to me, this trend also
remains negative impacts on young Vietnamese people, especially on our cultures.

World festivals also influence
On the other hand, it also has negative impacts on
young Vietnamese people. When we celebrate
them
festivals such as Christmas and Halloween, we
usually buy ornaments to decorate our house.
However, we don't usually reuse them after these
festivals. Sometimes, if we celebrate foreign festivals
but forget our festivals, we may forget our national
our own ones
identity, and we may ignore local festivals.

In conclusion, celebrating world festivals is
brings us some benefits
popular in Vietnam, but to me, this trend also
remains negative impacts on young

Negative -> adverse ( to avoid repetition)

Vietnamese people, especially on our cultures.

CONSOLIDATI
ON
1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?
• Synthesise and summarise information
in order to write an opinion essay.

CONSOLIDATI
ON
2 Homework

•

Rewrite the paragraph in the notebook.

•

Do exercises in the workbook.

•

Prepare for Lesson 7 – Communication & Culture.

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