English 11 Unit 8 Speaking

It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of Spring.. It’s also the start of the lunar new year.. Mai: It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of

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Unit 8 :

CELEBRATIONS

B: SPEAKING

Unit 8 : CELEBRATIONS

B: SPEAKING

Christmas Day

Halloween Day

Mother’s Day

New Year’s Day

Independent Day Teacher’s Day

UNIT8 :

PART B :

Some pictures of Tet in Vietnam

UNIT 8: SPEAKING task 1

Do you know that Tet holiday is next month ?

What is Tet ?

When is

it exactly

?

It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of Spring It’s also the start

of the lunar new year

Well, this year it’s on the 9th of February

What do you usually do at

Tet ?

Well, we eat a lot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends and relatives ,and we also play some traditional games

Oh, that sounds really

interesting

Task 1: You are going to read a conversation between Mai and Anna who are talking about Tet Holiday in Vietnam.

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 February.

Anna: What do you usually do at Tet?

Mai: Well, we eat alot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends and relatives, and we also play some traditional games.

Anna: Oh, that sounds really interesting.

Work in pairs:

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)

UNIT 8: SPEAKING task 2 : Matching

1 Thanksgiving

(third Thursday in

November)

2 Valentine’s Day

(14th Feb)

3 Mid-Autumn Festival

(15th day of the 8th lunar

month)

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

UNIT 8: SPEAKING task 2 : Matching

1 Thanksgiving

(third Thursday in

November)

2 Valentine’s Day

(14th Feb)

3 Mid-Autumn Festival

(15th day of the 8th lunar

month)

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

Useful expressions

 What do you know about………?

 When is it exactly ?

 What do people often do ……?

 Oh, that sounds really interesting.

UNIT 8: SPEAKING

Task 3

Children have moon cakes and lots of fruit

Then they carry their

Beautiful glowing lanterns along the streets in their neighborhood.

Dragon dancing is also a special activity on this day

What do you know about

Mid-Autumn Festival ?

People celebrate the largest full moon in the year and

it’s a special day for children

When is it exactly ?

It falls on the 15th day of

the 8th lunar month

What about the children ?

What do people do

on that day ?

People eat moon cakes, fruit,

drink tea and admire the full

moon

Oh, that sounds really interesting

UNIT8 :

MAI: Do you know that ……… ………….?

ANN: What is ……… …… ?

MAI: It’s the time when ………

ANN: When is it exactly ?

MAI: Well, ……….

ANN: What do you usually do ……… ?

MAI: Well, ……….

ANN: That sounds really interesting.

NOW ASK AND ANSWER ABOUT THE VALENTINE’S DAY AND THANKSGIVING WITH

THE PROMPTS BELOW

NOW ASK AND ANSWER ABOUT THE VALENTINE’S DAY AND THANKSGIVING WITH

THE PROMPTS BELOW

EXTRA TASK

Talk about the

celebrations you like best

 Homework

Write about the Mid-Autumn