Unit 8 Reading ( Class 11 )

 Warm – up: Give the names of the celebrations or festivals through the given images 5 4 Mid-AutumnFestival Thanksgiving Tet holiday Teachers’ d ay Valentine...  Task1 : Practise read

B SPEAKING

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ENGLISH 11 Unit 8 : CELEBRATIONS

 Warm – up:

Give the names of the celebrations or festivals through the given images

5 4

Mid-AutumnFestival

Thanksgiving Tet holiday

Teachers’ d

ay

Valentine

ENGLISH 11 Unit 8 : CELEBRATIONS

B SPEAKING

I Before Speaking

mask (n) /m :skɑ / : Mặt nạ

Parade (n) /p 'reid/ : ə Cuộc diễu hành

roast turkey / rJUst ‘t3:ki/ : gà tây quay

thanksgiving (n) /'θæ ks givi /ɳ ɳ : Lễ tạ ơn

‘ valentine s day ( ) n / &'v lJntaIn dei / :Lễ hội tình nhân

 Task1 : Practise reading the dialogue between Mai and

Anna about Tet hoilday 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

Task 2 : Which holiday is in

each picture ? 2 Thanksgiving

(third Thursday in November )

Holiday/Celebration Its main purpose Its activities

2 Valentine’s Day

(14th February)

b People celebrate the largest full moon in the year

B Children wear masks, parade in the street, have parties with special cakes and lots

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 , MID_AUTUMN AND THANKSGIVING WITH THE PROMPTS BELOW

VietNamese Teachers’ Day

ASK AND ANSWER ABOUT VIETNAMESE TEACHERS’ DAY

 Stand in front of the class and retell one of the holidays below

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2 When

do the people often sing it?

1 What is

the title

of the song ?

Listen to the song then answer the questions

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2 5

7

Task 3: Write a short paragraph about a celebration.