UNIT 8 - SPEAKING - GRADE 11

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Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Lesson 2: Speaking

Task 1: Mai is talking with Anna, her new English friend,

about Tet holiday in Vietnam.

Work in pairs: Practise reading the dialogue.

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 9 th 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.

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C

A Thanksgiving (third

Thursday in November)

B Valentine’s Day (14 th February)

C Mid-Autumn Festival

(15 th day of the 8 th lunar month)

Task 2: Below are some popular holidays and celebrations

in Vietnam and in the world Work in pairs Match the holidays with its main purpose and activities.

What are people in the pictures doing?

Task 2: Match each picture with its

main purpose and activities.

a People express their love to each other.

b People celebrate the largest full moon in

the year.

c People celebrate the harvest.

1.They give chocolates, flowers or gift to the

people they love.

2.Children wear masks, parade in the street,

have parties with special cakes and lots of

fruits, etc.

3 Family members get together They prepare

a large meal with roast turkey.

A

B C

A.Thanksgiving: (third Thursday in November)

A

c People celebrate the harvest.

3 Family members get together They

prepare a large meal with roast turkey.

B Valentine’s Day (14th February)

B

a People express their love to each other.

1.They give chocolates, flowers or

gift to the people they love.

C Mid-Autumn Festival.(15th day of the 8th

lunar month)

C b People celebrate the

largest full moon in the

year.

2 Children wear masks, parade in the street, have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits, etc.

Task 3: Ask and answer about the holidays above, using the dialogue in Task 1 as the model.

Mai: Do you know that Thanksgiving is next month?

Anna: What is Thanksgiving?

Mai: It’s the time when people celebrate the harvest

Anna: When is it exactly?

Mai: Well, this year it’s on the third Thusday in November.

Anna: What do you usually do at Thanksgiving?

Mai: Well, we get together and prepare a large meal with roast turkey.

Anna: Oh, that sounds really interesting.

=>Work in pairs like this.

=> Write a short paragraph about a celebration.