E.11 UNIT 8: SPEAKING

Practise reading the dialogue between Mai and Anna about Tet holiday in Vietnam Mai: Do you know that Tet holiday is next month.. Mai: It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the

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Look at the pictures and answer the question

1 What do you think about when you see

these pictures ?

2 What is Tet ?

3 When is it ?

4 What do people usually do at Tet ?

Task 1: Work in pairs Practise reading the dialogue

between Mai and Anna 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 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

Look at the pictures and give the names of

them

Mid-Autumn Festival Valentine’s Day

Thanksgiving

Task 2 : Match the holidays with its main

purpose and activities

Holiday/

Celebration

Its main purpose Its activities

1 Thanksgiving

(third Thursday

in November)

a

People express their love to each other

A

They give chocolates, flowers

or gifts to the people they love

2 Valentine’s Day

(14th Feb)

3 Mid-Autumn

Festival

(15th day of the

8 th lunar month)

C Family members get together They prepare a large meal with roast turkey

B Children wear masks, parade

in the street, have parties with special cakes and lot of fruits , etc

b

People celebrate the largest full moon in the year

c

People celebrate the harvest.

1 c C 2 a A 3 b B

Task 3: Work in pairs Ask and answer about the

holidays above, using the dialogue in Task 1

Useful languages

1 Do you know what + name of the celebration is ?

( Do you know what Mother’s Day is? )

_ It’s the time when people + Verb phrase

( It’s the time when people / children express their love to their mother.)

2 When is it exactly ?

_ It’s on + the date ( It’s on the second Sunday in May )

3 What do people usually do on that day?

_ They usually + V (present simple)

( They usually send cards or gifts to their mother )

Dialogue 1:

A: Do you know what Thanksgiving is ?

B: It’s the time when people celebrate the harvest.

A: When is it exactly ?

B: It’s on the third Thursday in November.

A: What do people usually do on that day ?

B: Well, the family members get together They prepare a large meal with roast

turkey

Dialogue 2

A: Do you know what Valentine’s Day is ?

B: It’s the time when people express their

love to each other.

A: When is it exactly ?

B: It’s on 14th February.

A: What do people usually do on that day ?

B: Well, they give chocolates, flowers or gifts

to the peole they love.

Dialogue 3

A:Do you know what Mid-Autumn Festival is ?

B: It’s the time when people celebrate the

largest full moon in the year.

A: When is it exactly ?

B: It’s on 15th day of 8th lunar month.

A: What do people usually do on that day ?

B: Well, the children wear masks, parade in the street, have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits, etc.

• Write a paragraph about your favorite

celebrations/ holidays.