giáo án Unit 8-reading

- T shows the picture on the screen and asks sts some questions - T goes around the class to help if necessary explanations of words: decorate, fireworks, pagoda… - T asks sts to read

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READING

AIMS: Helping students practise reading skills.

Helping students can get more knowledge about Lunar New Year (or Tet holiday) in Vietnam

METHOD: Communicative approach.

AIDS: Textbooks, posters, pictures, handouts, real things.

PROCEDURE:

8’

3’

7’

4’

I Check up: Put the verbs into the correct form (poster)

1 If he (eat) _ all that, he will be ill

2 I shouldn’t drink that wine if I (be) _ you

II Warm up :

- What are these?

- When do you see them?

- What do you receive inside red envelopes?

III New lesson:

A Pre-reading :

1 Activity 1: Look at the picture and discuss the

questions (Textbook/ p.90)

1 What time of the year is it?

2 What are the people in the picture doing?

3 Are they family?

4 Are they happy?

5 What else do you see in the picture?

2 Activity 2: Tell your partner which of these activities

you enjoy doing most at Tet.

B While-reading:

1 Task 1: Find what the following words mean in the

text.

- grand: to lớn

- agrarian: (thuộc) nông nghiệp

- banner: băng rôn

- pray: cầu nguyện

- T calls 1 st to go the board and give the structure of conditional

sentences

- T evaluates

- T gives sts some reds envelopes and asks sts some questions

- T introduces: “To know more things about Tet holiday, today we learn Unit 8: Celebrations – READING”

- T shows the picture on the screen and asks sts some questions

- T goes around the

class to help if necessary

(explanations of words: decorate, fireworks,

pagoda…)

- T asks sts to read the text and do Task 1

- T asks sts to work

in groups of 4 and

do Task 1 on the

- 1 st gives the structure of conditional

sentences and does exercise

- Sts listen and answer

- Sts answer

Pair work

- Some sts present

in front of the class

- Sts read the text and do Task 1

Group work

- Sts work in groups

of 4 on the poster

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10’

6’

- sugared apples: mứt táo

- excitement: sự nô nức, nhộn nhịp

2 Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or

false (F).(handouts)

a Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and the

South of Vietnam

b Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar

c People try to be nice and polite to each other because

they want to have good luck on New Year’s Day

d According to the text, for people anywhere in the

world, the beginning of spring is the start of a new year

e Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays

f According to the text, “ Lucky Money” is given to

everyone at Tet

3 Task 3: Game: Lucky numbers

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

* Questions:

1 Lucky number

2 What do streets look like before Tet?

3 When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

4 What is mut?

5 How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in

the past?

6 What is banh chung made from?

7 What are some popular activities at Tet?

8 Lucky number

9 What do people often do to prepare for Tet?

* Answers:

2 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red

banners

3 It’s sometime between 19 January and 20 February on

the Western calendar

4 It’s candied fruit

5 For months

6 It’s made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork

7 Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging

wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games, etc

9 They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and

cook traditional foods

C Post-reading: (For good and excellent students)

Tell each other about your last Tet holiday, focusing on

the following main points:

poster

- Which group gives earlier and right answer, T can give good mark

- T asks sts to close their books and read all statements

to make sure they understand all

- T asks sts to close their books

- T changes the orders of the questions in the textbook

- T gives points and which group has more points will be winner

- T hands out posters to groups

Individual work

- Sts close their books and read all statements to make sure they understand all

- Sts decide whether they are true or false

- Some sts give their answer and correct false sentences

Group work

- Sts play the game Lucky numbers

- The class is divided into 2 groups

- Each group in turn chooses a number

- If they answer the question right, they will get 1 point

- If it is a lucky number, they will get 2 points

Group work

- Sts work in groups

of 6

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1’

- how you prepared for Tet

- how you decorated your house

- who you visited

- what special foods you ate

- what activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet

IV Homework:

- Learn vocabulary and answers

- Prepare Speaking

in order to present

in front of the class later

- T can go around the class to give offers of help if necessary or observe

- T gives goods marks to the best after correction

EVALUATION: