Unit 8part 2

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English 9

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

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New Year’s Eve

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

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Wedding Day

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

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Mother’s Day

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

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Birthday

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

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Christmas

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

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Halloween

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

Look at the pictures and say what celebrations they are.

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Valentine’s Day

First, look at expressions which help you to give

compliments and the responses to them.

Well done.

That’s a great/ an excellent…

Let me congratulate you on…

Thanks.

It’s nice of you to say so.

That’s very kind of you.

Now, look at the pictures and situations provided

Then give and respond to appropriate compliments

An example has been done for you to follow.

2 speak

Marline has just won the first prize in the English Essay Contest.

You: Well done, Marline.

Marline: Thanks

Then give and respond to appropriate compliments

by typing compliments and responses in the boxes.

On the Mother’s Day, Mary bought her mother some roses and

a nice card to celebrate.

MOTHER:

MARY:

2 speak

Hung’s brother has just won the cup in the Student Singing

Contest.

Now, look at the pictures and situations provided

Then give and respond to appropriate compliments

by typing compliments and responses in the boxes.

BROTHER:

HUNG:

On his father’s birthday, Tuan prepared a very special gift for

him.

Then give and respond to appropriate compliments

by typing compliments and responses in the boxes.

FATHER:

TUAN:

2 speak

Lan brings to class a new picture she has painted.

Now, look at the pictures and situations provided

Then give and respond to appropriate compliments

by typing compliments and responses in the boxes.

YOU:

LAN:

give compliments to your friends and get responses

from them Make up your own dialogues using the

expressions given.

3 listen

In the recording, three people are talking about their feelings and opinions about some

special days First, listen to the recording

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Now, listen again and answer the questions by typing your answers in the boxes.

1 Is Christmas the only time in the year that the

first speaker gets to see his relatives?

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1 Is Christmas the only time in the year that the

first speaker gets to see his relatives?

- Yes, it is.

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2 What did the first speaker and his family did last Christmas?

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2 What did the first speaker and his family did last Christmas?

- They got together for a big Christmas dinner.

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3 What day is the second speaker talking about?

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3 What day is the second speaker talking about?

- She is talking about Halloween day.

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4 Does the second speaker like the day?

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4 Does the second speaker like the day?

- No, she doesn’t.

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5 Does the third speaker like the New Year’s Eve?

3 listen

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5 Does the third speaker like the New Year’s Eve?

- No, she doesn’t.

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6 How does the third speaker feel the day after the New Year’s Eve?

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6 How does the third speaker feel the day after the New Year’s Eve?

- She feels terrible next day.

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ONE: Christmas is the special time for me It is the only time in the

year that I get to see some of my relatives Last year, our whole family got together for a big Christmas dinner It was great We were all big talkers so everyone had a funny story to tell.

TWO: When I was a kid, I never liked Halloween much It was too

scary and now that I have 2 children of my own, it is even more

frightening I don’t let my children go from door to door and ask

strangers for candy The world is too dangerous for that Last year my kids just went to party at a friend’s house and it was fine with me.

THREE: I don’t look forward to New Year’s Eve Those parties are the worst There is too much food at the end of eating and staying up too

4 read

Read the passage below.

In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day In the old days many girls from working-class families in towns and cities

and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses They had to do all the housework and their working day was usually very long, they often worked on Sundays, too.

Once a year, it was usually one Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers They went home on that day and brought presents for their mothers and for other members of their families They could stay at home only one day, and then went back to their work People call that day Mothering Day or Mothering Sunday.

Later workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of

1 Where did many girls working in rich houses come from?

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Now, answer the questions by typing your answers

in the boxes given.

1 Where did many girls working in rich houses come from?

- They came from working-class families in towns and

cities and from farmers’ families in the country

2 What did these girls have to do in rich houses?

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in the boxes given.

2 What did these girls have to do in rich houses?

- They had to do all the housework

3 Did they work on Sundays?

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in the boxes given.

3 Did they work on Sundays?

- Yes, they did.

4 How often did they visit their mothers?

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in the boxes given.

4 How often did they visit their mothers?

- Once a year.

5 What did they do when they went home?

4 read

Now, answer the questions by typing your answers

in the boxes given.

5 What did they do when they went home?

- When they went home, they brought presents for their mothers and for other members of their families

6 When is Mother’s Day?

4 read

Now, answer the questions by typing your answers

in the boxes given.

6 When is Mother’s Day?

- It is the last Sunday in March.

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

Dear Linh,

1 I/ just/ receive/ letter/ and/ I/ fully/ agree/ your idea/ which/ suggest/ organize/ a day/ fathers.

5 write

Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

Dear Linh,

1 I have just received your letter and I fully agree with

your idea which suggests organizing a day for fathers.

2 We/ should/ celebrate/ Father’s Day/ as/ people/ do/ Australia/ USA.

5 write

Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

2 We should celebrate Father’s Day as people do in

Australia and the USA.

3 It/ be/ time/ children/ express/ feelings/ memories/ love/ fathers.

5 write

Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

3 It will be the time for children to express their

feelings, memories and love for their fathers.

4 In/ opinion/ we/ should/ celebrate/ this/ day/

December 20 th

5 write

Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

4 In my opinion, we should celebrate this day on

December 20 th

5 I/ suggest/ this/ day/ because/ October 20 th / day/

Vietnamese Women.

5 write

Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

5 I suggest this day because October 20 th is the day for Vietnamese Women.

6 And/ two days/ after/ this day/ Vietnamese People’s Army Day/ we/ show/ admiration/ soldiers.

5 write

Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

6 And two days after this day is Vietnamese People’s Army Day when we show our admiration for the

soldiers.

7 Father’s Day/ children/ can/ send/ cards/ gifts/

fathers.

5 write

Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

7 On the Father’s Day, children can send cards gifts to their fathers.

8 They/ can/ also/ have/ parties/ read/ poems/ or/ sing some/ song/ make/ fathers/ happy.

5 write

Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

8 They can also have parties, read poems or sing

some songs to make their fathers happy.

9 I/ think/ many/ other/ people/ also/ share/ this/ idea/ so/ we/ should/ write/ more/ friend.

5 write

Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

9 I think many other people will also share this idea, so

we should write to more friends.

10 I/ look/ forward/ hear/ you/ soon.

Yours,

Ha

5 write

Here is the letter which shows Ha’s ideas about organizing a

day for fathers in Vietnam Complete the letters by making

necessary changes or additions.

10 I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Ha