Unit 8 celebrations (1)

Sự tương tự, sự giống nhau d.. sự bền lòng, sự trường tồn e.. represent v : Sự tương tự, sự giống nhau các bà nội trợ sự bền lòng, sự trường tồn đền thờ, miếu thờ tuổi thọ cây thông

I Before you listen.

II While you listen.

IV Homework.

Lesson 3: C-Listening

III After you listen.

Teacher: Vũ Thị Làn

Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening

-I Before you listen:

Work in pairs: Guess which of the following activities the Japanese often do on their New Year’s Day.

1 exchanging gifts and cards

2 giving / receiving lucky money

3 decorating the house with peach flowers

4 going to the pagoda

5 wearing kimonos or special dress

1 similarities (n)

2 kimono (n)

3 housewives (n)

4 shrine (n)

5 longevity (n)

6 pine trees (n)

7 constancy (n)

8 represent (v)

a cây thông

b biểu trưng cho, tượng trưng cho

c Sự tương tự, sự giống nhau

d sự bền lòng, sự trường tồn

e chiếc áo kimono

f đền thờ, miếu thờ

g các bà nội trợ

h tuổi thọ

Unit 8: Celebrations - C: Listening

-1 similarities (n) :

2 kimono (n) :

4 shrine (n) :

5 longevity (n) :

6 pine trees (n) :

7 constancy (n) :

8 represent (v) :

Sự tương tự, sự giống nhau các bà nội trợ

sự bền lòng, sự trường tồn

đền thờ, miếu thờ tuổi thọ

cây thông biểu trưng cho, tượng trưng cho

chiếc áo kimono

Listen and repeat

Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening

-II While you listen

Task 1:Listen and tick(√)the things you hear

1 They put on special clothes

2 Everyone cleans the house

3 Bells ring 108 times

4 Housewives prepare special foods

5 They decorate their houses with kumquat trees

6 They go to a shrine

7 They give each other “lucky money”.

8 They drink rice wine.

9 They play cards.

10 They watch television.

11 They eat a special meal.

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Unit 8: Celebrations - Part C: Listening

-Task 2: Answer the following questions:

1 Why do Japanese do a big clean up before

the New Year comes?

2 Where do the Japanese hear the bells from?

3 What do the Japanese often wear when they

go to visit their shrines?

4 Do the Japanese often celebrate the New

Year with their friends?

1.Why do Japanese do a big clean up before the New Year comes?

A Because they want to have good luck.

B Because they want to get rid of the dirt

of the past year and welcome the new year.

C Because they want their houses will look more beautiful on New Year’s Day.

2.Where do the Japanese hear the bells from?

- They hear the bells from

television or radio

3 What do the Japanese often wear when they go to

visit their shrines?

- They often wear special kimonos or dress when they

go to visit their shrines?

4 Do the Japanese often

celebrate the New Year with their friends?

- No, New Year’s Day is mostly celebrated among family only.

III After you listen

Work in groups: Choose the suitable word from the box to fill in each blank of the summary of the New Year in Japan.

shrine

pine trees

special celebrated

represent

“Happy New Year”

lasts

108th bell

…………three days The preparations begin a few days before the New Year when housewives start cooking special food for the New Year They do a big clean up before the New Year comes They

usually decorate their houses with some small(3)……….,which (4)………longevity and constancy People also exchange cards and gifts On New Year’s Eve family members sit round and start

watching television As soon as they hear (5)………from

television or radio ,people all say (6) ……….Next some families put on special kimonos or dress to go to visit their(7) ……… Then they come home and eat their(8)………food and drink a lot

of rice wine New Year’s Day is mostly celebrated among family only

After you listen in the book

(p.96)

 Prepare lesson D- Writing