Unit 8: Celebrations

Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.. Passover is in late March or early April.. In many countries, people crowd the streets to watch colorful parades.. Tet

Teacher:

- How many celebrations are mentioned

in the text?

- What are they?

Although there are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet

or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February It is a time for families to clean and decorate their homes, and enjoy special food such as sticky rice cakes Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.

Passover is in late March or early April This festival is celebrated in Israel and by all Jewish people On this festival, people celebrate freedom from slavery Passover is also an ancient spring festival On the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families eat a special meal called the Seder.

Easter is a joyful festival which is celebrated in many countries It happens at around the same time as Passover

On Easter Day (Easter Sunday), young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs – as long as they are good In many countries, people crowd the streets to watch colorful parades.

LISTEN AND READ

(to) occur = (to) happen

(to) decorate

Ex: Mr and Mrs Thanh live in the countryside Their children live

in Ho Chi Minh city They live apart

(to) live apart

freedom (n) slavery (n)

a parade

Jewish(a.)

joyful(a.)

sự nô lệ

sự tự do cuộc diễu hành

di ễn ra

1.Tet is a festival which occurs in late January

Family members try to be together at Tet

They live apart.

Although there are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet

or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February It is a time for families to clean and decorate their homes, and enjoy special food such as sticky rice cakes Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.

Passover is in late March or early April This festival is celebrated in Israel and by all Jewish people On this festival, people celebrate freedom from slavery Passover is also an ancient spring festival On the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families eat a special meal called the Seder.

Easter is a joyful festival which is celebrated in many countries It happens at around the same time as Passover

On Easter Day (Easter Sunday), young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs – as long as they are good In many countries, people crowd the streets to watch colorful parades.

LISTEN AND READ

Tet , Passover or Easter?

1 It occurs on Sunday in late March or early April.

2 It happens in late January or early February.

3 It is celebrated in Israel.

4 People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades.

5 People celebrate freedom from slavery.

6 People clean and decorate their homes.

7 Young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs - as long as they are good.

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Celebration When? Activities Food Country

Tet

Now, complete the table.

in late January

or early February

cleaning and decorating homes, and enjoying special food

sticky rice cakes

special meal called the Seder

Viet Nam

Passover late March

or early April

( Not

Easter around the same time

as Passover

People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades

chocolate or sugar eggs in many countries

1 When does Tet occur?

2 In which country does Tet occur?

3 What do people do to prepare for Tet?

4 What special food do Vietnamese people eat at Tet?

Celebration When? Activities Food Country

Tet

in late January

or early February

cleaning and decorating homes, and enjoying

special food

sticky rice cakes

Viet Nam

Passover is celebrated in and by all people It occurs in late .

On the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish people eat a _.

Celebration When? Activities Food Country

special meal called the Seder

Passover in late March or

early April

( Not available)

Israel

Celebration When? Activities Food Country

Easter

around the same time as Passover

People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades

chocolate or sugar eggs

in many countries

_ is a joyful festival which is celebrated in It happens at On Easter Day, people crowd the streets to watch They give

young children - as long as they are good.

6

2 3

8 7

5

4

The background picture represents a festival which doesn’t occur in Viet Nam.

Rewrite the answers in your notebooks Learn new words and model sentences Prepare Lesson 2: SPEAK – LISTEN

Chän sè

Chän sè

3 On _, young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs – as long as they are good.

Easter Day

Chän sè

4.In Viet Nam, it is just for children

and it is celebrated in mid-fall.

Which festival is it?

It’s the Mid-Fall Festival.

Chän sè

5 Easter is a joyful festival _

is celebrated in many countries.

(who / which which )

Chän sè

6.Family members live apart try to be together at Tet.

who ( who / which)

Chän sè

7 On the Passover festival, people

celebrate freedom from .

a decorate

b parades

c slavery

slavery

Chän sè