Unit 09. Festivals Around the World. Lesson 1. Getting started

N: Actually, I chose a Vietnamese festival!. It’s an Indian festival.. M: Well, it’s called the ‘Festival of Lights’ and it’s a religious festival.. It’s a seasonal festival to celebrat

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By: Le Viet Phu

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Teacher

Nick Mai

Phong

Mi

- Where are they?

- Who do you think is in the picture?

- What are they talking about?

- festival (n)

- fascinating (a)

- religious (a)

- seasonal (a)

- celebrate (v)

- harvest (n, v)

- desert (n)

- hand in (v)

: lễ hội : thuộc tôn giáo : lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn

Vocabulary:

: theo mùa : tổ chức lễ, ăn mừng : (sự) thu hoạch

: sa mạc : nộp (bài k.tra, luận…)

* Checking vocabulary: 

- festival (n)

- fascinating (a)

- religious (a)

- seasonal (a)

- celebrate (v)

- harvest (n, v)

- desert (n)

- hand in (v)

: lễ hội : thuộc tôn giáo

: lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn

: theo mùa : tổ chức lễ, ăn mừng : (sự) thu hoạch

: sa mạc : nộp (bài k.tra, luận…)

LISTEN AND READ

T: Which festival did you choose, Nick?

N: Actually, I chose a Vietnamese festival!

T: Oh really? Which one did you choose?

N: I chose the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak I

think elephants are fascinating animals! It must

be amazing to see them racing.

T: OK, that’s interesting How about you, Mai?

M: I chose Diwali It’s an Indian festival.

T: Why did you choose it?

M: Well, it’s called the ‘Festival of Lights’ and it’s a

religious festival I think candles are so romantic, and

I love fireworks There are lots of both during Diwali.

T: teacher N: Nick P: Phong M: Mai

T: That’s a great choice And you, Phong?

P: I chose La Tomatina It’s held in Spain, in a small

town called Buñol It’s a seasonal festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.

T: What do you like about it?

P: For one hour, people get to throw tomatoes at

each other!

T: Wow! That does sound unusual OK, finally, Mi.

Mi: I chose something a little different It’s a music

festival called Burning Man It’s held every year

at the end of August People go to the desert, make a camp, and have a party!

T: Wow, that’s a new one on me! Sounds

fascinating OK, I’d like you to write up your reports and hand them in to me by

a Answer the following questions.

1 Did the teacher expect Nick to choose a Vietnamese

festival? Why / Why not?

2 What do people do to celebrate Diwali?

3 Which festival is held in a small town?

4 Why does Mi think her festival is unusual?

5 What should the students do after this discussion

with the teacher?

They should write up reports and hand in them to the teacher.

No, she didn’t because she said “Oh really?” to

show her surprise.

People light candles and display / let off fireworks.

It’s La Tomatina.

Because to celebrate the festival people go to the

desert, make a camp, and have a party.

b Tick ( ) true (T) or false (F).

T F

1 Nick chose the festival because he

would like to see elephants racing.

2 The 'Festival of Lights' is another

name for Diwali.

3 People throw tomatoes at each

other for one day at La Tomatina.

4 Burning Man is held in the desert.

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one hour only

2 Write the festivals in the box under the

pictures Then listen and repeat.

1 2 3 4 _

5 6 7 _ 8 _

Ghost Day Water Festival

Halloween Rock in Rio Easter Christmas Cannes Film Festival

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3 Match the festivals below with the reasons

they are held.

religious seasonal music/arts superstitious

Festivals are held for different reasons The reasons in the box are the most common ones.

• seasonal (adj): relating to or happening during

a particular period in the year

• religious (adj): connected with religion or with

a particular religion

• superstitious (adj): based on the belief that

particular events happen in a way that cannot be explained by reason or science

3 Match the festivals below with the reasons

they are held.

3 Match the festivals below with the reasons

they are held.

religious seasonal music/arts superstitious

4 Compare your answers with a partner.

Example:

A: I think Rock in Rio and the

Cannes Film Festival are

music or arts festivals.

B: I agree.

A: Which do you think are

seasonal festivals?

B: I think Christmas and Easter

How about you?

A: I think Halloween and Ghost

Day.

5 Can you add any more festivals to the

groups in 3?

• Now work in groups of six in five minutes

• Write down as many festivals in 3 as

possible

• The group with the most festivals is the

winner.

Religious: Thanksgiving, Diwali, Holi (Hinduism), Ramadan (Islam), Nervana (Buddhism)…

Music/arts: Berlin Festival, Stockholm Festival, Hue Festival…

Seasonal: Mid-autumn Festival, Harvest Festival, Spring Festival, Summer Festival, Winter Festival…

Suggested festivals

- Learn the new words by heart.

- Practice the dialogue again.

- Do exercises B1 in workbook (page 18).

- Prepare for Unit 9: Closer look 1.

See you

again!