Unit 8. Celebrations

Tell the names of these things kimono Lucky money sumo firework shrine cherry flower Today we will learn about how the New Year is celebrated in Japan... Guess which of the following

Tell the names of these

things

kimono

Lucky

money

sumo

firework

shrine

cherry flower

Today we will learn about

how the New Year is

celebrated in Japan.

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Part C LISTENING

I Before you listen

* Work pairs. Guess which of the following activities the

Japanese often do on their New Year’s Days.

• exchanging gifts and cards.

• decorating the house with peach flowers.

• wearing kimonos or special dress.

• giving/ receiving lucky money.

• going to the pagoda.

• visiting friends.

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Part C LISTENING

I Before you listen

* Work pairs. Guess which of the following activities the

Japanese often do on their New Year’s Days.

What other things do you think the Japanese also do at the New Year?

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Part C LISTENING

I Before you listen

* Listen and repeat.

- kimono (n):

- shrine (n):

- pine trees (plural n):

- represent (v):

(n):

- housewives (plural n)

- longevity (n):

- constancy (n):

- similarities (n):

áo kimônô đền thờ, miếu thờ

cây thông tượng trưng cho, biểu trưng cho

các bà vợ, những người nội trợ

= long life: tuổi thọ

tính kiên định, sự bất biến

= to be a symbol of sth: sự giống nhau, sự tương tự sự tượng trưng, biểu

trưng

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Part C LISTENING

* Task 1 Listen and tick (√) the things you hear. II While you listen

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 Listen again and answer the following questions.

II While you listen

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

comes?

-> Because they want to get rid of the dirt of the old year

and welcome the New Year

2 Where do the Japanese hear the bells from?

4 Do the Japanese often celebrate the New Year with their

friends?

3 What do the Japanese often wear when they go to visit their

shrines?

-> They hear the bells from television or radio.

->They wear kimonos or special dress

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

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Part C LISTENING

II After you listen Work in pairs: Compare the following

aspects of the Vietnamese New Year with those of the Japanese one.

Preparations

Foods and

clothes

Activities on New

Year’s Eve

People to

celebrate with

begin a few days before the New Year

cook special food, kimonos, or special dress

clean up, pine trees, watch the national singing contest on TV, .is celebrated among family only

begin many days before the New Year

traditional foods, dress, ao dai, suits,

no kimonos clean up, peach/apricot flowers, watch TV

is celebrated with every family / relatives

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

HOMEWORK

1 Learn by heart all new words and write

down the above content.

2 Prepare part D: Writing