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Date of teaching:
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson: READING
Period:
I Objectives:
1 Educational aim: Ss should know about traditional customs and cultural aspects of
Vietnamese celebrations
2 Knowledge:
a General knowledge: At the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- know about VietNamese customs, foods… in the celebration of Tet
- improve their reading skills (skimming, scanning, deducing, time reading…)
b Vocabulary: celebration, agrarian, traditional, peach blossom, apricot blossom
3 Skills: Integrated, mainly reading
II Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative
III Techniques: Questions and answers, repetition, pair work, explanation, T/F statements, gap
filling, games
IV Teaching aids: Textbook, charts, pictures and chalks
V Procedure:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1 Warm-up:
- Divides the class into 4 groups
- Lets Ss listen to the songs:
1.Happy New Year
2 My Valentine
3 We wish you a Merry Christmas
4 Chiec den ong sao
5 Happy birthday.
- Asks each group to tell the name of the songs and the
occasion when these songs are played The group has the
faster and correct answer will be given 1 mar The winner
is the group with more marks
- Leads to the lesson: Today we are going to read a passage
to know more about Vietnamese Tet’s Celebration
2 Pre - reading:
- Calls on some Ss to tell about how much they know about
Tet’s celebration
+ Could you tell me when the Vietnamese celebrate Tet?
+ What do you do in New Year’s Eve and during Tet?
- Asks Ss to look at the picture on page 90 and discuss the
questions given
- Gives more questions to make the description easier:
- Divide
- Answer
1 New Year’s Celebration
2 Valentine’s celebration
3 Christmas
4 Mid-Autumn Festival
5 Birthday’s celebration
- Listen
- Answer
+ From 1 st to 3 rd of January of Lunar calender.
+ I usually go to watch fireworks in New Year’s Eva and go to pagoda
to pray, visit my relatives, teachers and friends and go to places of entertainment.
- Look at the picture and answer Lop11.com
Trang 2+ Are they family? Who are they?
+ What does the grandmother give the children?
+ What are on the table?
+ What tree is on the right of the picture; on the left of the
picture?
+ Are they happy?
- Gives feedback
3 While- reading:
* Task 1:
- Gives Ss 1 minute to read and highlight the sentences
containing these words and asks Ss to identify the part of
speech of the new words in Task
- Gives the available chart of each word’s meaning
- Asks Ss to read the passage carefully within 3 minutes
and match each meaning to each word so that these
meanings could be suitable with the meanings of the
sentences containing them
1.Grand (adj)
2.Agrarian (adj)
3 Banner (n)
4 Pray (v)
5 Sugared apples (n)
a .Sugared apples
b To hope very much that
ST will happen
c Impressive and large or important
d Connected with farming
e Long piece of fabric with a message on it that is carried between two poles
or hung in a public place
- Calls on some Ss to give the answers
- Asks other students to give comments
- Gives feedback
+ Yes, they are They are grandparents, parents and children + Lucky money
+ Mut, fruits, Banh chung + Kumquat tree and peach blossom + Yes, they are.
- Listen
- Read, highlight and identify
Sentences:
1 It is the grandest and most important occasion in the year which falls sometimes between…
2 Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of
a new year
3 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners
4 Many people go to pagoda to
pray for a happy year for themselves
and their family
5 Mut, which is candied fruit such
as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular
6 A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet
- Look at the chart
- Match
- Give answers 1c 2d 3e 4b 5a
- Give comments
- Listen Lop11.com
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- Asks Ss to read and do the task 2 individually by deciding
whether the statements are T or F within 5 minutes
- Goes around and provides help if necessary
- Asks Ss to check the answers with their partner
- Calls on some Ss to give the answers and the evidence
- Asks for peers’ comments
- Gives feedback
* Task 3:
- Divides the class into 2 groups A and B and introduces a
game “ Electric Shock”
- Gives Ss 2 minutes to prepare 7 questions
- Tell Ss the rule of the game: A member in group A will
ask a certain question in the task 3 He/ she has right to
point anyone in group B to answer Then, group B takes
turn If Ss have one correct answer they will be given 1
mark If the S of this group couldn’t answer, the other
group who asks will give the correct answer and have 1
mark Which group has more marks will be the winner
4 Post reading:
- Asks Ss to work in pairs to discuss what they did to
celebrate the Tet last year
- Calls on some Ss to make their speech
- Asks for peers’ comments
- Gives feedback
5 Homework:
- Asks Ss to
+ write a short paragraph about their Tet last year
+ learn the passage again and new words
+ prepare for next lesson: Unit 8- Speaking
- Read and decide
- Check
- Gives the answers
1 F New Year falls sometime between 19 th and 20 th February on the Western calendar.
2 F … for agrarian people, the start
of a new year.
3 T … but nowadays the holiday is much shorter.
4 F Children receive their “lucky money.”
5 T …is popular throughout the country.
6 F … during the whole year.
- Give comments
- Listen
- Divide
- Listen to the rule
- Ask and answer
1 It is sometimes between 19 th
January and 20 th February.
2 For months.
3 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
4 They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
5 It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty port.
6 Mut is candied fruits such as sugared apples, plums ands tomatoes.
7 People usually visit their family members, old teachers and friends, exchange best wishes when meeting
or visiting, go to pagoda, play games………
- Discuss
- Make speech
- Gives comments
- Listen
- Listen
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Date of teaching: 23/11/2010
UNIT 8: SPEAKING
Period:
I Objectives:
1 Educational aim: Ss should know about traditional customs and cultural aspects of
Vietnamese celebrations and festivals
2 Knowledge:
a General knowledge: At the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- talk about the activities of some popular holidays and celebrations in Vietnam and in the world
- improve their speaking skills
b Vocabulary:
3 Skills: Integrated, mainly speaking
II Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative
III Techniques: Questions and answers, repetition, pair work, explanation, games
IV Teaching aids: Textbook, charts, pictures and chalks
V Procedure:
1 Warm-up:
- Greets the class
- Introduces a game “Guessing” to Ss and gives the rule:
“I have a bag of things here I would like to invite one
student to touch one thing and describe it to your
friends Who can guess the right thing will become the
next person to describe”
The things are a lantern, a heart, a hat of Santa Claus, a
flower and a box of chocolates
- Lets Ss play the game
- Asks Ss to guess the topic of the lesson Ss base on the
things they have just guessed
- Has Ss give the name of some celebrations they know
from these realias
- Leads to the lesson: “Do you think that Lunar New
Year is popular in the world Let’s study the following
dialogue to see if Anna, who is Mai’s new friend, know
about it or not.”
2 Pre- speaking:
- Gives a chart of the cues of the dialogue on page 93
- Asks Ss to work in pairs to build the dialogue from the
cues given
Mai: You/ know/ Tet holiday/ next month?
Ann: What/ Tet?
Mai: It/ time/ Vietnamese people/ celebrate/
beginning of spring It/ also/ start/ lnar new
- Greet the T
- Listen to the rule of the game and do
as directed
- Guess the topic Key: Celebrations
- Give names
- Look at the chart
- Build the dialogue Key: The dialogue which is similar to the one on page 93
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Mai: This year/ 9th of February
Ann: What/ you/ usually/ do/ Tet?
Mai: We/ eat/ a lot of special foods/ dress up/
visit friends and relatives/ play traditional
games
Ann: It/ sound/ interesting
- Calls on some Ss to read their dialogue The T doesn’t
correct mistakes at this stage
- Asks Ss to open their books to check the dialogue
3 While- speaking:
* Task 1:
- Lets students practise the dialogue on page 93 in pairs
- Calls in some pairs to act out the dialogue in front of
the class Then asks them to practice without materials
- Asks other Ss to give comments
- Corrects mistakes if there is any
* Task 2:
- Sticks a chart on the board with so many gaps
- Asks Ss to work in 2 groups A and B
- Gives Ss 6 flash cards containing the purposes and
activities of three celebrations: Valentine’s Day,
Thanksgiving, Mid- Autumn Festival Asks Ss to
discuss these purposes and activities belong to which
celebrations
- Asks each group to stick the flash cards on the chart
Which group has the first and correct answer will be
given 2 marks
- Lets Ss play the game “Electric Shock” in 10’
- Explains the rules of the game: “You continue to play
the game in 2 groups above You have to close your
books and answer the following questions After I read a
question and count 1, 2, 3 which group raises your hand
first will be given right to answer If this person gives a
right answer, his group will be given 1 mark If this
person gives a wrong answer, the other group will get
chance to answer and get 1 mark The winner is the
group which has more marks, including the 2 marks
above.”
1 What is the purpose of Valentine’s Day, Mid –
Autumn Festival, Thanksgiving celebrations?
2 What are the main activities in Valentine’s Day,
Mid – Autumn Festival, Thanksgiving
celebrations?
- Read
- Open the book and check
- Practise in pairs
- Act out
- Give comments
- Listen
- Look at the chart
- Work in 2 groups
- Discuss
- Stick
- Play the game
- Listen to the rule and do as directed
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* Task 3:
- Gives Ss a lot of topics about celebrations (Valentines,
Mid- Autumn, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year) and
asks them to choose one topic to practice speaking in
groups of 5, using the purposes and activities of the
three celebrations above
- Goes around and gives helps if necessary
- Calls on some groups to present
- Asks other groups to give comments
- Gives feedback
4 Post- speaking:
- Divides the class into 4 groups
- Directs the drama: “Class, have you ever wished to
become an actor or actress? Today, I will give you a
chance to make your dream come true I have 4 bags of
secret things related to 4 different celebrations
(Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Tet holiday) I
will give it to 4 groups And your duty is to set a play
according to situations I give you in the bag Then, I will
call on 4 groups, in turn, to act Remember! You only
have 5 minutes to make your play Which group
performs best will take a special gift from me
* Relias:
+ Christmas: sock, Santa Claus puppet
+ Valentine’s Day: rose, chocolate
+ Halloween: candies, a mask
+ Tet: a red envelope, watermelon
* Situations:
+ Christmas: Tonight is the Christmas’ Eve, two
children are talking about their wish
+ Tet: On the 1st day of Tet, the kid comes to visit his
grandparents What is happening here? One will be a
kid, the two other will be his grandparents
+ Valentine’s Day: A man wants to express his love
to a woman How will he do? What will the woman say?
+ Halloween: A group of children is coming to your
house in the Halloween night What will they do? You
will invite them to join your friends’ fancy dress party
What will you say?
- Goes around and provides help if necessary
- Calls on each group to act
- Gives comment and informs the result
5 Homework:
- Asks Ss to:
+ write a short paragraph of a celebration they like
+ prepare for the next lesson: Unit 8- Listening
- Practise talking in groups
- Present
- Gives comments
- Listen
- Divide
- Listen to the T
- Act
- Listen
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Trang 7Date of preparation: 18/11/2010
Date of teaching: 24/11/2010
UNIT 8: LISTENING
Period:
I Objectives:
1 Educational aim: Ss should know about traditional customs and cultural aspects of Japanese
New Year’s Days
2 Knowledge:
a General knowledge: At the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- know some activities in celebrating New Year in Japan
- improve their listening skills (Selective listening, listening for specific information and for comprehension)
b Vocabulary:
3 Skills: Integrated, mainly speaking
II Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative
III Techniques: Questions and answers, repetition, pair work, explanation, T/F statements, gap
filling, games
IV Teaching aids: Textbook, charts, pictures and chalks
V Procedure:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1 Warm- up: Game “Who has the best memory?”
- Divide the class into 2 groups A and B.
- Lets students watch a series of pictures about “ New Year
in Japan” and asks Ss to take notes
- Asks Ss some questions Each group will discuss and write
down the answers on a chart Which group has the first and
correct answers will be the winner
a What country does the celebration take place in?
b When does the celebration take place?
c What are people doing?
- Asks Ss: “What topic is the lesson today about?”
- Leads to the lesson: Today we are going to listen to a text
about The New Year in Japan
2 Pre – listening:
- Pre- teach some new words
+ longevity (n)
+ constancy (n)
+ pine tree (n)
+ shrine (n)
+ represent (v)
+ similarity (n)
+ get rid of… (exp)
Lets Ss guess the meaning of the words basing on the T’s
guidelines
Reads aloud the words and asks Ss to repeat
- Watch and take notes
- Discuss and write down Key:
a In Japan
b New year
c They are visiting pogadas, wearing kimono, helding feasts…
- Answer Key: New Year’s Celebration in Japan
- Listen
- Listen and take notes
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Trang 8Checks by rubbing out the words and asks Ss to remind.
- Asks Ss to work in pairs to guess the activities the
Japanese often do on the New Year’s Day
- Calls on one S to read aloud the activities given in the
textbook and asks other Ss to listen and say Yes for the
activities they think the Japanese often do on their New Year
Days and say No if the Japanese don’t
- Gives no corrections at this stay
3 While listening:
*Task 1:
- Sets the scene: Ss are going to listen to 2 people talking about
how the New Year is celebrated in Japan Ss listen and tick the
things they hear
- Lets Ss study all the statements carefully and identify the key
words of each statement
E.g 1 Special clothes
2 clean/ house
- Plays the tape twice
- Asks Ss to check the answers with their partners
- Calls some Ss to give the answer and the evidences
- Asks other Ss to give comments
- Gives feedback (plays the tape again and pauses at related
information to correct Ss’ answers.)
- Guess
- Repeat after the T
- Work in pairs and guess
- Read aloud
- Listen
- Study the statements carefully and identify key words
- Listen
- Check
- Give answers and evidence Key:
1 They put on special clothes.
2 Everyone cleans the house.
3 Bells ring 108 times.
4 Housewives prepare special food.
6 They go to a shrine.
8 They drink rice wine.
10 They watch television.
Evidences:
1 … Some families put on special kimono
2 … On the New Year’s Eve every household do a big cleaning up
3 … The television or radio will broadcast 108 bells
4 … when housewives start cooking special food for New Year’s Day
6 … dress to go to visit their shrine
8 … drink a lot of rice wine
10 …Family members sit round and start watching the national singing contest on television
- Give comments
- Listen
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- Has Ss read all the questions carefully and identify the key
words of each question
E.g 1 why/ big clean up
2 where/ hear the bells
- Asks Ss to try to answer the questions without listening the tape
again first
- Plays the tape again
- Asks Ss to compare the answers with their partner
- Calls on some Ss to read aloud the answers and give evidence.-
- Asks other Ss to give comments
- Gives feedback (plays the tape again and pauses at related
information to correct Ss’ answers)
- Asks Ss some more questions
+ In the dialogue, Mai said, “ The timing of the bells is very
important” and Lan asked her, “Why is that ?” So, can anyone
tell
me how Mai explain?
+ Can anyone tell me what people do in the New Year’s Eve?
Directs students to use some transitional signals: “ at first…,
then…, after that…” to list the things the Japanese do in the New
Year’s Eve
4 Post-listening:
- Asks Ss to work in pairs and discuss the differences between
Vietnamese New Year and Japanese New Year in terms of
“ preparations, foods and clothes, activities on New Year’s Eve
and people to celebrate with.”
5 Homework:
-Asks Ss to:
+ write a short paragraph (100- 120 words) about the
Japanese New Year’s celebration
+ learn all the new words
+ prepare for the next lesson: Writing_ Unit 8
- Read and identify
- Try to answer
- Listen
- Check their answers
- Read aloud and give evidence Key:
1 Because they want to get rid of the dirt of the old year and
welcome the New Year
2 From the television or the radio
3 Kimonos or special dress
4 No, New Year’s Day is mostly celebrated among family only
- Give comments
- Listen
- Discuss in groups
- Listen
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Trang 10Date of preparation: 19/11/2010
Date of teaching: 25/11/2010
UNIT 8: WRITING Period:
I Objectives:
1 Educational aim: Ss should know about traditional customs and cultural aspects of
Vietnamese celebrations
2 Knowledge:
a General knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- write about some popular celebrations in Vietnam
- improve their writing skills (Selective listening, listening for specific information and for comprehension)
b Vocabulary:
3 Skills: Integrated, mainly speaking
II Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative
III Techniques: Questions and answers, repetition, pair work, explanation, T/F statements, gap
filling, games
IV Teaching aids: Textbook, charts, pictures and chalks
V Procedure:
1 Warm- up:
2 Pre- writing:
- Delivers Ss handouts of a passage describing New Year in Viet
Nam as a model and asks Ss to read and underline the main ideas
in terms of names, time, purposes and main activities in 5 mms
In Viet Nam, the New Year celebration is the most
important festival that falls on the first days of January of
the Lunar calendar There are three main days that we
celebrate
On the New Year’s Eve at 12 midnight, the
grandmother or mother in each family burns joss sticks
to receive and welcome New Year Then, we go to sleep
to wait for the sun to rise When the sun rises, we wake
up and put on new clothes Next, our parents sit on a
chair in front of our grandparents and wish them a
happy new year and a long life Finally, we wish our
parents a new year and longevity All the members in
the family give best wish to each other We keep this
custom year after year
On the second day, the students visit their teachers
They wish their teachers a happy new year and present
some gifts to them This is a good opportunity for
students to express their gratitude to their teachers and
tell about their achievement and recall unforgettable
memories of student hood.
- Read and underline
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