Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh - Unit 8: Celebrations

Së GD§T H¶i PhßngTr­êng THPT Th¸i PhiªnGi¸o viªn : Lª Thanh L©mgood morningLUCKY !Welcome to our class!I. Listen to the song and answer the questions:1. What is the title of the song ?→ Happy New Year.2. When do people often sing it ?→ To welcome the New Year. It’s often sung on the last days of the old year and at the beginning of the New Year.3. What is it about ?→ Feeling about the old year and the New Year.Unit 8. CelebrationsPeriod: ReadingBefore you read.Look at the pictures and work in pairs, telling each other which activities people often do during Tet Holidays.A.Making Banh ChungB. Cleaning the houseC. Going to flower marketsD. Visiting relatives and friendsE. Going to the pagodaF. Decorating streets with coloured lights and bannersG. Giving/receiving “lucky money”I. Watching fireworksActivitiesBefore TetNew Year’s EveDuring Tet1Making Banh Chung2Cleaning the house3Going to flower markets4Watching fireworks5Visiting relatives and friends6Giving / receiving money7Going to the Pagoda8Eating traditional foods9Decorating streets with coloured lights and bannersActivitiesBefore TetNew Year’s EveDuring Tet1Making Banh Chung☻☻2Cleaning the house☻3Going to flower markets☻☻4Watching fireworks☻5Visiting relatives and friends☻6Giving / receiving money☻7Going to the Pagoda☻☻8Eating traditional foods☻☻9Decorating streets with coloured lights and banners☻B. While you read.Task 1.Look at the pictures1. Peach blossom2. Apricot blossom3. Kumquat tree with deep orange fruits4. Banh Chung5. Water melonFind what the following words mean in the text.Grand (adj):Agrarian (n):Banner (n):Pray (v):Sugared apples (n)Excitement (n)= hoµnh tr¸ng, to lín = thuéc vÒ n«ng nghiÖp= b¨ng r«n, khÈu hiÖu= cÇu nguyÖn= møt t¸o= sù n« nøc, nhén nhÞpTask 2. Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of a new year.Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet.Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam.People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on the New Year’s Day. FFTFTFTask 3. Answer the following questions 1.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam? 2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?3. What do streets look like before Tet?4. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?5. What is Banh Chung made from?6. What is Mut?7. What are some popular activities at Tet? It is sometimes between 19th January and 20th February. Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months. They are decorated with coloured lights and red bannersThey buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.  It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork. Mut is candied fruit. Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games,...After you read:Tell about your last Tet holiday. How you prepared for TetHow you decorated the house?Who you visited?What special foods you ate?What activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet?HomeworkExercise in the exercise bookThank you very much !