Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 4: Our customs and traditions - Lesson 5: Skills 1

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CHUYÊN ĐỀ ĐỔI MỚI PHƯƠNG PHÁP 
DẠY KĨ NĂNG ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 
 (HỆ 10 NĂM) UNIT 4 . OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
 LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
 Welcome to our class I. READING
1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What are the people doing in each picture?
2. Does your family ever do the same things? Is Mi writing about customs and traditions in 
 her family or her society?
What customs and traditions are mentioned in 
 the text? 2. Read Mi’s presentation on customs and traditions. 
In my opinion, customs and traditions are very important. Like 
other families, we have our own customs and traditions.
A. Firstly, there’s a tradition in our family of having lunch together 
on the second day of Tet. Everyone has to be there before 11 a.m. 
We have followed this tradition for three generations.
B. Secondly, we have the custom of spending Sunday together. We 
usually go to the cinema or go for a picnic. We don’t have to do it, 
but it makes us closer as a family.
C. Thirdly, we celebrate our grandparents’ wedding anniversary on 
the first Sunday of October because they don’t remember the exact 
date. The custom is that we have to cook a new dish each year. Last 
year, my mum cooked lasagne, an Italian dish. This year, we 
prepared five-coloured sticky rice served with grilled chicken. We 
all enjoy these customs and traditions because they provide our 
family with a sense of belonging. - Is Mi writing about customs and traditions in 
her family or her society?
 → She is writing about her family.
- What are the three customs or traditions Mi 
mentions in the text? In my opinion, customs and traditions are very important. Like 
other families, we have our own customs and traditions.
A. Firstly, there’s a tradition in our family of having lunch together 
on the second day of Tet. Everyone has to be there before 11 a.m. 
We have followed this tradition for three generations.
B. Secondly, we have the custom of spending Sunday together. We 
usually go to the cinema or go for a picnic. We don’t have to do it, 
but it makes us closer as a family.
C. Thirdly, we celebrate our grandparents’ wedding anniversary on 
the first Sunday of October because they don’t remember the exact 
date. The custom is that we have to cook a new dish each year. Last 
year, my mum cooked lasagne, an Italian dish. This year, we 
prepared five-coloured sticky rice served with grilled chicken. We 
all enjoy these customs and traditions because they provide our 
family with a sense of belonging. - Is Mi writing about customs and traditions in 
her family or her society?
 → She is writing about her family.
- What are the three customs or traditions Mi 
mentions in the text?
 → They are having lunch together on the 
 second day of Tet, spending Sunday 
 together and celebrating their 
 grandparents’ wedding anniversary on the 
 first Sunday of October. 3. Now guess in which paragraph each detail below is mentioned. 
 Tick A, B, or C in the blank.
 A B C
1. The name of an Italian dish
2. The time family members have to gather for 
lunch
3. The date of the wedding anniversary
4. An outdoor activity
5. The length of time a tradition has existed
6. The reason for spending time together In my opinion, customs and traditions are very A B C
important. Like other families, we have our own 
customs and traditions. 1. The name of an Italian 
 dish
A. Firstly, there’s a tradition in our family of 
having lunch together on the second day of Tet. 
 2. The time family 
Everyone has to be there before 11 am. We have 
 members have to gather 
followed this tradition for three generations. for lunch
B. Secondly, we have the custom of spending 
Sunday together. We usually go to the cinema or 3. The date of the 
go for a picnic. We don’t have to do it, but it wedding anniversary
makes us closer as a family.
C. Thirdly, we celebrate our grandparents’ 4. An outdoor activity
wedding anniversary on the first Sunday of 
October because they don’t remember the exact 5. The length of time a 
date. The custom is that we have to cook a new tradition has existed
dish each year. Last year, my mum cooked 
lasagne, an Italian dish. This year, we prepared 6. The reason for 
five-coloured sticky rice served with grilled spending time together
chicken. We all enjoy these customs and 
traditions because they provide our family with 
a sense of belonging.