Unit 5 special occasions

TEACHER: NGUYỄN THỊ HƯƠNG


Unit 5 – SPECIAL OCCASIONS

VOCABULARY 1
APPEARANCE


WARM UP
Talk about the pictures with a partner.
What can you see? Where are the people? What are they doing?


VOCABULARY 1: APPEARANCE
A. Complete each phrase with be or have.
1. _have_ straight black hair
2. ______
have a mustache
3. ______
bald
is
4. ______
tall
is
5. ______
have short brown hair
6. ______
have a beard
7. ______
short

is
8. ______
have curly hair
9. ______
have blond hair
10. _____
fat
is
11. ______
thin
is


B. Use some of the words and phrases in Exercise A to talk
about the people in the pictures.
He has a beard. I think he is
tall and thin.
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)


3. Describe
A friend

A member of your family
A famous person
yourself


Unit 5 – SPECIAL OCCASIONS

GRAMMAR FOCUS 1
PRESENT CONTINUOUS


Forms
Forms:
We make the present continuous tense
with the verb to be and the –ing form of the verb.
1. Positive
I
He
She
It
We
You
They

‘m

(am)
reading a book.

‘s

(is)
(V-ing + O.)
raining.

‘re (are)

going to the shops.


Notes:

How do we make V-ing?
play
drink
run
swim
drive
smoke
lie

playing
drinking
running
swimming
driving
Smoking
lying

Make the –ing forms of these verbs.

sit
stand
stop
do wear
take
smile
put grab hold
arrive
write


2. Negative
I
He
She
It
We
You
They

‘m not (am not)
reading a book.
isn’t
(is not)

raining.

aren’t
(are not)

(V-ing + O.)
going to the shops

Notes: The short forms He’s/ She’s / It’s/ They’re not
are also possible.


3. How do we make question
 Yes/ No question.
Be (Is/ Am/ Are) + S + V-ing + O ?
Yes, + be. / No, S + be not.
Eg: Are you learning English? – Yes, I am.
Is he loving ? – Yes, he is.
 Wh- question
Wh- + Be (Is/ Am/ Are) + S + V-ing + O ?
Eg: What are you doing at the moment?
- I’m learning English.


B. Write questions using the Present Continuous tense.
1. you/ wear white socks?

 Are you wearing white socks?

2. you/ learn English?
Are you learning English?
________________________________
3. our teacher/ smile?
________________________________
Is our teacher smiling?

4. we/ sit next to the door?
Are we sitting next to the door?
________________________________
5. our teacher/ write on the board?
Is our teacher writing on the board?
________________________________
6. your father/ work in a factory now?
________________________________
Is your father working in a factory now?
7. your mother/ cook now?
Is your mother cooking now?
________________________________


C. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Exercise B.

Are you wearing white
socks?

Yes, I am./
No, I’m not.


Unit 5 – SPECIAL OCCASIONS

LISTENING


A. Listen to the dialog. What do Alex and Carey agree to do together?
Choose the correct answer.

a. play football

b. go swimming

c. go for a bike ride

B. Work in pairs. Practice the dialog and try to replace the phrases in
bold.
Activities: Go dancing, go ice-skating, go to the beach, go camping, have
dinner, have a drink, play volleyball, play hide-and-seek, play badminton


C. Listen to Carey talking about Halloween Day and fill in the blanks
with the words in the box.
1. festival

6. bands

2. fancy

7. trick

3. horror

8. lanterns

4. events

9. traditional

5. food

10. apple


Unit 5 – SPECIAL OCCASIONS

SPEAKING


A. Look at these questions. Tell your partner about you and your family.
 What do you usually do with your family on holidays?
B. Look at the list of days. Which days are special? Match the
special days with the pictures.
birthday
Mother’s day
today
weekend
wedding day

yesterday
Halloween
Monday
Thanksgiving
tomorrow

Easter
New Year’s Eve
Valentine’s Day
Friday

Christmas Day



Unit 5 – SPECIAL OCCASIONS

READING


A. Read the text and answer the following questions.
1. When is Tet in Vietnam?
2. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
3. What are some typical Tet’s foods?
TET IN VIETNAM
4. What are some popular activities on Tet holiday?

Answers:
1.It starts around the beginning of February.
2.They buy new clothes, clean houses and cook traditional foods.
3.Some typical Tet’s foods are banh chung (a sticky rice cake) and mut
(candied fruits).
4.They go to church, visit relatives, hang out with friends or go to amusement
parks.


B. Discuss with a partner.
1. What do you often do on Tet holiday?
2. What kind of food do you often prepare for Tet?
B. (Possible answers)
1.I visit my relatives and hang out with my friends.

2.I often cook coconut jam and Chinese braised pork.


Unit 5 – SPECIAL OCCASIONS

GRAMMAR FOCUS 2:
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS



Language focus; Present simple and present continuous.

. Comlete these entences from the text.
Tamara___________the
chool uniform.
wears
She_____________the
latest fashions.
is wearing

present simple
present scontinuous

Notes:
 The present simple tense is used to describe something
that happens regularly or every day.
 The present continuous is used to describe something
that is happening now or at the moment.