english 9 unit 8:read

Work with a partner. Match the icons with the names of celebrations
they represent.
Lunar New Year
Easter
Christmas
birthday
Mid-Fall Festival
wedding
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Unit 8:
CELEBRATIONS
Listen and Read
1. Getting started:
Although there are many
celebrations throughout the
year, Tet or the Lunar New Year
holiday is the most important
celebration for Vietnamese
people. Tet is a festival which
occurs in late January or early
February. It is a time for families
to clean and decorate their
homes, and enjoy special food
such as sticky rice cakes. Family
members who live apart try to be
together at Tet.
* Vocabulary:

celebration
2. Listen and Read:
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- Celebration(n)
occur
- Occur(v) =happen(v)
decorate
-Decorate (v)
-Sticky rice cake

lễ kỷ niệm
Xảy ra
trang trí
Bánh trưng
-Tet is a festival which occurs
In late January or early
February.
-Family members who live
apart try to be together at Tet.
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Which/ Who:  Relative pronouns
Unit 8:
CELEBRATIONS
Getting started + Listen and Read
1. Getting started:
2. Listen and Read:
Passover is in late March or early April. This festival
is celebrated in Israel and by all Jewish people. On
this festival, people celebrate freedom from slavery.
Passover is also an ancient spring festival. On the

first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families
eat a special meal called the Seder.
* Vocabulary:
- Passover (n)
- Jewish people
Jewish people
slavery
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- Seder(n)
- slavery (n)
Lễ Quá Hải
Người Do Thái
Sự nô lệ
Món ăn trong lễ
Quá Hải
Unit 8:
CELEBRATIONS
Getting started + Listen and Read
1. Getting started:
2. Listen and Read:
* Vocabulary:
Easter is a joyful festival
which is celebrated in many
countries. It happens at
around the same time as
Passover. On Easter Day
(Easter Sunday), young
children receive chocolate or
sugar eggs - as long as they
are good. In many countries,

people crowd the streets to
watch colorful parades.
- sugar egg (ph.n)
sugar eggs
parade
- parade (n)
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Trứng bọc
đường
Cuộc diểu hành
- Easter(n) Lễ phục sinh
Unit 8: Celebrations
Unit 8: Celebrations
Celebration When ?
(a)
Activities
(b)
Food
(c)
Country
(d)

late
January
or early
February
clean,
decorate
home &
enjoy

special food
sticky rice
cakes
Vietnam
late March
or
early April
crowd
streets
to watch
parades
Chocolate
&
sugar eggs
Many
countries
late March
or
early April
Seder Israel
Tet
(1)
Easter
(3)
Passover
(2)
TEACHER’S DAY

2. Listen and read:
True / False statements prediction:
1. Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration in VN.
2. Tet is in early January
5. Easter happens the same time as passover.
3. Easter is celebrated in Israel by Jewish people.
Unit 8: Celebrations
Lesson 1: Getting started-Listen and read
4. On Passover, people celebrate freedom from slavery.
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F
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Tet is in lateJanuary or early February.
Passover is celebrated in Israel by Jewish people.
It happens the same time as passover
(Late March or early April)
Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration in Vnese people.
On Passover, people celebrate freedom from slavery.
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Learn the new words by heart.
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Prepare Speak + Listen.
Homework
Homework