English7- Unit 7: A2, A3

Trường Trung học Phổ thông Trương Vĩnh Ký
Discuss with your
partner:
Can you tell us some
vacations for
Vietnamese
students?
Friday, November 4
Friday, November 4
th
th
, 2011.
, 2011.
Unit 7
Unit 7
:
:
THE WORLD OF WORK
THE WORLD OF WORK
SECTION A
SECTION A
:
:
A STUDENT’S WORK
A STUDENT’S WORK
LESSON 2
LESSON 2
:
:
A2, A3
A2, A3

Independence Day
Thanksgiving
On the fourth Thursday of November
a traditional dinner
turkey
On the first day of January
 True or False ?
Statements True False
1 Vietnamese students have more
vacations than American students.
2 In Vietnam , the longest vacation is in
the summer .
3 American people don’t have a Tet
holiday .
4 American people celebrate the New
Year on December 24
th
.
 True or False ?
Statements True False
1 Vietnamese students have more
vacations than American students.
2 In Vietnam , the longest vacation is in the
summer .
3 American people don’t have a Tet holiday
.
4 American people celebrate the New Year
on December 24th
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Answer these questions:
a. Which American vacation is the
longest?
b. What does Tim do during his
vacation?
c. Do Vietnamese students have more
or fewer vacations than American
ones?
a. Which American vacation is the longest?
Summer vacation is the longest in
America.
b. What does Tim do during his vacation?
Tim spends time with his family during
his vacation.
c. Do Vietnamese students have more or
fewer vacation than American ones?
Vietnamese students have more
vacations than American students.
Can you retell us some most
important vacations in America?
Answer these questions:
Part A3: listen and write
the name of holidays
( page 74)
New words:
• Christmas / kr sməsˈ ɪ /(n) : (on December 24
th

)
• Gift = present (n) : (ex: birthday present)
•
Independence Day /,indi'pendəns/ (n):
•
Thanksgiving /´θæηs¸giviη/ (n):
• New Year (n): (on January 1
st
)
•
public holiday /'p blik 'h lədeiʌ ɔ / (n)
•
fireworks /´faiə¸wə:ks/ (n)
• Display /dis'plei/ (n) = show (n)
•
Celebrate /'selibreit/ (v)
•
Midnight /'midnait/ (n) : at 12 PM
Fireworks Diplay
Thanksgiving
Independence Day
New Year Christmas
a.
d.
b.
c.
New Year’s Day
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Independence Day
Thanksgiving
Public holidays
a
b
c
d
 True or False ?
Statements True False
1 Tim gets a lot of gift at Christmas
2 There aren’t always Turkey and lots of
good food on Thanksgiving.
3 There is always a large fireworks
display on Independence Day.
4 Tim doesn’t like New Year because he
has to stay up until midnight with his
parents .
Fill the best word in each blank :
Tim enjoys all the public………… At…………….,
he always gets a lot of gifts. …………… ….is an

important celebration, and there is
always…………and lots of good food. In Tim’s
hometown, there is always a large………
display on …………… …….Day.Tim ……….new
year because he can stay up until midnight
and……………. with his parents
Guessing game
What holiday is it ?
?
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?
?
People all over the
world welcome this
vacation every year.
We wait for the
moment at Twelve
to celebrate it.
New Year
Balls are the most
popular activities in
this vacation.
It is on the last
day of October.
Pumpkins and ghosts
are symbols of this
holiday.
Haloween
It is a Chinese
traditional festival.

Moon is the soul of
the festival.
It is on the fifteenth
of August.
Mid- Autumn Fes%val
This is the most
waiting vacation in
Western countries.
It is in the winter.
Santa Claus brings
gifts for children
through chimneys at
night.
Christmas