unit 8: celebration (english 9)

Unit :8

CELEBRATIONS

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Period:48

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Lesson:1 getting started+listen and read


Vocabulary
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(to)occur: (v) xảy ra
Slavery:(n) sự nô lệ
Throughout:(adv) xuyên suốt
Parade:(n) diễu hành
Jewish:(n) người Do Thái
Passover:(n) lễ Qúa Hải
Sticky rice cake:(n) bánh gạo nếp

1.Getting started: work with a partner. Match the icons with the names of the
celebrations they represent

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Easter

3
Birthday

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wedding

4
christmas

5
Mid-Fall Festival

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Lunar new year


2. Listen and read:
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Although there are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet or 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.
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.


2. Listen and read

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.


Now complete the table:

Celebration

Tet

When?

Activities

Food

Country


Now complete the table:
Celebration

When?

Tet

Activities

Food

Country

Late january or Clearn and
early february decorate the
homes

Sticky rice
cakes

vietnamese

Passover

Late march or
early april

Special meal
called the
seder

israel

Easter

Late march or
early april

Wath colorfull Chocolate or
parades on the sugar-eggs
street

Many country


3. Answer the question:
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a) when does the Tet occur?
The Tet occur in the late january or
early february
b) what do people do on the Tet
holiday?
They clear and decorate their home
on the Tet holiday
c) what food do Vietnamese people
eat on the Tet holiday?
They always eat sticky rice cakes on
the Tet holiday


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Learn all new words by heart
Repare: lesson 2: speak and LF1+2


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