E9 unit 8 SPEAK

47th Period

Teacher: tran Thi Anh Hong


I- Warm up: Give the names of the celebrations or
festivals through the given images

11

3

2
2

4

5


I- Warm up: Give the names of the celebrations or
festivals through the given images

11

2
2

Tet holiday

Mid- Autumn festival

4

3

Christmas

Valentine

5

Thanksgiving


II- New lesson
1. Task 1
1.a : Match questions in A with suitable answers in B
A
B
1. What is Tet ?

A, Well, we eat a lot of special
foods, we dress up and visit
friends and relatives, and we also
play some traditional games.

2. When is it exactly ? B, It’s the time when Vietnamese

people celebrate the beginning of
Spring. It’s also the start of the

lunar new year

3. What do you usually C. Well, this year it’s on the 9th of
do at Tet ?
February


1.b Mai is talking with Ann, her new English friend,
about Tet holiday. Work in role play to complete the
dialogue using given information in part a
Mai: Do you know that Tet holiday is next month ?
What is Tet ?
Ann: .........(1).............?
Mai: It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate
the beginning of Spring. It’s also the start of lunar
new year.
Ann: When is it exactly ?
,.................(2).....................
Mai: Well, this
year it’s on the 9 th of February
Ann: ......................(3)...................?
What do you usually do at tet
Mai: Well, we eat a lot of special foods, we dress up
and visit friends and relatives, and we also play
some traditional games.
Ann: Oh, that sounds really interesting.


2. Task 2 : Find the festivals / celebrations

2
3

1

4


Holiday /
Celebration

Its main
purpose

People
celebrate
Thanksgiving the harvest

Its activities

Family
members get
together. They
prepare a
large meal
with roast
turkey .

Date

Third
Thursday
in
November

Picture


Holiday /
Celebration
Mid
-Autumn
Festival

Its main
purpose

Its activities

Children wear
People
celebrate masks,parade
in the
the largest
full moon in street,have
parties with
the year.
special cakes
and lots of
fruits, etc .

Date

15th day of
the 8th
lunar month

Picture


Holiday /
Celebration

Valentine’s
day

Its main
purpose

Its activities

Date

People
express
their love to
each other

They give
chocolates,

flowers or
gifts to the
people they
love .

(14th
February)

Picture


Holiday /
Celebration

Its main
purpose

Its activities

Date

People
People often give
March 8th
express
their
cards,
gifts
and
Women’s day

love and
flowers to show
honors to their how they love
mothers,
and appreciate
wives, and girl
their
friends…
mothers,wives,
and girl friends…

Picture


3. Task 3 : Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the holidays above.
Holiday/
Celebration
1. Thanksgiving
(third Thursday
in November)

2. Valentine’s
Day (14th Feb)

3. Mid -Autumn
Festival
(15th day of the
8th lunar month)

Its main purpose

Its activities

c. People celebrate the
harvest .

C. Family members get together.
They prepare a large meal with
roast turkey .

a. People express their
love to each other

b. People celebrate the largest
full moon in the year.

A. They give chocolates, flowers or
gifts to the people they love .

B. Children wear masks,parade in
the street,have parties with special
cakes and lot of fruits, etc .


4. Further practice :



4. Further practice

Celebration

Its main purpose

Its activities

1.Christmas day People celebrate They buy
( December 25th) the birth of Jesus Christmas trees
(pine trees ),
Christ

decorate their
houses, send
cards, give gifts,
etc.


III. Homework
Write your close friend a letter to tell him / her about
activities you and people of your family do to
prepare for Tet holiday.



Speaking lesson map:
I.Warm up : Give the names of the celebrations/ festivals through the given
images (lide 3,4)
II. New lesson:
1- Task 1.
1.a : Matching (slide 5)

1.b : Role play (slide 6)
2- Task 2. Find the festivals / celebrations (slide 7,8,9,10,11,)
3- Task3. Work in pairs, practise speaking (slide 12)
4- further practice (slide 13, 14, 15)
III. Homework :
Write a letter to a close friend (slide 16)