Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 unit 8: Celebrations

Giáo án Tiếng anh lớp 9.
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 1:

GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ
LANGUAGE FOCUS 3,4
(Period 48)

A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to listen and read for specific
information about famous celebrations around the world and practice reading
comprehension skills for details to complete a table.
• Teaching aids:

tape, poster, pictures, objectsabout festivals.

• Anticipated problems:
B. Content:
1. Warm up.

Greetings

- Brainstorm: Make a list of famous celebrations in Vietnam and worldwide
Celebrations

(Christmas, Valentine, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanks giving Day,
Halloween, Valentine’s Day,… Lunar New Year, Mid-Fall Festival Wedding,
Birthday, Teacher’s Day, May Day…)
- Tell Ss to work with a partner. Match the icons with the names of the celebrations
they represent. (Give correct answers) 1. Easter. 2. wedding. 3. birthday.
4. Christmas. 5. Mid-Fall Festival. 6. Lunar New Year

- Ask Ss further questions about facts of the above celebrations: Ex:In which
country, do people celebrate……….? When (At what time of the year) do people
celebrate it? What do they do?.....
2. Vocabulary.
- (to) occur = take place = happen

xảy ra

- (to) decorate (expl)

trang trí

- parade

cuộc/ đoàn diễu hành, đám rước

(n +v) march with display

- slavery (n) (ant) ≠ freedom

sự nô lệ, chế độ nô lệ, cảnh nô

lệ
- Jewish

(a) (trans)

thuộc về Do Thái, Người Do

(a) = cheerful

vui mừng, hân hoan, vui sướng

Thái
- joyful

- (to) live apart=far away

sống xa (apart (adv) cách xa)

- Passover (n) (trans)

Lễ Quá hải (của người Do thái)

* Checking:

Jumble words (words on the cards are in the wrong order)

3. Pre reading.
Pre− questions:
a.

How many celebrations are talked in the text? What are they?

b.

What do people do during these celebrations?

c.

What special food do they have?

4. While−reading.
a) Complete the table: (Grids)

(With key)

Celebrations
1. Tet

When
In late

Activities
Cleaning, and

(Lunar new

January or

decorating homes,

year)

early

wearing new clothes,

February

enjoying special food

Food
Country
Sticky rice cakes Vietnam
(China)


2. Passover

3. Easter

late March

(Not available)

Special meal

or early

festival

called the Seder

April
Around the

People crowd the

Chocolate or

In many

same time

streets to watch

sugar eggs

countries

as Passover colorful parades
b) Comprehension questions: (Answer the pre−questions)

Israel

*Keys:

a.Three celebrations. They are Lunar New Year, Passover and Easter
b + c. During Lunar New Year holiday, Vietnamese people clean and decorate
their homes. They gather their members of family or relatives to have special food
such as sticky rice cakes….
- On Passover Festival, the Jews eat special meal called the Seder.
- On Easter festival, people in many countries (Christians) crowd the streets to
watch colourful parades, young children eat chocolate and sugar eggs.
5. Post−reading.
Grammar presentation: Adverb clauses of concession: Conjunctions:
though,even though, although => mặc dù.

1. Sentences:

(Eliciting from the students)

- I am not satisfied with my preparations for Tet Although I have decorated my
house and made plenty of cakes. = Although I have…cakes, I am … Tet
2. Formation:

Clause 1 + although / though / eventhough + clause 2

 Although/ Though / Even though + clause 2, Clause 1
*Other patterns: However + Adj / Adv + S + (may) + V…, S .., Adj / Adv + as /
though + S + (may) + V…, S + ., No matter + Wh-question+ (adj/Adv) + S + V …,
S + …, Wh – question (ever) + S + may + V.., S…
3. Reduction of concessive clauses:
- Despite / Inspite of / Regardless of + V-ing / Noun phrase


a. … though + Pro +be + Adj

-> … Despite + poss.Adj(->pro)+N (->Adj)

b. … though + N+be + A

-> … despite + the + A(->a) + N (->N)

c. … though + S + V + O/A

-> … despite + V-ing (->V)+ O/A

- Do exercises Language focus 3,4 – Page 71-73
6. Homework.
- Complete exercises3,4 (P.71−73)
- Find out new vocabulary in “Speak”
- Workbook: Ex 4-5 (P.55-57)


Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 2: SPEAKING
(Period 49)
A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to give and respond to a
compliment for common situations.
• Teaching aids:

tape, poster, pictures, objectsabout festivals.

• Anticipated problems:
B. Content:
1. Warm up.

Greetings

- Questions and answers:
When do people give a compliment to others?
Do you usually give a compliment?
On which occasion?
To whom?
Do you know how to respond to it?
2. Vocabulary

- contest (n) =competition

cuộc thi

- (to) take part in = participate

tham gia

- well done ( enter/ a) (expl)

giỏi lắm, làm tốt lắm

- activist

(n) (sit)

nhà hoạt động, người hoạt động

- charity

(n) (trans/sit)

hoạt động từ thiện, lòng/ hội từ thiện

- (to) nominate (trans)

chọn, ghi danh, mệnh danh

- compliment (n/v)(sb on st) (sit)

lời khen

- congratulate (v) (sb on st) (sit.)

chúc mừng ai

*Checking: Slap the board


I. Pre- speaking.
- Introduce the structures to give and respond to a compliment.
Give a compliment
Well done

Respond to a compliment
Thanks.

That’s a great / an excellent…

It’s nice of you to say so.

Let me congratulate you on …

That’s very kind of you (to say so)

- Demonstrate by the first situation in the book.
Ex:

Mai:

Well done, Trang.

Trang: Thanks.
- Depend on Ss’ level. Ss can use more structures to give and respond to a
compliment.
II. While- speaking.
1. Picture and word cue drill (P.66− 67)
- Ss work in pair.
- Call on some pairs to practice the dialogue before class.
- Feed back and give suggested answers.
*Keys:
b) −Well done, Huyen
− Thanks, Mom
c) − Congratulations on your nomination, Tuan.
− It’s very kind/ nice of you to say so
d) − That’s an excellent drawing, Hoa
− That’s very kind of you to say so
III. Post -speaking.
1. Pairwork.
- Ss work with another partner:


Think of the situation in which you can compliment your friends and
respond from him/her or them. Then make up dialogues with your partner.
- Suggestions as passing the final/entrance exam, graduating from university,
winning the first prize in a singing contest, having finished making a birthday
card…
- Feed back and give suggested answers.
Hoang:

Well done! It’s a great cake./ Congratulation! That’s an
excellent. performance! /Let me congratulate you on your
graduation…

Linh:

Thanks./It’s nice of you to say so / That’s very kind of you…

IV. Homework.
- Redo SPEAK and write them
- Prepare new vocabulary in “Read” (P.68−69) and Language focus 1,2


PERIOD 50:

CORRECTING THE TEST

A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to do the text again and correct the
wrong sentences that they did on the last test, revise some vocabulary and
grammatical structures after correcting the test and held them remind their
mistakes.
• Teaching aids:

sheets of paper

B. Content:
I. Presentation.
1. Hang out the paper tests / sheets to the Ss.
2. Call Ss to come to the board and redo the test.

- Call 3 Ss according to the test’s questions.
- Ask the class to correct.
3. Show some good ones / bad ones of advanced / week students.
4. Teacher’s comments.
+ Common mistakes
+ Language ones.
- T. explains.
+ Ask Ss to list the form used in the test.
a. Form:
II. Contents of the answer key.
I. (4 points)
1.

C

going

2.

A

is

(S + suggest + V-ing)
(the conditional sentencses Type 1)
If + S + V(present), S + will + V(bare)

3.

B

clean

(V(bare) used after modal verb)


4.

C

and

connective words

5.

B

turn off

(verb phrase)

6.

A

because

(because + result clause ( kết quả / hậu quả)

7.

B

If

(the conditional sentencses Type 1)
If + S + V(present), S + will + V(bare)

8.

C

but

connective words (nối hai ý tương phản nhau)

9.

B

or

connective words (diễn tả sự lựa chọn)

10.

C

that

(S + suggest + that + S + should + V(bare)

II. (2 points)
1. have lived

(the present perfect tense)

2. are doing

(the present progressive tense)

3. have

(the conditional sentencses Type 1)
If + S + V(present), S + will + V(bare)

4. going

suggestions
What about/ how about + V(ing)?

III. (2 points)
1. I suggest collecting plastic bags
2. How about saving energy?
3. I suggest that you should put garbage bins around the school yard./ I suggest
putting garbage bins around the school yard.
4. A letter is written to her parents.
IV. (2 points)
1. It is used for heating home and cooking.

2. It comes from the gas field below the North Sea.
3. It will run out during the 21st century.
4. Coal gas can be used as a substitute for natural gas.
III. Copy down the students’ marks into marking school.


IV. Homework.
- Copy down the test into workbook.
- Prepare Lesson 3 LISTENING


Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 3: LISTENING
(Period 51)
A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to complete a song by filling
the missing words and update themselves with the information about one of the
best known songs in English-speaking countries.
• Teaching aids:

tape, poster, pictures, objects about festivals.

• Anticipated problems:
B. Content:
1. Warm up.

Greetings

Brainstorming:
- Ask Ss to work in group and make the list of things people in western countries

do on New Year’s Eve.
- Gather ideas by calling on some Ss to say about that.
- Things done on New Year’s Eve:
- Holding parties, dancing, drinking, exchanging best wishes, giving presents,
singing, making resolutions(setting goals for new year)….
2. Vocabulary.
- bring to mind = remember

(n)

- Auld Lang Syne (n):= the Good Old days:

tâm trí, trí nhớ
bài hát Tô Cách Lan

lúc đón năm mới (nửa đêm 31/12)
- due to (a) = caused by

vì, do, bởi, tại vì/ phải

- aquaintance (n) (expl)

người quen

- trusty (a) (trans)

đáng tin cậy

- thine = your(s) (từ cổ)

của bạn


Note:

Auld = old

*Checking:

Lang = long

Syne = since

R- O- R

I. Pre – listening:
- On New Year’s Eve, many people in western countries hold parties which last
until late into the night. It is traditional to greet the new year at midnight and
celebrate the first minutes of the year in the company of friends and family. People
may dance, sing, and drink a toast to the year ahead. After the celebrations, it is
time to make new year resolutions, and these are a list of decisions about how to
live in the coming year. Horns are blown at midnight. And people hug and kiss to
begin the new year with much love and happiness Auld Lang syne, with words by
Robert Burns, is often sung at night on New Year’s Eve. Auld Lang syne means
The times gone past; the good old days. In Scots Auld=old, Lang = long,
syne=since.
1. Open−prediction:
- Students guess the missing words from the song.
(One word for one blank)
- Ss work in pairs.

II. While-listening:
- Ss listen to the tape the 1st time and check their prediction
- Ss listen again and give the correct answers.
- Ss fill in the song and read / sing.
*Keys:
a. days

b. take care

c. mind

d. hand

e. kindness

III. Post-listening:
- Practice singing the song. Call some Ss to read/sing the song aloud in front of
class.
- Ask Ss to work in group and discuss:


- What do you and your family usually do on New Year’s Ever (Lunar New Year)?
* Suggested answers:
- Go out in the streets
- See fireworks display
- Hold year – end party
- Wait for luckey money…
- Ss speak one by one
IV. Homework:
- Write something about on Lunar New Year.

- Find out new vocabulary in “Read” (P.68−69) and Language focus 1-2
*Celebrations: Lunar New Year (1-1*)Valentine’s Day(14-2),International
Women’s Day (8-3), April Fool’s Day (1-4), Victory Day (30-40), May Day (1-5),
Mid Fall Festival (15-8*), Teacher’s Day (20-11), People’s Army founding
Anniversary (22-12), Christmas (24-12)


Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 4: READING + LANGUAGE FOCUS 1- 2
(Period 52)
A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to get to know about more
one of the important celebrations in Australia and the USA: Father’s day through
the readings about opinions, feelings and memories of children about their fathers.
• Teaching aids:

tape, poster, pictures.

• Anticipated problems:
B. Content:
1. Warm up.
- Brainstorm

Greetings
Easter

Woman’s Day
Independence Day

Christmas

Celebrations

Teacher’s Day

2. Vocabulary:
- (to) hug

(mime)

ôm ghì, ghì chặt-(n):cái ôm

- considerate (a)

(trans)

ân cần, chu đáo

- generous (a)

(trans / sit)

rộng lượng, bao dung

- priority (n)

(trans)

sự ưu tiên, quyền ưu tiên

- sense of humor (n) (trans)

khiếu hài hước, khụi hài

- (to) distinguish (v) (trans)

phân biệt, làm cho khác biệt= identify

- terrific (a)=horrible/terrible

tuyệt vời, xuất sắc/ kinh khủng, khủng khiếp

- (to) lose heart
- quality (n)

(trans)

mất hy vọng.
nét đặc trưng


* Checking: Ordering
I. Pre - reading:
1. Open−prediction.
- Adjectives that children use to talk about their father’s character.
*Possible answers: strong, humorous,
considerate,

great,

handsome,

generous,

healthy,

the best/good,

Terrific,

kind
brave,

II. While-reading:
- 1st reading: Ss listen and read silently and check the open−prediction
- 2nd reading: Ss scan the reading and give the correct answers:
*Keys: great terrific, considerate

humorous , generous

the best

- Father’s Day is the time when children show the feelings,respect and great love
to their fathers. The followings are opinions, feelings and memories of children
about their fathers.
- Divide class into three groups. Each group reads one passage
1. Comprehension questions:
1. Who do you think Rita sends this card to? -> To her father .
2. Is Jane’s father alive or dead? How do you know this? -> He is alive, because at
the end of the letter, she wishes her father a happy Father’sDay.
3. Which quality makes Bob’s father different from others? -> His sense of humor

makes him different from others. Can you name some qualities that Bob’s father
has? He’s considerate,generous and humorous. Is Bob proud of his father? Yes, he
is
4. What image of a father can you draw from the three passages? -> ….,we can see
a father is a man who is always considerate and generous to his child(ren) and who
has a strong and ever-lasting influence on them, too.
III. Post-reading:
- Call on some Ss to read the passanges aloud. And discuss about their father .


* Language focus 1-2: Adjective / Relative clauses: được giới thiệu bởi 1 đại từ
quan hệ hay trạng từ quan hệ và bổ nghĩa cho 1 danh từ hay 1 đại từ.
1. Relative pronouns: Who, Whom,Whose, Which, That
a. Who: đứng liền sau N mà nó thay thế, làm chủ ngữ trong mệnh đề tính từ.
b. Which: đứng liền sau N mà nó thay thế, làm chủ ngữ trong mệnh đề tính từ.
c.Who(m) đứng liền sau N mà nó thay thế, làm tân ngữ trong mệnh đề tính từ.
d. Which: đứng liền sau N mà nó thay thế, làm tân ngữ trong mệnh đề tính từ.
e. That: thay cho who(m), which (S/O).
- Đại từ quan hệ trong câu khi làm tân ngữ có thể được phép bỏ khi không có giới
từ đứng trước nó.
- That: bắt buộc phải dùng khi trước nó là cấp so sánh nhất the first /l ast / only /
very ; sau các đại từ bất định: everybody/ thing, anybody /thing, all, nobody /
thing, somebody/thing, much, little…; Sau các danh từ hỗn hợp (người và vật ): I
saw the men and cattle that went to the field.
- “That” Không được dùng khi đại từ liên hệ có giới từ đứng trước, và mệnh đề
không xác định.
Notes: *Để kết hợp hai câu đơn với mệnh đề tính từ, chúng ta thực hiện những
bước sau:
a. Tìm từ liên hệ với nhau (cùng chỉ một người/ sự việc) ở hai câu.
b. Xác định câu nào là mệnh đề tính từ:

- Thường câu chỉ sự việc xẩy ra trước.
- Câu chỉ sự việc đang diễn tiến.
- Câu chỉ sự việc có tính lâu dài, sự kiện hiển nhiên.
c. Thay từ liên hệ bằng đại từ quan hệ tương ứng
d. Viết mệnh đề tính từ với đại từ ở đầu câu ngay sau từ liên hệ kia.
IV. Homework:
- Read, translate and answer the questions about the text (P.67)


- Do exercises in Language focus 1-2
- Workbook: Ex 2-3 (P.52-54)
- Prepare new Vocabulary in “Write” (P.70) and review Language focus


Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson 5: WRITING
(Period 53)
A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a letter to their friends
to share their ideas that it is necessary to have a day to celebrate for mom and
another day for dad
• Teaching aids:

Extraboard.

• Anticipated problems:
B. Content:
1. Warm up.

Greetings

Wordsquare
*Keys:

C
S
P
E
C
T
F
I
G

E
I
K
O
I
R
I
G
H

L
F
P
N
A
A

A
I
K

E
L
O
M
L
D
O
L
R

B
O
P
O
F
I
D
M
Q

R
W
R
Y
O
T

C
N
O

A
E
S
W
O
I
B
D
P

T
R
T
W
D
O
A
R
S

E
S
U
V
Z
N

N
A
Y

→ CELEBRATE, TRADITION, FLOWERS, FOOD
CARD
SPECIAL FOOD
 GIFT
 MEMORY
2. Vocabulary:
- (to) enhance = improve (syn)

đẩy mạnh, tôn vinh, đề cao / tăng cường

M
E
M
O
R
Y
M
C
W


- (to) have a day off (expl)

nghỉ 1 ngày

- (to) support

ủng hộ, hỗ trợ

(trans)

- nationwide (adv) = all over the country

toàn quốc, cả nước

- (to) state

phát biểu, nói rõ

(trans)

- essential (a) = necessary
*Checking:

thiết yếu, cần thiết

R-O-R

I. Pre – Writing:
- Ask Ss to read the outline on P.70 and work independently to write a letter to a
friend as instructed.
a. First pagraph:
Tell your friend the reason(s) for celebrating this day
b. Second paragraph:
Give details about:

When to celebrate. How to celebrate. What special

gifts to give and What special food to offer.
b.Third paragraph:
State whether or not you think your ideas will be supported and you hope the
day will be celebrated nationwide.
II. While – Writing:
- Students write the letter based on the outline.
*Suggestion ideas:
In my opinion, it is important/essential to have a day to celebrate for our
parents. On these occasions, children will have a special day to express their
feelings, memories and love for their parents. We have an opportunity to enhance
family traditions. Members of families can have a chance to get together, to know
one another and to help one another.


I think first Sunday of April is suitable. Sunday is a day off so everybody is free
from work or study. April is late Spring or early Summer and the weather is
generally fine at this time of the year. Many activities can happen oudoors
It is not necessary to have parties but it’s a good idea to have lunch or dinner
with all members of the family. Children should give their parents flowers, send
them cards or bring them special cake. Moreover, children should serve their
parents the food that they like best.
I believe the idea will be supported and the day will be celebrated
nationwide because everybody loves their parents and wants their parents to be
happy.
III. Post – Writing:
- Students share their writings and correct for each other
* Adjective / Relative clauses. (continued)
1. Adjective clause. (continued)

. Whose/of which: thay cho tính từ chỉ sở hữu người và vật, luôn luôn đứng giữa 2
danh từ. Eg: The house is not far from here. The roof of the house is green. -> The
house whose roof is green …. Here. I know the man. His house is big. -> I know
the man whose house is big.
2. Relative adverbs: When, where and why
a. When: = in /on which: thay cho từ, cụm từ chỉ thời gian: the day, the time, the
year (2007), …đứng liền sau từ nó thay thế.
b. Where: = in/at which: thay cho từ chỉ nơi chốn: the city, the village, the place,
the school, …đứng liền sau từ nó thay thế. Eg: This is the house. I was born in this
house. -> This is the house where I was born. I love Ha Tinh. I was born in Ha
Tinh. -> I love Ha Tinh where I was born.
c. Why: thay cho từ chỉ lý do: reason. Đứng liền sau từ nó thay thế.
- Father’s Day: The third Sunday in June.


- Mother’s Day: (US): the second Sunday in May. (UK): the middle of March
IV. Homework:
- Complete writing.
- Workbook: Ex1 (P.52)
- Prepare Unit 9 Getting Started - Listen and Read