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Period: 78 Date of preparation: March 15
th
, 2008 Class: 8A1, 2
Week: 28 Date of teaching: March 25
th
, 2008
Unit 13: FESTIVALS
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to ask and answer about
some festivals in Vietnam
1. Language contents.
a) Knowledge:
Vocabulary: fetch (v), yell (v), urge (v), rub (v), participate in = take part in, award (v)
Grammar:
b) Skills: listening, reading.
2. Techniques: pairs work, True/False prediction,
3. Education: sts know to the traditional festivals in vietnam.
II. Teaching aids: cassette, sub board
III. Procedures:
Stages and activities
1. Warm up (6’)
T: introduce
Sts: work in group and give the advice.
Sts: practice before class.
T: correct and suggest
2. Presentation (15’)
T: give the words
Sts: listen and repeat.
Sts: chorus and individual practice.
Sts: practice before class.
T: correct

Chatting
Tom, David, Huckleberry, Oliver, Robinson
are going to go on their visits to Vietnam and
they need advice on where to go
1. Tom likes swimming and sunbathing. Where
should he go? .... Why?
I think he should go to Nha Trang because it
has beautiful beaches and a lot of sun.
2. David is interested in ancient cities?
3. Huckleberry likes mountain- climbing?
4. Oliver is keen on pottery?
5. Robinson is fond of crowded places -> ?
New words
Fetch (v) : to go to get (sth) and bring it back
Yell (v) : to shout loudly
Urge (v): make a person / an animal move more
quickly
Rub (v) chà, cọ xát
Participate in -> participation (n)
1
Sts: practice before class again.
T: sets the scene :
Sts: guess T or F
3. Practice (12’)
Sts: open their books, listen to the tape and
read the dialogue.
Sts: Practice with a partner
Sts: practice thedialogue before class.
T: correct
Sts: practice before class again.

Sts: Read and check T or F.
Sts: correct classmate
T: correct and give the key.
4. Consolidation (7’)
T: ask sts to tell the name of some festivals
in Vietnam.
5. Homework(2’)
-Learn new words , do exercises again
- Do exercise 3 in workbook
Prepare Lesson 2 Speak + Listen
Award (v)
(He is the winner of the competition. They award
him the first prize )
- Rub Out and Remember:

“Ba invites his friend Liz to a traditional
festival in the North of Vietnam. Do you know
what kind of festival it is ?”
( It is the rice- cooking festival )
-True or false prediction

True or false
Answer keys
a. F -> Only one team member takes......
b. F -> one water bottle
c. T
d. F -> ..... of bamboo are used
e. F -> the judges taste
f. T

Answer keys
a. kite - flying festival
b. bull- fighting festival
c. moon – seeing festival
d. Ngo racing festival
…….
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Period: 79 Date of preparation: March 20
th
, 2008 Class: 8A1, 2
Week: 28 Date of teaching: March 27
th
, 2008
Unit 13: FESTIVALS
Lesson 2 Speak + listen
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talk about their
preparation for a special event and improve speaking and listening skill.
1. Language contents.
a) Knowledge:
Vocabulary: Pomegranate (n) peach blossoms Marigolds (n) dried water melon seeds S
pring rolls
Grammar:
b) Skills: listening, speaking.
2. Techniques: net work, pairs work, ordering, prediction, gap fill
3. Education: sts know to help their relavtives to prepare for a festival
II. Teaching aids: cassette, sub board, pictures, realia
III. Procedures:
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities Contents
1. Warm up (5’) Net
T: ask and hold the sts to play.

Sts: write them on the board
T: remark
2.1. Pre- Speaking (7’)
T: give the words
Sts: listen and repeat.
Sts: chorus and individual practice.
Sts: practice before class.
T: correct
Sts: practice before class again.
3.1 While Speaking (10’)
T: introdunce.
Sts: work ingroup and make the order.
Sts: give the ordering.
tc:
Sts: practice the dialogue with a partner.
T: remark and corect
What do you usaully do to prepare for Tet?
Decorate the room/yard
Paint the house
Cook…. Make…..
Buy cakes buy new dress
Send New Year cards to friends
New words
Pomegranate(n) picture
Peach blossoms (n) picture
Marigolds (n) picture
Dried watermelon seeds : realia
Spring rolls (n) : picture
II. Ordering
Mrs.Quyen is talking to Lan about the preparations

for Tet. Let read and make these sentences in order
Answer keys
A-> F -> D-> J ->C-> H -> B-> G -> E-> I
A village festival
A school festival
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Tet
4.1 Post- Speaking (6’)
T: ask sts to work in group and prepare
the dialogues.
Sts: practice speaking about how to
prepare for these festivals.
T: observe and help
Sts: practice before class.
T: correct and remark
2.2 Pre Listening ( 3’)
T: set the scene and show the gap fill
board.
Sts: predict the words in the gaps
3.2 While- Listening( 8’)
T: Play the tape (2 or 3 times )
Sts: listen and fill the gaps
Sts: Listen and check.
Sts: give the answers.
Sts: listen and correct.
T: correct
4. 2 Post Listening (4’)
Sts: listen and complete the table
Sts: Give the answer.
Sts: correct classmate

T: remark and correct
5.Homework (2’)
-Learn new words
- Do exercises in workbook
- prepare Lesson 3 Read.
- practice speaking again
A spring festival
A harvest festival
A flower festival
Listen
The Robinson family is making preparations
for Tet. They want to buy things to make it a
traditional festival as Vietnamese people do “
Gap-fill prediction
Answer keys
a. Mr. Robinson / flower market
b.traditional
c.dried watermelon seeds
d.make
Things to do
Mr Robinson Go to the flower market to
buy peach blossom and a
bunch of marigolds
Mrs Robinson Go to Mrs. Nga’s house to
learn how to make spring
rolls
Liz Go to the market to buy
candies
And a packet of dried
watermelon seeds

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Period: 80 Date of preparation: March 20
th
, 2008 Class: 8A1, 2
Week: 28 Date of teaching: March 28
th
, 2008
Unit 13: FESTIVALS
Lesson 3: Read
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know about themes of the
Christmas day
1. Language contents.
a) Knowledge:
Vocabulary: spread, Chritmas carol, Partron saint, jolly
Grammar: none
b) Skills: reading.
2. Techniques: brainstorming, pairs work, prediction,
3. Education: Sts know to greet friends, relatives in each festival, especially Tet,
Christmas….
II. Teaching aids: cassette, sub board, pictures,
III. Procedures:
Stages and activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Sts: listen to a song.
T: ask:
Sts: answer.
2. Pre- reading (10’)
T: ask
Sts: guess and answer and fill the table..
T: give more information.

Brainstorming
EX: Silent night. I wish you a merry Christmas
What festival is this? ……
What is special about Christmas?
…..
Santa Claus, pine trees, Christmas cards, songs ….
Do you know where and when did the thing come?
Christmas
specials
Places of
origin
Date
The Christmas
tree
Riga Early 1500s
The Christmas
Cards
England Mid-19
th
century
Christmas Carol No
information
800 years
ago
Santa Claus USA 1823
New words
Spread (v) : To cover a larger and larger area
Spread / spread / spread
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