Unit 09. Festivals Around the World. Lesson 3. A closer look 2

10/13/17


Warm up: Complete the sentences by using the suitable word in the box

celebration
celebatory

cultural

parades

festive

performance

1. Another  __________ season is coming.
2. I have seen a lot of __________ in my life.
3. My mother likes the ___________ of that young pianist.
4. Japanese people hold the Japanese Boys’ Day with special  ____________ .
5. On special occasions, people usually have __________ drinks.
6. What I like about festivals is that they show the ________ values of different
communities.


NEW LESSON

Unit 9:
FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD

GRAMMAR

Adverbial phrases

1. Look at the pictures below. What information would you like to know about this
festival?


I would like to know

-

What is it?

-

When does it take place?

-

Where does it take place?

When we give these
pieces of
information we can
use adverbial

-

How often does it take place?

-

Why does it take place?

phrases.


Look out

Type/Question

TIME
(when?)
PLACE (where?)
FREQUENCY
(how often?)

Example

The Festival of the Sun is held on June 24th.

The festival is celebrated in Peru.

The festival takes place every year.

People attend the festival for fun.
REASON (why?)
A lot of people go to Cusco, Peru, to attend the festival.
People celebrate it in a special way.

MANNER (how?)
People celebrate it with street fairs and live music.


2.

Now look at the webpage. Complete the table about the festival.


What?

a film festival

Who?

film stars; directors; critics

Where?

in a city in France

When?

in May

How often?

every year

How?

in a very serious way

Why?

to win the Palme d’Or


3. Now think about a festival you know in Viet Nam. Complete the table with information
about that festival, then tell your partner about it.

What?
Who?

 Mid-Autumn Festival

Children

Where?

All around Viet Nam

When?

On the 15th of August Lunar calendar

How?
Why?

Children play and have a party with moon cakes, lanterns and other toys.

According to the traditions, they have this party to protect children from a very big bad
bear.


Model report to the class
Mid-Autumn festival is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese children. It is held on the
th
th
15  day of the 8  lunar month in the middle of autumn and it lasts for one day. On this day,
Moon Cakes are indispensible, and children are provided with nice lanterns and masks of all
kinds and shapes. They carry their lanterns, wear funny masks and parade the house’s
grounds or the streets, performing unicorn dances, singing folklore songs when the moon is
rising to full. Mid-Autumn Festival is a chance  for parents to spend time with their children
and do something special with them, as well as celebrate the harvest after spending much
time working hard on the crops. It is really an exciting festival.


GRAMMAR
There

H / Wh-questions: review
are

seven

Wh-questions

and

H-question in English:

what

How

which

Question
where

Words

why

when

whose
who

one


which

who

why

what

whose

where

when

time

whole sentence

person

reason

how

manner

place


5.

Phuong is doing an interview for VTV. Can you match her questions with the interviewee’s answers?

Interviewer

Phong

I:

Here I am with Elephant Race
organizer, Phong Nguyen.
What's this festival all about,
Phong?

P: It's a race between elephants that are ridden by their
owners, but actually it's a celebration of elephants.
P: It's always held in Dak lak. The location can change
though - sometimes it's in Don village, sometimes near
the river.

I:

When is it held?

I:

Where is it held?

I:

Why is it held?

P: Elephants are really important. They work really hard for us.
The festival is our way of saying thank you to them.
P: Well, they have to reach the finish line first.
P: Many elephants owners and local people. Also, there are more

I:

Who comes to the festival?

I:

How do elephants win the
race?

and more tourists every year.
P: It's normally in March.


I:

Here I am with Elephant Race organizer, Phong Nguyen. What's this festival all about, Phong?

P: It's a race between elephants that are ridden by their owners, but actually it's a celebration of
elephants.
I:

When is it held?

P: It's normally in March.
I:

Where is it held?

P: It's always held in Dak Lak. The location can change though - sometimes it's in Don village,

sometimes near the river.
I:

Why is it held?

P: Elephants are really important. They work really hard for us. The festival is our way of saying thank
you to them.
I:

Who comes to the festival?

P: Many elephants owners and local people. Also, there are more and more tourists every year.
I:

How do elephants win the race?

P: Well, they have to reach the finish line first.


6. Now make questions for the underlined parts.
1. I bought this T-shirt for my brother in Sydney.
__________________________________________?
Where
did you buy this T-shirt for your brother
2. I love music, so I go to the music festival
almost every summer.
__________________________________________?
How often do you go to the music festival
3. My friends saved money to fly to Spain.
__________________________________________?

Why did your friends save money
4. We went to the Flower Festival in Da Lat last year.
__________________________________________?
When Tet,
did you
go to the Flower
Festival
Da Lat
5. During
the Vietnamese
decorate
theirinhouses
with apricot or peach blossoms.
__________________________________________?
How do the Vietnamese decorate their houses during Tet


7. Game: FESTIVAL MYSTERY
Work in groups. One student thinks of any festival he/she likes. Other students ask questions
about the festival to find out what festival it is. Remember to use H/Wh-questions and adverbial
phrases.

Example:
A: Where is the festival held?
B: In the USA and some other countries in the world.
C: When do people celebrate it?
st
B: On October 31 .
C: What do people do?
B: They put pumpkin lanterns outside their homes.

D: Is it Halloween?
B: Yes, it is.


HOMEWORK

- Review the grammar structure: Question words.
+

- Do exercises B6 (page 20); C1,2 (page 21) in workbook.
- Prepare a talk about your fovourite festival.
- Prepare for Unit 9: Communication


THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Goodbye!
See you again!