CHỦ ĐỀ TỰ CHỌN ANH 9

THEME CELEBRATIONS
I/Nội dung chủ điểm:
-Nói về kỉ niệm của ngày Tết và các hoạt động lễ hội khác.
-Bên cạnh đó học sinh hiểu thêm một số lễ hội ở một số nước khác.
II/ Kĩ năng:
-Nói: Nói về các hoạt đọng của lễ hội
-Nghe: Nghe hiểu và nắm các thông tin và các hoạt chuẩn bị cho lễ hội.
-Đọc: Đọc tìm ý chính và thông tin chi tiết.( Bài tập: True/ false,answer the questions...)
-Viết : viết miêu tả về lễ hội
III/ Ngữ pháp - từ vựng:
-Ngữ pháp: past tense, present tense, relative pronoun: which
-Từ vựng: các từ liên quan đến các lễ hội.
IV/ Hướng dẫn thực hiện:
- Cấu trúc bài: A: Starter B: speaking C:Speaking D: Reading E:Project
-Thời gian 5 tiết sau unit 8 ( SGK tiếng Anh lớp 9)
A.STARTER:
1.TASK 1:
What's the word?- work in pairs to find out the words.
a.Tet or Lunar New year holiday is the most important ce..............for Vietnamese people.
b. Tet is a holiday which occurs at the be.............of the spring.
c.Every body is eager to de...................the house with kumquat trees.
d.Family members get together and enjoy spe..............foods.
e.We dress new clothes and visit our friends and re............. on Tet holiday.
2.TASK 2:
Work with your partner.Matching the names of celebrations with the phrases given.
A. B
Christmas making Banh Chung
Lunar New year giving gifts, flowers to people they love
Thanksgiving decorating the pine tree with colorful lights
Valentine's Day eating roast turkey
B.SPEAKING

TASK 1
Lan is talking to Alice, her friend about Tet holiday in Vietnam. work in pairs.
Pratice the dialogue.
Lan: Do you know about Tet holiday in my country?
Alice: What is Tet ?
Lan: It's the time when Vietnanese people celebrate the beginning of spring .It's also the start of
the Lunar New Year.
Alice: What do you usually do at Tet ?
Lan: We eat a lot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends and relatives . We take part in
games and various forms of entertainment.
Alice: Oh, That sounds really interesting .
TASK 2
These are the holidays with its main purpose and activities. Work with your partner to make the
similar dialogues.
celebrations its main purpose its activities
1. Mid- Autumn Festival
(15th day of the 8th lunar
month)
2.Passover (in late March or
early April)
people celebrate the largest
full moon in the year
people celebrate freedom
from slavery
children wear masks, parade
in the streets with the
lantern, have parties with
cakes,and a lot of fruit.....

on the first or the second

nights of Passover, Jewish
families eat a special meal
called the Seder.
C.LISTENING
Before you listen
* work in pairs. Guess which of the following activities the Japanese often do on their New
Year's Days.
- exchanging gifts and cards.
-decorating the house with peach flowers.
-wearing kimonos or special dress.
-giving/receiving lucky money.
-going to the pagoda
-visiting friends
What other things do you think the Japanese also do at the New Year?
* Listen and repeat
-similarities housewives longevity constancy
-kimono shine pine trees represent
While you listen
TASK 1.You will hear two people talking about the New Year is celebrated in Japan. Listen
and tick the things you hear.
1. They put on special clothes.
2.Everyone cleans the house.
3.Bells ring 108 times.
4.Housewives prepare special foods
5.They decorate their houses with kumquat trees.
6.They go to a shrine.
7.They give each other "lucky money".
8.They drink rice wine.
9.They play cards.
10.They watch television.

11.They eat a special meal.
TASK 2
Listen again and answer the following questions.
1.Why do the Japanese do a big clean up before the New Year comes?
2.Where do the Janese hear the bell from?
3.What do the Japanese often wear when they go to visit their shrines?
4.Do the Japanese often celebrate the New Year with their friends?
After you listen
Work in pairs. compare the following aspects of the Vietnamese New Year with those of the
Japaneses one.
*preparations * foods and clothes
* activities on New Year's Eve *people to celebrate with
D.READING
Before you read
Work in pairs .Tell your partner which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet
Are there any other things you like doing?
a.cleaning the house and paint the wall e.receicing lucky money
b.going to the flower market. f.visiting relatives, friends
c.making Banh chung g.cooking traditional foods
d.decorating with colored lights and red banners h.going to the pagoda to pray
* Reading the text and do the tasks below.
Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the
New Year,the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for
the occasion.One or two days before the festival, People make Banh Chung,which is the
traditional cake. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for a reunion
dinner.Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different
kinds of dishes are served.On the New Year morning, the young members of the family pay
their respects to the elders. In return they receive lucky money wrapped in red envelopes.Then
people go to visit their neighbors , friends and relatives.
TASK 1.

Find what the following words mean in the text ( use a dictionary when necessary)
1.reunion 3.wrap 5.receive
2.respect 4.envelope 6.neighbors
TASK 2.
Decide whether the statements are true(T) or false(F)
1.Tet is on the first day of the Lunar New Year. ......
2.Vietnamese people have a lot of preparations before Tet . .......
3.People make Banh Chung one or two weeks before Tet. .......
4.Banh Chung is the traditional cake. ......
5.Every body of the family should be present during the New Year's Eve. .......
6.Lucky money wrapped in red envelopes is given to every one at Tet according to the text......
TASK 3
Answer the questions:
1.When is the Tet holiday celebrated ?
2.What do Vietnamese people do some weeks before the New Year?
3.What does the whole family do on the New Year's Eve?
4.What do children receive at Tet ?
5.Where do the people go on the New Year morning?
After you read
Discuss in groups. Ask and answer about the activities you did last Tet holiday.
E.PROJECT:
TASK 1
Complete the words form chart add more words you want to remember.
Verb Noun
.................... preparation
celebrate ......................
..................... respect
...................... entertainment
express ......................
beautify ...................

TASK 2.
Complete the table using the words given, add more information you know about the festivals.
( Thanksgiving,Tet, Easter, fourth Thursday in november, late March or early April ,first day of
New Year, roast turkey,sticky rice cake, eggs, , American, Vietnam, many countries)

celebrations when? Food Country
TASK 3
Write somethings about how you prepared for Tet

ANSWER KEY
A. STARTER
TASK 1
a.celebration b.beginning c.decorate d.special e.relatives
TASK 2.
Christmas-decorating the pine tree with colored lights
Lunar New Year-making Banh Chung
Thanksgiving-eating roast turkey
Valentine's Day- giving gifts, flowers to people they love
B.SPEAKING
TASK 1
Practice the dialogue in pairs.
TASk 2
S1: Do you know about Mid- Autumn Festival in my country?
S2:What is it?
S1: It's the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the largest full moon in the year.
It's on 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
S2: What do you usually do at Tet?
S1: Children wear marks, parade in the street with the lantern, have parties with cakes, and a lot
of fruit.
* S1: Do you know about Passover ?

S2:What is it ?
S1: It's the time when Jewish people celebrate freedom from slavery.
It's in late March or early April.
S2:What do they do on this festival?
S1: On the first or the second nights of Passover ,Jewish families eat a special meal called
the Seder.
C.LISTEN
Before you listen
Ss guess what they do on their New Year's Days
While you listen
TASk1
1-2-3-4-6-8-10
TASK2
1.Because they want to get rid of the dirt of the old year and welcome the New Year.
2.They hear the bells from television and radio.
3.They often wear Kimonos or special dress.
4.No,they don't.
Tape script:
Lan: You lived in Japan for more than two years,could you tell me something about Japanese
New Year,Mai? When is the New Year observed?
Mai: It's on 1 January, and it lasts three days through 3 January.