Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 08: Celebrations (Speaking)

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47th Period


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

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4

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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

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3

1

4


Holiday /
Celebration

Its main
purpose

People
celebrate
Thanksgiving the harvest

Its activities

Date

Family
Third
members get
Thursday in
together. They
November
prepare a

large meal
with roast
turkey .

Picture


Holiday /
Celebration
Mid
-Autumn
Festival

Its main
purpose

Its activities

Date

Children wear 15th day of
People
celebrate masks,parade
the 8th
in the
the largest
lunar month
full moon in street,have
parties with
the year.

special cakes
and lots of
fruits, etc .

Picture


Holiday /
Celebration

Its main
purpose

Its activities

Date

Valentine’s
day

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

People
Women’s day express their
love and
honors to their
mothers,
wives, and girl
friends…

Its activities

Date

People often give
March 8th
cards, gifts and
flowers to show

how they love
and appreciate
their
mothers,wives,
and girl friends…

Picture


3. Task 3 : Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the holidays above.
Ho liday/
Ce le bratio n

Its  main purpo s e

Its  ac tivitie s

1. Thanks g iv ing
(third Thurs day 
in No ve mbe r)

c. People celebrate the
harvest .

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

2. Vale ntine ’s  
Day   (14 th Fe b)   

a. People express their
love to each other

3. Mid  ­Autum n 
Fe s tiv al
(15 th  day o f the  
8 th  lunar mo nth)

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)