Period: 51
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ

I. Objectives
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude:
a. Knowledge:
- By the end of this lesson, Ss know about the famous celebrations around the world, practice reading comprehension skill for details to complete a table.
- Vocabulary: Related to celebration.
- Grammar: Relative clauses.
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be able to educate about celebration.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability.
- Communicative competence
- Cooperation capacity
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plane, book, color chalks, pictures, MP3
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler …
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)

Teacher’s and students’ activities
Content

- T asks Ss to make a list of famous celebrations they know.
- T calls two teams, each team has 3 members (each member must write down names of celebrations as many as possible. The team has more correct words will win.)
- T introduces the topic of the new lesson: Celebrations.
( Brainstorming )





2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)

- T introduces the requirement of part 1.
- T has Ss look at the icons and then match the icons with the names of the celebrations they represent. (Ss work in pairs)
- T calls some Ss to give the answers on the board.
- T checks and corrects the answers.
- Ss copy down the correct answers.

1. Getting started.
Work with a partner. Match the icons with the names of the celebration they represent.
Answer keys :
1. Easter
2. Wedding
3. Birthday
4. Christmas
5. Mid-Fall Festival
6. Lunar New Year

- T gives Ss guiding questions.
- T plays the tape.
- Ss listen to the tape once, then answer the questions.
- T explains new words.
- Ss guess the meanings of new words.
- Ss practice reading new words.
- T corrects Ss’ pronunciation if necessary.
- T explains new structure.
2. Listen and Read
*Pre-Listening and reading.
What celebrations are mentioned in the passage?
*Vocabulary :
- sticky rice cake (n)
- occur (v)
- live apart (v)
- Israel (n)
- Passover (n)
- slavery (a)
- joyful (a)
- parade (n)





- Ss take notes.
- T plays the tape again.
- Ss look at their books and listen to the tape.
- T explains the requirement.
- Ss read the text again and complete the table.
- Ss compare the answers in pairs.
- T calls some Ss to give the answers.
- Ss give the answers before the class.
- T checks and corrects if necessary.
- Ss copy down the correct answers.
* New structures:
- Tet is a festival which occur in the late January or early February.
- Families members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
*While-Listening and Reading. Complete the table


Celebrations
When?
Activities
Food
Country

Tet
in late January or early February
cleaning and decorating homes and enjoying special food
sticky rice cakes
Viet nam

Passover
late March or early April
(not available)
special meal called the Seder
Israel

Easter
arround the same time as Passover
people crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
chocolate or sugar eggs
in many countries



T asks, Ss answer the questions.
*Post-Listening and Reading.
- Tell something about your last Tet holiday?

 3. Consolidation (4’)
T asks, Ss answer the questions :
a. When does Tet / Passover / Easter occur ?
b. What activities do people often do on Tet / Passover / Easter ?
c. What kind of food do people eat on Tet / Passover / Easter ?
d. Name more celebrations you know ?
IV. Experience:

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Period: 52
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
SPEAK + LISTEN
I. Objectives
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude:
a. Knowledge:
- By the end of this lesson, Ss improve their speaking and listening skills:
+ Speaking: Give and respond to a compliment for common situations.
+ Listening: Listen and complete the missing words of an English song (Auld Lang Syne)
- Vocabulary: Related to celebration.
- Grammar: Giving and responding to a compliment.
b