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Unit 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
Period 36: GETTING STARTED (Which festival should I see?)
1. Objectives 
- Language content: +To introduce the topic “Festivals in Viet Nam” and some new words about festival activities.
- Language function: +By the end of the lesson, students will be able to have some knowledge about some festivals in Viet Nam
- Educational aims: + To educate Ss to be proud of the festivals in Viet Nam
2. Language contents:
+ Grammar:
+ Vocabulary: royal court music, reunion, regret, five-fruit tray, carnival, procession, anniversary
3. Techniques / activities: Group/ pair work, individual work, games, using pictures, comparison, matching, chatting
4. Teaching aids: Ss’ books, pictures, CD player.
5. Procedures 

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 I. WARM UP: Game
- Has Ss play a small game in two big groups to list what Vietnamese people should and shouldn’t do during the Tet holiday.
- Decides the winning team.
* Group A: Should
+ We should visit our relatives at Tet
+ We should make wishes for a better new year
+ We should clean and decorate our house before TetW
+ We should make banh chung/ banh tet
* Group B: shouldn’t
+ We shouldn’t buy fireworks
+ We shouldn’t break things
+ We shouldn’t fight
+ We shouldn’t play cards all night
- Shows the picture and asks some questions:



+ What are Duong and Peter doing?
+ What might they be talking about?
- Introduces the new lesson
II. PRE – PRACTICE
- Present some new words :
royal court music (n) (explanation)
reunion (n) (synonym)
regret (v) (explanation)
five-fruit tray (n) (picture)
carnival (n) (picture)
procession (n) (picture)
anniversary (n) (picture)
- Uses the technique “Rub out and remember “ to check Ss’ understanding of new words
III. CONTROLLED - PRACTICE 
Exercise 1a:
- Has Ss to listen to the tape once and read the conversation.
- Asks Ss to do the exercise 1a independently
- Allows them to share their answers before discussing as a class
- Calls on some Ss to give answers.
- Corrects and gives feedback.
Key: 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T
Exercise 1b:
- Asks Ss to read the conversation again then ask and answer the questions in pairs.
- Calls some pairs to present in front of the class.
- Corrects and gives feedback.
Key:
1. In April. They can see a grand opening ceremony, an ao dai fashion show, a Dem Phuong Dong or oriental night show, royal court music performances … and sporting activities.
2. Duong’s family prepares a five-fruit tray and makes jam and chung cakes.
3. Because there are so many interesting things to see and enjoy, it would take too long too describe them.
4. In Bac Ninh, on 12th of the first lunar month.
5. Because it’s near Ha Noi, it takes place right after Tet holiday and is full of traditional events.
Exercise 1c:
- Asks Ss to look at the conversation again and underline the expressions.
- Has Ss use the context to try to explain when they may use the expressions.
- Calls some Ss to explain them.
- Corrects and gives feedback.
1. used as suggestion or to give advice
2. used to give your first impression of what you hear
3. to stress that it’s worth spend time or money doing s.th
4. to show surprise or to check that s.th is really OK to do
Exercise 1d:
- Has Ss role-play in pairs, practicing the expressions in c
- Calls on some pairs to perform to the class
- Corrects their pronunciation if necessary
Exercise 2:
- Asks Ss to look at the pictures and the words in the box
- Has Ss work in pairs, matching the words with the pictures
- Calls Ss to give their answers.
- Has Ss repeat