Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
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Objectives:
By the end of this unit, students can:
Pronunciation words containing the clusters /spr/ and /str/ correctly in isolation and in context
Use the lexical items related to the topic ‘customs and traditions’
Use should and shouldn’t correctly and appropriately to give advice
Express obligation and necessity using the correct form of have to
Ask about and describe different customs and traditions
Read for specific information about family customs and traditions
Listen to get specific information about a traditional dance of an ethnic
Write a description of a traditional Japanese dance







Unit 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Getting started
A lesson on customs and traditions

Introduction
Review the previous unit before Ss open their books by asking them to take part in a small game. Ss work in two big groups A and B. A student from group A calls out the name of an ethnic group in Viet Nam, then points at one student from group b. This student has to call out the name of another ethnic group. The game stops when a group cannot give out the name of any ethnic group or when time is up. The group with more ethnic groups wins.
Write this sentences on the board and ask Ss to complete it.
-Yes, and they have their own ways of life, and…..and……
Tell Ss that this sentence is taken from the conversation in the Getting started of Unit 3. When Ss can give you the two words ‘custom’ and ‘traditions’. If within two minutes Ss cannot complete the sentence, ask them to quickly look at the conversation on page 26 and find the sentence.
Write the unit title on the board ‘ Our customs and traditions’. Ask Ss to call out some customs and traditions they know. Now start the lesson.
1 Ask Ss to open their books and look at the picture and the phrase under Getting started. Ask them some questions:
Who can you see in the picture?
What do you think the people in the picture are talking about?
Ss answer the questions as a class. Play the recording and have Ss follow along. After that, Ss can compare their answers with the information in the dialogue and add some more details to their answers.
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a Ss work independently to find the words with the given meanings in the dialogue. Allow them to share answers before discussing as a class. Remember to ask Ss to read out the lines in the dialogue that contain the words. Quickly write the correct answers on the board.
Key:
1.accepted 2.generations
3.spot on 4.sharp
5.social 6.table manners



Have Ss look at the Watch out! Box and quickly read the information. Ask if they know any expressions with the same meaning as ‘You’re kidding’. Some other expressions are: You must be kidding!/ You’re joking!/You must be joking!
b Ss read the conversation again to do this exercise. Ask for Ss’ answers as well as the explaination for their choices. Write the correct answers on the board.
Key:
1.T
2.F( There are also social ones.)
3.T
4.F( There are a lot of customs for table manners in the UK)


c Have Ss read the questions to make sure they understand them. Ask them firstly to answer the questions without reading the dialogue. Ss exchange their answers with a classmate. Now ask them to check their answers by reading the dialogue again. Call some Ss to write their answers on the board. Confirm the correct answers.

Key:
1.It’s eating dinner at 7 p.m. sharp.
2.He’s surprised.
3.They both refer to doing something that develops over time.
4.A custom is something accepted. A tradition is something special and is passed down through the generations.
5.They should find information about a custom or tradition.
d Ss do this in pairs. Ask for Ss’ answers and their explanations. Summarise the answers.
Key:
1.have to: It’s an obiligation – you have no choice
2.should: It’s a suggestion or advice – it would be best to follow it.
2 a Have Ss look at the pictures. Ask them what they see in each of them. Now tell Ss that in the box are some customs and traditions of VietNamese people. Ss read these and identify any new words they do not know. Explain the new words so that Ss understand the customs and traditions. Ss do this activity in pairs. Call some Ss to give their answers and write them on the board. Confirm the correct answers.
Key: 1.g 2.c 3.f
4.h 5.e 6.a
7.b 8.d

 b Individually Ss decide if the pictures show customs or traditions