Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh khối 11 - Unit 8: Celebrations

WARM-UPUnit 8:CELEBRATIONS A - ReadingCONTENTSI. Before you readII. While you read II. After you read1/ What time of the year is it?2/ What are the people in the picture doing?3/ What else do you see in the picture?I. Before you read making Banh Chungeating special Tet foodsgoing to the pagodareceiving “lucky money”decorating the housegoing to the flower marketwatching fireworksvisiting relatives & friends= farmers:Người nông dânAgrarian people(n) New words:Peach blossom/pi:t∫'bl ɔsəm/Apricot blossom/'eiprikɔt 'bl ɔsəm/Candied fruitKumquat tree - spread (v):trải dài, kéo dài- positive comments (n): /'pɔzətiv 'kɔments /những lời tốt đẹp Ex: Only positive comments should be made on the days of Tet.- lucky money (n): Tiền lì xìBanner: băng rôn, khẩu hiệuLunar New Year ['lu:nə nju jiə(r)] : Tết âm lịchThe market has a great deal of excitement at nightexcitement (n): sự nhộn nhịp 1/ Agrarian people (n) người nông dân2/ Apricot blossom /'eiprikɔt 'bl ɔsəm/ (n): Hoa mai3/ Peach blossom /pi:t∫'bl ɔsəm/ (n): Hoa đào4/ Kumquat tree / 'kʌmkwɔt tri:/ (n): Cây quất5/ Candied fruit /'kændid fru:t/ (n): 6/ Positive comments /'pɔzətiv 'kɔments/ (n):7/ Spread (v): Trải dài, kéo dài8/ lucky money (n) Tiền lì xì9/ Lunar New Year : Tết âm lịch10/ Excitement(n): sự nhộn nhịpNew words:1. grand2. agrarian3. banner4. pray5. sugared apples6. excitementa. cầu nguyệnb.mứt táoc. sự nô nức, nhộn nhịpd. to lớn hoành tránge. thuộc về nông nghiệpf.biểu ngữII. Task 1. Find out the Vietnamese equivalent for the following wordsII. While you read 6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on New Year’s Day.TFTet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of a new year.3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.4. According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet.5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnamsometimes between 19th January and 20th February.agrarian people children during the whole year.TASK 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)TASK 3: Choose the best answer.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam on the Western Calendar?	A. 19th/January and 20th/February	B. 19/February and 20/February	C. 19/January and 24/February	D. 19/February and 30/FebruaryAUnit 8: CELEBRATIONS - READING TASK 3: Choose the best answer.2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?One monthOne yearOver monthsOver years CTASK 3: Choose the best answer.3. What is banh chung made from?	A. Sticky rice, red beans and fatty pork	B. Sticky rice, red beans and beef	C. Sticky rice, green beans and beef	D. Sticky rice, green beans and fatty porkDUnit 8: CELEBRATIONS TASK 3: Choose the best answer.4. What is MUT?	A. Candy	B. Candied fruit	C. Sugar	D. fruitBUnit 8: CELEBRATIONS TASK 3: Answer the following questions.1. What do streets look like before Tet?2. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?3. What are some popular activities at Tet ?Question 3: What do streets look like before Tet?They are decorated with coloured lightsand red banners.Question 4: What do people often do to prepare for Tet? They buy gifts , clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.Question 7: What are some popular activities at Tet ? Some popular activities at Tet are:	- visiting other family members or friends and exchanging wishes, 	- going to the pagoda, 	- playing games ..II. After you readLast Tet holidayHow you prepared(cleaned the house , decorated the house )Who you visited (visited relatives, teachers, friends )What special foods you ate (ate banh chung, candied fruit )What activities you enjoyed most (received lucky money, went to the flower market )Last Tet holiday, we .In groups, tell each other about your last Tet holiday.