Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

- Know something about some popular celebrations.
- Give out and respond to compliments.
- Describe events and express opinions
- Write an informal letter.



Lesson 1
Getting started - Listen and read

Reading a passage about some celebrations in the world for details.


P 65 - 66


Lesson 2



Speak
&
Listen

Practice giving and responding to compliments.
Listening to an English song and fill in the missing words.


P 66 - 68




Lesson 3

Read

Reading about the opinions, feelings and memories of the people about their fathers on the Father’s day for details.


P 68 - 69


Lesson 4

Write

Practice writing a letter to a friend.


P 70


Lesson 5

Language focus

Further practice in adverbial clauses of concession and relative clauses.


P 70 - 73












Planning date: Teaching date:

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS.
Period 49: Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and Read.

1. Aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
a. Knowledge
- Read the passage about some celebrations in the world to understand the details.
- Know more information about some celebrations in the world.
b. Skills
Practice and improve all skills.
c. Behavior
Love learning the subject
2. Preparation:
a. Teacher: Text book; Teaching plan; ex - board; tape; cassette.
b. Students: Text book; notebook; school things; do homework; prepare well for new lesson.
3. Procedure
*Organization
T: greet and check the attendance.
Sts: reply.
9A: 9B: 9C: 9D:

a. Check the old lesson (2’)
T: check Sts` preparation for the lesson.
Sts: get ready.
* Warm up (7’)
* Brainstorming:
T: ask Sts to tell the names of some celebrations all over the world that they know.

Celebrations


Sts: think of the answers for the topic.
T: call on some Sts to give out their answers in front of the class, give feedback.
* Possible answers:
- May Day
- Valentine Day
- Teacher’s Day
- Woman’s Day
- Christmas Day
- Lunar New Year or Tet holiday
- Moon Festival
Etc …
T: ask Sts to look at the icons on page 65 - TB and match them with the suitable names of the celebrations that they present.
Sts: work individually to do the task then compare the answers in pairs.
T: call on some Sts to give out their answers in front of the class, give feedback and correct mistakes if necessary.
( Answers
1. Easter
2. Wedding
3. Birthday
4. Christmas
5. Mid - Autumn Festival
6. Lunar New Year
T: today we’re going to read the passage about some celebrations in the world to understand the details.
b. New lesson
* Presentation (11’)
T: ask Sts some questions about the celebrations.
? What do you know about the Easter/ Christmas/ Tet holiday?
? What do people often do on this festival?
? Do you know any other celebrations in the world?
Sts: think of the answers for the questions of the teacher.
T: call on some Sts to give out their ideas in front of the class, give feedback and elicit some new words.
( - occur [:(r)] (v) xẩy ra
- decorate [] (v) trang trí
- sticky rice cake (n) bánh trưng
- Jewish [:i∫] (a) ( thuộc) người do thái
- freedom [`fri:] (n) tự do
- slavery [] (n) sự nô lệ, cảnh nô lệ, chế độ nô lệ
- ancient [`ein∫] (a) cổ, cổ xưa, cổ kính
- parade [] (n) cuộc diễu hành
Sts: read and copy down the words in the notebook.
T: introduce the passage, play the tape and ask the Sts to listen for the first time.
Sts: do the task.
T: ask Sts to find out the sentences which contain “Who” and “Which” in the passage.
Sts: do the task.
( T: Write the sentences on the board:
- Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.
- Family members who