MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAININGLAURENCE S’TING MEMORIAL FUN LESSON PLAN COMPETITION English 11: Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS Lesson 1: Reading (42 period) Teacher:

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAINING LAURENCE S’TING MEMORIAL FUN

LESSON PLAN COMPETITION

English 11:Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Lesson 1: Reading (42 period)

Teacher: LEM THI NGOCGmail: [email protected] phone: 01654321981

Mun Chung High School Tuan Giao Distric, Dien Bien province

January 14th, 2015

kumquat tree

lucky moneybanh chung

Peach blossom

Altar

? What can you see in the picture?

I. Warm - up

• Look at the pictures and discuss the questions.

•It’s the Tet holiday

Unit 8: CelebrationsCelebrationsLesson 1: Lesson 1: ReadingReading

Some activities on the Tet holiday.

a. making banh chung

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b. decorating the house

c. eating special Tet foods

d. going to the flower market

e. going to the pagoda

f. watching fireworks

g. receiving“lucky money”

h. visiting relatives and friends

h. visiting relatives and friends

f. watching fireworks

d. going to the flower market

b. decorating the house

a. making banh chung

c. eating special Tet foods

e. going to the pagoda

g. receiving “lucky money”

Which of these activities do you enjoy most?

Ex: I enjoy watching fireworks most.

Guess the meanings of the following words or phrases.

1. peach blossom /pi:t∫'blɔsəm/ (n.p): hoa đao

2. apricot blossom ['æprikɔt 'bl ɔsəm] (n.p) hoa mai

3. kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n.p):

cây quât

4. candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/ (n) Mưt

5. lucky money /’lʌki ’mʌni/ (n)

Tiên li xi

6. green bean /gri:n bi:n/ (n.p) : đâu xanh

7. positive comment /'pɔzətiv 'kɔment/ :lời nói tốt đẹp

1. peach blossom /pi:t∫'blɔsəm/

2. apricot blossom /'æprikɔt 'blɔsəm/

: hoa đao

: hoa mai

: cây quât

: mưt4. candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/

5. green bean /gri:n bi:n/

: tiên li xi6. lucky money /’lʌki ’mʌni/

: đâu xanh

7. positive comment /'pɔzətiv 'kɔment/ :lời nói tốt đẹp

3. kumquat tree /'kʌmkwɔt tri:/

: tiên li xi

II. While you read

Task 1. Matching

Task 2. True or False

Task 3. Choose the best answers.

Task 1. Match the word in A with a suitable mean in B

Task 1. Match the word in A with a suitable mean in B

A BA. thuộc về nông nghiệpB. cầu nguyệnC. sự nô nứcD. trọng đạiE. băng rôn, biểu ngữF. mứt tao

D grand

A agrarian

E banners

B pray

F sugared apples

C excitement

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Task 1: Match the word in A with suitable mean in B

1. grand Trọng đại

2. agrarian: Thuộc về nông nghiệp

3. banners: Băng rôn, biểu ngữ

4. pray: Cầu nguyện

5. sugared apples: Mứt táo

6. excitement: Sự nô nức

Task 2. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.








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A) True

B) False

2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the begining of spring is the start of a new year.








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A) True

B) False

3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.








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A) True

B) False

4. According to the text, "lucky money" is given to everyone at Tet.








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A) True

B) False

5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam.








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A) True

B) False

6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good lucky on New Year's Day.








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A) True

B) False

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Task 2. Expected answers

1. F (sometime between 19th Jan and 20th Feb)

2. F (agrarian people)

3. T

4. F (Children)

5. T

6. F(during the whole year)

Task 3,(Page 92). Answer the questions by choosing A, B or C or D

1. What is Tet holiday in Vietnam?








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A) It' s sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar.

B) It' sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Lunar calendar

C) It's sometime between 19th January and 20th February

D) It's sometime fall on 20th February on the Western calendar

2. How long did Tet preparation and celebration last in the past?








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A) Lasted for months

B) Lasted for weeks

C) Last some weeks

D) Lasted some months

3. What do streets look like before Tet?








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A) They are decorated with coloured lights and flowers.

B) They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.

C) They are decorated with banners and flowers.

D) They are decorated with banners and kumquat trees

4. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?








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A) They often buy gifts and decorate their houses.B) They often buy flowers, gifts, clean and decorate

their houses and cook traditional foods.C) They often buy gifts, clean and decorate their

houses and cook traditional foods.D) They often clean and decorate their houses and

cook traditional foods.

5. What is "Banh Chung" made from?








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A) It's made from rice and green beans.B) It's made from sticky rice, green beans

and fatty pork.C) It's made from sticky rice and green

beans and meat.D) It's made from rice, green beans and

fatty pork

6. What is Mut?








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A) It's candied fruit.B) It's candied fruit: sugared apples, plums

or kumquat.C) It's candied fruit such as apples, plum or

tomatoes.D) It's candied fruit such as sugared apples,

plums or tomatoes.

7. What are some popular activities at Tet?








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A) Visiting friends and other family member, going to the pagoda.

B) Visiting friends and going to the pagoda and playing games.

C) Visiting friends and other fanily members, going to the pagoda, playing games, etc.

D) Visiting friends and playing games.

Task 3. Expected answers.

1. A

2. A

3. B

4. C

5. B

6. D

7. C

Work in groups: Tell others about your last Tet holiday.

1. How you prepared for Tet?

2. How you decorated the house?

3. Who you visited?

4. What special foods you ate?

5. What activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet?

III. After you read

suggestionsPreparations Decoration Visit

Special foods eaten Activities enjoyed

•Go to market to Go to market to buy food, flowers....buy food, flowers....•Wrap Banh chungWrap Banh chung…………

•Whitewash the Whitewash the househouse•Clean the roomsClean the rooms•Clean the floorClean the floor……

•Visit the Visit the grandparentsgrandparents•Visit relativesVisit relatives•Visit friendsVisit friends……

•Eat Eat banh chungbanh chung•Eat pork pasteEat pork paste…………

•Play chessPlay chess•Play on the swingsPlay on the swings•Go to the churches/ Go to the churches/ pagodas…pagodas…

Write a short paragraph of 70- 80 words about Tet holiday in your home town

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