Unit: Relationship with Other People

Topic: Special Day

Matthayomsuksa 1

Funny Festival Around

the world

In festival, Santa Clause will send

a gift to you. People decorate mistletoe, light, etc. People sing

“Jingle Bell” together Christm

as

In festival, people celebrate this festival as

the same time. It is the beginning

of year. It is a time to reflect on

the past and envision a

future.

New Year Day

It is Thai New Year. Adult bless young people. People splash

water to others.

Songkran festival

This festival celebrates on the night of October, 31. People wear

ghost dress. Kids have a lot of

candy. Halloween

People celebrate

annually on the full moon day of twelfth month.

People pay respect to

Goddess of River. It has beauty

contest.

Loy Krathong festival

Vocabulary

decorate

lantern

turkey

jewelry

firework

parade

teenager

StructurePrepositions

A preposition is a word such as after, in, to, on, and with.

Prepositions are usually used in front of nouns or pronouns

and they show the relationship between the noun or

pronoun and other words in a sentence. The following table

contains rules for some of the most frequently used

prepositions in English:

Prepositions of TimeEnglish

Usage

on days of the weekin - months / seasons

- time of day- year

at - for night- for weekend

for over a certain period of time (past till now)

to telling the time

Prepositions of Place (Position and Direction)English

Usage

in room, building, street, town, country, book, paper, car, taxi, picture, world

at for table, for events, place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)

on for a place with a river, being on a surfacefor a certain side (left, right), for a floor in a house, for public transport, for television, radio

to movement to person or buildingmovement to a place or country

For example

On July 4th, Americans celebrate the day America

became a country.

Of course, the neighbors give candy to the kids.

preposition of time

preposition of place

Activity 1

Festival and Holiday

match up

- Make a group of 3 people- Find and unscramble vocabulary cards that are the same as picture and definition

- After you finished, you raise your hand and say “festival”

- Take 10 second to unscramble vocabulary cards

A lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light

lantern

A bird that look like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at thanksgiving

turkey

Things such as ring, gold, etc that people wear for decoration

jewelry

A small device containing power that burns or explodes and produces bright colored lights and loud noises, used especially at celebrations

firework

A person who is between 13 and 19 years old

teenager

Activity 2

Comparing Festival

- Choose 1 festival that you are interested in American Festivals and Holidays(text 3) - Compare with Thai Festivals and Holidays. What are similar? What are different?- Take 10 minutes to do activity

Similar Different

Thai Festival

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American Festival

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