UNIT 8: Festivals around the World

I. TỪ VỰNG (VOCABULARY):

STT	Từ mới	Phân loại	Phiên âm	Định nghĩa
1	lantern	(n)	/ˈlæntən/	đèn lồng
2	bonfire	(n)	/ˈbɒnfaɪə(r)/	lửa hội trại
3	race	(n)	/reɪs/	cuộc đua
4	(eating) competition	(n)	/ˈiːtɪŋ/ /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/	cuộc thi ăn
5	sculpture	(n)	/ˈskʌlptʃə(r)/	tượng điêu khắc
6	(water) fight	(n)	/ˈwɔːtə(r)/ /faɪt/	trận chiến dưới nước
7	hot air balloon	(n)	/ˌhɒt ˈeə bəluːn/	khinh khí cầu
8	artist	(n)	/ˈɑːtɪst/	nghệ sĩ
9	exchange	(v)	/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/	trao đổi
10	tradition	(n)	/trəˈdɪʃn/	truyền thống
11	midnight	(n)	/ˈmɪdnaɪt/	nửa đêm
12	wish	(v)	/wɪʃ/	ước
13	greeting	(n)	/ˈɡriːtɪŋ/	lời chào hỏi
14	celebrate	(v)	/ˈselɪbreɪt/	tổ chức
15	half-moon rice cake	(n)	/ˌhɑːf ˈmuːn/ /raɪs/ /keɪk/	bánh trung thu
16	defeat	(v)	/dɪˈfiːt/	đánh bại
17	demon	(n)	/ˈdiːmən/	quái vật
18	wrestling	(n)	/ˈreslɪŋ/	đấu vật
19	muddy	(adj)	/ˈmʌdi/	bùn lầy

II. ĐIỂM NGỮ PHÁP (LANGUAGE FOCUS):

1. Future simple:

- We can use the Future Simple to give or ask for information about events in the future. (Chúng ta có thể sử dụng thì hiện tại đơn để đưa ra hoặc yêu cầu về các sự kiện trong tương lai).

I / You / We / They / He / She’ll / will have a great time at the festival.

It’ll take place from May 12th to 15th.

Ron Curly  will not / won’t perform this year.

Which bands  will perform this year?

Will The Big Gs play this year? 

Yes, they will. /No, they won’t

2. “different from” and “like”:

- We use be + different from to say that one thing is not the same as another or other items. (chúng ta sử dụng be    +   differeny from để nói rằng một điều là không giống như một hoặc các mặt hàng khác)

- We use like + noun to say that two things are similar. (Chúng ta sử dụng like + noun để nói về 2 thứ tương tự nhau.)

In Italy, they eat seafood at Christmas. That’s different from Japan.

Like American children, French children go egg hunting on Easter Sunday.

III. BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG (Exercise):

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the Future Simple:

1. The Battle of the Oranges will begin (begin) on February 27th.

2. Which band __________ (play) at the festival this year?

3. There _____________ (be) lots of great performance.

4. The hotdog eating competition ___________ (not happen) this year.

5. _______________ (there / be) fireworks?

6. The race _____________ (open) for the public for the first time this year.

Exercise 2: Circle the correct words:

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks. Listen and repeat:

Exercise 4: Write sentences using the table:

1. Italians decorate with lights and trees. That’s like Australians.

2. Christmas meal in Japan __________________________ Italy.

3. Australians exchange ________________________________. That’s ________________ Japanese people.

4. Italy celebrates Christmas from _______________________ Australia.

5. Italians exchange __________________________ Australian.

6. Christmas meal in Italy ________________________ Australia.

Exercise 5: Read the festival; blog post and answer this question:

What term best describes the game at the festival?

1. a family game          2. a team sport             3. a relaxing event

Exercise 6: Read about writing festival blog posts. Then, read the blog post about the Khánh Hạ festival again and circle the information about the festival’s history: