Unit 5 grade 8: Festivals In Vietnam – Getting Started
1. Task 1 Unit 5 Grade 8 Getting Started
Listen and read. (Listen and read )
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Translated:
Peter: Hey, I’m going to visit Vietnam this spring. I really want to see a festival here.
Positive: Really? Well, what about Hue festival?
Peter: What festival is that? And when does it happen?
Positive: It’s in April. There’s much to see – a grand opening ceremony, an Ao Dai fashion show, an Oriental Night or oriental night show, court music performances… and activities. sports such as human chess, sailing…
Peter: Sound good! So what about festivals in February or March?
Positive: Oh, there’s a Tet holiday. Why don’t you come on that occasion?
Peter: Are you sure? But it’s your family reunion.
Positive: Sure! Come and join the festival. To welcome Tet, we prepare a tray of five fruits, make jam and banh chung. It’s hard to explain over the phone. Just come, you won’t regret it.
Peter: Thank you Duong.
Positive: Ah… Then on the 12th day of the first lunar month, I will take you to Bac Ninh, located north of Hanoi, to see the Lim festival.
Peter: Slow down, Duong! What festival?
Positive: Lim festival – there is a traditional quan ho song that is performed on dragon boats and folk games such as swinging on giant bamboos, wrestling…
a. Tick (✔) true (T) or false (F) (Choose true (T) or false (F).)
Guide to answer
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1 T |
2 T |
3. F |
4. F |
5. BILLION |
first. Peter will come to Vietnam in spring.
(Peter is going to Vietnam in the spring.)
2. Peter wants Duong to recommend somewhere to go.
(Peter wanted Duong to recommend somewhere to visit.)
3. Duong says that Peter should come to Hue and Da Nang.
(Duong said that Peter should go to Hue and Da Nang.)
4. Peter doesn’t want to come to the Hue Festival.
(Peter didn’t want to go to the Hue festival.)
5. Duong recommends Peter to see the Hue Festival, the Lim Festival, and to celebrate the Tet holiday with his family.
(Duong suggested that Peter could go to Hue festival, Lim festival and celebrate Tet with his family.)
b. Read the conversation again and answer the questions. (Read the dialogue again and answer the questions.)
Guide to answer
first. When is the Hue Festival held? What can visitors see there?
(When is Hue Festival held? What can visitors see there?)
=> In April. They can see a grand opening ceremony, an ao dai fashion show, a Dem Phuong Dong or oriental night show, royal court music performances … and sporting activities.
(In April. They can watch a grand opening ceremony, an Ao Dai fashion show, an Oriental Night show, court music performances… and sporting activities.)
2. What does Duong’s family do to welcome Tet?
What does Duong’s family do to celebrate Tet?
=> Duong’s family prepares a five-fruit tray and makes jam and chung cakes.
(Duong’s family prepares a tray of five fruits, makes jam and packs banh chung.)
3. Why does Duong say ‘It’s hard to explain on the phone’?
(Why does Duong say ‘It’s hard to explain over the phone’?)
=> Because there are so many interesting things to see and enjoy, it would take too long to describe them.
(Because there are so many interesting things to see and enjoy, it would take too long to describe those things.)
4. Where and when is the Lim Festival held?
(Where and when is the Lim festival held?)
=> In Bac Ninh, on the 12th of the first lunar month.
(In Bac Ninh, on the 12th day of the first lunar month.)
5. Why do you think Duong recommends the Lim Festival?
(In your opinion, why does Duong suggest Lim association?)
=> Because it’s near Ha Noi, it takes place right after Tet holiday and is full of traditional events.
(Because it’s close to Hanoi, it happens right after Tet and has a lot of traditional activities.)
c. Can you find the following expressions in the conversation? Try to explain their meaning. (Can you find the following idioms in the conversation? Try to explain the meaning.)
Guide to answer
first. Why don’t you come for that? (Why don’t you give it a try?)
Explain: used as suggestion or to give advice (used as a suggestion or giving advice)
2. Sounds great! (Sounds great!)
Explain: sound + adj, used to give your impression of what you hear ((It/That) sounds + adjective, used to express an impression of what you hear)
3. You won’t regret! (You won’t regret it!)
Explain: to stress that it is worth spending time or money doing something (emphasizing the value of spending time or money doing something)
4. Are you sure? (Are you sure?)
Explain: to show surprise and to check that something is really OK to do (expressing surprise and checking if something is really okay to do)
d. Work in pairs. Make short conversations with the four expressions in c.
(Work in pairs. Make a short conversation with the 4 idioms in part c.)
Guide to answer
first.
A: Why don’t you come with us to Lim festival? You won’t regret.
B: Sounds great! Are you sure?
Translated:
A: Why don’t you come join us for Lim festival? You won’t regret it.
B: Sounds great! Are you sure?
2.
C: The Tet holiday is coming! Why don’t you come for that?
D: Oh, OK. I’d like to see some interesting activities on Tet holiday.
Translated:
C: Tet is coming! Why didn’t you travel then?
D: Oh, okay. I want to see some interesting activities on Tet holiday.
3.
E: Let’s come to Do Son Buffalo fighting Festival. It’s very amazing. You won’t regret it.
F: I hope so, too.
Translated:
E: Let’s go to the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival. It’s amazing. You will not regret it.
F: I hope so.
4.
G: Hue festival is one of the most attractive to foreign tourists.
H: Are you sure? I’d like to see this festival because I have never joined it.
Translated:
G: Hue Festival is one of the most attractive festivals for foreign tourists.
H: Are you sure? I want to see this festival because I have never attended.
2. Task 2 Unit 5 Grade 8 Getting Started
Use the words from the box to label the pictures. (Use the words in the box to name the pictures)
Guide to answer
a. ceremony (Ritual)
b. anniversary (celebration)
c. reunion (union ceremony)
d. processing (Procession)
e. carnival (Carnival)
f. performance (Performance)
3. Task 3 Unit 5 Grade 8 Getting Started
Match the words with the pictures of festivals.Lesson 3 (Match the words with the pictures of the festival.)
Guide to answer
1- d: Do Son Buffalo-fighting Festival (Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival)
2– a: Cow Racing Festival (Cow Racing Festival)
3– c: Le Mat Snake Festival (Le Mat Snake Festival)
4– b: Whale Festival (Whale Festival)
5- e: Elephant Race Festival (Elephants racing Festival)
4. Task 4 Unit 5 Grade 8 Getting Started
Match the festivals in 3 with their descriptions. (Match the festivals in part 3 with their descriptions.)
Guide to answer
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1 C |
2-b |
3-e |
4-d |
5-a |
1. Do Son Buffalo-fighting Festival: This is a traditional, buffalo-fighting ceremony to worship the Water God in Do Son, Hai Phong City.
(Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival): This is a traditional buffalo fighting ceremony to worship the Water god in Do Son, Hai Phong city.)
2. Cow Racing Festival: This is held in An Giang Province. Each race includes two pairs of cows, and they are controlled by two young men.
(Cow Racing Festival: This festival is held in An Giang province. Each race consists of 2 pairs of oxen and they are driven by 2 young men.)
3. Le Mat Snake Festival: This festival uses a bamboo snake performance to retell the story of Le Mat Village.
(Le Mat Snake Festival): This festival uses a bamboo snake show to tell the story of Le Mat village.)
4. Whale Festival: This is a festival to worship the whale and pray for the good fortune of the fishermen in Quang Nam.
(Whale Festival: This is a festival of whale worship and fisherman’s luck in Quang Nam.)
5. Elephant Race Festival: This is held in Don Village, Dak Lak Province. Elephants and their riders race to the sound of drums, gongs and the cheering crowd.
(Elephants racing Festival: This festival is held in Don village, Dak Lak. Elephants and riders race to the sound of drums, gongs and cheering crowds.)
5. Practice Task 1
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Question 1: Vietnam is trying __________ traditional Quan Ho singing.
A. preserve B. to preserve C. preserve D. preserved
Question 2: There are a lot of __________ at Mid-Autumn Festival.
A. lanterns B. offerings C. worships D. archways
6. Practice Task 2
Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others.
Question 1: A. memorial B. ceremony C. companion D. regrettable
Question 2: A. ritual B. joyful C. music D. defeat
7. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, students should memorize the following words:
- five-fruit tray /faɪv/-/fruːt/ /treɪ/ five-fruit tray
- jam /dʒæm/ jam
- ceremony /ˈserəməni/ ceremony, ceremony
- reunion /ˌriːˈjuːniən/ reunion ceremony
- anniversary /ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri/ celebration
- procession /prəˈseʃn/ procession
- carnival /ˈkɑːnɪvl/ carnival
- hold /həʊld/ hold
- retell /ˌriːˈtel/ narrate, narrate
- cheer /tʃɪə(r)/ cheer, cheer
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