Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh 7 - Unit 9: Festivals around the world. Lesson 5: Skills 1

Welcome to the class 
Mid – Autumn festival 
Easter 
Christmas 
Cannes films festival 
Halloween 
La Tomatina 
TWINS DAY 
FESTIVAL 
PRE-READING 
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures . Which events do you think happen at the Twins Day Festival? 
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Now quickly read the email below and check your answers. 
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Unit 
HOBBIES 
Unit 
FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD 
9 
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1 
 1. Vocabulary 
Gathering (n) : 
performance (n): 
feature (v) : 
pray (v): 
I. READING 
Vocabulary 
Gathering (n) : cuộc gặp mặt 
feature (v ): trình diễn đặc biệt 
performance (n ): màn biểu diễn 
pray (v): cầu nguyện 
I. READING 
VOCABULARY CHECK 
gathering 
/ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋ/ 
cuộc hội họp 
VOCABULARY CHECK 
twin 
/twɪn/ 
song sinh 
VOCABULARY CHECK 
feature 
/ˈfiː.tʃər/ 
trình diễn đặc biệt 
VOCABULARY CHECK 
performance 
/pəˈfɔː.məns/ 
màn biểu diễn 
VOCABULARY TEACH 
Match each word from the email in 1 with its meaning. 
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1. gathering 
a. two children born to the same mother at the same time 
2. featured 
b. meeting 
3. twins 
c. the act of entertaining other people by singing, dancing, and playing music, etc. 
4. performance 
d. showed something as the most important part 
1 - b 
2 - d 
3 -a 
4 - c 
Read the email again. Complete each sentence with no more than TWO words. 
WHILE-READING 
People hold the festival in Twinsburg on the ____________ every August. 
There are twins from many ____________. 
In the Double Take Parade, twins in uniforms _____________. 
Mark enjoyed the ____________ by the Korean twins the most. 
Mark and his twin sister ran in the ____________. 
In his opinion, the festival was very ____________. 
first weekend 
countries 
walked together 
performance 
Fun Run 
exciting 
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Summary of the twins festival 
1. What festival 
Twins Day festival 
2. Where and when 
Twinsburg, Ohio, The US 
The first weekend in August 
3. Why 
Gathering for twins 
4. What to do? 
Join double take parade 
See talent show 
Join Fun Run 
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 II. SPEAKING 
Match the questions and answers about a festival someone joined. 
1. What festival did you join? 
a. Yes, very much because there was a lot to do. 
2. Where and when did you join it? 
b. I joined the festival in Phu Yen last March. 
3. Why do people celebrate it? 
c. I watched people play drums, sing traditional songs, and dance. I also played traditional games with the children there. 
4. What did you do there? 
d. I joined the Hoi Mua Festival. 
5. Did you like the festival? 
 Why or why not? 
e. They celebrate it to thank the Rice God and pray for a better new crop. 
1 - d 
2 - b 
3 - e 
4 - c 
5 - a 
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WHILE-SPEAKING 
Work in pairs. Ask and answer about a festival you and your friend joined, using the questions in 4 as cues. Tell the class about the festival your partner joined. 
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1. What festival did you join? 
2. Where and when did you join it? 
3. Why do people celebrate it? 
4. What did you do there? 
5. Did you like the festival? 
 Why or why not? 
HOMEWORK 
CONSOLIDATION 
Video your presentation about a festival you enjoy 
Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 2 
THANK YOU AND GOODBYE