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

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE 
TEACHER: TRAN PHUONG 
WARM-UP: WHO IS FASTER? 
Mid-Autumn Festival 
It is the symbol of a new life because it has a lot of babies. 
Halloween 
It is the symbol of bad luck. 
WARM-UP: WHO IS FASTER? 
Cannes Film Festival 
It is the symbol of the winner’s prize. 
WARM-UP: WHO IS FASTER? 
Easter 
It is the symbol of the moon, prosperity and family reunion. 
WARM-UP: WHO IS FASTER? 
Unit 
HOBBIES 
Unit 
FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD 
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LESSON 5: SKILLS 1 
I. 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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Match each word from the email in 1 with its meaning. 
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 
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VOCABULARY CHECK 
gathering 
/ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋ/ 
cuộc hội họp 
VOCABULARY 
song sinh 
/twɪn/ 
twin (n) 
VOCABULARY 
trình diễn đặc biệt 
/ˈfiːtʃər/ 
feature (v) 
VOCABULARY 
màn biểu diễn 
/pəˈfɔːməns/ 
performance (n) 
Read the email again. Complete each sentence with no more than TWO words. 
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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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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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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Buffalo - fighting Festival 
A: What festival/ you join ? 
B: I and my friends/ the Buffalo – fighting Festival. 
A : Where/ when did you join it? 
B : We joined the festival/ Do Son/ August 9th according to the Lunar calendar. 
A : Why/ people celebrate it? 
B : They celebrate/ to remember the merits of gods, maintain the village discipline, to play for the prosperity/ happiness for the local people. 
A : What did you/ there? 
B : We watched people play drum, dance/ watch the buffalos. The drum sound/ the scream of people urge the buffalo to play in a fierce way. 
A: Did/ like the festival? 
 Why or why not? 
B : Yes, very much because there was really fascinating/ amazing. 
WRAP-UP 
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CONSOLIDATION 
In this lesson, we have learnt to 
read skill for specific information about an unusual festival 
talk about a festival you enjoy 
Video your presentation about a festival you enjoy. 
Do exercises in the workbook. 
Do ex. B in WB. 
Prepare the new lesson : Skills 2 
 Goodbye – See you later 
The End – Thank you