Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 7 - Unit 9: Festivals around the world. Lesson 5: Skills 1 - Trịnh Thị Mai Dung

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung 
 Quang Trung secondary school 
UNIT 9 : FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD 
Lesson 5: Skills 1 
Unit 
HOBBIES 
Unit 
FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD 
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LESSON 5: SKILLS 1 
WARM-UP 
Lesson 5: Skills 1 
Game: Who is faster?  
Who is faster? 
Mid-Autumn Festival 
It is the symbol of a new life because it has a lot of babies. 
Who is faster? 
Halloween 
It is the symbol of bad luck. 
Who is faster? 
Cannes Film Festival 
It is the symbol of the winner’s prize. 
Who is faster? 
Easter 
It is the symbol of the moon, prosperity and family reunion. 
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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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 
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 
Read the email again. Complete each sentence with no more than TWO words. 
WHILE-READING 
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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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PRE-SPEAKING 
Match the questions and answers about a festival someone joined. 
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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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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 
HOMEWORK 
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CONSOLIDATION 
Video your presentation about a festival you enjoy 
Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 2