2. Unit 8: Celebrations

3. Christmas Thanksgiving Graduation Halloween Easter Mother’s Day Wedding Valentine’s Day Birthday

4. Christmas Thanksgiving Graduation Halloween Mother’s Day Birthday

5. Thanksgiving Halloween Mother’s Day

7. Do you know that Tet holiday is next month ? What is Tet ? When is it exactly ? It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of Spring. It’s also the start of the lunar new year. Well, this year it’s on the 9 th of February. What do you usually do at Tet ? Well, we eat a lot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends and relatives,and we also play some traditional games. Oh, that sounds really interesting. Task 1: Dialogue

8. Task 1: You are going to read a conversation between Mai and Anna who are talking about Tet Holiday in Vietnam. Mai: Do you know that Tet holiday is next month? Anna: What is Tet? Mai: It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of spring. It’s also the start of the lunar new year. Anna: When is it exactly? Mai: Well, this year it’s on the 9 th February. Anna:What do you usually do at Tet? Mai: Well, we eat alot of special foods, we dress up and visit friends and relatives, and we also play some traditional games. Anna: Oh, that sounds really interesting. Work in pairs:

9. Task 2 : Which holiday is in each picture ? Mid-Autumn Festival 15 th Aug Lunar Thanksgiving (3 rd Thursday, Nov) Valentine’s Day (14 th Feb)

10. Holiday/CelebrationIts main purposeIts activities 1. Thanksgiving (third Thursday in November) a. People express their love to each other. A. They give chocolates, flowers or gifts to the people they love. 2. Valentine’s Day (14 th February) b. People celebrate the largest full moon in the year. B. Children wear masks, parade in the street, have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits, etc. 3. Mid-Autumn Festival (15 th day of the 8 th lunar month) c. People celebrate the harvest. C. Family members get together. They prepare a large meal with roast turkey. Match the following holiday with its main purpose and activities.

11. Task 3: Ask and answer about the following holidays, using the dialogue in Task 1 as the model. A. When is............................... ? B. It is on...................................................................... A. What is its main purpose ? B. People....................................................................... A. What do people often do on that day? B..................................................................................... express their love to each other. They give chocolates, flowers or gifts to the people they love. the 14 th of February. Valentine’s Day ? Holiday/CelebrationIts main purposeIts activities Valentine’s Day (14 th February) People express their love to each other. They give chocolates, flowers or gifts to the people they love. Mid-Autumn Festival (15 th day of the 8 th lunar month) People celebrate the largest full moon in the year. Children wear masks, parade in the street, have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits, etc. Thanksgiving (third Thursday in November) People celebrate the harvest. Family members get together. They prepare a large meal with roast turkey.

12. Task 4 : Retell one of the holidays above, using the dialogue. A. When is............................... ? B. It is on...................................................................... A. What is its main purpose ? B. People....................................................................... A. What do people often do on that day? B..................................................................................... express their love to each other. They give chocolates, flowers or gifts to the people they love. the 14 th of February. Valentine’s Day ?

13. Retell one of the holidays below.

14. Write a short paragraph about a celebration.