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Grade 7 – Unit 9: Festival around the World

VOCABULARY

Part 1:

Easter /ˈiːstə(r)/ (n.) lễ Phục Sinh

Easter is the most important festival in
the Christian calendar.
Lễ Phục Sinh là dịp lễ quan trọng nhất
theo lịch Thiên Chúa giáo.

Halloween /ˌhæləʊˈiːn/
(n.) lễ Halloween (hóa trang thành ma quỷ)
Halloween is celebrated on the 31st of
October every year.
Lễ Halloween được tổ chức vào ngày 31
tháng 10 hằng năm.

Thanksgiving /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/ (n.) lễ Tạ Ơn

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks to
God for successful harvests.
Lễ Tạ Ơn là dịp để tạ ơn chúa trời cho một
mùa màng bội thu.

Mid-autumn festival /mɪd ˈɔːtəm ˈfestɪvl/

(n. phr.) Trung thu
The Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam is
the celebration with the family, colorful
lanterns and moon cakes.
Water Festival /ˈwɔːtə(r) ˈfestɪvl/
(n. phr.) lễ hội nước
The Water Festival is the New Year's
celebrations that take place in Southeast
Asian countries such as Cambodia,
Laos and Thailand.

carnival /ˈkɑːnɪvl/ (n.) lễ hội hóa trang

The annual carnival in Rio is a
celebration of music, dance and
colourful costumes.

parade /pəˈreɪd/ (n.) cuộc diễu hành

About 9,500 people took part in the
parade in Boston last week.
Khoảng 9500 người đã tham gia cuộc
diễu hành ở Boston tuần trước.

celebratory /ˌseləˈbreɪtəri/
(adj.) mang tính kỉ niệm
He invited us to attend a celebratory
dinner to mark his parents’ 50th
wedding anniversary.

culture /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/ (n.) văn hóa

Tet is the most important celebration in
Vietnamese culture.
Tết là dịp lễ quan trọng nhất trong văn
hóa Việt Nam.
cultural /ˈkʌltʃərəl/ (adj.) mang tính văn hóa
We prepared a series of fun cultural
activities in the local park.
Chúng tôi đã chuẩn bị một loạt hoạt động
văn hóa vui nhộn tại công viên địa phương.

festive /ˈfestɪv/ (adj.) thuộc về lễ hội

Spring is the most festive season in Vietnam.
Mùa xuân là mùa nhiều lễ hội nhất tại Việt
Nam.

religious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ (adj.) mang tính tôn giáo

Christmas in Vietnam is also one of the four
main annual religious festivals.
Giáng Sinh ở Việt Nam cũng là một trong
bốn lễ hội chính thường niên mang tính tôn
giáo.

seasonal /ˈsiːzənl/ (adj.) thuộc về mùa

Mid-autumn festival is known as a
seasonal festival in Vietnam.
Trung thu được biết đến là lễ hội theo
mùa của Việt Nam.

serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ (adj.) nghiêm túc

People take the Cannes film festival in
a very serious way.
Mọi người tổ chức liên hoan phim
Cannes theo một cách rất nghiêm túc.
 superstitious /ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃəs/
(adj.) mang tính mê tín
Many Thais believe in superstitious
regulations which had been set up a
long time ago.

traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl/
(adj.) mang tính truyền thống
Awa Odori is one of the most famous
traditional dance festivals of Japan.

Part 2:

feast /fiːst/ (n.) bữa tiệc

Families and friends gather to have a feast.
Các gia đình và bạn bè tụ họp để ăn một
bữa tiệc.

cranberry /ˈkrænbəri/ (n.) quả nam việt quất

It's not Thanksgiving dinner without
traditional cranberry sauce.
Đó không thể là một bữa tối lễ Tạ Ơn nếu
thiếu món xốt nam việt quất truyền thống.

turkey /ˈtɜːki/ (n.) gà tây

Turkey is the most common main dish
of a Thanksgiving dinner.
Gà tây là món chính phổ biến nhất cho
một bữa tối trong lễ Tạ Ơn.
stuffing /ˈstʌfɪŋ/
(n.) hỗn hợp để nhồi vào gà trước khi nấu
You should place the prepared stuffing in
the turkey just before roasting.
Bạn nên cho hỗn hợp nhồi gà đã chuẩn bị
sẵn vào con gà tây ngay trước khi quay.

gravy /ˈɡreɪvi/
(n.) xốt gravy (làm từ nước thịt tiết ra
khi nướng/chiên)
Perfect turkey gravy is an essential part
of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

greasy /ˈɡriːsi/ (adj.) nhiều dầu mỡ, ngấy

She doesn't like fast food because she
doesn't like greasy food.
Cô ấy không thích đồ ăn nhanh vì cô ấy
không ưa đồ ăn nhiều dầu mỡ.

steep /stiːp/ (adj.) dốc

In Cheese-rolling festival, the hill is very
steep, and many people get injured.
Trong lễ hội Lăn Pho mát, ngọn đồi rất
dốc và nhiều người đã bị thương.

chaos /ˈkeɪɒs/ (n.) sự hỗn loạn

The chaos began when people began
throwing tomatoes at each other.
Sự hỗn loạn bắt đầu khi mọi người bắt
đầu ném cà chua vào nhau.
goggles /ˈɡɒɡlz/ (n.) kính bảo vệ
At La Tomatina, we all have to wear
goggles to protect our eyes.
Ở lễ hội cà chua, tất cả chúng tôi đều
phải đeo kính bảo vệ để bảo vệ mắt.

jet /dʒet/ (n.) tia, vòi

Once the fight ends, we use jets of
water on the streets to clean the red
remains of tomato juices.
Khi mà trận chiến kết thúc, chúng tôi
dùng những vòi nước trên phố để rửa
sạch màu đỏ sót lại của nước cà chua.

highlight /ˈhaɪlaɪt/ (n.) điểm nhấn

The highlight of the festival is the
fireworks display.
Điểm nhấn của lễ hội là màn trình diễn
pháo hoa.

harvest /ˈhɑːvɪst/ (n.) mùa màng

Every year, the harvest festival of Ta Oi
ethnic in Thua Thien Hue province is
held after the Lunar New Year.
Hằng năm, lễ hội cầu mùa của dân tộc
Tà Ôi tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế được tổ
chức sau Tết âm lịch.
lantern /ˈlæntən/ (n.) đèn lồng
On Halloween, people put pumpkin
lanterns outside their houses.
Vào dịp Halloween, mọi người để đèn
lồng bí ngô bên ngoài ngôi nhà của họ .
 decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/ (v.) trang trí
During Tet, the Vietnamese decorate
their houses with peach blossoms.
Trong dịp Tết, người Việt Nam trang trí
nhà cửa của họ với những cành hoa đào.

host /həʊst/ (v.) đăng cai tổ chức

Every year Cannes hosts the
international film festival.
Hằng năm, Cannes đăng cai tổ chức
liên hoan phim quốc tế.

take place /teɪk pleɪs / (v. phr.) diễn ra

The final round of the Do Son Buffalo
Fighting festival took place at Do Son
stadium, Hai Phong on September 21st.
Vòng chung kết lễ hội chọi trâu Đồ Sơn
đã diễn ra tại sân vận động Đồ Sơn, Hải
Phòng vào ngày 21 tháng 9.

Ex1: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

1. During the ___________, there are thousands of samba dancers with very beautiful
costumes performing on the streets.

A. Mid-autumn festival C. Easter

B. Carnival D. Halloween

2. ___________ is part of the Thai New Year. People throw buckets of water on each
other to wish for luck.

A. Mid-autumn festival C. Thanksgiving

B. Easter D. Water Festival

3. What I like about festivals is that they show the ___________ values of different
communities.

A. Carnival B. culture C. cultural D. parade

4. Turkey is one of the ___________ foods at Thanksgiving in the US.

A. Easter B. serious C. culture D. traditional

5. Many Vietnamese people are very ___________ and there are lots of things to do
and not to do during Lunar New Year.

A. superstitious B. seasonal C. celebratory D. festive

6. In America, Halloween is one of the two most important ___________ holidays of

the year.

A. celebratory B. religious C. culture D. parade

Ex2: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

1. After the ___________, people often stay at home to play cards or chat together.

A. feast B. cranberry C. jet D. lantern

2. Swimming ___________ help protect your eyes and allow you to see better
underwater.

A. gravy B. turkey C. goggles D. stuffing

3. British farmers celebrated the end of the ___________ with a big meal to give
thanks to God.

A. cranberry B. chaos C. highlight D. harvest

4. The Mid-autumn festival is an occasion for children to play with traditional toys,
especially star ___________.

A. feast B. lanterns C. stuffing D. jet

5. A bull jumped into the stands in Tafalla, Spain and created the ___________.

A. harvest B. turkey C. chaos D. stuffing

6. Every May, the capital of Canada, Ottawa ___________ the world's largest tulip
festival which attracts more than 500,000 tourists to come and see.

A. hosts B. takes place C. decorates D. goes

GRAMMAR

Part 1: Question words (Từ để hỏi/ Đại từ nghi vấn)

Match the questions with the suitable answers.

1. Where is the festival held? People want to welcome the new year
and wish for luck.
2. When do people celebrate it?
In Vietnam and some other countries in
3. What do people do?
Southeast Asia.
4. Why is it held?
On the 1st of January.

They worship their ancestors and visit

relatives.

1. Who comes to the festival? It's Mr Minh's.

2. How does a buffalo win the fight? About 3 years.

3. Whose buffalo wins this year? Many buffalo owners, local people and
tourists.
4. How long has he trained this buffalo?
It makes other buffalo out of the arena.

Ex2: Complete the conversation using the given question words. There are two
words that you do not need.

What/ Why/ How far/ How/ What/ Who/ Where/ When/ Whose/ How long

A: __________are you going to do this weekend?

B: I am not sure. __________is your plan?
A: I am thinking of going to My Khe beach.
B: __________ is it located?
A: It is in Da Nang city.
B: __________is it from our town to that beach?
A: Not really far, just about 30 km.
A: __________are you going there?
B: I'm going by car.
B: __________are you going with?
A: Maybe I'm going alone. Would you be interested in joining me?
B: Sure, I'd love to. __________are you going to leave?
A: I think that we can leave around 8:00 on Saturday morning.
B: Oh. __________don't we leave earlier? About 7 a.m. That will give us plenty of
time to explore.
A: That sounds good! Ah, don't forget to take a camera because there is a music
festival!
B: Awesome! I'll see you on Saturday. Thanks for asking me to go with you.

Ex3: Make questions for the underlined words in the following sentences.

1. People eat traditional foods in this festival.

____________________________________________________________________

2. Children are very happy because they receive a lot of lucky money from their
relatives.

____________________________________________________________________

3. Diwali celebrations often last about five days.

____________________________________________________________________

4. In the USA, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

____________________________________________________________________

5. We took these photos at the Tulip Time Festival in Holland.

____________________________________________________________________

6. People danced and played some folk games during the Spring Festival.

____________________________________________________________________
Part 2: Adverbial Phrases (Cụm trạng từ)

Ex1: Decide which underlined phrases are adverbial phrases.

1. During Tet, people enjoy the meals and visit relatives.

A. During Tet B. visit relatives

2. Da Lat flower festival has been organized since 2005.

A. Da Lat flower festival B. since 2005

3. People clean and decorate their houses to welcome the lucky things.

A. their houses B. to welcome the lucky things

4. They light up their houses with colourful lanterns.

A. their houses B. with colourful lanterns

5. They celebrate Beer Festival every two years.

A. They celebrate B. every two years

6. The Beer Festival is held in Germany.

A. The Beer Festival B. in Germany

7. I have to stand on the balcony to get the whole view of the parade.

A. have to stand B. to get the whole view of the parade

8. In India, Diwali is the most important holiday of the year.

A. In India B. the most important holiday

Ex2: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

1. ___________ did you buy your goggles? - At the shop over there.

Where When How often Why

2. ___________ do the competitors win the game? - They climb to the top of the trees
in the shortest time.

Why How How often Where

3. ___________ does Cannes host the international film festival? – Every year.

Where When Why How often

4. ___________ do they welcome the new harvest? - They welcome it with a variety
of celebrations.

How often How When Why

5. ___________ do people come to St. Petersburg, Russia? - People come there to

enjoy the festive spirit all day and night.

How often How When Why

6. ___________ do family members decorate their houses and make Chung cakes? -
They do all those things before Tet.

Where When Why How often

Ex3: Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences.

1. Beer/ Last/ year/ the/ in/ Festival./ took/ I/ part

_________________________________________________________________

2. blossoms./ houses/ with/ decorate/ apricot/ their/ People

_________________________________________________________________

3. more/ attract/ festivals/ to/ celebrate/ people/ tourists./ Local

_________________________________________________________________

4. one/ the/ the/ Christmas/ well-known/ world./ in/ most/ is/ of/ festivals

_________________________________________________________________

5. to/ been/ the/ in/ has/ Festival/ Holland./ Henry/ Tulip

_________________________________________________________________

6. festival/ two/ every/ years./ This/ held/ is

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READING

CHEESE-ROLLING FESTIVAL

From: greenroses@gmail.com

To: whiteroses@gmail.com

Subject: Before the festival

Hi Mom,
Bob and I arrived at Cooper's Hill, Gloucester, England yesterday. It's the hill
where the Cheese-Rolling festival is held annually on the last Monday of
May. Fences have been carefully removed and set aside. Undergrowth on the hill
has been cut and flattened. The hill has been scanned for stones and other
dangerous objects which have been removed. Luckily, the weather has been ideal,
it's not too hot nor too cold, and there is no rain.
The festival starts at 12 so we didn't need to get up early this morning.
I have to go now.
Bye Mom.
Thu

From: greenroses@gmail.com

To: whiteroses@gmail.com

Subject: It’s amazing!

Mom,
Yesterday was the most exciting and memorable day of my life!
Just after 10:00, thousands of spectators arrived and filled the hill. The
competitors, including Bob, gathered at the top of the hill. The race started at
12:00. The MC held the cheese and counted down to the start of the race “One to
be ready, two to be steady, three to prepare and four to be off.” He rolled the
cheese and all competitors ran very fast to catch the cheese. Some tumbled more
than ran. You know? I shouted for joy the whole time saying “Come on. Catch that
 cheese!” and so did other spectators. It’s really exciting and noisy. And I couldn’t
believe in my eyes when I saw Bob arrived at the foot of the hill first after catching
the cheese. He won. I screamed and jumped for joy.
Wow, I am still very excited. We are going to have a party to celebrate his win, so
bye for now.
Thu

Ex1: Match the words/ phrases with their corresponding meanings.

1. Cheese-Rolling festival được san phẳng

2. fences bụi cây thấp
3. undergrowth hàng rào
4. flattened lễ hội Lăn pho mát

1. spectators đếm ngược

2. counted down lăn xuống
3. tumbled khán giả
4. jumped for joy nhảy lên vì vui sướng
Ex2: Choose the best options to answer the following questions.

1. When is the Cheese-Rolling festival celebrated?

A. It was celebrated yesterday.

B. It's celebrated on the last Monday of May every year.

C. It's celebrated every Monday.

2. Where is the Cheese-Rolling festival held?

A. At Cooper's Hill, Gloucester, England

B. On the last Monday of May

C. Both A & B are correct.

3. What did people do to prepare for the festival?

A. They removed fences and set them aside.

B. They cut and flattened undergrowth on the hill.

C. Both A & B are correct.

4. When did the race start?

A. At 10 o'clock

B. At 11 o'clock

C. At 12 o'clock

5. Who held and rolled the cheese?

A. The MC

B. The competitors

C. The spectators

6. Why did Thu scream and jump out of joy?

A. Because Bob won the race.

B. Because the race was exciting and noisy.

C. Because she caught the cheese first.

Ex3: Decide if the following statements are True or False or Not Given according
to the text.

1. It rained on Cheese-Rolling festival.

True False Not Given

2. Thu and Bob had to get up early to attend the festival.

True False Not Given

3. There were more than 10 thousand of spectators on the hill.

True False Not Given

4. Bob was one of the competitors in the festival.

True False Not Given

5. Unlike other spectators, Thu sat and watched the race silently.

True False Not Given

6. Thu and Bob will hold a party to celebrate Bob's win.

True False Not Given

SPEAKING

Task 1: Choose the best answers for the following questions.

1. What is your favourite festival?

A. The name of the festival this year is “The City of Light”.

B. Christmas is the favourite holiday of many people.

C. I love flowers so I love the Flower Festival most.

2. Where and when is the festival celebrated?

A. It usually takes place at the end of December in Dalat.

B. It has been held since 2003.

C. It is celebrated in the Love Valley.

3. Why is the festival held?

A. Dalat is known as “The kingdom of flowers”.

B. It is held to promote the image and the culture of Dalat to the tourists.

C. They take a long time to celebrate the Flower Festival because the weather is not
good.
4. How is the festival held?

A. I took a lot of photos and made some new friends there.

B. Tourists have to pay 50,000 dong to come in the biggest flower garden.

C. There are many flower exhibitions and parades. People show hundreds of new
kinds of flowers and there are also games and music concerts during the festival.

5. What attracts you most in that festival?

A. I find the festival amazing.

B. I find the festival interesting with the new knowledge about many kinds of flowers.

C. I think I should come back to enjoy the festival again.

Ex2: Listen to the following sentences and then record to compare.

1. My favourite festival is the buffalo fighting.

2. It is annually held in Do Son- Hai Phong on August 9th of the lunar calendar.

3. The most typical reason for the buffalo fighting festival is to express the martial
spirit of the local people in Do Son, Hai Phong. The festival is attached to a Water
God worshiping ceremony and the “Hien Sinh” custom.

4. The festival starts with the worshiping ceremony. After that, 16 buffaloes and their
owners are ready for the final. Each round, one pair of buffaloes is led to opposite
sides of the festival grounds then they rush into each other. Each couple of buffaloes
will fight three times to find the winner.

5. The thing that I like most in this festival is the exciting atmosphere from the
spectators. It is more than watching a football match between 2 famous teams.

WRITING

Ex1: Write a short paragraph about the festival you attended.

1. What was the festival? 4. Who celebrated it?

2. Why was it held? 5. How was it held?
3. When and where was it held?
Ex2: Choose the correct options to answer the following questions.

1. What was the festival?

A. Mid-Autumn festival I attended in Hanoi last week is a festival for Vietnamese

children.

B. Monkey Buffet festival started in the early morning.

C. The festival was very boring.

2. Why was the festival held?

A. The festival was held to get more tourists to the area.

B. The festival was very successful.

C. Both A & B are correct.

3. When and where was the festival held?

A. It was the last Sunday of June.

B. It was held on 15th of July in most cities in Vietnam.

C. Both A & B are correct.

4. Who celebrated the festival?

A. Tourists and local people in India celebrated Holi.

B. Holi is celebrated the most in parts of India and Nepal.

C. Both A & B are correct.

5. How was the festival held?

A. People watched fireworks on New Year's Eve.

B. People visited relatives and said good wishes to them.

C. Both A & B are correct.