PERIOD 34 - UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM

Lesson 1: Getting started

 PERIOD 34 - UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM

Lesson 1: Getting started

Which festival should I see ?

1. Listen and read
Guessing
+ Where are Duong and Peter ?
+ What are hey doing ?
+ What might they be talking about ?
 PERIOD 34 - UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
Lesson 1: Getting started

Ceremony (n) Nghi lễ

Oriental (a) Người Phương Đông
Royal court music Nhã nhạc cung đình
Reunion (n) Đoàn kết
Regret (v) Hối hận
Carnival (n) Lễ hội ( hoá trang )
Procession (n) Đám rước
 PERIOD 34 - UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
Lesson 1: Getting started

Ceremony(n) Nghi lễ
Oriental (a) Người Phương Đông
Royal court music (n) Nhã nhặn cung đình
Reunion (n) Đoàn kết
Regret (v) Hối hận
 PERIOD 34 - UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
Lesson 1. Getting started
Which festival should I see ?
Peter : Hey . I am visiting Viet Nam this spring . I really want to see a
festival there .
Duong : Really ? Well , how about the Hue festival ? .
Peter : What ‘s that ? And When is it ?
Duong : It’s in April . There’s lots to see –a grand opening ceremony , an
ao dai fashion show . A Dem Phuong Dong or oriental night show
, royal court music performances … and sporting activities like
human chess , boat races …
Peter : Sounds great ! How about festivals in February or March ?
Duong : Well , there ‘s the Tet holiday . Why don’t you come for that ?
Peter : Are you sure ?But it’s your family reunion
Duong : Sure! Come and join the celebration to welcome Tet , we prepare
a five – fruit tray and make jam and chung cakes . It’s hard to
explain on the phone . Just come , you won’t regret it .
Peter : Thanks , Duong !
Duong : Yes, … Then on the 12th day of the first lunar month I ‘ll take you
to Bac Ninh Province , which is north of Ha Noi , to see the Lim
Festival .
Peter : Slow down , Duong ! The ‘ what ‘ festival?
Duong : Lim – there ‘s traditional quan ho singing which is performed on
dragon boats , and folk games like swimming on huge bamboo
swings , wrestling
 a. Tick (v) True (T) or false (F) T F

1. Peter will come to Viet Nam in spring v

2. Peter wants Duong to recommend somewhere to go. v

3. Duong says that Peter should come to Hue and Da Nang. v

4. Peter doesn’t want to come to the Hue Festival . v

5.Duong recommends Peter to see the Hue Festival, the Lim

v
Festival, and to celebrate the Tet holiday with his family .
 b. Read the conversation again and answer the question
1.When is the Hue Festival held ? What can visitors see there ?
-> In April . They can see a grand opening ceremony , an ao dai fashion shown , a
Dem Phuong Dong or oriental night show, royal court music performances… and
sporting activities

2. What does Duong’s family do to welcome Tet ?

-> Duong ‘family prepares a five – fruit tray and makes jam and chung cakes

3. Why does Duong say ‘ It ‘s hard to explain on the phone ?

-> Because there are so many interesting things to see and enjoy , it would take too
long to describe them.

4. Where and When is the Lim Festival held?

-> In Bac Ninh , on 12th of the first lunar month

5. Why do you think Duong recommends the Lim Festival ?

-> Because it’s near Ha Noi , It takes place right after Tet holiday and full of traditional
events
 PERIOD 34 - UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM
Lesson 1. Getting started
Which festival should I see ?
Peter : Hey . I am visiting Viet Nam this spring . I really want to see a
festival there .
Duong : Really ? Well , how about the Hue festival ? .
Peter : What ‘s that ? And When is it ?
Duong : It’s in April . There’s lots to see –a grand opening ceremony , an
ao dai fashion show . A Dem Phuong Dong or oriental night show
, royal court music performances … and sporting activities like
human chess , boat races …
Peter : Sounds great ! How about festivals in February or March ?
Duong : Well , there ‘s the Tet holiday . Why don’t you come for that ?
Peter : Are you sure ?But it’s your family reunion
Duong : Sure! Come and join the celebration to welcome Tet , we prepare
a five – fruit tray and make jam and chung cakes . It’s hard to
explain on the phone . Just come , you won’t regret it .
Peter : Thanks , Duong !
Duong : Yes, … Then on the 12th day of the first lunar month I ‘ll take you
to Bac Ninh Province , which is north of Ha Noi , to see the Lim
Festival .
Peter : Slow down , Duong ! The ‘ what ‘ festival?
Duong : Lim – there ‘s traditional quan ho singing which is performed on
dragon boats , and folk games like swimming on huge bamboo
swings , wrestling
c. Can you find the following expressions in the conversation ? Try to explain their
meaning
1. Why don’t you come for that Used as suggestion or to give advice

2. Sounds great ! used to give your first impression of what you hear

3. You won’t regret it to stress that it is worth spending time or money doing
something
4. Are you sure ? to show surprise and to check that something is
really Ok to do

d. Work in pairs . Make short conversation with the four expressions in c

Example :

Why don’t you come with us Sounds great/ Are

to the Lim Festival ? You you sure ?
won’t regret it
air
pollution
ceremony anniversary reunion

deforestation water pollution

procession carnival performance

5.a

2.b

1.c

4.d

3.e
1- Learn by heart the new words in context.
2- Ss should do or shouldn’t do during
these Festivals in Viet Nam

3- Make short conversations using the

expressions in C