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Christmas

Birthday Lunar New Year Teachers’ Day

Valentine’s Day Mid-Autumn Festival

UNIT 8:

CELEBRATIONSCELEBRATIONSD. WRITINGD. WRITING

Describing a celebration

Task 1: Read the description about the Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the following questions.

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the popular celebrations in Vietnam. This celebration falls on the 14th day of the 8th lunar month. It is the time when 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,... . Almost of all children like this festival very much.

1. Where and when is Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated? In Vietnam on the 14th day of the 8th lunar month. 2. What is its main purpose? People celebrate the largest full moon in the year.3. What are its main activities? Children wear masks, parade in the street, have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits, ....4. Do you like this celebration? Yes, I do/ No, I don’t.

Task 2: Use the information from the table to write about one of the celebrations.

CelebratioCelebrationn

Christmas

Teachers’ Day

Women’s Day

National Independence Day

placeplace

In Britain In Britain and in the and in the worldworld

In In VietnamVietnam

In In Vietnam Vietnam and in the and in the worldworld

In In VietnamVietnam

datedate

24th 24th DecembeDecemberr

20th 20th NovembeNovemberr

8th 8th MarchMarch

2nd 2nd SeptembSeptemberer

purposepurpose

People celebrate People celebrate the birth of the birth of Christ.Christ.

Students Students express their express their love and respect love and respect to the teachers.to the teachers.

People celebrate People celebrate the equality the equality between men between men and women.and women.

People celebrate People celebrate the the independence independence day of Vietnam.day of Vietnam.

activitiesactivities

People decorate People decorate their homes, eat their homes, eat a large meal with a large meal with pudding cake.pudding cake.

Students give Students give flowers and best flowers and best wishes to the wishes to the teachers.teachers.

Family members Family members and friends give and friends give flowers and gifts flowers and gifts to women.to women.

People parade in People parade in the street, visit the street, visit historical places.historical places.

Christmas is one of the

popular celebrations in

Britain and in the world. This

celebration falls

on

December 24th. It is the time

when people celebrate the

birth of Christ. People People

decorate their homes, eat a

decorate their homes, eat a

large meal with pudding

large meal with pudding

cake.cake.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

HAPPY TEACHERS’ DAY

Teacher’s Day is one of the popular celebrations in Vietnam. This celebration falls on November 20th. It is the time when students show their love and respect to the teachers. Students give flowers and best wishes to their teachers.

HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY

Women’s Day is one of the

popular celebrations in

Vietnam and in the world.

This celebration falls on

March 8th. It is the time

when people celebrate the

equality between men and

women. Family members

and friends give flowers

and gifts to women.

TINH THAÀN NGAØY 2-9-1945 BAÁT DIEÄT

National Independence Day is one of the popular celebrations in Vietnam. This celebration falls on September 2nd. It is the time when people celebrate the independence day of Vietnam. People parade in the street, visit historical places.