Công ty Cổ phần Mạng giáo dục Bạch Kim - 27 Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, Đống Đa, Hà Nội
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Unit 7: Cultural diversity Lesson 1. Getting started (Weddings in Vietnam) *INTRODUCE
1. Objectives:
Objectives - Listen and read a conversation about Vietnamese weddings and do tasks: Questions and answers. - Learn some lexical items related to traditions, cultural characteristics and superstitions. - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: Use some lexical items related to the topic Cultural diversity. Make simple dialogues using the given expressions. Get to know the topic: Cultural diversity Master some vocabularies about wedding traditions and customs in Vietnam. Get to know two grammar points. 2. See a video:
See the video and tell about What is the video about? Activity 1: Listen and read
1. Look at these pictures:
Look at theese pictures then answer some questions: 1. What do you see in the picture? 2. What do you think about the similarities and differences between two pictures? 2. Listen the conversation:
2. Listen the conversation You are going to listen to a conversation in the school library between two friends: Kevin and Maria. Let predict what Kevin and Maria are talking about? 3. Read the conversation:
3. Read the conversation Weddings in Vietnam Maria: Hi Kevin! What are you reading? Kevin: Hello Maria! I`m reading a book about Vietnamese weddings. Maria: I see. Do you need the information for a school assignment? Kevin: Yes. I`m preparing for my presentation about the similarities and differences between a traditional Vietnamese wedding and a modern one. Maria: That`s interesting! So what are the similarities? Kevin: Both weddings include the proposal ceremony, the engagement ceremony and the wedding ceremony. Maria: And the differences? Kevin: The ceremonies are less complicated in modern weddings. Maria: Sounds better. I guess the bride and groom will be much happier if they don`t have to waste money on unnecessary things. Kevin: Well, in fact, wedding expenses these days are much greater than in the past. Read the conversation:
Weddings in Vietnam Maria: Why`s that? What`s the biggest cost? Kevin: The reception is the most expensive especially if it is held in a big hotel. Maria: I guess the couples get support from their families. Kevin: Yes, of course. Some parents cover most expenses of the wedding. The bride and groom also get money as presents from the guests. Maria: Sounds good. They`re surely the happiest people on their wedding day no matter what the costs are! Kevin: That`s true. Maria: Well, I have to go now. Good luck with your presentation! Kevin: Goodbye! 4. New words:
4. New words proposal / proposal / (n): sự cầu hôn engagement / in`geidʤmənt / (n): sự hứa hôn complicate / `kɔmplikeit /: phức tạp, rắm rối unnecessary / ʌn`nesisəri /(adj): không cần thiết, vô ích reception / ri`sepʃn / (n): tiệc chiêu đãi presentation / ,prezen`teiʃn / (n): sự trình diễn - proposal:
- engagement:
engagement: is a promise to wed, and also the period of time between a marriage proposal and a marriage. - complicate:
complicate - reception:
reception - presentation:
presentation Activity 2: Answer the question
1. Read the conversation again and choose the best answer for the question.:
1. Read the conversation again and choose the best answer for the question. Weddings in Vietnam Maria: Hi Kevin! What are you reading? Kevin: Hello Maria! I`m reading a book about Vietnamese weddings. Maria: I see. Do you need the information for a school assignment? Kevin: Yes. I`m preparing for my presentation about the similarities and differences between a traditional Vietnamese wedding and a modern one. Maria: That`s interesting! So what are the similarities? Kevin: Both weddings include the proposal ceremony, the engagement ceremony and the wedding ceremony. Maria: And the differences? Kevin: The ceremonies are less complicated in modern weddings. Maria: Sounds better. I guess the bride and groom will be much happier if they don`t have to waste money on unnecessary things. Kevin: Well, in fact, wedding expenses these days are much greater than in the past. Maria: Why`s that? What`s the biggest cost? Kevin: The reception is the most expensive especially if it is held in a big hotel. Maria: I guess the couples get support from their families. Kevin: Yes, of course. Some parents cover most expenses of the wedding. The bride and groom also get money as presents from the guests. Maria: Sounds good. They`re surely the happiest people on their wedding day no matter what the costs are! Kevin: That`s true. Maria: Well, I have to go now. Good luck with your presentation! Kevin: Goodbye! 2. Choose the best answer for the question:
What is the conversation about?
a. The Vietnamese weddings
b. The Vietnamese superstitions
c. The Vietnamese idea of success
Activity 3: Read the conservation again, and give answers to the following questions.
1. The questions:
Activity 3: Read the conservation again, and give answers to the following questions. 1. Why is Kevin reading a book about Vietnamese weddings? 2. What are the similarities between a traditional Vietnamese wedding and a modern one? 3. How have wedding ceremonies changed? 4. Do the couples get any kind of support? 5. What do you think about these changes? 2. Answer the questions:
Answer the questions 1. Why is Kevin reading a book about Vietnamese weddings? Because he is preparing for his presentation about the similarities and differences between a traditional Vietnamese wedding and a modern one. 2. What are the similarities between a traditional Vietnamese wedding and a modern one? They follow the same core procedure which consists of the proposal ceremony, the engagement ceremony and the wedding ceremony Answer the questions:
Answer the questions 3. How have wedding ceremonies changed? The modern weddings are less complicated 4. Do the couples get any kind of support? Yes, they get some help from their parents and the attending guests 5. What do you think about these changes? Students’ answers Activity 4
Suggestion:
Activity 4: Prepare a short talk about weddings in Vietnamese and report to the whole class. Suggestion: what you know about Vietnamese weddings, based on the conversation and your background knowledge as well. Look at the pictures:
Vietnamese weddings in the past and present Look at the pictures:
Vietnamese weddings in the past and present Look at the pictures:
Vietnamese weddings in the past and present Look at the pictures:
Vietnamese weddings in the past and present * THE END
1. Homework:
Homework - Learn by heart the words and phrases related to topic "Wedding in Vietnam" - Ask students to write a passage about weddings in Vietnamese. (50 words) - Do activity 4 - Prepare for the next lesson 2: Language 2. The end:
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