UNIT 9

FESTIVALS AROUND THE

WORLD
PRONOUNCIATION
Stress on the 1st syllable Stress on the 2nd syllable
summer /ˈsʌmər/ address /əˈdres/

Stress in two syllable words (Trọng âm của từ có 2 âm tiết)

- Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết đầu khi âm tiết thứ hai của âm tiết đó chứa 1 nguyên âm
ngắn và kết thúc với ít hơn hoặc bằng 1 phụ âm.
- Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai khi âm tiết thứ hai của âm tiết đó chứa 1 nguyên
âm dài hoặc 1 nguyên âm đôi hoặc kết thúc bằng 2 phụ âm trở lên.
Nếu từ đó là danh từ hoặc tính từ: Nhấn trọng âm vào âm tiết thứ
nhất.
Nếu từ đó là Động từ: Nhấn trọng âm vào âm tiết thứ 2.

Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết đầu Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai
Words Transcription Words Transcription
answer /ˈænsər/ account /əˈkaʊnt/
chapter /ˈtʃæptər/ adapt /əˈdæpt/
summer /ˈsʌmər/ address /əˈdres/
question /ˈkwestʃən/ amongst /əˈmʌŋst/
during /ˈdʊrɪŋ/ before /bɪˈfɔːr/
music /ˈmjuzɪk/ beside /bɪˈsaɪd/
practise /ˈpræktɪs/ believe /bɪˈliːv/
ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/ decide /dɪˈsaɪd/
traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ detect /dɪˈtekt/
visit /ˈvɪzɪt/ decrease /dɪˈkriːs/

Ngoại lệ: Âm thứ hai là nguyên âm ngắn và kết thúc bởi 1 phụ âm (hoặc không có
phụ âm) có dạng er, en, ish, age ở cuối thường nhấn trọng âm ở âm tiết thứ nhất.

Ví dụ: enter, open, manage, happen, answer, listen, finish, study, offer, damage.
(*) Một số ghi chú:

 Các từ hai âm tiết tận cùng bằng ever thì nhấn vào chính ever.

Ví dụ: forever, however, whenever, whatever, whoever b.

  Từ kết thúc bằng các đuôi how, what, where, sẽ nhấn trọng âm ở âm đầu tiên.

Ví dụ: anywhere, somehow.

 Âm tiết cuối chứa /ow/ sẽ nhấn trọng âm ở âm thứ nhất.

Ví dụ: borrow/ ‘bɒr.əʊ, follow/’fɒlou, narrow/’nær.əʊ (allow là ngoại lệ vì chữ “a” đứng
đầu thường không được nhấn trọng âm)

Task 1. Put the words into the correct columns.

release borrow agree people ruler

defeat pleasure attack rapid demand
suggest believe leaver destroy money
ancient alive person system machine
species creamy across prepare pirate
deny police surround invent confide
canal paper sentence possess river
happen appoint retire purpose damage

Stress on the 1st syllable Stress on the 2nd syllable

pleasure rapid release agree
leaver person defeat surround
creamy purpose suggest retire
happen pirate deny destroy
sentence ancient canal prepare
species damage believe invent
system paper alive possess
ruler people police demand
river borrow appoint machine
money attack confide
across

Task 2: Circle the word that has different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. happen B. enter C. award D. ridden

2. A. culture B. parade C. weather D. cannon
3. A. receive B. finish C. direct D. compete
4. A. visit B. famous C. wonder D. protect
 5 A. critic B. event C. machine D. Mistake
6. A. listen B. travel C. borrow D. obey
7. A. traffic B. agree C. noisy D. student
8. A. different B. wonderful C. interview D. interfere
9. A. pavement B. review C. samba D. concert
10. A. manner B. tourist C. machine D. action

VOCABULARY

ENGLISH TYPE PRONUNCIATION VIETNAMESE

Easter n /ˈiːstə(r)/ lễ Phục sinh
Halloween n /ˌhæləʊˈiːn/ lễ hội hóa trang
Thanksgiving n /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/ lễ Tạ ơn
Mid-autumn Festival n /mɪd ˈɔːtəm/ tết Trung thu
Water festival n /ˈfestɪvl/ lễ hội té nước
carnival n /ˈkɑːnɪvl/ lễ hội các na van
parade n /pəˈreɪd/ đoàn diễu hành
celebratory adj /ˌseləˈbreɪtəri/ kỷ niệm
culture n /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/ văn hóa
cultural adj /ˈkʌltʃərəl/ thuộc văn hóa
festive adj /ˈfestɪv/ thuộc ngày lễ
religious adj /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ tôn giáo
seasonal adj /ˈsiːzənl/ theo mùa
serious adj /ˈsɪəriəs/ nghiêm trọng
superstitious adj /ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃəs/ có tính mê tín
traditional adj /trəˈdɪʃənl/ thuộc truyền thống
feast n /fiːst/ yến tiệc
cranberry n /ˈkrænbəri/ cây việt quất
turkey n /ˈtɜːki/ gà tây
stuffing n /ˈstʌfɪŋ/ sự nhồi (nhồi gà tây )
gravy n /ˈɡreɪvi/ nước xốt
greasy adj /ˈɡriːsi/ nhiều dầu mỡ
 steep n /stiːp/ con dốc
chaos n /ˈkeɪɒs/ sự hỗn loạn
goggles n /ˈɡɒɡlz/ kính bảo hộ, kính râm
jet n /dʒet/ tia, vòi
highlight n /ˈhaɪlaɪt/ điểm nhấn
harvest n, v /ˈhɑːvɪst/ mùa gặt, thu hoạch
lantern n /ˈlæntən/ đèn lồng
decorate v /ˈdekəreɪt/ trang trí
host v, n /həʊst/ đăng cai, tổ chức
take place v /teɪk pleɪs/ diễn ra, xảy ra

Task 1. Look at the pictures and give the name of the festival.

Tet La Tomatina Halloween Easter

Christmas Mid-Autumn Festival Carnival Thanksgiving

1… Christmas 2 La Tomatina 3 Halloween 4 Carnival

…………………… ………………… ………………… ……………………

5Tet 6 Easter 7Mid-Autumn 8 Thanksgiving

………………… …………………… Festival ……………………
Task 2. Complete the sentences with correct word.

1. During the ..................( Mid-autumn festival/ Carnival) there are thousands of

samba dancers with very beautiful costumes performing on the streets.
2. (Thanksgiving/ Water Festival) .................. is part of the Thai New Year.
People throw buckets of water on each other to wish for luck.
3. Turkey is one of the .................. ( culture / traditional )foods at Thanksgiving in
the US.
 4. In America, Halloween is one of the two most important .................. (religious/
culture) holidays of the year.
5. British farmers celebrated the end of the ..................(highlight/ harvest) with a
big meal to give thanks to God.
6. Many Vietnamese people are very ..................( superstitious/ celebratory) and
there are lots of things to do and not to do during Lunar New Year.
7. The Elephant Race Festival in DakLak is a race between elephants that are ridden
by their ………….. ( owner/ owners)
8. Every May, the capital of Canada, Ottawa ..................(hosts/ takes place) the
world’s largest tulip festival which attracts more than 500,000 tourists to come and
see.

Task 3. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. During the .................., there are thousands of samba dancers with very beautiful
costumes performing on the streets.
A. Mid-autumn festival B. Carnival
C. Easter 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 B. Easter
C. Thanksgiving 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
7. After the ................., people often stay at home to play cards or chat together.
A. feast B. cranberry C. jet D. lantern
8. Swimming ..............help protect your eyes and allow you to see better underwater.
A. gravy B. turkey C. goggles D. stuffing
9. British farmers celebrated the end of the ......with a big meal to give thanks to God.
A. cranberry B. chaos C. highlight D. harvest
10.The Mid-autumn festival is an occasion for children to play with traditional toys,
especially star ..................
A. feast B. lanterns C. stuffing D. jet
11.A bull jumped into the stands in Tafalla, Spain and created the ..................
A. harvest B. turkey C. chaos D. stuffing
12.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

Task 4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

parade highlight feast greasy seasonal

celebrations festivals chaos religious superstitious

1. Christmas is considered the most famous __ religious __ festival of the world.

2. Korean New Year’s _ celebrations __begin with everyone wearing traditional
dresscalled hanbok.
3. Rock in Rio is one of the world’s biggest music _ festivals _____________.
4. Pongal is a _ seasonal ____ festival celebrated to mark the harvest of crops and offer
aspecial thanksgiving to God.
5. The Samba parade ______________ is the main attraction of the Rio Carnival
celebration.
6. Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated with a _ feast _____________ among family
and friends.
7. “Ham up a _ greasy _____ pole” is one of the traditions of La Tomatina.
 8. The _ highlight _____of Carnival is the Samba Parade which is not to be missed!
9. When a loud signal goes off, trucks loaded with tomatoes enter and then begins the
chaos ____
10. According to _ superstitious ___ belief, Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

Task 5. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.

1. Streets are decorated with colourful lights and red banners. (colour)
2. It is__ traditional ___ in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)
3. Vietnam’s New Year is _ celebrated __ according to the Lunar calendar. (celebrate)
4. What forms of _ entertainment _do you participate in during the festival? (entertain)
5. Her eyes were wide with _. excitement _____ when she heard the news. (excite)
6. A masquerade is a _ festive ______ gathering of people wearing masks. (festival)17.
7. The Rio Carnival Samba parades __ are known as the greatest show on Earth!
(parade)
8. A music festival includes live performance __ of singing and musical instrument
playing. (perform)
9. Hue Festival is a cultural ___ event that is held every two years. (culture)
10. New Year’s Eve is one of the largest global celebrations ____ because it marks the
last day of the year. (celebrate)

GRAMMAR

YES/ NO QUESTIONS (Câu hỏi dạng yes/ no)

1. Định nghĩa
- Những câu hỏi mà có câu trả lời là “yes” hoặc ‘no” thì ta gọi đó là câu hỏi dạng
đảo hay câu hỏi yes/ no
Ex 1: Do you like ice cream? (Bạn có thích kem không?)
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. (Có, tôi thích. / Không, tôi không thích.)
Ex 2: Have you ever seen a ghost? (Bạn đã từng thấy ma chưa?)
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. (Có, tôi đã thấy, / Không, tôi chưa.)
2. Cách thành lập câu hỏi Yes/ No
Để thành lập được câu hỏi yes/ no, nguyên tắc chung là chúng ta sẽ đảo trợ động từ,
động từ tobe hoặc động từ khuyết thiếu lên trước chủ ngữ. Quá trình này gọi là đảo ngữ
2.1 Với động từ to be
 To be + S +…..?
Yes, S + to be.
No, S + to be not
Ex 1: Is she working very hard? (Có phải cô ấy làm việc rất chăm chỉ không?)
Yes, she is. (Vâng, đúng vậy.)
Ex 2: Were they travelling together? (Có phải họ đang đi cùng với nhau không?)
No, they weren’t. (Không, không phải.)
2.2 Động từ thường (ordinary verbs)
Auxiliary verbs + S + V……?
Yes, S + Auxiliary Verb.
No, S + Auxiliary Verb + not
Trong đó Auxiliary verbs là trợ động từ (do, does, did, have, has……)
Ex 1: Do you like horror movies? (Bạn có thích phim kinh dị không?)
No, I don’t. (Không, tôi không.)
Ex 2: Did you go to the concert last night? (Bạn đã tới buổi hòa nhạc tối qua à?)
Yes, I did. (Vâng, tôi đã đến.)
Ex 3: Have they eaten yet? (Họ đã ăn chưa vậy?)
No, they haven’t. (Chưa, họ vẫn chưa.)
2.3 Với động từ khuyết thiếu (modal verbs)
Modal verbs + S + V?
Yes, S + Modal verbs.
No, S + Modal verbs + not.
Ex 1: Should I open the window? (Tớ có nên mở cửa sổ ra không nhỉ?)
No, you shouldnn’t. (Không, cậu không nên.)
Ex 2: Can you swim across the river? (Cậu có thể bơi qua song không?)
Yes, I can. (Có, tớ có thể.
Task 1.Fill in the blanks with Am, Is, Are, Do, or Does.

1._Are________ the shoes in the closet?

2. _Is________ your father work in a factory?
3.__Is_________ the laptop on sale this week?
4.__Do_________ the children take classes on Sunday?
5.__Does_________ she work late on the weekend?
6.__Are_________ Viet and Mai in your class?
7.___Do________ the students need to do homework?
8.___Is_______ this your pen?
9.__Are_______ your dogs sleep in a house?
10.___Am_______ I the latest person on the team?
11.___Do______ we need textbook?
12.___Does___________ the school open on Sunday?
13.____Does__________ Rome have subway?
14. ___Does_________ the hotel closed to the park?
15.____Do________ your parents have any brothers and sisters?
Task 2. Complete the questions with an auxiliary verb then answer them.

1. _Is___ your aunt a nurse? – Yes, she _is___

 2. Do____ you have a pet? – No, I _don’t___
3. _Are___ those shoes beautiful? – Yes, they are____
4. _Does___ your sister like pizza? – No, _she doesn’t___
5. __Is__ Linh’s sisters at home? – Yes, she is____
6. _Does___ Peter live with his father? – No, he _doesn’t___
7. _Is___ his house next to a post office? – Yes, it is____
8. _Do___ Andrew and Martin ride their bikes to school? – Yes, _they do___
9. _Are___ your friends tall? – No, they aren’t____
10.__Are__ the children in the garden? – No, they aren’t____

Task 3. Write the answers for the questions.

11.
1. Are the keys under the books? -…No, they aren’t………………………
2. Was his house on an island? -…………………………
3. Was it raining? -…………………………
4. Are flowers grown here? -…………………………
5. Has your brother left? -…………………………
6. Have you driven before? -…………………………
7. Did the key work? -…………………………
8. Do they smoke? -…………………………
9. Can we stay? -…………………………
10.Should they stop? -…………………………

Task 4. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Last month I__joined________ (join) a course to learn how to make Christmas

decorations.
2. Right now, the stars _are parading_______(parade) on the red carpet at the Cannes
Film Festival.
3. The Songkran Festival __marks___________ (mark) the beginning of the Thai New
Year.
4. The first Oktoberfest Festival ___was hold__________ (hold) on October 12,1810 in
Munich.
5. The biggest prize, the Palme d’Or, __was awarded_________ (award) to the best
film.
6. Next year, the festival _will take place__________ (take place) from June 26th to
July 1st.
7. The Elephant Racing Festival __is_________ (be) the village’s most important and
interesting event for years.
 8. Have you ver attended_________________ (you/ ever/ attend) any food festivals?
9. I’d like you __to write_________ (write) up your reports on festivals around the
world.
10. He suggested _taking_________ (take) part in the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Roll
competition.
Task 5 There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and correct the mistake.

Sentences Correction
1. People organizes the festival to pray for the better crop. organizes→ organize
2. Those are Picasso well-known pictures. Picasso→ Picasso’s
3. The Flower Festival celebrated every year in Da Lat city. celibrated→is
celebrated
4. In this city, people always shave turkey at Thanksgiving. at→ on
5. Rice is one of Vietnam’s main export. export→ exports __
6. When is your mother’s date of birth? When→ what
7. In spite of they were tired, they wanted to watch the film. In spite of→ although
8. He didn’t used to be a doctor, he used to be a manager of a didn’t used to → didn’t
computer company. use to ___________
9. There are less TV programs for teenagers than there are for less→ fewer
adults
10.The distance from Hanoi to Can Tho is about 1.877 kilometre. kilometer→ kilometers

Task 6. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in that needs correcting.

1. When it raining. I usually go to school by bus.

A B C D
2. I learned a lot of Japanese while I am in Tokyo.
A B C D
3. I have not been well since I return home.
A B C D
4. I’ll stay here until will you get back.
A B C D
5. When Sam was in New York, he stays with his cousins.
A B C D
6. Last night, I had gone to bed after I had finished my homework.
A B C D
 7. I will call you before I will come over.
A B C D
8. Ever since I was a child, I had been afraid of dogs.
A B C D
9. By the time I left my apartment this morning, someone looked for me.
A B C D
10.Whenever Mark will be angry, his nose gets red.
A B C

FESTIVALS AROUD THE

UNIT 9 WORRD
LISTENING

Task 1: Look at the table and fill in the blanks:

1. Mid-Autumn Festival is very --

popular ---------in many Asian
countries, including Vietnam.
2. It is a ------ seasonal
festival.----------------. Traditionally,
it was held to celebrate the summer
harvest’s end.
3. In Vietnam, most families buy
Moon Cakes from shops, while
some other families ----- make the
cakes ---------for themselves.
4. People often eat Moon Cakes with
fruits or --------- tea --------.
5. During the festival, people can also
watch the ------- Lion Dances
----------by the performers on the
streets.

Task 2: Listen to the passage then decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F)
 1. Mid-autumn Festival is held in Vietnam only. F___________

2. Mid-autumn Festival is a seasonal festival. T___________

3. Some families make Moon Cakes by themselves. T___________

4. People never eat Moon Cakes with tea. F___________

5. People can watch the Lion Dances during Mid-autumn Festival.T___________

Mid-Autumn Festival is very popular in many Asian countries, including Vietnam.

It is held in autumn. It is a seasonal festival. Traditionally, it was held to celebrate

the summer harvest’s end. Nowadays, it is the time for families to light the

lanterns and enjoy a special type of food. The food is called Moon Cake, because

it is round like the Moon. In Vietnam, most families buy Moon Cakes from shops,

while some other families make the cakes for themselves. People often eat Moon

Cakes with fruits or tea. During the festival, people can also watch the Lion

Dances by the performers on the streets. Children like the Mid

UNI 9 FESTIVAL AROUND THE

T WORLD
SPEAKING

Task 1. Match the questions and answers. Then practice.

1. Where is the festival celebrated? 1-B A. They throw tomatoes at each

other
2-H B. In Bunol, a small town in
2. When is the festival held?
Spain
3-J
3. How far is it from the capital city? C. Twenty thousand people, I
think.
4-H D. On last Wednesday of August
4. How long does it take to get there
by car?
5. How often does the festival take 5-I
E. It is free. You just join and
 place?
have fun.
6-F F. To celebrate the tomato harvest
6. Why do people hold this festival?
7-A G. Anyone. However, small
7. How do people celebrate this
children should not come
festival?
8-G H. About three hours and a half
8. Who can attend this festival?
9-E
9. How much does it cost to attend E. Annually
this festival?
10.How many people attended this 10-C F. More than three hundred
festival? kilometers

Task 2. Put the dialogue into the correct order.

___4__ I think it should be Day of the Dead.

___6__ It is celebrated in Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala in November 1st
_1___ Hello Dan. What are you doing?
__9___ Fantastic! Can I borrow your book once you finish reading it?
___2__ Hi. I’m reading a book about festivals in the world.
_7____ What do people do in this festival?
___3__ Cool! Which festival do you find most impressive?
__8___They decorate their homes and gravesites with food, candles, candy skulls and
flowers to welcome the dead back to earth. They also dress up as skeletons and
parade through the streets.
__5___ Day of the Dead? Where is it celebrated?
__10___ Sure.

UNIT 9 FESTIVAL AROUND THE

WORLD
READING

Task 1. Read and answer the questions.

Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It

is especially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between
January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes
from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for
the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook
special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the
New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see New Year in, then
they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the
season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most
 1 .What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?
It is especially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet____________________
2. Is Tet celebrated according to the Lunar calendar?
Yes, it is.____________________________________________________
3. When does the Lunar New Year begin?
It begins between January twenty- first and February nineteen.__________
4. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family
altars.
5. Why are the first three days the most important?
Yes, they do.
6. Does Tet last five days?
No, it doesn’t. Tet lasts ten days.__________________________________
7. Why are the first three days the most important?
Because Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will
influence the whole year._____________________________________________

Task 2. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

Yesterday, Carlos went (1) __________ La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last
Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2)__________ were thousands of
people there. In the morning, many people tried (3)__________ up the pole to get the
ham. At 11 a.m., they (4)__________a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began.
Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5)__________ to the crowds, and they began
throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle (6)__________their eyes.
After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7)__________. The whole town
square (8)__________red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella,
 (9)__________Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed
the (10) __________food and drink.
1. A. at B. in C. to D. from
2. A. There B. They C. That D. This
3. A. climb B. climbed C. climbing D. to climb
4. A. saw B. see C. seen D. seeing
5. A. thrown B. threw C. throw D. throwing
6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protected D. protect
7. A. to throw B. throw C. throwing D. thrown
8. A. were B. are C. was D. is
9. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalize
10.A. badly B. better C. well D. good

Task 3. Read and decide if each statement is true or false or not given.

OUR EASTER
Hello! My name is Jack. I am 12 years old and I live in a small town in the South
of Britain with my mum, dad and my sister Emily.
It is spring now and I am very happy because Easter is coming. I am telling you
what we do in Britain at Easter.
Easter starts on Good Friday in Britain. My mum makes hot cross buns and we eat
them with tea. We usually have some activities to celebrate Easter. Last year we made
colorful hats. This year we are going to design a basket full of painted Easter eggs. It will
be a great fun.
On Easter Sunday morning, we have a big breakfast. After breakfast we all go to
church. When we get home, we give each other chocolate eggs. Kids get the biggest
eggs. Then we play “Easter Egg Hunt”. My parents hide some Easter eggs in the garden
and Emily and I look for them. We love playing it.
In the afternoon, my aunt and uncle come to our house to enjoy tea. We have
Easter cupcakes and delicious tea. After that we usually go for a walk together.
I like Easter because it is a great family festival, and we do not have to go to
school for 02 weeks.
No. Statements T F NG
1. Easter is in summer. F
2. Jack’s family eats hot cross buns on Good Friday morning. T
 3. Children make a basket full of painted Easter eggs this year. T
4. Jack likes doing Easter activities. T
5. Easter Egg Hunting means that children eat chocolate eggs. F
6. Jack gets three chocolate eggs. NG
7. On Sunday afternoon, no one comes to Jack’s house. F
8. Children have to go to school even in Easter. F

Task 4. Complete the passage with the words from the box.

other carved trick-or-treating fun

unwanted comes costumes frightening

Halloween is celebrated on October31, and many people, including children, dress up

in (1)_costumes__ , visit people’s houses, and ask for candy. This is called (2) trick or
treating_____.
There are (3) _other____ traditions at Halloween. People have parties in their houses.
You can dress up in scary costumes for (4) __fun____, but your costume doesn’t have to
be scary. In the USA, many people wear costumes that aren’t (5) _frightening__ .
People also tell scary stories at Halloween or play games like bobbing for apples.
Some people make jack-o’-lanterns. (6) __carved____ pumpkins with candles inside, and
put them inside or outside their houses. It’s unclear where this tradition (7)
____comes_from.
Some historians believe that in the past, they were used to scary away (8)
__unwanted___visitors or travelers. Jack-o’-lanterns are now chiefly associated with
Halloween.

UNIT 9 FESTIVAL AROUND THE

WORLD
WRITING

Task 1. Write sentences with the cues given. Use the correct form of the verbs.

1. Christmas / be / one / most famous / religious festivals / the world.

→ Christmas is one of the most famous religious festivals in the
world.__________________________________________________________________
2. Easter / hold / celebrate / the resurrection from the dead / Jesus Chris.
→ Easter is held to celebratethe resurrection from the dead of Jesus
Chris.__________________________________________________________________
 __
3. highlight/ festival/the tomato fight.
→ The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight.
4. My family and I / go / Thailand / last April / take part / the Songkran Festival.
→ My family and I went to Thailand_last April to take partin Songkran
Festival._________________________________________________________
5. Elephants / spray / water / tourists / during / the Songkran festival / Ayutthaya,
Bangkok.
→ Elephants spray water on tourists during the Songkran festival in Ayutthaya,
Bangkok.____________________________________________________
6. 2010/ Burning Man/ last/ one week / there /51,515 people /attended.
→ In 2010, Burning Man lasted one week and there were 51,515 people attended .
7. Vietnamese people / prepare / Tet / clean / their houses / cook / traditional special
foods.
→ Vietnamese people prepared for Tet by cleaning their houses and cooking traditional
special foods.___ _______________________________________________________
8. Thanksgiving / be / seasonal holiday/ hold / annually / give thanks / God /successful
harvest.
→ Thanksgiving is seasonal holiday held annually to give thanks to God for successful
harvest.

Task 2. Write the second sentence so that It has the same meaning as the first one. Use the word in
brackets.

1. When did people hold the first Cannes Film Festival? (held)
When was the first Cannes Film Festival held?
2. La Tomatina in Bunol, near Valencia happens every year. (How often)
How often does. La Tomatina in Bunol, near Valencia happens?
3. Omizutori is the oldest festival in Japan, (than)
No festival in Japan is older than Omizutori._
________________________________
4. The festival began in SanFrancisco’s Baker Beach in 1986. (Where)
Where did the festival begin? __________________________
5. I can't wait to watch the samba parade in Rio Carnival, (forward)
I am looking forward to watching the samba parade in Rio Carnival. __
6. The date for La Tomatina is the last Wednesday of August, (place)
La To matina takes place on the lastWednesday of August.
7. Thousands of people lined the streets because they wanted to watch the massive
colourful parade, (in order to)
 Thousands of people lined the streets in order to watch the massive colourful parade. _
8. The festival took place in a remote area. However, a lot of people attended it.
(although)
Although he festival took place in a remote area, a lot of people attended it.
Task 3. Write 5 sentences describing the pictures.
.

- What is the festival?......................................

…………………………………………………..

- What is it about? ?......................................

…………………………………………………..

- Who participated in it? ? ................................

…………………………………………………..

- What activities are there in it?............................

………………………………………………….

- What do you think about it? ?.........................

…………………………………………………..
……………………………………………

TEST FOR UNIT

I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three
in each question.
1. A. snake B. educate C. racing D. castle
2. A. those B. they C. than D. Thanksgiving
3. A. desert B. held C. prefer D. celebrate
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each
question.
4. A. reward B. country C. samba D. music
5. A. comfort B. apple C. water D. machine
II. VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
6. Everybody has gone to the _____ festival.
A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians
7. The Academy Awards, commonly _____ as the Oscars, are the most famous film
awards in the world.
A. know B. knew C. known D. be known
8. La Tomatina is a _____ festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.
A. year B. seasonal C. season D. annually
9. Some people love to go _____ with friends on New Year’s Eve.
A. walk B. for walk C. for a walk D. for a walking
10. The _____ atmosphere is felt around all the villages.
A. tradition B. festival C. festive D. air
11. People of _____ minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March
A. village B. local C. native D. ethnic
12. We saw a _____ of Lotus floats when attending Loykrathong Festival in Thailand last
year.
A. parade B. march C. group D. class
13. In Vietnam, many people’s _____ is Buddhism.
A. custom B. religion C. tradition D. festival
14. Mr. Dam is a _____ person because he believes much in his star sign.
A. superstitious B. careful C. traditional D. smart
15. Many families in Vietnam _____ their ancestor on Hoi Mua occasion.
A. worship B. worships C. worshiping D. worshiped
16. Many villages _____ offer money or contribute food and drink to celebrate the
festival.
A. volunteer B. volunteerly C. voluntary D. voluntarily
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in
each of the following sentences.
17. Tet Holiday is the most important festival in Vietnam which takes place in late
January or early February.
A. appears B. occurs C. brings D. holds
18. Some people take naps after the feast with the whole family.
A. play games B. go out C. go to sleep D. hang out
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in
each of the following sentences.
19. During their concert, Cold play stirred up the crowd in nearly 3 hours with their hit
songs.
A. hand up B. move up C. settle D. sit down
20. We are so into the music played by him.
A. enjoy B. excite about C. dislike D. fond of
III. GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
21. _____ will take the money back? Mary.
A. Who B. What C. Why D. Whose
22. _____ does the man drink milk? Everyday
A. Who B. How often C. Where D. When
23. _____ sugar should be bought? Two kilos and a half.
A. How heavy B. How many C. How much D. How about
24. _____ does he do business? To earn a living.
A. Who B. What C. Where D. Why
25. _____ could they swim? They could swim there.
A. Who B. What C. Where D. When
26. _____ did they arrive in London? On August 2.
A. Who B. What C. Where D. When
27. _____ did you buy this T-shirt? In Bangkok, Thailand.
A. When B. Where C. What D. Who
28. _____ wants to attend “The Flower Festival” in Dalat this year?
A. How B. What C. Why D. Who
29. _____ is this Festival held? Every 2 years.
A. How long B. Why C. How often D. Who
30. _____ does “Westlife” concert take place? This June.
A. How often B. What C. When D. Why
Choose the underlined part that need correcting in each sentence below.
31. People need to celebrate festival because of they help preserve their traditions and
customs.
A B C D
32. Celebrating tradition festivals should be encourage in our community.
A B C D
33. Festivals help people in a community cooperating more with others.
A B C D
34. “Huong pagoda festival” is celebrated annual.
A B C D
35. People can understand more about their cultural values by participate in festivals.
A B C D
V. READING
Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (A) or False (B)
UK summer music festival
Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in
the UK. It began in 1970 and was attended by one thousand five hundred people each
paying an admission price of £1 – the ticket included free milk from the farm. Since then
the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength – in 2004 one hundred and
fifty thousand fans attended, paying £112 for tickets to the three-day event. Glastonbury
is not unique in using live music to raise money for global poverty. In July of this year,
the Live 8 concerts will be held simultaneously in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin.
Superstars, such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder will perform in order to
highlight international poverty and debt.
(Adapted from http://www.bbc.co.us/worldservice/learningenglish)
36. Glastonbury Festival is held inside big buildings.
A. True B. False
37. The Festival has been held for more than 100 years.
A. True B. False
38. Participants of the festival have to pay extra money for milk from the farm.
A. True B. False
39. In 2004, attendees paid £112 for tickets to each day of the event.
A. True B. False
40. Glastonbury is also held for charity purposes.
A. True B. False
Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers
each question.
Every year in July, people in Ubon Ratchathani Thailand celebrate the Candle Festival.
Tourists from all over the country come to Ubon to look at huge wax candles that a
parade through the streets. There is music, dancers, a huge market and even a
competition for artist to design the best candle.
In other countries, they have different festivals. Some are really strange. One of
the weirdest festivals in the world is Day of the Dead. People decorate their homes and
gravesites with food, candles, candy skulls and flowers to welcome the dead back to
earth. People dress up as skeletons and parade through the streets. Day of the Dead
sounds like a scary event, but it’s a happy time to celebrate and remember the lives of
dead family members.
(Adapted from http://www.thaifestivalblogs.com)
41. When is the Candle Festival in Thailand celebrated?
A. In every July.
B. In July every 2 years.
C. Every year
D. Both A and C are correct.
42. Who can participate in the Candle Festival?
A. People from Ubon Ratchathani.
B. People from Thailand.
C. People from other countries.
D. All are correct.
43. What is NOT included in Candle Festival’s activities?
A. Candle parade.
B. Musical performance.
C. Candle design.
D. Candle blow.
44. The word “weirdest” is closest in meaning to?
A. the best.
B. the most popular.
C. the strangest.
D. the most common.
45. According to the text, people celebrate Day of the Dead in order to
A. memories dead family members.
B. have meal together.
C. share the sadness.
D. pray for the family members.
V. WRITING
Choose the question (A, B, C or D) for the underlined part of the given sentence.
46. She stayed at home because she was sick.
A. Why she stayed at home?
B. Why did she stay at home?
C. Why at home she stayed?
D. Why at home did she stay?
47. I am going to buy 12 eggs.
A. How many eggs are you going to buy?
B. How many eggs you are going to buy?
C. How much eggs are you going to buy?
D. How much eggs you are going to buy?
48. Tony admires Celine Dion.
A. Who does admire Celine Dion?
B. Who is admire Celine Dion?
C. Who admires Celine Dion?
D. Who admire Celine Dion?
49. His son broke a vase.
A. Who broke the vase?
B. Whose broke the vase?
C. Whose is broke the vase?
D. Whose son broke the vase?
50. They walk to work every day.
A. How they to work every day?
B. How do they to work every day?
C. How do they go to work every day?
D. How do they walk to work every day?
_____The end_____