ENGLISH 7 – UNIT 9: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD

VOCABULARY
Types of festivals Thể loại lễ hội Unusual festival Lễ hội kì lạ
Festival activities Các hoạt động lễ hội Disappointment Sự thất vọng
Feast Bữa tiệc Nice cozy room Căn phòng ấm áp
Float Nổi lên Dutch folk dances Điệu nhảy dân gian
của người Hà Lan
Parade Diễu hành Traditional Trang phục truyền
costumes thống
Fireworks display Pháo hoa Delicious Ngon
Folk dance Điệu nhảy dân gian Beautiful tulip Xe hoa tulip nổi
floats
Perform Biểu diễn Parade Diễu hành
Prepare Chuẩn bị Hold – held – held Tổ chức
Pine tree Cây thông Wear – wore Mặc
Chase after Đuổi theo Festival symbol Biểu tượng lễ hội
Cheese rolling Cuộn phô mai
Cannes film festival Liên hoan phim Twins day festival Lễ hội sinh đôi
cannes
Mid-autumn Trung thu Feature Đặc biệt
festival
Thanksgiving Lễ tạ ơn Celebrate Tổ chức
Easter Lễ phục sinh Traditional dishes Các món ăn truyền
thống
Turkey Gà tây Cornbread Bánh mì ngô
Performing a lion Múa lân Bunny Thỏ bunny
dance

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GRAMMAR
Yes/ No question

Wh- questions Yes/No questions

Câu hỏi thường bắt đầu bằng các trợ

Dấu hiệu Từ hỏi bắt đầu bằng Wh- dùng
động từ hoặc động từ to be, và câu trả lời
nhận biết để yêu cầu thông tin gì đó.
thường là có (Yes) hoặc không (No).
Who…?
(1) Do/ Does/ Did + S + V không
What …?
chia?
Where …? (2) Am/Is/Are/ Was/ Were + S + …?
Ví dụ
(3) Can/May/Should/Must + S + Vko
When …?
chia?
Yes, S + …
Why …?
No, S + …. Not
How long …?

Trọng âm với từ có 2 âm tiết

Đối với các từ có hai âm tiết, dấu (ˈ) được đánh vào trước âm tiết được nhấn trọng âm.
TỪ LOẠI QUY TẮC CHUNG NGOẠI LỆ
có trọng âm được nhấn vào âm
• bamBOO /ˌbæmˈbuː/ (n):
tiết thứ nhất
tre, trúc
E.g.:
Phần lớn danh từ • surPRISE /səˈpraɪz/ (n):
* costume /ˈkɒstjuːm/ (n.).
và tính từ bất ngờ
trang phục
• aFRAID /əˈfreɪd/ (adj.): e
* CHEERful /ˈtʃɪəfl/ (adj.): tươi
ngại
vui
có trọng âm được nhấn vào âm
• FINish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ (v.): hoàn
tiết thứ hai
thành
E.g.:
Phần lớn động từ • Open /ˈəʊpən/ (v.): mở
* diSCUSS /dɪˈskʌs/ (v): thảo
• SUFFer /ˈsʌfə(r)/ (v.): chịu
luận
đựng
* aGREE /əˈɡriː/ (v.): đồng ý

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Bài tập

Bài 1: Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống:

1. ____ your mother a nurse? – Yes, she ____

2. ____ you have a cat? – No, I ____

3. ____ those trees beautiful? – Yes, ____

4. ____ your sister like hamburgers? – No, ____

5. ____ Linh’s sisters at school? – Yes, ____

6. ____ Jack live with his mother? – No, he ____

7. ____ her house next to a post office? – Yes, ____

8. ____ Andrew and Martin ride their bikes to the office? – Yes, ____

9. ____ your friends short? – No, they ____

10. ____ children in the park? – No, ____

Bài 2 Tạo câu hỏi yes no question?

1. ____ you like pizza?

2. ____ she speak three languages?
3. ____ they go to the movies last night?
4. ____ he have a dog?
5. ____ it rain a lot in this region?
6. ____ you ever traveled by train?
7. ____ she know how to swim?

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8. ____ you like spicy food?

9. ____ they live in a big house?
10. ____ he play the guitar?

BT NGỮ ÂM (PRONUNCIATION)
I - Put the gown words in the box to the correct column according to their stress pattern.
review safety perform cannon locate
statue surround highlight reverse poster

Stress on 1st syllable Stress on 2nd syllable

Eg.: highlight

II - Choose the word with a different stress pattern.

Eg.: A. safely B. pavement C. sandwich D. support
1. A. science B. goggles C. review D. cannon
2.A. poster B. tuna C. relic D. surround
3. A. construct B. horror C. pancake D. sausage
4. A. highlight B. regard C. critic D. circle
5.A. locate B. culture C. omelette D. harvest
VOCABULARY
Adjective
1.fascinating Lôi cuốn 2. religious Thuộc về tôn giáo
3. superstitious Mê tín 4. seasonal Theo mùa
5. unusual Bất thường 6. traditional Thuộc về truyền thống
7. joyful Vui vẻ 8. common Phổ biến
Noun
9. festival Lễ hội 10. costume Trang phục
11. feast Bữa tiệc lớn 12. fireworks Pháo hoa

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Verb
12. celebrate Tổ chức 13. attend Tham dự
14. parade Diễu hành 15. gather Tụ họp
16. prepare Chuẩn bị 17. decorate Trang trí
18. perform Biểu diễn 19.describe Miêu tả

Ex I: Put the word in the correct column

invite, music, parade, happy, action, famous, thousand, culture, popular, machine, nervous,
perform, candle, question, because, party

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

Ex II: Label the picture

Tet holiday Christmas Halloween Cannes Film festival
Valentine’s Day Beer festival Vietnamese Festival of lights
Teachers’ Day

1. 2. 3. 4.

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5. 6. 7. 8.
Ex III: Match
1.celebrate a.the festival
2.watch b. money
3.exchange c. Easter eggs
4.spend d.the meals
5.visit e.fireworks
6.enjoy f. the New Year
7.create g. the relatives
8.attend h. the gifts
Ex IV: Choose the best answer
1. The festival is …………………..every year at the end of October.
A. taken B. held C. made D. done
2. Festival of lights is a …………………..festival in India.
A. religion B. culture C. nation D. religious
3. People …………………the festival by throwing water to wish everyone happiness.
A. celebrate B. have C. organize D. complete
4. The biggest ………………….for the winner is a trip to France.
A. part B. benefit C. prize D. mark
5. A lot of people go to the city center to ………………the festival.
A. have B. attend C. relax D. discuss
6. It must be ……………..to see elephants racing in the street.
A. amazed B. nervous C. amazing D. romantic
7. What should the students do after this …………with the teacher?
A. task B. discussion C. homework D. break
8. People wear beautiful ………………and parade through the streets during the festival in this
country.
A. jeans B. gloves C. boots D. costumes
9. The festival ……………place every two years.
A. takes B. happens C. has D. holds
10.During Tet holiday, we …………….our houses with apricot of peach blossoms.

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A. decorate B. make C. build D. close

Ex XI: Fill in the gap with a suitable word given in the box
harvest held followed Display
feast world performances attend

1. The festival is ………………… on the last day of October every year.

2. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to………………. the Rio Carnival.
3. Yesterday, my family prepared a ……………..to welcome our grandparents from the USA.
4. Tourists can watch folk music ……………………..in this festival.
5. People in my village often celebrate this festival after they ………………….the crop.
6. They ………………a lot beautiful dolls in the best room of the house.
7. Local people and tourists from all over the …………….celebrate the festival together with
endless all-night activities.
8. The program is ……………..by fireworks and the appearance of a tall ship with red sails.

KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC (READING SKILLS)

I - Read the passage and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).
If you think suffering teeth-chattering cold is part of the fun when you travel, then the Harbin
International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is the carnival for you. Set in Heilongjiang
Province in northern China, it’s the world’s biggest snow and ice festival and has plenty of
spectacular works and activities.
The annual festival officially runs from January 5 to February 5 but some attractions open to
visitors before the opening ceremony, including the most popular of them all - the Harbin Ice
and Snow World, made with ice blocks pulled from the nearby Songhua River.
This year, the Harbin Ice and Snow World spans over 600,000 square meters and includes more
than 100 landmarks. In addition to walking up the huge shining ice castles, other highlights
include an exquisite snow Buddha statue made of more than 4,500 square cubic meters of snow,
a 3D light show and the 340-meter-long Northern Lights-themed ice slides.
1. The world’s biggest snow and ice festival is held in Heilongjiang, China. 

2. The festival takes place every year for one month. 

3. ice used in the festival is carried to China from the North Pole. 

4. There are 600 landmarks in the Harbin ice and Snow World this year. 

5. People use about 4,500 square cubic meters of snow to make Buddha 
statue.
II - Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

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The Pacific Rim Whale Festival

Every year, about 20,000 grey whales swim past the west coast of Vancouver Island. The
whales travel from Mexico to the Arctic and back again. The whole trip is about 16,000
kilometres. Every March, the people who live around the Pacific Rim National Park have a
festival to celebrate the whales’ journey. The festival is the Pacific Rim Whale Festival. The
whales travel very close to the shore as they swim north. This allows people to gather together
to watch the whales from land and from boats.
Nanaimo Bathtub Race
On the east coast of Vancouver Island, you can see people moving through the water in a
strange type of boat. In the Nanaimo Bathtub Race, all the boats are made from bathtubs. The
city of Nanaimo is home to the oldest and most famous bathtub boat race in the world. Today,
Nanaimo World Championship Bathtub Race is a serious sport that attracts many racers and
visitors from around the world.
1.How many grey whales swim near Vancouver Island every year?
A. 15,000 B. 16,000 C. 20,000 D. No one
knows.
2. Where do the grey whales start their annual trip?
A. Vancouver Island B. the Arctic
C. somewhere in the open ocean D. Mexico
3.According to the reading, why is it easy for people to see the whales?
A. The people use binoculars. B. The whales swim close to land.
C. The people are also swimming in the water. D. They fly over the whales in
helicopters.
4.Where does the Nanaimo Bathtub Race happen?
A. Far off the north coast of Vancouver Island. B. On the South Shore of Vancouver
Island.
C. On the west side of Vancouver Island. D. On the east side of Vancouver Island.
5.What is special about every boat in the race?
A. Each boat can carry three people.
B. Every boat is made from a bathtub.
C. Every boat gets a safety inspection.
D. All the boats have sails.