UNIT 9.

FESTICALS AROUND THE WORLD

A. PHONETICS
I. Put the words into the correct column.
agree polite receive listen season
attend lantern tourist parade common
event prepare costume enjoy gather
pumpkin compete firework perform diverse
1st syllable 2nd syllable

II. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1. A. discuss B. gather C. perform D. attend
2. A. ticket B. costume C. event D. number
3. A. return B. happen C. differ D. visit
4. A. famous B. asleep C. report D. machine
5. A. prepare B. complete C. perform D. gather

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Write the name of the celebration in each sentence.
1. It is celebrated on the 15th of August in a lunar year. M_____________
2. It is celebrated in Viet Nam on the 20th of November. T_____________
3. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May when people give cards
or gifts to their mothers. M_____________
4. It is celebrated in late March or early April in memory of freeing of the
Jews from being slave in Egypt. P_____________
5. It is celebrated on the third Sunday in June when people give cards or
presents to their fathers. F_____________

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 6. It is celebrated on Sunday in March or April when Christians think
about Christ coming back to file. E_____________
7. It is celebrated on 25th December when Christians remember the birth
of Christ. C_____________
8. It is celebrated on the first day of the year, January 1st. N_____________
9. It is celebrated in the night of October 31st, when children wear
costumes and go from door to door to ask for candy. H_____________
II. Complete the sentences with the words given.
parade shopping tour souvenirs
dancing sightseeing sights walking
1. I’m tired of ___________. Let’s go for some tea.
2. They are ___________ in the streets.
3. There are a lot of ___________ to choose from.
4. Most Americans do their ___________ at supermarkets.
5. There are a lot of ___________ to visit in New York.
6. They are on a tour bus.
7. We are watching the carnival ___________ now.
8. Let’s go on a ___________ around the city.
III. Fill each blank with a word from the box.
attractions lantern music celebrate holiday
superstition harvest seasonal decorate festival
1. Do you have ___________ festival in your country?
2. Diwali is India's biggest and most important ___________ of the year.
3. Halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and ___________.
4. Chinese New Year ends with a ___________ festival.
5. The number of ___________ in Da Lat is increasing.
6. South American people ___________Carnival in different ways.
7. I think nobody is at home now because they have gone to the ___________ festival.
8. Carnival is a popular ___________ in many countries in South America.
9. During Tet, the Vietnamese ___________ their house with many beautiful flowers.
10. Thanksgiving is a ___________festival only held in the USA.
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IV. Fill in the blanks with available words in the box.
am is are do does
have has was were did
1. ___________ he sell his old house last month?
2. ___________ he absent from class last Friday?
3. ___________ they come here by taxi this morning?
4. ___________ you usually play blind man’s bluff at break time?
5. ___________ Mr. Hung your favorite teacher at school?
6. ___________ you go to school late yesterday, Peter?
7. ___________ Minh’sbest friend good at Science when he was a kid?
8. ___________ your brother chasing after a wheel of cheese now?
9. ___________ Vietnamese people often eat moon cakes at the Mid Autumn Festival.
10. ___________ Mary got enough eggs to carve?
V. Make question sentences. Then write short answers.
They were performing folk dances at the moment. (Yes)
Were they performing folk dances at the moment?
Yes, they were.
1. They organize the festival to say thanks to the gods. (Yes)
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2. She intends to celebrate the New Year’s Eve at home. (No)
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3. We will prepare for Tet with lots of food and drinks. (Yes)
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4. Hoi Mua Festival takes place every July. (No)
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5. Tourists played folk games with the villagers for the prizes. (No)
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________________________________________________________________________________
6. They cancelled the fireworks display on New Year’s Eve some hours ago. (Yes)
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7. The organizers will celebrate Lantern Festival in a modern way. (No)
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8. I would like to go to a festival with friends of the same age. (Yes)
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9. Glasgow began an annual Saint Patrick's Day in 2007. (Yes)
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10. Japanese people hold the Festival for the Dead twice a year. (No)
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VI. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. ____________ you celebrate Thanksgiving in October every year?
A. Does B. Is C. Do D. Are
2. ____________ her mom cooking for Thanksgiving?
A. Are B. Can C. Is D. Do
3. ____________ Thai people celebrate Songkran Water Festival in April?
A. Is B. Does C. Are D. Do
4. ____________ you ready to have an unforgettable time in Halloween music class?
A. Would B. Did C. Should D. Are
5. ____________ the Perfume Pagoda Festival take place in the North of Viet Nam?
A. Does B. Do C. Are D. Is
6. ____________ necessary for teenagers to celebrate Valentine’s day?
A. Did it B. Do they C. Is it D. Does it
7. If they can't organize the festival on the ground, ____________ they do it in the air?
A. are B. do C. did D. will
8. ____________ greatest personalities go to Cannes Film Festival every year?
A. Were B. Do C. Are D. Be
9. ____________ he prepares for Christmas season with only a Christmas tree?
A. Will B. Was C. Is D. Were
10. ____________ Holi Festival in India the most colorful festival in the world?
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A. Can B. Is C. Be D. Should
C. READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps.
New Year’s Day is the festival of the (1) ____________ expected to bring most joy to everyone (2)
____________ China. Most people insist on doing everything right to prepare (3) ____________ the
celebration. Good luck wishes written on (4) ____________ paper are hung on the walls and (5)
____________ of the houses. Living room decorated with a lot of (6) ____________ is always full of
laughter. Many families leaving every door and window open at (7) ____________ on New Year's
Eve believe in letting the old year out and the New Year in. On New Year's Eve and New Year’s Day
people get together and (8) ____________ feasts of delicious, traditional foods. Everywhere there are
a lot of (9) ____________ playing around in their brand new clothes. They are very happy to get some
lucky money from adults. They also enjoy (10) ____________ or unicorn dancing.
1. A. day B. week C. month D. year
2. A. in B. from C. to D. at
3. A.to B. for C. in D. up
4. A. black B. white C. red D. yellow
5. A. doors B. floors C. roofs D. garden
6. A. trees B. slogan C. fruits D. flowers
7. A. morning B. noon C. midnight D. afternoon
8. A. drink B. eat C. see D. smell
9. A. adult B. boys C. girls D. children
10. A. lion B. dragon C. tiger D. bear
II. Complete the passage with the words from the box.
other carved trick-or-treating fun
unwanted comes costumes frightening
Halloween is celebrated on October 31st, and many people, including children, dress up in (1)
____________, visit people’s houses, and ask for candy. This is called (2) ____________.
There are (3) ____________ traditions at Halloween. People have parties in their houses. You can
dress up in scary costumes for (4) ____________, but your costume doesn't have to be scary. In the
USA, many people wear costumes that aren't (5) ____________.
People also tell scary stories at Halloween or play games like bobbing for apples. Some people make

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jack-o'-lanterns. (6) ____________ pumpkins with candles inside, and put them inside or outside their
houses. It’s unclear where this tradition (7) ____________ from.
Some historians believe that in the past, they were used to scary away (8) ____________ visitors or
travelers. Jack-o’-lanterns are now chiefly associated with Halloween.
III. Read the text and do the tasks.
National Children’s Day in Japan is on the fifth day of the fifth month every year - that's May
5th. People in Japan celebrate children and their happiness. It is also the start of the summer.
People always put some fish outside their houses, and the number of fish is also the number of
people in a family.
The mother in every family often makes special food for National Children's Day: rice cakes
and delicious sweets. People often eat at home, but some restaurants have got special Children's Day
menus - a lot of families eat at restaurants, too.
Children often wear traditional Japanese clothes and sing a special National Children's Day
song, and the boys wear special paper hats.
* Read the text, and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or NM (not mentioned).
1. National Children’s Day in Japan is the biggest holiday in the year.
2. It’s the start of the summer holiday.
3. A family of three puts three fish outside their house.
4. People always eat special food at home.
5. People wear traditional Japanese clothes on that day.
6. The boys put on their heads something special.

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