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Celebrations in Vietnam and over the world. CROSS:

1 The purpose of this Vietnamese festival is to celebrate the largest full moon in the year.

3 It is the day when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ.

5 In this festival, men give their mothers, wives, girl friends flowers and gifts.

7 It is the day in each year which is the same date as the one on which you were born.

8 A public holiday in the US ( on the fourth

Thursday in November) and in Canada ( on the second Monday in October), originally to give thanks to God for the harvest and for health. DOWN:

2 This festival is the most important celebration of the year and marks the beginning of Spring. 4 It is a holiday celebrated on the night of October

31, usually by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy.

1 The purpose of this Vietnamese festival is to celebrate the largest full moon in the year.

3 It is the day when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. 5 In this festival, men give their

mothers, wives, girl friends flowers and gifts.

7 It is the day in each year which is the same date as the one on which you were born.

8 A public holiday in the US ( on the fourth Thursday in November) and in Canada ( on the second Monday in October), originally to give thanks to God for the harvest and for health. DOWN:

2 This festival is the most important celebration of the year and marks the beginning of Spring.

4 It is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, usually by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy. 6 It is a Sunday in March or April when Christians remember the death of Chris and his return to life.

Unit Celebrations

Period - Writing

- Mid-Autumn Festival - Teachers’ Day

- 15th day of 8th lunar month

- November 20th on the Western Calendar

- celebrate the largest full moon of the year - celebrate the teachers’ day

- children wear masks/ parade lantern stars/ eat moon cakes and fruits (shaddock, apples…)

- meeting/express the respect/ gratitude to the teacher profession

* Name of the festival:

* Time :

*Purposes:

* Main activities:

Suggestions

- Be held/ organised on ( date) , in ( place) - Take place / happen / Fall / be between … * Mid-autumn( children’s festival )

- One of the most popular familiar holiday, called children’s festival , held on 15th

- Day of the 8th lunar month

- the moon is at the fullest and brightest making an ideal time to celebrate the abundance of summer’s harvest

- buy lanterns for children/ wear masks/ parade in the street/ admire the fullest moon/ eat moon-cakes/ fruits…

- Parents/ adults tell their kids fairy tales and serve moon-cakes, fruits Candies…

*Teacher’s day: - It’s yearly held on…….A day for Vietnamese students show/ express their gratitude to their teachers

- Buy bundles of flower, cards with wishes, gifts to present teachers… - Decorated with national flag, balloons, red banner…

Exercise: Fill tin the gaps with suitable words in the box:

Christmas is an annual holiday that (1) the birth of

Jesus Christmas Day falls on December 25th It is preceded by

Christmas Eve on December 24th, and in some countries it is followed by Boxing Day on December 26th, when many people go shopping for sales It is a (2) when people get together with (3)

People give (4) to each other or send (5) wishing

each other a merry Christmas At Christmas, people sing carols to get into Christmas (6) As well, people (7) Christmas

trees and put up (8) around the house A common Christmas

dinner is turkeys There are a lot of baked goodies for the kids People love Christmas because it is the time when they can share

(9) moments with (10) family.

cards their decorate spirit lights

holiday family presents peaceful marks

Practise writing

Practise writing

Describing a celebration

Describing a celebration  Name of the festivalName of the festival

 Time of the festivalTime of the festival

 Purpose of the festivalPurpose of the festival

- Sample writing:

In Vietnam the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most celebrated festivals for children It is traditionally held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month It is the way for parents to show their love to the children after the harvest season Mid-Autumn Festival’s activities are often centered around children and education Parents buy

lanterns for their children procession at night

- Sample writing: