unit 3 reading 11 ngoc

Welcome to Our Class!

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A. Wedding

B. Valentine’s day

c. Birthday

D. Christmas

• Today we’re going to study how American people celebrate the parties.

Look at the pictures and answer the questions below:* What is the relationship between the people in this picture?* What’re they celebrating?

1. The people in both pictures belong to a family.2. The people in picture 1 are celebrating a birthday and the people in picture 2 are celebrating the 50th wedding anniversaries.

VOCABULARY• Blow out (v) • Anniversary (n)• Celebrate (v)• Silver anniversary (n) • Golden anniversary (n)• Mark (v)• Milestone (n)• Lasting (adj)

The kids are blowing out the candles

: lễ kỷ niệm: làm lễ kỷ niệm

: mốc quan trọng: bền vững, lâu dài

: đánh dấu

(Pair work)

1. People sing a song

2. People eat cake.

3. People receive cards and gifts from friends and relatives.

4. People joke about their age.

5. People remember their wedding day.

6. People go out to dinner.

7. People blow out candles, one for each year

BIRTHDAYPARTY

WEDDINGANNIVERSARY

PARTY

(Group work)

Activity 3

1. Lisa’s family and friends are at her eighth birthday party.

2. Everyone makes cake and ice cream at the birthday party.

3. Lisa opens birthday cards and books from her family and friends.

4. Many Americans over the age of 30 don’t like to talk about their anniversaries.

5. Fifty months ago, Rosa and Luis got married.6. People called the 5th wedding anniversary the

“golden anniversary”7. Rosa and Luis are happy to be together for their

silver anniversary.

seventh

eats

presents

agesyears

50th

golden

(Pair work)

What do her family and friends give Lisa ?

They give her toys & clothes

(Line 6,7, paragraph 2, part A)

Answer the question

When did Rosa and Luis get married ?

50 years ago

Answer the question

(Line 2, paragraph 1, part B)

People call the 25th anniversary…………….

a. golden anniversary b. silver anniversary

Choose a correct answer

7. In USA they celebrate wedding anniversary at………

(Line 3, paragraph 2, part B)

a. At home or at restaurant b. At a restaurant

1. People call the 5th wedding anniversary the “Golden People call the 5th wedding anniversary the “Golden anniversary”.anniversary”.

Correct a mistake

50th

(Line 2, paragraph 3, part B)

What do some people joke every year ?I am 29 years old to day

(Line 4, paragraph 3, part A)

• Where do you prefer to celebrate your birthday, at home or in the restaurant? Why?

• Do your parents celebrate their wedding anniversaries?

• Are you going to celebrate your wedding anniversaries in the future? Why (not)?

HOMEWORK•Write a short passage in 50 words about your Birthday Party.

•Prepare the “Speaking Lesson“ part in advance.