UNIT 9.

FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD

VOCABULARY

1. festival (n) /'festɪvl/: lễ hội

2. fascinating (adj) /'fæsɪneɪtɪŋ/: thú vị, hấp dẫn
3. religious (adj) /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/: thuộc về tôn giáo
4. celebrate (v) /'selɪbreɪt/: tổ chức lễ
5. camp (n,v) /Kæmp/: trại,cắm trại
6. thanksgiving (n) /'θæŋksgɪvɪŋ/: lễ tạ ơn
7. stuffing (n) /'stʌfɪŋ/: nhân nhồi (vào gà)
8. feast (n ) /fi:st/: bữa tiệc
9. turkey (n) /'tə:ki/: gà tây
10. gravy (n) /'ɡreɪvi/: nước xốt
11. cranberry (n) /'kranb(ə)ri/: quả nam việt quất
12. seasonal (adj) /'si:zənl/: thuộc về mùa
13. steep (adj) /sti:p/: dốc
PRACTICE
Bài tập 1: Chuyển những câu dưới dây sang dạng yes/no question
1. He is a scientist.
2. They arrived last night?
3. He plays football to see you tomorrow.
4. They will come here on Thursday.
5. She has told us the truth.
Bài tập 2: Viết câu trả lời cho các câu hỏi sau
1. Are the keys under the books?
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?
11. KEY
BÀI 3.Điền từ phù hợp vào chỗ trống:
1. ____ your aunt a nurse? – Yes, she ____
2. ____ you have a pet? – No, I ____
3. ____ those shoes beautiful? – Yes, ____
4. ____ your sister like pizza? – No, ____
5. ____ Linh’s sisters at home? – Yes, ____
6. ____ Peter live with his father? – No, he ____
7. ____ his house next to a post office? – Yes, ____
8. ____ Andrew and Martin ride their bikes to school? – Yes, ____
9. ____ your friends tall? – No, they ____
10. ____ the children in the garden? – No, ____

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

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
6.A. horror B. perform C. cannon D. greasy
7.A. direct B. harvest C. culture D. thriller
8.A. replace B. reverse C. review D. festive
9.A. Easter B. goggles C. consist D. highlight
10. A. unique B. fiction C. poster D. gripping
11. A. goggles B. repeat C. compose D. erect
12. A. puppet B. poster C. festive D. control
13. A. opera B. repeat C. statue D. chaos
14. A. circle B. traffic C. perform D. cannon
15. A. tofu B. thriller C. greasy D. locate
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
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 11. feast Bữa tiệc lớn 12. fireworks Pháo hoa
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: Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. discuss B. traffic C. water D. winter
2. A. prepare B. relax C. produce D. summer
3. A. driver B. weather C. review D. sister
4. A. tourist B. support C. partner D. autumn
5. A. enjoy B. carry C. father D. nervous
6. A. classroom B. teacher C. student D. expect
7. A. service B. agree C. rabbit D. market
8. A. decide B. thousand C. season D. Easter
9. A. Christmas B. coffee C. hotel D. rubber
10.A. forget B. august C. before D. divide
Ex III: 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.

5. 6. 7. 8.
Ex IV: Read the following sentences and mark the stressed syllable in the underlined words.
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1. Film directors, stars and critics all come to this famous festival.
2. I carry two big boxes of pencils for my brother on Friday.
3. Do you often have English lessons on Monday?
4. People always put pumpkin lanterns outside their homes on Halloween day.
5. Can you take a photo of my parents on their wedding day?
6. The table below gives information about the program.
7. The village is far away from the city center.
8. We saw a big bunch of flowers on the table in the living room.
9. Can she pronounce the name of her sister?
10.My father is a doctor in a local hospital.
Ex V: Complete the table with appropriate nouns, verbs, and adjectives
Verb Noun Adjective
perform 1…………………………..
performance
2………………………….. cultural
3…………………………. dancer 4……………………………
happiness 5……………………….....
6……………………...... fascination fascinating
7…………………………. romantic
discuss 8………………………….
season 9……………………………
10. ………………………. natural
Ex VI: Complete the sentences with words in Ex V
1. My sister works as a d……………………in a local pub.
2. This is one of the n…………..……….wonders of the world.
3. The artist prepared well yesterday. Therefore, she has an excellent p….……………………on the stage
today.
4. The program gives us a chance to understand c……..……………values of the city.
5. Tom and Mary are going to d…………………….their festival project.
6. We are going to Rio Carnival to watch p……….………………dance.
7. How many s……………………..are there in your country?
8. Titanic is a r………………….film about love story between Jack and Rose.

Ex VII: Odd one out

10. A. elephant B. music C. gorilla D. crocodile
11. A. festival B. candle C. cake D. birthday
12. A. celebrate B. complete C. wonderful D. describe
13. A. information B. common C. nature D. classroom
14. A. funny B. nervous C. worried D. performance
15. A. usual B. desert C. valley D. mountain
16. A. art B. music C. painting D. question
17. A. tourist B. rename C. architect D. dancer
18. A. pumpkin B. cucumber C. watermelon D. describe
19. 10.A. lovely B. trousers D. gloves D. jeans
Ex VIII: Match
1.celebrate a.the festival
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 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 IX: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets
1. How many……………………….are there in the program tonight? PERFORM
2. We often…………………………Tet holiday on the first day of the new year. CELEBRATION
3. ………………….voluntarily contribute their money and other things to celebrate the festival together.
VILLAGE
4. There are some other activities such as …………………shows, buffalo races and traditional games.
CULTURE
5. People play drums, sing songs and ………………..happily. DANCING
6. When he swims, he often wears goggles to …………….his eyes. PROTECTION
7. We enjoy the food with local people and ………………TOURISM
8. Which do you think are …………………festivals? SEASON
9. Jack chose the festival because he would like to see elephants ……………..RACE
10.I don’t like this festival because it is …………………….USUAL
Ex X: 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.
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.
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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
DO YOU KNOW?
THE SNAKE FESTIVAL
• Every year on the first Thursday in May, the small village of Cocullo in Italy sees thousands of
visitors at the annual Snake Festival.
• In the 11th century, there were many snakes in the village and many people died of snakebite.
Saint Domenlc got rid of the snakes and the people of Cocullo hold this festival every year to
remember him.
• For some weeks before the festival, people collect snakes and then, on st Dominic’s Day, they
put all the snakes on a statue of St Dominic.
• At midday, they carry the statue and the snakes in a procession through the village.
• At the end of the procession, there are fireworks.
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.
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?

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 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.
KỸ NĂNG NGHE (LISTENING SKILLS)
Exercise 2: Listen and complete the text. (Track 19)
Hello students. Today I’d like to tell you some information about types and sources of energy. Energy is
classified into two main groups: renewable and (1) .......................
The energy from natural sources such as the sun, (2) ......................., and rain is called renewable energy.
They are (3) ....................... and can be generated again and again. They also have low (4) ....................... so
they are considered green and environment-friendly. Moreover, using renewable energy can reduce your
(5) ....................... costs. Unfortunately, solar energy can be only used during the (6) ....................... but not
during night or the (7) .......................
Non-renewable energy is the energy taken from other sources that are available on earth. They are
(8) ........................ and will run out in the future. They can’t be re-generated in a short time. Fossil fuels -
natural gas, oil and coal - are examples of them. They are (9) ........................ and easy to use. However, when
burnt, they release toxic gases in the air so they cause serious environmental changes such as
(10) ........................ And the important thing is that non-renewable sources will expire someday.
2/Listen and decide if each statement is true or false or not given. (Track 20)
N Statements
T/F/NG
o.
1. Our earth stores the sun’s energy in their earth surface.
2. Some fossil fuels are coal, oil and wind energy.
3. Fossil fuels can be used to produce electricity.
4. Electricity is needed for many activities.
5. By 2013, people use about 80 percent of fossil fuels in the world.
6. One day, when people use up all fossil fuels, they will die because
there is no alternative energy.
7. Renewable energy will be used up one day.
8. Solar energy and wind energy are two types of alternative energy.

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KỸ NĂNG VIẾT (WRITING SKILLS)
I- Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and use other
words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.
1. She/ participate/ Boryeong Mud Festival/ three/ year/ ago.
→ ________________________________________________________
2. Mud Festival/ take place/ July/ every year/ Boryeong town, Korea.
→ ________________________________________________________
3. It/ be/ originally/ provide people/ cosmetics/ use/ mud/ area.
→ ________________________________________________________
4. Participate/ festival, people/ have/ great excuse/ get dirty/ have fun.
→ ________________________________________________________
5. Participants/ immerse themselves/ nutrient-rich mud/ mud pool.
→ ________________________________________________________
6. People/ often have/ much fun/ when/ play/ colored mud.
→ ________________________________________________________

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