Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Tuần 26, Unit 13:Festival - Lesson 4: Read

 GRADE 8 - Week 26 Unit 13: FESTIVAL
I/LISTEN AND READ:
*VOCABULARY:
 - Keen (on) (a): yêu thích, đam mê
  Keen on sth / keen on doing sth. 
 - Pottery /ˈpɒtəri/ (n): đồ gốm
 - Rice cooking (n): nấu cơm
  Rice-cooking (a) + Noun
 - Competition (n) /kompəˈtiʃən/: cuộc tranh tài
  Compete (v): tranh tài, thi đấu
  Competitor (n) /kəmˈpetitə/: người tranh tài
  Competitive (a) /kəmˈpetətiv/: cạnh tranh
  Competitively (adv):
  Water fetching (n): lấy nước
  To fetch /fetʃ/ (v): đi lấy 
  To yell /jel/ (v) la, hét to
  To urge /ɜːdʒ/ (v) thúc dục, cổ vũ
  To urge sb to do sth.
  To rub (v) chà xát
  Participate (in) /paːˈtisipeit/ (v) tham gia
  Participation /pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/ (n)
  Participant /pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/ (n): người tham gia
  Husk /hask/ (n) vỏ trấu
  Council leader (n) chủ tịch hội đồng. a) Christmas songs ___________ for people in towns and villages eight hundred years ago. 
b) On Christmas Eve in the early 1500s, a tree ____________ and _________ in the market place in the 
Latvian city of Riga.
c) In the rice- cooking festival, a fire ________ in the traditional way.
d) An English- speaking contest _______________ at Nguyen Hue School next month.
e) The first prize ____________ to the Mekong team just after the final match yesterday.
f) The Christmas carol “ Silent Night, Holy Night” ___________ in Austria by Franz Gruber in the 19th 
century.
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a) were performed
b) was decorated – put
c) is made
d) will be held
e) was awarded
f) was written
2. Complete the conversation. Use the verbs in the box. 
break( 2) jumble scatter pull 
Hanh and her mother have got home from the market.
Hanh : Mom ! Something has happened to our kitchen.
Mrs. Thanh: What’s wrong?
Hanh : Mom! Look. The cupboard is open and 
 everything has been (1) __________. 
Mrs.Thanh : Oh, no. the jar I like has been(2) ________ _.
Hanh: Many bowls and dishes have been (3)__________, too. And look at this, Mom. The dried 
mushrooms have been(4)_________ all over the floor.
Mrs. Thanh: And where is the pan of fish I left on the stove?
Hanh: Here it is. It has been (5)________ Reported speech
 direct indirect
Simple present => Simple past
 • must => had to today → that day
 • now => then tomorrow → the next day
 this => that last night → the night before
 these=> those 2days ago → 2 days before
 here => there
 Reported Speech
 Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech
present simple I like ice cream She said (that) she liked ice cream.
present 
 I am living in London She said (that) she was living in London.
continuous
 She said (that) she had bought a car OR She said (that) she 
past simple I bought a car
 bought a car.
 I was walking along the 
past continuous She said (that) she had been walking along the street.
 street
present perfect I haven't seen Julie She said (that) she hadn't seen Julie.
 I had taken English 
past perfect* She said (that) she had taken English lessons before.
 lessons before
will I'll see you later She said (that) she would see me later.
would* I would help, but..” She said (that) she would help but...
 I can speak perfect 
can She said (that) she could speak perfect English.
 English
 I could swim when I was 
could* She said (that) she could swim when she was four.
 four
shall I shall come later She said (that) she would come later.
should* I should call my mother She said (that) she should/ had to call her mother
might* I might be late She said (that) she might be late
 I must study at the She said (that) she must study at the weekend OR She said she 
must
 weekend had to study at the weekend
* doesn't change.
Reported statement Direct Order Reported Order
Go to bed! He told the child to go to bed.
Don't worry! He told her not to worry.
Be on time! He told me to be on time.
Don't smoke! He told us not to smoke.
Time Expressions with Reported Speech
It's Monday. Julie says "I'm leaving today".
If I tell someone on Monday, I say "Julie said she was leaving today".
If I tell someone on Tuesday, I say "Julie said she was leaving yesterday".
If I tell someone on Wednesday, I say "Julie said she was leaving on Monday".
If I tell someone a month later, I say "Julie said she was leaving that day".
So, there's no easy conversion. You really have to think about when the direct speech was said.
Here's a table of some possible conversions:
now then / at that time
today yesterday / that day / Tuesday / the 27th of June
yesterday the day before yesterday / the day before / Wednesday / the 5th of December
last night the night before, Thursday night
last week the week before / the previous week
tomorrow today / the next day / the following day / Friday
4. Yesterday Lan’s grandmother, Mrs. Thu , needed a plumber. A man came to her door. 
Report what the man told Mrs . Thu.
b) “I can fix the faucets” 
 He said he could fix the faucets
c) “the pipes are broken” 
 He said the pipes were broken.
d) “ New pipes are very expensive”
 He said new pipes were very expensive.
 e) “ You must pay me now”
=> He said she/Mrs. Thu had to pay him then. ______________________________________________________________________________ 
5. Our city is going to hold a festival in which people have to write poems. 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
6. Our school will hold a contest in which students have to draw pictures. 
_____________________________________________________________________________ 
7. My teacher is going to hold a contest in which students have to decorate their classrooms. 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
D. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank. 
1. John Robinson is fond of _________________places.
A crowd
B. crowds
C. crowded
D. crowding
2. Millions of Christmas cards __________________every year.
A. send
B. are sent
C. are sending
D. was sent
3. First prize was awarded ___________Jackie Stevens, the smallest girl on the team.
A. with
B. on
C. for
D. to
4. Jane saw her old friend while she ________________the street.
A. crossed
B. is crossing
C. was crossing
D. had crossed
5. He had his father ______________his Christmas card.
A. decorated
B. decorating
C. to decorate
D. decorate
6. I saw him __________the flowers in the garden.
A. watering
B. watered
C. be watered
D. is watering
7. Paul is said ____________the brightest student in the class.
A. was
B. to be
C. being
D. he was
8. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called ______contest.
A. water- fetch
B. fetching- water
C. water- fetching
D. fetch- water
9. The poem, ________by Clement Clarke Moore, became popular in the USA.
A. that is written
B. which is written
C. which was written
D. that was written
10. They tried to make a fire by ____________pieces of bamboo together.
A. adding 11. The sign warns that
 A. You should keep away from this dangerous place.
 B. You don’t keep in touch with him.
 C. I need a safe life.
 D. I want some bones because I am hungry.
12. Look at the picture. What is the festival?
A. Christmas Festival 
B. Thanksgiving Festival
C. Mid –Fall Festival
D. Lunar New Year Festival
II/ Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. ( 1.5pt)
13.He gave a humorous ...of his trip to Spain ( DESCRIBE )
14.In England Turkey is ................................................................... eaten on Christmas Day ( TRADITION ) 
15.It is a contest in which . have to cook rice .(PARTICIPATE)
16. The moon cakes have very pretty designs and a .. taste.( WONDER)
17.Thanks giving Day is usually ...on the fourth Thursday in November in the 
United States.(CELEBRATION)
18.Christmas is an important . in many countries around the world.( FESTIVE)
III/ Rearrange the given words to make meaningful sentences. ( 0.5pt)
19. said / repair/ the following day / . / John / the car / he couldn't /
..
20.have been / the floor / The dried mushrooms/ all over / . / scattered / 
IV. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5pts)
Hello. My name's Ruth. I'm from America, and I'm Jewish. We have lots of festivals, but my favorite (21) 
____Hanukka. It takes place (22)_____December. The (23) _____ celebrates a miracle from ancient times, 
when the lights in a temple burned for eight days (24) ______ oil. So we light a candle every day (25) 
_____eight days. We have parties and we eat nice food, such as sweets and cakes. We (26) _____ visit our 
relations, and children get a lot of presents.
21. a. calls b. called c. is called d. is calling
22. a. in b. at c. On d. when
23. a. festival b. contest c. event d. prize
24. a. with b. without c. instead d. from
25. a. on b. at c. since of d. for
26. a. also b. either c. too d. all are correct
21.______ 22.______ 23._______ 24.________ 25._________ 26.__________
V. Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1.0pt)
Tet, or the Lunar New Year is celebrated on the same day as the Chinese New Year, but does not start at the same 
time. The holiday celebrates the arrival of spring. There are a lot of traditional customs including remembering 
ancestors, sending people New Year's greetings, and giving lucky money to children. It is also a good excuse for 
people to have big family reunions.
People in villages across Vietnam are working overtime to prepare food and crafts in time for the holiday. In Ho Chi 
Minh City up 68 flower markets opened on February 3 to start selling different kinds of blooms and decorative trees. 
Thousands of boats bring flowers from all over the country down the Mekong River to Ho Chi Minh's floating 
markets. Food is also big business during Tet .Tourism is also booming because of the holiday. Vietnamese travel 
agents say domestic bookings are 15 per cent higher than last year, and the number of foreign tourists will rise by 46 
per cent.
 TRUE / FALSE
27. The Chinese and Vietnamese New year start at the same time. ________
28. Tet celebrates the coming of winter. ________