1. ACTIVITY 1. WARM UP ( 3’- 5’)

a. Objectives:

- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson

- To lead in the lesson.

b. Content: To have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new lesson.

c. Outcome: Having a chance to speak English. Describe the festival.

d. Organisation : Teacher’s instructions …

Teacher’s Student’s activities

Content

+ Greeting

+ Asking questions:

- Write some festivals on the board (Mid-Autumn Festival, Huong Pagoda Festival, Tea Festival, Village Festival, etc.). Ask Ss if they have ever taken part in any of these festivals. Alternatively, if there is a popular local festival in their home town, encourage Ss to name it.

- Ask Ss to describe one of the festivals above (when and where it is, what activities there are, what their families or they often do at that time).

-Record the ideas on part of the board.

- Lead into the new lesson: Reading and Speaking lesson about a festival day and a family event.

Introduce the objectives of the lesson. Write the objectives in the top-left corner of the board

+ Greeting ; T_Ss , Ss – Ss

· Ask and answer

Questions:

1. Have you ever been to a Festival?

2. Do you like it? (Do you know any festivals?)

3. Can you describe it? (When and Where is the festival celebrated? What activities there are? What do you and your family do during the festival?)

Suggested answers:

1. Yes, I have been to the Full Moon festival,... / No, I haven’t

2. Yes, I do / No, I don’t

3. I celebrated the Full Moon festival on the 15th day of the 8th Lunar Month in our country.

We can eat moon cake during this Festival. We can give gifts to others. We can appreciate the Moon,….

- Open the book and write the tittle of the lesson.