Bài giảng Tiếng anh Lớp 6 - Unit 5: Nutural wonders of the world - Lesson 3: A closer look 2

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1. Unit 5: Festivals in Viet Nam Lesson 3: A closer look 2
2. Simple and compound sentences: review 1. Write S for simple sentences and C for compound sentences. 1. I enjoy playing tennis with my friends ___ every weekend. 2. I like spring, but I don’t like the spring ___ rain. 3. I’ve been to Ha Long twice, and I ___ joined the carnival there once. 4. My family and I went to the Nha Trang ___ Sea Festival in 2011. 5. I like the Mid-Autumn Festival and look ___ forward to it every year.
3. 2. Connect each pair of sentences with an appropriate conjunction in the box to make compound sentences. and but or so yet 1. At the Mid-Autumn Festival children carry beautiful lanterns. It’s a memorable childhood experience. => At the Mid-Autumn Festival children carry beautiful lanterns, so it’s a memorable childhood experience. 2. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make chung cakes as well. => During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets, and they make chung cakes as well. 3. The Hung King’s sons offered him many special foods. Lang Lieu just brought him a chung cake and a day cake. => The Hung King’s sons offered him many special foods, but Lang Lieu just brought him a chung cake and a day cake. 4. To welcome Tet, we decorate our house with peach blossoms. We can buy a mandarin tree for a longer lasting display. => To welcome Tet, we decorate our house with peach blossoms, or we can buy a mandarin tree for a longer lasting display. 5. The Huong Pagoda Festival is always crowded. We like to go there to pray for good fortune and happiness. => The Huong Pagoda festival is always crowded, yet we like to go there to pray for good fortune and happiness.
4. 3. Connect each pair of sentences with an appropriate conjunctive adverb in the box to make compound sentences. however nevertheless moreover therefore otherwise 1. Chu Dong Tu and Giong are both legendary saints. They are worshipped for different things. => Chu Dong Tu and Giong are both legendary saints; however (nevertheless), they are worshipped for different things. 2. Tet is the most important festival in Viet Nam. Most Vietnamese return home for Tet. => Tet is the most important festival in Viet Nam; therefore, most Vietnamese return home for Tet. 3. Tet is a time for us to worship our ancestors. It’s also a time for family reunion. => Tet is a time for us to worship our ancestors; moreover, it is also a time for family reunion. 4. The Khmer believe they have to float lanterns. They may not get good luck. => The Khmer believe they have to float lanterns; otherwise, they may not get good luck. 5. The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in Viet Nam since 2007. => The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival; nevertheless (however), it has become a public holiday in Viet Nam since 2007.
5. 4. Match the dependent clauses with the independent ones to make complex sentences. Dependent clause Independent clause 1. When the An invaders came to Viet A. it is an essential part of the Nam, ceremony to worship the Water God. 2. Because quan ho is the traditional B. the three-year-old boy grew up very folk song of Bac Ninh, fast and defeated them, legend says. 3. Even though Tien Dung was a C. the crowds encourage them with daughter of the 18th Hung King, drums and gongs. 4. If a pair of cows in the Cow Racing D. only this kind of singing is allowed Festival go outside the line, at the Lim Festival. 5. Although the Buffalo-fighting E. she married a poor man, Chu Dong Festival sounds frightening, Tu. 6. While the dragon boats at Ghe Ngo F. they cannot continue the race. are racing,
6. 5. Fill each blank with one suitable subordinator when, while, even though/ although, because or if. The Elephant Race Festival is held by the Mnong people in spring in Don Village or in the forests near Srepok River, Dak Lak Province. (1) ___Because the space must be wide enough for around 10 elephants to race, villagers often choose a large, flat area. (2) ___If the race is held in the forests, the area must be without too many big trees. The elephants are led to the starting line, and (3) ___when the horn command is given, the race begins. The elephants are encouraged by the sounds of drums, gongs and the cheering crowds (4) ___while they are racing. (5) ___When an elephant wins the race, it lifts its trunk above its head and waits for its prize. (6) ___Athough / Even though the prize is small, every rider is proud to be the race winner.
7. 6. Use your own words/ ideas to complete the sentences below. Compare your sentences with a partner. 1. Although I Iike the Giong Festival, ___.I have never been there 2. Because it’s one of the most famous festivals, ___.we shouldn’t miss it 3. If you go to Soc Son, ___.you should visit Giong Temple 4. When people go to Huong Pagoda, ___.they take a lot of photos 5. While people are travelling along Yen Stream, they___ can enjoy the beautiful ___scenery of the area