Đề cương ôn thi môn Tiếng anh Lớp 7 - Unit 9: Festivals around the world

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1. UNIT 9. FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD A. PHONETICS I. Put the words in the correct column attend lantern tourist parade common event prepare costume enjoy gather pumpkin compete firework perform diverse First-stressed pattern Second-stressed pattern II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 1. A. famous B. asleep C. report D. machine 2. A. prepare B. complete C. perform D. gather 3. A. artist B. blossom C. about D. dancer 4. A. happen B. balloon C. samba D. joyful 5. A. turkey B. abroad C. bamboo D. prefer B. VOCABULARY I. Match the festivals with their activities. Festivals Main activities 1. Christmas a. People race downhill to catch cheese. 2. Mid-Autumn Festival b. People celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. 3. Thanksgiving c. People give thanks for what they have and get together for a meal. 4. Cheese-rolling d. People celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 5. Easter e. People see beautiful tulip floats and dancing performances. 6. Tulip Festival f. People put lanterns outside their homes to scare bad spirits and ghosts. 7. Cannes Film Festival g. Directors, stars, critics come to watch new films and award prizes for the best ones. 8. Halloween h. People reunite with family, eat moon cakes, light lanterns II. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from the box. lions dance candy apples Easter Bunny moon cakes costumes Golden Palm turkey feast floats gathering
2. 1. Thanksgiving meal typically includes ___, bread stuffing, potatoes, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. 2. Nowadays, Easter is commonly associated with decorating eggs or participating in egg hunts, as well as the ___. 3. The ___ is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. 4. People wear ___ and parade through the street, playing samba music and dancing in the Rio Carnival. 5. It is the custom of the villagers to have a great ___ after the harvesting. 6. For a long time, ___ have become a traditional dish during the Mid-Autumn Festival. 7. India's Kumbh Mela festival is often considered as the world's largest ___ of people. 8. ___ are a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and some other Asian countries. 9. ___, covered in caramel or chocolate and nuts, are popular Halloween treats in North America. 10. More than one million people enjoy the colourful flower ___ in Keukenhof Flower Parade event. III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 1. Carving ___ into jack-o’-lanterns is a popular Halloween tradition. A. eggs B. pumpkins C. apples D. candles 2. During the carnival, a lot of beautiful dancers ___ samba on the streets. A. performed B. competed C. celebrated D. paraded 3. The ___ is truly special with a lot of identical twins dressed alike. A. La Tomatina B. Lim Festival C. Tulip Festival D. Twins Day Festival 4. The city will have a ten-minute long ___ display on New Year's Eve. A. fireworks B. costumes C. feast D. parade 5. The winners at the Cannes Film Festival were chosen by ___. A. directors B. a panel of judges C. actors D. actresses 6. Turkey is the most common main dish of a Thanksgiving ___. A. festival B. celebration C. feast D. holiday 7. At ___, children are given plastic eggs filled with small toys, candies or coins. A. Christmas B. Halloween C. Thanksgiving D. Easter 8. Flower Festival in Da Lat usually ___ at the end of December.
3. A. takes place B. celebrates C. holds D. hosts 9. Tet is a time for Vietnamese people to welcome the ___ New Year. A. Moon B. Happy C. Lunar D. Calendar 10. One important event during the Mid-Autumn Festival is ___ dancing. A. cat B. lion C. turkey D. bunny C. GRAMMAR I. Choose the correct answers. 1. ___ (Will/ Are) you buy a birthday present for Brian? 2. ___ (Is/ Did) Mr. Noris spend his last vacation in Italy? 3. ___ (Do/ Can) you really like Easter more than Christmas? 4. ___ (Are/ Is) you going to leave home for the party? 5. ___ (Does/ Is) the Rio Carnival a festival of Brazilians? 6. ___ (Do/ Does) she want to prepare the Christmas tree? 7. ___ (Will/ Was) you celebrate New Year’s Eve with fireworks? 8. ___ (Were/ Did) you late for the opening ceremony? 9. ___ (Are/ Do) they hold the fireworks display festival in your city? 10. ___ (Can/ Are) you tell 50 most famous festivals in the world? II. Make question sentences. Then write short answers. EX: The festival takes place every two years, (no) Does the festival take place every two years? - No, it doesn't. 1. They organise the festival to say thanks to the gods. (yes) ___. 2. She intends to celebrate the New Year's Eve at home. (no) ___. 3. We will prepare for Tet with lots of food and drinks. (yes) ___. 4. Hoi Mua Festival takes place every July. (no) ___. 5. Tourists played folk games with the villagers for the prizes. (no) ___. 6. They cancelled the fireworks display on New Year's Eve some hours ago. (yes) ___.
4. 7. The organisers will celebrate Lantern Festival in a modern way. (no) ___. 8. I would like to go to a festival with friends of the same age. (yes) ___. 9. Glasgow began an annual Saint Patrick’s Day in 2007. (yes) ___. 10. Japanese people hold the Festival for the Dead twice a year. (no) ___. III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 1. ___ Thai people celebrate Songkran Water Festival in April? A. Is B. Does C. Are D. Do 2. ___ you ready to have an unforgettable time in Halloween music class? A. Would B. Did C. Should D. Are 3. ___ the Perfume Pagoda Festival take place in the North of Viet Nam? A. Does B. Do C. Are D. Is 4. ___ me the nearest way to the night market, please? A. You can tell B. Can't tell you C. Can you tell D. You can't tell 5. ___ necessary for teenagers to celebrate Valentine's day? A. Did it B. Do they C. Is it D. Does it 6. If they can't organise the festival on the ground, ___ they do it in the air? A. are B. do C. did D. will 7. ___ greatest personalities go to Cannes Film Festival every year? A. Were B. Do C. Are D. Be 8. ___ he prepare for Chistmas season with only a Christmas tree? A. Will B. Was C. Is D. Were 9. ___ Holi Festival in India the most colourful festival in the world? A. Can B. Is C. Be D. Should 10. ___ we wait out here, or ___ we go in? A. Should - should B. Are - are C. Do - did D. Did – do IV. Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 1. Did you stayed (A) in a (B) resort during (C) your vacation in (D) Thailand?
5. 2. Is it (A) a traditional (B) in America to eat (C) turkey on (D) Thanksgiving Day? 3. Do (A) she spend (B) a week in (C) Spain participating in (D) the festival last year? 4. Will (A) you buy a (B) big Christmas tree and (C) has (D) lots of decorations? 5. Do (A) they hold (B) the Festival for the Dead once (C) a year in Japanese (D)? 6. Must it be (A) amazing to throw (B) tomatoes to (C) one another in (D) the La Tomatina? 7. Does she accept (A) to hostess (B) my birthday celebration (C) this evening Saturday (D)? 8. Did (A) you interested in (B) festivals celebrated (C) by holding (D) street parades and bonfires? 9. Can (A) tourists join (B) in and danced (C) with samba dancers (D) on the street in the Rio Carnival? 10. Were (A) only local (B) residents allowed to participation (C) in the (D) Hoa Ban Festival? D. SPEAKING I. Match the sentences. A B 1. We’re going to discuss our festival project. a. So do I. The colours make them become friends. 2. What type of festival is the ‘Festival of b. Where should we find them? Lights’? 3. I like the way people play with colours in the c. Yes, there are some. Holi Festival. 4. Is Christmas a religious festival or a seasonal d. Which festival do you choose for your project? festival? 5. We need to find photos of ten festivals. e. Because I went out to enjoy the Mid-Autumn 6. I called you last night, but there was no Festival with my classmates. answer. f. Is it about comics, animations and cartoons? 7. Are there festivals for children in your g. It is red with rivers of tomato juice. country? 8. How is the town after the tomato throwing? h. Yes, they do. 9. Comic-Con in the US is also a festival. i. It’s a religious festival. 10. Do they have a big dinner at Thanksgiving? j. I think it’s both of them. II. Put the sentences in order to make a conversation. ___ Yes, I really like fireworks. Their colours and shapes look beautiful! The sounds are also awesome. ___ But there isn't always fireworks display at all holidays, and the past fireworks festivals weren’t held in my place.
6.  I often watch fireworks at Tet. ___ Yes, I have. But I’ve never been there. ___ Really? You seem to like fireworks a lot. ___ You don’t have to wait for Tet to enjoy it. There are several fireworks displays on national holidays, or sometimes you can go to a fireworks festival. ___ You should visit Da Nang City at the festival time. It’s wonderful! ___ Yeah, I can imagine it. ___ Have you heard about Da Nang Fireworks Festival? E. READING I. Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE. Yee Peng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai, sometimes called Yi Peng Festival, is celebrated on the full moon of the twelfth Thailand lunar month every year, which is normally in November. The festival is held as part of Loy Krathong celebrations. During the festive time, locals’ homes and public places are decorated with colourful hanging lanterns and flag decorations. The act of releasing the lanterns means that all bad lucks and misfortunes in the previous year will go away, and Buddhists also believe that if they make a wish when launching the lantern, it will come true. As part of this festival of lights, there are plenty of other activities that happen all over Chiang Mai. These include traditional Thai dance shows, Yee Peng parades around the Old City gate and down Tha Phae road, and live music. 1. Yee Peng Lantern Festival is held in Thailand. ___ 2. Loy Krathong Festival is another name of Yee Peng Festival. ___ 3. Yee Peng Lantern Festival is held on a full moon day. ___ 4. Many people decorate their houses with lanterns during this time. ___ 5. Releasing the lanterns means bad things in the next year will disappear. ___ 6. People believe their wishes will come true when launching a lantern. ___ 7. There aren’t parades in Chiang Mai in the Yee Peng festival. ___ 8. Thai people perform modern dances as part of the festival. ___ II. Fill in each blank with a word from the box. participate comedians organised performing performers organisation annually for Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or The Fringe, is the world’s largest arts festival. It takes place (1)
7. ___ in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The festival lasts (2) ___ three weeks in August. It was first (3) ___ in 1947. Edinburgh Festival Fringe is an open (4) ___ arts festival. Anyone may (5) ___ with any type of performance such as comedy, dance, opera, concert Comedy is the largest type because many (6) ___ want to win the famous Edinburgh Comedy Awards. The Festival Fringe Society is the (7) ___ that holds the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. They prepare the programmes, provide services, sell tickets to visitors and audiences, and help (8) ___ and participants during their time at the event. F. WRITING I. Write complete sentences using the prompts given. 1. There/ be/ a lot of/ festivals/ around/ world ___. 2. People/ usually/ have/ celebratory drinks/ special occasions ___. 3. the Perfume Pagoda Festival/ Viet Nam/ take place/ January? ___. 4. they/ celebrate/ the festival/ August 15th of the lunar calendar? ___. 5. A lot of people/ go/ Cusco in Peru/ attend/ Festival of the Sun ___. 6. Children/ eat/ moon cakes/ cake/ sing/ traditional songs/ Mid-Autumn Festival ___. 7. Easter/ be/ important/ Christian festival/ holiday ___. 8. How/ people/ celebrate/ new year/ in/ your place? ___. II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. 1. How beautiful the samba dancers are! The samba 2. Eric Clapton plays the guitar very well. Eric Clapton is very good 3. Does the film festival have an award show?
8. Is there? 4. Seeing a parade of flower floats is interesting. It’s interesting 5. Can you tell me when the Annual Harvest Festival will take place? Would you mind 6. Why don’t you go and watch the show with US? Would you like 7. No other music festival is as big and famous as the Rio Carnival. The Rio Carnival is the 8. Watching fireworks on TV isn’t as interesting as watching them in real life. Watching fireworks in real life is