Talking about Mid-Autumn Festival

 Mid Autumn Festival = Full moon Festival

Family Reunion /ˌriːˈjuːniən/

to reunite /ˌriːjuˈnaɪt/

Example:

Today is the day of our family reunion.

Family gathering /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/

Mooncake

Lantern /ˈlæntərn/

Star shaped lantern

Lantern parade /pəˈreɪd/

Lion Dance

Dragon /ˈdræɡən/ Dance

Moon man

Moon Goddess

Banyan tree /ˈbænjən/

Jade rabbit

Mask

Kitchen God

Full Moon

To look up at the moon

Watching moon

Exchange wishes:

1. Wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

2. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! May the round moon bring you a happy family and a successful future.

Flavor

Snow skin moon cake = Snowy moon cake

Lotus seed paste /peɪst/

Red bean paste

Mung bean paste

Salted egg yolk /jəʊk/

Ube moon cake

Matcha moon cake

Ube = purple yam

Taro

Purple sweet potato

Jelly moon cake

Ancestors /ˈænsestər/

To celebrate /ˈselɪbreɪt/- celebration (noun) /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/

Bonfire party /ˈbɑːnfaɪər/

Custom (noun)

Example:

Every festival has many different customs.

Ceremony (noun) /ˈserəməʊni/ - Opening ceremony

to offer sacrifices /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ = to worship

Example:

Tomorrow, they will hold a ceremony to offer sacrifices to ancestors.

The lunar calendar

Fiesta (n) /fiˈestə/

To give someone a gift

Example:

`It’s Valentine’s Day the day after tomorrow – you have to give me a gift.

To long for = to miss

Example:

I miss my family a lot.

Tradition (noun) /trəˈdɪʃn/ - traditional (adj)

Example:

Vietnamese traditional dress is Ao Dai

Culture (noun) /ˈkʌltʃər/ - Cultural (adj)

Example:

Vietnamese culture

Colorful (a) - colorful lanterns

Primary school

Secondary school (Br.E) = Junior high school (Am.E) = Middle school (Am.E)

To participate in = to take part in = to join = to attend

Participant (noun) /pɑːrˈtɪsɪpənt/

Play the drum

Square (noun) /skwer/ - Nguyen Tat Thanh square

Visitor (noun) - Local visitors

Foreigner (noun)

Feast (noun) /fiːst/

Fireworks display /ˈfaɪərwɜːrk/ /dɪˈspleɪ/

Some of the outdoor activities for children:

Tug of war

Hide and seek

Play marbles /ˈmɑːrbl/

Play hopscotch /ˈhɑːpskɑːtʃ/

Playground

Merry go round

Sandbox /ˈsændbɑːks/

Seesaw /ˈsiː sɔː/

Swing /swɪŋ/

Slide /slaɪd/

Capture the flag /ˈkæptʃər/

Play tag

Warm up Questions

1. Do people in your country celebrate Mid Autumn festival?
2. When is Mid Autumn festival?
3. Do you have a family reunion or family gathering on Mid Autumn festival?
4. Do you often go out or stay at home on Mid Autumn festival?
5. What do you often do on Mid Autumn festival?
6. Do you often buy lanterns on Mid Autumn festival?
7. What’s your favorite lantern?
8. Have you ever joined any Lantern parade before?
9. Do your schools win any prizes for the lanterns?
10. Do you often watch Lion dance or Dragon dance?
11. Do you love watching Full moon?
12. Do you know Moon man and Moon goddess?
13. What food do you often eat on Mid Autumn festival?
14. Do your parents give you gifts?
15. What gifts do your parents often give you?
16. Do you often exchange wishes?
17. Who do you exchange wishes with?
18. Do you often eat mooncakes?
19. What flavor of mooncakes do you like?
20. Do you like Snow skin or Jelly mooncakes?
21. Which songs do you often sing or listen to on Mid Autumn festival?
22. What traditional games do you often play on Mid Autumn festival?

Conversation:

Student A: Student A: What’s your favorite festival?

Student B: I like Tet

Student A: Student A: When is Tet?

Student B: It’s on January 1st of the lunar calendar

Student A: Student A: What do you often do during Tet?

Student B: I often help my parents decorate our house. We go shopping to buy new clothes and shoes. Children often have lucky money. We also go to the flower market and visit relatives’ houses

Student A: Student A: What food do you often have during Tet?

Student B: We often eat sticky rice with mung bean and pork,Student B: We often eat sticky rice with mung bean and pork, fried spring rolls, Vietnamese hams, soup and so on.

Student A: Wow, that’s cool.

Student B: How about you? Student B: How about you? What’s your favorite festival?

Student A: I like Mid Autumn festival

Student B: Student B: When is it?

Student A: It’s on August 15th of the Lunar calendar.

Student B: Student B: What do you often do during Mid Autumn festival?

Student A: We often get together and have dinner. Sometimes we hang out together and watch the lion dance.

Student B: Student B: What food do you often have during Mid Autumn festival?

Student A: We often have moon cakes and drink hot tea. I love matcha and lotus seed moon cake.