UNIT 16.1: I WANT A LARGE WEDDING
Bob: I don’t know. I didn’t know that planning a wedding would be so hard.
Cheryl: Marie, could you give us your opinion on a few things?
Marie: I’d love to. First, how many people should we invite?
Cheryl: Bob wants a small wedding.
Bob: Twenty guests would be nice.
Cheryl: I want a large wedding. About 300 people.
Bob: 300? Yesterday you said 200.
Cheryl: I have a lot of relatives who want to come.
Bob: Then there’s the location. I always thought I’d get married in a park or at the beach.
Marie: That’s so romantic!
Cheryl: I would like to get married indoors where I won’t get wet if it’s raining.
Marie: That makes sense.
Cheryl: I prefer traditional music in the ceremony.
Bob: Contemporary music.
Cheryl: I like a long ceremony and a short reception.
Bob: I want a short ceremony in a huge celebration afterwards.
Cheryl: I want a white cake.
Bob: And I want …
Marie: A chocolate cake. I know.
Bob: How are we ever gonna agree on this?
Marie: Don’t hurt yourself. Here’s an idea that might work. Plan a wedding that’s big enough to include all of Cheryl’s family. Sorry Bob. In the park, on Oak Street that has that building where you can go if it rains. You can have traditional music in the ceremony and contemporary music at the party.
And you can have 2 cakes at the reception, 1 white and 1 chocolate.
Bob: Sounds ok to me.
Cheryl: Me too.
Bob: Hey, we did it!
Cheryl: Oh yay, I am so happy.
Marie: Excuse me.
Cheryl: Oh! Marie, thank you so much.
Bob: You’re amazing. We couldn’t have done it without you.
1.Pronunciation (7 mins)
– Role play: Teacher and student take turn to read
– Listen and repeat: Student repeats after the teacher
2.Vocabulary Check (7 mins)
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How do people in Vietnam celebrate wedding party?
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What is your opinion about getting married at a young age?
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In your opinion, when is the best time for boys and girls to get married?
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Are you good at making a plan?
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What would they do in the wedding party in your country?
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Is traditional music popular in your country?
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Do you know the antonym of the word traditional?
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Do you see a lot of outdoor wedding parties in Vietnam?
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What is the ideal location for a wedding?
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3.Comprehension Check-up (7 mins)
Who are going to celebrate their wedding?
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What is the name of the groom and bride?
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Where do they want to hold their wedding? And what do they want to have in their wedding?
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Who wants to have lots of guests? How many does he/she want?
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Who wants to have traditional music in his/her wedding?
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What is the reason why Cheryl wants to get married indoors?
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Who is their helper?
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If you were Marie, what would you recommend?
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Do you think that a honeymoon is good for this couple?
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4.Draw Connections ( 7 mins)
Would you prefer traditional or contemporary music at your wedding?
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Is planning a wedding difficult?
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How many people do you want to invite for your wedding?
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Would you rather have a large wedding or a small one?
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Do you want your relatives to be at your wedding? Why or why not?
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Tell me about your ideal wedding? Indoor or outdoor? Any famous people? Wedding cake? Reception?
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What kind of music do you want to play at the ceremony?
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White cake or chocolate cake is much more suitable for Vietnamese custom?
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Who decide your wedding? Yourself or your parents?
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5.Homework
- Listen and repeat sentence by sentence at least 20 times.
- Prepare the next lesson.
If you have any questions about this lesson you can ask your teacher.
UNIT 16.2: SCENE 2
Paul: Hi! Lunchtime is over. You’re coming up to the office?
Bob: I’m too tired to go back to the office. Planning a wedding is hard work. I need a holiday.
Paul: Let’s make today a holiday. We’ll tell Mr. Evans we can’t come back to work.
Bob: That’s great idea!
Marie: What are we celebrating?
Paul: You’re getting married. How about National Wedding Day?
Bob: What happens on National Wedding Day?
Paul: I don’t know.
Why am I the one who has to think about it?
Marie: Why don’t we make it National Singles Day instead? All the married people give gifts to their single friends.
Bob: Nah…buying gifts is hard work. I wanna enjoy myself on our new holiday.
Cheryl: What about a Red Day? Everybody wears red clothes, and there’s dancing in the street that goes on all night.
Bob: How about national buy a friend another cup of coffee?
Paul: Nice try.
Mr. Evans: How about National On Time Day?
Bob: What happens on National On Time Day?
Mr. Evans: Remind one another to come back to work on time.
Paul: Happy holiday.
1.Pronunciation (7 mins)
– Role play: Teacher and student take turn to read
– Listen and repeat: Student repeats after the teacher
2.Vocabulary Check (7 mins)
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What does “over” mean? Does it mean “finish”?
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What time is your lunchtime? Do you think it’s too late or too early?
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Tell me what is hardest work you’ve done?
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How long is your Independent Holiday?
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How often do you receive gifts?
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How do you enjoy your life?
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What is National Wedding Day? Can you guess?
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Do we need to remind our colleagues to come back to work after lunchtime?
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3.Comprehension Check-up (7 mins)
What did Paul notice about lunchtime?
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Why does Bob feel too tired to go back to the office?
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What are they planning to celebrate?
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Who are going to get married?
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Paul suggested having a National Wedding Day, didn’t he?
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What does Marie suggest to celebrate?
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What does Cheryl image about Red Day?
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What do they celebrate based on Mr. Evans suggestion?
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4.Draw Connections ( 7 mins)
Did you get married?
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If yes, what did you have in your wedding?
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If not, what do you want to have in your wedding?
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Do you prefer to get married when you are young or old?
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What is the ideal age to get married?
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Do you think that we need a lot of money to hold a wedding ceremony?
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If you can afford it, do you want to celebrate your wedding in another country?
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What do you think about Vietnamese wedding ceremony? Do you like it?
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Is there any difference between a wedding in the rural and urban areas of your country?
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5.Homework
- Listen and repeat sentence by sentence at least 20 times.
- Prepare the next lesson.
If you have any questions about this lesson you can ask your teacher.