Unit 5: Festival & Holiday

Discuss.
Hãy thảo luận.

1. Make a list of some of the festivals and holidays in your country. 2. Compare your list with your neighbour’s. Are they similar? Which ones are different? 3. Tell the rest of the class about your list. Make a class list of all the festivals and holidays you have thought of. If you know of any special holidays in other countries, add them to the list. 4. Look at your list again. Which of the festivals and holidays are religious? Which ones are related to the different seasons of the year? Are any of them national days? 5. Of course, not all special days are holidays. Here are some days which are special in Britain. Some are holidays and some are not.

     Discuss each date. What is it called? Is it a holiday? What do people do then? Is it a special day in your country?

Mark your holiday preferences in the following table.
Hãy đánh dấu vào bảng đề cập đến sở thích về các kỳ nghỉ dưới đây.

Type of Holiday	Like	Neutral	Dislike
Sunbathing by the sea
Touring historical sites
Going overseas
Walking through mountains
Bungee jumping
Sailing
Shopping
Staying at a hotel
Camping
Joining an adventure holiday

Now let’s share ideas with your partners.
Bây giờ hãy chia xẻ ý kiến của mình với các bạn.

Discuss.
Hãy thảo luận.
1. Read this article about people going on holiday. Which things are people worried about? Which things do they like about holidays?

2. Make a list of all the good points and bad points about going on holiday. Add your own ideas. Tell the rest of the class about your list.

Brainstorm.
Hãy động não.

1. Have you ever been a guest in someone's house in a foreign or in your home country?
If ever, so when?
Why?
What happened?
2. On what occasions do people entertain guests in your country? At what time of the day? What sorts of preparation are there? Should the guests bring with them a present?
Design parties.
Hãy thiết kế những buổi tiệc.
Entertaining guests.

Occasion	Time of day	Preparation	Anything to bring

3. Look at these pictures. Do you think they are friends, college or business partners?

4. Below are three descriptions of how people entertain guests in their countries. Sumie is from Japan, Rosa is from Spain and Leslie is from the United States.
 In my country, Japan, usually we invite guests home at the weekend, in the early evening, about seven o'clock. Before they come, we must tidy the front garden and clean the entrance hall. Then we must spray it all with water to show that we welcome guests with cleanliness. The guests usually bring presents and then when they give you the present they say, "I'm sorry this is such a small present”, but in fact they have chosen the present very carefully. When the meal is ready, the hostess says, "We have nothing special for you today but you are welcome to come this way". You can see that in Japan you should try to be modest and you should not show off too much. If you don't understand our culture you will think this is very strange.
When we have foreign guests we try to serve traditional Japanese meals like sushi, tempura, or sukiyaki but when we have Japanese guests, we serve all kind of food such as spaghetti, Chinese food or steaks. When guests leave, the host and hostess see them out of the house and wait until their car turns the corner of the street; they wait until they can't see them anymore.
 I come from Spain. At home what we love most is going out to eat in bars and restaurants. There is a big choice and you can go from one bar to another trying different things and having a few drinks, usually wine or beer. But sometimes we also like to invite people to our home.
I usually invite my friends for an informal meal. I cook Spanish omelet, which is made with potatoes, onions and eggs, fried in olive oil. Then we have things like cheese, ham called Jabugo, something delicious and worth trying. And then things like olives, anchovies, mussels. We drink wine or beer. Some people may bring a bottle of wine or something for pudding. We usually meet late in the evening, about eight-thirty or nine. Of course we dress casually; we just want to be relaxed and comfortable, and talk and laugh together.
 I'm from the United States. Sometimes when our family gets together with other families, we have what's called a "pot luck supper", which can take place in the evening or even at lunchtime. This is an informal occasion held perhaps in someone's garden, so people dress casually but nicely. Invitations can be written or made by phone, and each person is asked to bring a dish of food. They're given a choice of starter, main course, salad or vegetable, or dessert. The hostess knows how many of each kind of dish she needs but not exactly what the guests will bring. This is why it is called 'pot luck', as it is a lovely surprise, holding a dinner party without knowing what you are going to feed your guests. As the guests arrive, they put their dish, or pot as it is used to be called, on the table and the meal is served buffet-style, and drinks are provided, although some guests might bring a bottle of wine as a present.
I really enjoy this kind of entertaining; It's a fun, relaxed way of getting together with friends.

Discuss.
Hãy thảo luận.
1. Look at what these businesspeople say about entertaining customs in their countries. How much do you think it's the same in your country?

2. Look at these sentences and discuss whether they are true [T] or false [F]?
1. It's often difficult for American women to invite their business partners to dinner.
2. It's very important to see your business partner socially.
3. Businessmen enjoy playing sports with women.
4. If you see a woman with a man in a restaurant it can't be business.
5. Business lunches are often difficult to arrange.
6. You should never take your business partners to the same restaurant as your colleagues.
Now read this article by an American businesswoman and see if you are right.
Bây giờ hãy đọc bài báo của một nữ thương gia người Mỹ sau và xem thử ý kiến của bạn có đúng không.
 In the world of business, it is not always easy for women to do the same thing as men. Consider the following dinner.
In order to do the job well, it's important to sometimes see clients and business contacts away from the office. In a more relaxed atmosphere, you can get to know your business partner better. In the end, after all, people do business with people they like.

Women start out at a disadvantage because, unless you're Nancy Lopez or Martina Navratilova, it's tough to invite men out for a game of golf or tennis. Men usually prefer to play sports with other men.

You might think that restaurants are the perfect playing field. But they can be dangerous ground. If people from the office see two men they know having dinner together, they think it's business. If colleagues see a woman dining with a man, they often wonder if it's another kind of business.

I'm still looking for the perfect solution. Breakfasts are out because I find it impossible to be pleasant at 7 AM over a bowl of muesli. I love lunching, but that's usually a bad time for busy people, especially if they are on the road. So that brings us back to dinner.
One answer is to take another colleague or client to the dinner so that no one can think it a tete-a-tete. Of course, this isn't always convenient. So when I can't do this, I take guys out for dinner one-on-one o places where I’m most likely to see colleagues. The more your colleagues see you doing working dinners with different men, the more they know it is part of your business style.
Discuss.
Hãy thảo luận.
- Do you agree with the writer's opinions? Why / why not?
- How can you envisage the image of a businesswoman entertaining her clients in a restaurant? Is that image socially accepted?

Think over.
Hãy suy ngẫm.
1. How often do you eat out? When you go to a restaurant, which of the following is the most important to you?
elegant surroundings
lively atmosphere
romantic atmosphere
good food
efficient service
low prices
2. Look at the three situations below.
1 A meal out with your husband / wife / boyfriend / girlfriend.
2 A meal with an important business client.
3 A celebration with a large group of colleagues from work.
Now put the things from the list in (1) in order of importance for you (1 = most important) in the three situations.

Situation 1	Situation 2	Situation 3

Share ideas about these points with the others.
Chia xẻ ý kiến về những đề tài sau với các bạn.
1. Imagine you can go on holiday for a month. You can go wherever you like and spend as much money as you want. What kind of holiday would you choose? Write down your ideal holiday.
2. Imagine you’re going on a month’s holiday travelling around Europe by train. What problems might you encounter? Make a list. What precautions would you take?
3. What would be the best way for a visitor without a car to travel round your country visiting places of interest?
4. Talk about your last holiday or a holiday you remember because it was special.
5. Why do so many people eat out nowadays? What is considered important when eating out?
6. What do you think about a businesswoman taking a client to dinner? Does that image embarrass you? Why / why not?
7. Is entertaining friends a must or a leisure? Don’t you think that entertaining friends is a waste of time and money?