unit 8: reading

It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.. Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games….. sticky rice, red beans and f

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS

Teacher: TRAN THI HIEN

Good morning everybody and welcome to our English Class

1 What is the name of the song?

2 On what occasion do people listen this song more often?

Wednesday, November 19th,2008

I Before you read :

Activity 1 What do you call these things

in English?

Match the pictures with correct words/

phrases in groups

Activity 2: Which of these activities you enjoy doing

most at Tet

a making banh chung

b decorating the house

c eating special Tet foods

d going to the flower market

e going to the pagoda

f watching fireworks

g receiving “lucky money”

h visiting relatives and friends

New words:

1 grand [grænd] :(a)=big/important

2 banner:(n) ['bænə]

3 sugared apples ['∫ugəd 'æpl] :=candied apples

4 agrarian [ə'greəriən] :(a)=connected with farming

5 pray: (v) [prei]

6 excitement [ik'saitmənt] : (n) a feel of happiness and enthusiasm

7 positive comment ['pɔzətiv 'kɔment] = good comment

8 spread(v): [spred]= last

II While you read:

Task 1: Scan the passage and decide whether the statements are True(T) or False(F) in pairs

Decide whether the statements are true(T) or False(F).

Then explain.

1. _Tet is always on 20th February on Western

calendar

2. _ According to the text, for people anywhere

in the world the beginning of spring is start

of a new year.

3. _ Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays

4. _ According to the text, “lucky money” is

given to everyone at Tet.

5. _ Kumquat trees are popular both in the

North in the South of Vietnam.

6 People try to be nice and polite to each

other because they to have good luck on New Year’s Day

sometimes between 19 th January and 20 th February

1 What do streets look like before

1 What do streets look like before Tet?

They are decorated with colored lights and red banners.

2 What do people often do to prepare for Tet?

They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.

3 What is banh chung made from?

It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.

4 What is mut?

5 What are some popular activities at Tet?

Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games….

Mut is candied fruit.

Choose the letter you like

III After you read:

1 Learn the new words by heart.

2 Write about your last Tet, using

the main points page 92 as

guideline.

T h a n k y o u

f o r j o i n i n g us

Question

1

A always between 9 th January and 20 th February

B sometimes between 19 th January and 20 th February

C sometimes between 9 th January and 20 th February

D always between 19 th January and 20 th February

10

Question

3

A decorated with a lot of traditional food

B decorated with peach blossom and apricot blossom

C decorated with colored lights and red banners.

D decorated with many plants and flowers

10

C taking part in games and various forms of entertainments

D building houses, selling goods, and cooking traditional foods

10

Question

5

A sticky rice, red beans and fatty pork

B sticky rice, sugared apples and tomatoes

C sticky rice, orange and fatty pork

D sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.

10

Question

7

Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going

to the pagoda, playing games….

10 for each activity

Lucky letter 20

Each group has two turns in choosing the letter you like If you can answer the question correctly in your turn you get 10 marks while other groups get just 5 marks There are one lucky letter and one unlucky letter If you meet lucky letter, you can get 20 marks without answering the question but if you meet the unlucky letter, you lose your turn

Good luck to you!

Game rules:

Discussion: Tell about your last Tet

kumquat tree

peach blossom

banner

pray