celebrations unit 8 reading

Making banh chungEating special Tet foods Going to the flower market Going to the pagoda Receiving “ Lucky money “ Visiting relatives and friends... Going to the flower market e.. F1.Tet

Teacher: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thien Huong

Class: 11

What is the name of this holiday?

Vietnamese National Day

Mid-Autumn

Festival Vietnamese Teacher’s day

Vietnamese Teacher’s day New Year’s Day

1) What time of the year is it?

2) What are the people in the picture doing?

Making banh chung

Eating special Tet foods Going to the flower market Going to the pagoda Receiving “ Lucky money “ Visiting relatives and friends

Work in pairs.

 Which activities do you enjoy doing most at Tet?

→ I enjoy…

a Making banh chung b Decorating 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

Hoa mai

Kumquat tree (n)

/'kʌmkwɔt tri:/

Cây quất

candied fruit (n)

/’kændid fru:t/

Mứt

 agrarian (adj) /ə'greəriən/

(thuộc) ruộng đất

Lucky money (n)

/'lʌki'mʌni/

Tiền lì xì

• Agrarian (adj) /ə'greəriən/

• Peach blossom (n) /pi:t∫'blɔsəm/

• Apricot blossom (n) /'eiprikɔt'blɔsəm/

• Kumquat tree (n) /'kʌmkwɔt tri:/

• Lucky money (n) /'lʌki'mʌni/

• Candied fruit (n) /’kændid fru:t/

• Sticky rice (n) /'stiki rais/

• Green beans (n) /gri:n bi:n/

• Fatty pork (n) / 'fæti pɔ:k/

Houses (n) /ˈhaʊzɪz/

Tomatoes (n) /təˈmɑːtəʊz/ Sugared (adj) /'∫ugəd/

Candied (adj) /'kændid/

Linking sounds:

Lights and / laɪts ənd /

Full of / fʊl əv /

A great deal of = Much + U ( uncountable noun )

 A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.

F

1.Tet is always on 20th February on the

Western calendar

2.According to the text, for people

anywhere in the world the beginning

of spring is the start of a new year

3.Tet used to be longer then it is nowadays

4.Kumquat trees are popular both in the

North and in the South of Vietnam

1.Tet is always on 20th February on the

Western calendar

2.According to the text, for people

anywhere in the world the beginning

of spring is the start of a new year

3.Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays

4.Kumquat trees are popular both in the

North and in the South of Vietnam

It falls sometime between 19th Jan and 20 Feb

It is just for agrarian people

Task 3: Answer the following questions.

When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

It falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February

on the Western calendar.

How long did Tet preparations and celebrations

last in the past?

Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over

months.

What is banh chung made from?

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

What is mut?

Mut is candied fruits

What do streets look like before Tet?

Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.

What do people often do to prepare for

Tet?

People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses

and cooking traditional foods.

following main points:

 how you prepared for Tet

 how you decorated your house

 who you visited

 what special foods you ate

 what activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet

Special foods eaten

o Eat Banh chung

o Eat Mut

o etc

Decorations

o Wash the house

o Clean the room

HOMEWORK:

- Learn by heart all of the new words

- Prepare for the next lesson (Speaking)