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Peach blossom Apricot blossom Kumquat tree... Guess what the bold words in the following sentences mean 1.. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the y

Buffalo fighting Boat racing

fireworks

Lion dances

Peach blossom Apricot blossom

Kumquat tree

What’s this?

Banh chung Banh tet ( sticky rice cake )

Sugared apples

Lucky money

Guess what the bold words in the following sentences mean

1 Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most

important occasion in the year

2.For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of the new year.

3 Many people go to pagoda to pray for a happy year

4 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and banners.

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

Decide whether the following statements are true

(T) or false ( F)

1.Tet is always on 20th February on the western Calendar

2 According to the text, for people everywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of the new year

3 Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays

agrarian people in Viet Nam

F T

4 According to the text, “ lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet

5 Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and the South of Vietnam

6 People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on the New Year’s Day

children

F

T

During the whole year

F

“LUCKY ANIMALS” GAME

Tell each other about your last Tet holiday,

focusing on the following main points:

• how you decorated your house

• who you visited

• what special foods you ate

• what activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet

Write the answers for Task 3 ( page 92 / textbook) Write a paragraph about your last Tet holiday