Giáo án điện tử tiếng anh lớp 11 unit 8 reading rat hay

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Teacher : Tran Thi Minh Man

Class : 11G Tet Holiday

making banhchung eating special Tet foods going to the pagoda receiving “lucky money”

decorating the house going to the flower market watching fireworks visiting relatives & friends

Look at the pictures and tell your partner which of these activities you

enjoy doing most at Tet ?

I BEFORE YOU READ:

unit 8: Celebrations

Part A: Reading

• Lunar New Year ['lu:nə njujiə] (n)

:Tết âm lịch : hoa đào

: hoa mai : cây quất : mứt

: tiền mừng tuổi

I Before you read

vocabulary

They are celebating a Lunar New Year

peach blossom (n)

apricot blossom (n)

kumquat tree (n)

candied fruit (n)

lucky money (n)

Fireworks

Fatty pork

Sticky rice

II While you read

Task 1 Find what the following

words mean in the text

1 grand: 2 agrarian:

3 banner: 4 pray:

5 Sugared apples: 6 excitement:

Task 1: Find what the following words mean in the text.

mứt táo

sự nô nức, nhộn nhịp

banner

pray

Sugared apples

Agrarian (a)

Task 2: Decide whether the statements

are true or false

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 the year

3 Tet used to be longer than it is now

4 “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 New Year’s Day

Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true or false

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 the year

3 Tet used to be longer than it is now

4 Lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet

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

Task 3: Answer the following questions

1 when is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

2 How long did Tet’s preparations and

celebrations last in the past ?

3 What do streets look like before Tet ?

4 What do people often do to prepare for Tet?

5 What is banh chung made from ?

6/ What is Tet ?

1/ When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar (lines 1,2,3 paragraph 1)

They used to be spread over months.

(line 1, paragraph 2)

2/ How long did Tet’s preparations and celebrations

last in the past ?

They are decorated with colored lights and red banners.(lines 3,4 paragraph 2)

3/ What do streets look like before Tet ?

They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses

and cook traditional foods.(lines 4,5 paragraph 2)4/ What do people often do to prepare for Tet ?

It’s made from sticky rice, green beans and

fatty pork (lines 5,6 paragraph 3)

5/ What is banh chung made from ?

6/ What is mut ?

Mut is candied fruit such as sugared apples,

plums or tomatoes.(lines 6,7 paragraph 4)

Visiting friends and other family members,

exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing

games, etc

7/ What are some popular activities at Tet?

After you read: Work in groups of 6,

talking about your last Tet holiday

house

ate

enjoyed doing most during

Tet Mid Autumn Festival Christmas

SOME CELEBRATIONS IN VIETNAM

1 Learn by heart all the new words.

2 Read the passage and do task 1,2,3 again

3 Prepare speaking lesson.

Goodbye! Have

a nice day