Giáo án điện tử tiếng anh lớp 11 Unit 8 reading

For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year.. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blos

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Before Tet During Tet

TET

Guess the meaning of the red and bold words in the following sentences:

1 Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grand est and most important

occasion in the year.

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

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

4 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.

5 Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot

blossom is traditional in the South

6 Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year.

7 Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples , plums or

tomatoes, is also popular.

big, huge, great

1 Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grand est and

most important occasion in the year.

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

connected with farming

The state of being

excited

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

băng rôn, biểu ngữ

4 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red

banners.

5 Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while

apricot blossom is traditional in the

South.

to speak to God, especially to give thanks or ask for

help

6 Many people go to the pagoda to pray

for a happy year.

7 Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples,

Work in groups Decide whether the statements are true (T)

or false (F).

1.Tet is always on 20 th 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 According to the text, “lucky money” is given to

everyone at Tet.

5 Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and

in 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

during the whole year

sometime between 19 th Jan and 20 th Feb

agrarian people

(L1-2, P2)

(L3-4, P3)

1.When is Tet holiday in

Vietnam?

It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th

February on the Western calendar.

 They lasted for months in the past.

2.How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?

3.What do streets look like

before Tet?

They are decorated with coloured lights

and red banners

 They often buy gifts, clean and decorate

their houses and cook traditional foods

4.What do people often do

to prepare for Tet?

It is made from sticky rice, green beans and

fatty pork

5.What is banh chung made from?

 It is candied fruit such as sugared apples,

plums or tomatoes

 (Some popular activities at Tet are)

visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda,

playing games, etc

7 What are some popular

activities at Tet?

buy gifts

Visiting relatives and friends.

decorated with plants and flowers

Complete the mind map and

summarize the lesson

sometime between

19th January and 20th February

on the Western calendar

buy gifts

clean and decorate their houses cook traditional foods.

Chung cake

Candied fruits

Visiting relatives and friends.

Exchanging New Year's

wishes.

Going to the pagoda

decorated with plants and flowers

Playing some traditional games Complete the mind map and

summarize the lesson

Write about your last Tet

• How you prepared for Tet

• How you decorated your house

• Who you visited

• What special foods you ate

(Roll spring, pork pies, freeze meat )

• What activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet

Thank you for joining us !

Best wishes!