Unit 8. Celebrations

Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter.. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooki

Monday, December 7th 2015

Teacher: Pham Thi Hanh

Class:11B

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CELEBRATIONS

UNIT 8*:CELEBRATIONS Part A: Reading

Monday,December 7th 2015

Look at the pictures.What time of the year is it ?

Tet Holiday

A: What can you see in the picture?

B: I can see…………

Lucky money Kumquat tree Peach blossom Sticky rice cake

a Making banh chung

c Eating special Tet foods

e Going to the pagoda

g Receiving “lucky money” h Visiting relatives and friends

f Watching fireworks

d Going to the flower market

b Decorating the house

A: What do you like most at Tet?

B: I like………

Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday It is the grandest and most important occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar Tet marks the beginning of spring and , for agrarian people, the start of a new year.

Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet, however Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners Shops are full of goods People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their

houses and cooking traditional foods

Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South The kumquat tree with its ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the

country One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made from

sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork Mut, which is candied fruit such as

sugared apples,plums or tomatoes, is also popular

On the days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite to each other People

believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck

during the whole year Thus, only positive comments should be made People

visit other family members or friends, and they exchange New Year’s wishes

Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country

VOCABULARY

- Grand /grænd/ (a): hoành tráng

- Fall (fell- fallen) : The vietnamese teachers’ day falls on Wednesday this year:

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- Peach blossom (n) Hoa Đào

- Apricot blossom /'eiprikɔt/:Hoa Mai

- Excitement /ik'saitmənt/ Sự náo nức  excited/ exciting (a)

- Sticky rice: (n) Gạo Nếp

- decorate (with) /'dekəreit/ (v):Trang Hoàng

- Plum /plʌm/:Mận

- Spread over /spred/ (v): lan truyền, rộng khắp,…

- Pray (for) /prei/ (v):Cầu nguyện

- Banner /'bænə/:Băng rôn,khẩu hiệu

- Agrarian /ə'greəriən/ (a) Thuộc về nông nghiệp

1 Task 1 : Match the words or phrases with their definitions.

1 D

Task 2:Decide whether the following statements

are true (T) or false ( F)

Task 2: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

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

(I)

(I) (II)

(IV)

(III) (IV)

Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday It is the grandest

and most important occasion in the year which falls sometime

between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar Tet

marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of a

new year (I)

Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday It is the grandest

and most important occasion in the year which falls sometime

between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar Tet

marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of a

new year (I)

Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months,

but nowadays the holiday is much shorter A great deal of excitement

still builds up well before Tet, however Streets are crowded with

coloured lights and red banners Shops are full off goods People are

busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking

traditional foods (II)

On the days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite to each other People

believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck

during the whole year Thus, only positive comments should be made People visit other family members or friends, and they exchange New Year’s wishes Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes Many people go to the pagoda

to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment Tet is really a time of fun and festival throughout the country (IV)

Home are often decorared with plants and flowers at this time Peach blossom is

traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is trditional in the South The kumquat tree with ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made from sticky rice, grean

beans and fatty pork Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugarded apples, blums ot tomatoes, is also popular (III)

On the days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite to each other People

believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year Thus, only positive comments should be made People visit other family members or friends, and they exchange New Year’s wishes Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family Both

children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment Tet

is really a time of fun and festival throughout the country (IV)

Task 3: Answer the questions

Question 1:

When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

A On 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar

B Sometime on 19th January on the Western calendar

C Sometime on 20th February on the Western calendar

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

A One month

B Two months

C Over months

D Under two months

Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months,

but nowadays the holiday is much shorter A great deal of excitement

still builds up well before Tet, however Streets are crowded with

coloured lights and red banners Shops are full off goods People are

busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking

traditional foods (II)

What do the street look like before Tet?

A Full of goods

B Lots of coloured lights and red banners.

C Lots of gifts

D Full of traditional foods

Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet, however Streets are crowded with coloured lights and red banners Shops are full off goods People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods (II)

What do people often do to prepare for Tet?

A Buying gifts

B Cleaning and decorating the houses

C Cooking traditional foods

D All are correct.

Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet, however Streets are crowded with coloured lights and red banners Shops are full off goods People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods (II)

Number 5

What is banh chung made from?

A Green beans and fatty pork

B Sticky rice

C Sugared apples

D Green beans, fatty pork and sticky rice

Home are often decorared with plants and flowers at this time Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is trditional in the South The kumquat tree with ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country One of

Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made from sticky rice, grean

beans and fatty pork Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugarded apples, blums ot tomatoes, is also popular (III)

Number 6

What is mut?

A Candies B Fruits are candied C Foods are salted D sugar

Home are often decorared with plants and flowers at this time Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is trditional in the South The kumquat tree with ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made from sticky rice, grean

beans and fatty pork Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugarded apples, blums ot tomatoes, is also popular (III)

Congratulation!

-Learn vocabulary

- read and translate the text

Let’s sing to welcome a new year!