Unit8.READINGHG2

Decide whether the statements are true T or false F.1.Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world, the beginning of s

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E Mid – Autumn Festival

D Women’s Day A Valentine’s Day

Friday, November 19th, 2010

Part A: Reading

1.What time of the year is it?

2 What are the people in the picture doing?

3 What else do you see in the picture?

Part A: Reading

d going to the flower market

b decorating the house

a making banh chung

c eating special Tet foods

e going to the pagoda

g receiving “lucky money”

4 Which of these activities do you enjoy most?

Ex: I enjoy watching fireworks most.

Part A: Reading

agrarian /ә’greәriәn/(a): thuộc về n«ng nghiÖp

Ex: Tet is the grandest occasion in the year

peach blossom [pi:t∫'bl s m] ɔ ə (n): hoa đào

apricot blossom ['eiprik t 'bl ɔ s m] ɔ ə (n): hoa mai

kumquat tree ['k mkw t ʌ ɔ tri:] (n.p):

candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/(n.p): mứt

green bean /gri:n bi:n/ (n.p) : đậu xanh

lucky money /‘l k ʌ i mʌni/ (n): tiền lì xì

pray /prei/ (v): cầu nguyện

comments /’k ments/(n) : ɔ lời nhận xét

fireworks /‘faiəwэ:ks/(n): pháo hoa

banner /'bænə / (n): băng rôn, biểu ngữ

excitement sự nô nức

Ex: A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet

/ik’saitm nt/(n) : ə

/ә’greәriәn/ (a) : thuộc về n«ng nghiÖp

/pi:t∫'bl sәmɔ / (n.p) : hoa đào/'eiprik t 'bl sәmɔ ɔ / (n.p) : hoa mai

: cầu nguyện

pray /prei/ (v)

: tiền lì xì

lucky money /’lʌki ’mʌni/ (n.p)

: đậu xanh

fireworks : pháo hoa

: sự nô nức

grand : to lớn, hoành tráng

Part A: Reading

Activity3 Work in pairs

Match the words or phrases on the left with their Vietnamese equivalent on the right

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Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS

Part A: Reading

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Part A: Reading

Activity1(Task 2, page 92) Work in groups Decide whether the 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 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

Activity 2(Task 3, Page 92) Work in pairs Ask and answer the following questions.

1 When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

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

3.What do streets look like before Tet?

4.What do people do to prepare for Tet?

5.What is banh chung made from?

6.What is mut ?

7.What are some popular activitives at Tet ?

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.

6.What is mut ?

 ( 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?

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Part A: Reading

Remember to do your homework!

• Learn the new words by heart.

• Write about your last Tet, using what you

have just learned from the reading text.

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