Unit 8- celebrations- reading- 11CB

All the people try to come back their homes to gather with their family members.. Lễ hội to make sth more beautiful chín quả, chín muồi, chín chắn ảnh hưởng to lie from..... 2 According

Work in groups:

What is the festival in Vietnam?

1 It is one of the most important events

for a family in a year

2 All the people try to come back their

homes to gather with their family

members

3 It takes place in January

4 It names begins with the letter “T”

UNIT 8

A- Reading

Look at the pictures in the textbook and work

in pairs to discuss the questions

Which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet

a making banh chung

b decorating the house

c eating special Tet foods

d going to the flower market

e going to the pagoda

f watching fireworks

g receiving “lucky money”

h visiting relatives and friends

1 Celebration (n)- celebrate (v):

Eg: Tet is one of the most important celebrations in

Vietnam.

2 To decorate (v)- decoration (n):

3 To fall between and (v):

4 To spread (v) :

5 To be full of (vphr)

6 Ripe (adj):

7 Influence (v,n):

8 Positive (adj)

Eg: You have a positive comment on this school, it

means that your comment for this school is good.

Lễ hội

to make sth more beautiful

chín (quả), chín muồi, chín chắn

ảnh hưởng

to lie from to

to last, to widen

to have a lot of

Peach Blossom

Apricot Blossom

Kumquat tree

WHILE YOU READ

1 grand:

2 agrarian:

3 banner:

4 pray:

5 sugared apples:

6 excitement:

TASK 1: Finding words’ meaning

to, lớn, hoàng tráng, quan trọng

thuộc về nghề nông

băng rôn cầu nguyện

mứt táo

sự háo hức, sự thích thú

Statements T F

1 Tet is always on 20 th February on the Western calendar.

2 According to the text, for people anywhere on 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 in New Year’s Day.

WHILE YOU READ

TASK 2: Decide whether the statements are

true (T) or false (F).

It falls between 19 th Jan and 20 Feb (line 3, paragraph 1)

It is just for agrarian people (line 4, paragraph 1)

it tends to be given to children (line 5-6, paragraph 4)

Line 2, paragraph 2

It influences during the whole year (Line 1-3, paragraph 4)

Line 4, paragraph 3

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 often do to prepare for Tet?

5 What is banh chung made from?

6 What is mut?

7 What are some popular activities at Tet?

WHILE YOU READ

Task 3: Answer the questions

Task 3: Answer the questions

1 When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

February on the Western calendar.

2 How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last

in the past?

It used to be spread over months.

3 What do streets look like before Tet?

Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.

4 What do people often do to prepare for Tet?

People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and

decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.

Task 3: Answer the questions

5 What is banh chung made from?

It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.

6 What is mut?

It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes.

7 What are some popular activities at Tet?

Visiting other family members or friends, exchange wishes, giving “lucky money” to children, going to the pagoda, taking part in games

AFTER YOU READ

• 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