slide 1 look at the pictures what time of the year is it tet holiday christmas teachers’ day mid – autumn festival valetine’s day unit 8 can you tell me about these activities which you enjoy doing

 Visiting friends & other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games…. What are some popular activities at Tet ?.[r]

Look at the pictures.What time

of the year is it ?

Christmas

Mid – Autumn Festival

Unit 8:

Can you tell me about these activities

which you enjoy doing most at Tet ?

a eating special Tet foods d.going to the flower market

b going to the pagoda e visiting relatives & friends

c receiving “lucky money” f watching fireworks

d making banh chung g.decorating the house

Lunar New Year ['lu:nə] (n): Tết Âm Lịch

Agrarian /ə’gregreəriən/(adj): Liên quan đến nông nghiệp

Peach blossom [pi:t∫'bl ɔsəm] (n) Hoa Đào

apricot blossom ['eiprikɔt 'bl ɔsəm] (n) Hoa Mai

kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n)

candied fruit /’grekændid fru:t/ (n) Mứt

lucky money (n) Tiền Lì Xì

* Lunar New Year

Checking Vocabulary

 Task 1 : Decide whether the statements are true

(T) or false (F)

1 _ Tet is always on 20th February on Western calendar 2. _ According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is 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 Day

 Task 2 : Answer the following questions

1 When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

2 How long did Tet preparation 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?

LUCKY CELEBRATION

When is Tet holiday

in Vietnam?

It’s sometimes between 19th January and 20th Fecbuary

What do streets look like

before Tet?

 They are decorated with coloured lights and

red banners

 It is candied fruit

What is mut?

 Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to

be spread over months

How long did Tet preparation and celebrations last in the

past?

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

What is banh chung

made from?

 They buy gifts, clean & decorate their

houses & cook traditional foods

What do people do

to prepare for Tet?

 Work in pairs : Ask and answer about

your last Tet holiday

Last Tet holiday

How you prepared?

(cleaned up , decorated the house …)

Who you visited ?

(relatives, teachers, friends… )

What special foods you ate

(banh chung, candied fruit…)

What activities you

Write about your last Tet, using what you have just said.

 Visiting friends & other family members,

exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games…

What are some popular

activities at Tet ?