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Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular.. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet...[r]

Observe the pictures, listen to a song and answer these questions.

1 What is the name of the song?

2 When do you often sing or listen to it?

1) What is the name of the song?

2) When do you often sing or listen to it?

HAPPY NEW YEAR

TET

Unit 8: Celebrations

A: Reading

Period 49

Objectives:

a Knowledge: Talk about the celebration of Tet in

Vietnam as well as its traditional customs

b Skills: Scanning, guessing meaning in context

c Attitude: To understand how important a celebration to a country and must know how to preserve it

Contents:

Before you read

While you read

After you read

1 Do you like Tet holiday?

2 What activities do you usually do at Tet?

Activities 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

h visiting relatives and friends

f watching fireworks

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”

Which of these activities do you enjoy most?

Ex: I enjoy watching fireworks most.

Guess the meanings of the following words or phrases.

1 peach blossom /pi:t∫'blɔsəm/ (n.p): hoa đào

2 apricot blossom ['æprikɔt 'bl ɔsəm] (n.p) hoa mai

3 kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n.p):

cây quất

4 candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/ (n) Mứt

5 lucky money /’lʌki ’mʌni/ (n) Tiền lì xì

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

7 positive comment /'pɔzətiv 'kɔment/ :lời nói tốt đẹp

1 peach blossom /pi:t∫'blɔsəm/

2 apricot blossom /'æprikɔt 'blɔsəm/

: hoa đào : hoa mai : cây quất : mứt

4 candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/

5 green bean /gri:n bi:n/

: tiền lì xì

6 lucky money /’lʌki ’mʌni/

: đậu xanh

7 positive comment /'pɔzətiv 'kɔment/ :lời nói tốt đẹp

3 kumquat tree /'kʌmkwɔt tri:/

: tiền lì xì

Task 1 : 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 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red

banners.

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

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

plums or tomatoes, is also popular.

6 A great deal of excitement still builds up well before

Tet.

trọng đại

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

Task 1

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

Task 1

thuộc về nghề nông, nông dân

băng rôn, biểu ngư

3 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red

banners.

Task 1

cầu nguyện

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

Task 1

Task 1

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

plums or tomatoes, is also popular táo dầm đường

sự nô nức,niềm vui thích,nhộn nhịp

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

Task 1

Task 1: Guess the meaning of the red 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 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.

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

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

tomatoes, is also popular.

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

trọng đại

Sự nô nức

thuộc về nghề nông, nông dân

băng rôn, khẩu hiệu

cầu nguyện

táo dầm đường

Task 2 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)

Task 3 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 activities at Tet ?

III: After you read Further practice:

Exercise 1:Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced

differently from that of the others.

1.a country b lunar c luck d plum

3 a exchange b children c peach d machine

4 a die b decide c agrarian d polite

Exercise:2 Choose the best answer

1 Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.

a gardeners b planters c farmers d highlanders

2 In Britain and America, it is for everybody to sing 'Auld Lang Syne'

on New Year's Eve.

a tradition b traditional c traditionally d traditionalism

3 Children are always about Tet holiday.

4.Family members who live apart try to get together Tet.

a in b at c on during

5 Vietnamese people usually make _ for Tet several weeks beforehand.

a preparing b preparation c preparatory d preparations

6 Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _ goods.

a of b with c in d for

Tell others about your last Tet holiday.

1 how you prepared for Tet

2 how you decorated the house

3 who you visited

4 what special foods you ate

5 what activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet

Example: I went to market to buy food, flowers

Before Tet During Tet

TET

- Learn by heart the new words

- Write about your last Tet holiday.

- Learn about festivals in vietnam and

in the world.

- Look up new words in speaking.

Thank you for joining us !

Best wishes!