Good morning!
welcome to our class
- You will watch and try to memorize as many festivals as possible
- You have 10 seconds to memorize each photo
- You have 1 minute to write on the board
- The winner is the group with more correct names
KIM’S GAME
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KEYS:
CHRISTMAS
MID-AUTUMN
VALETINE’S DAY
WOMEN’S DAY
5.CARNAVAL HA LONG





6. SKY LANTERN FESTIVAL (THAILAND)
7. BEER FESTIVAL (GERMANY)
8. TEACHERS’ DAY
9. FIREWORKS FESTIVAL
10. LUNAR NEW YEAR/ TET HOLIDAY

Which festival is the most important in VietNam?
Origin born on New Year
Tet culture
Characterized Tet
Meaning Tet
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson A - READING
I – BEFORE YOU READ
making banh chung
eating special Tet foods
going to the pagoda
receiving “lucky money”
decorating the house
going to the flower market
watching fireworks
visiting relatives & friends
Look at the pictures and tell your partner which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet? Are there any other things you like doing?
Letters please puzzles
Opening pen
3. Peach blossom /pi:t∫ ‘blɔsəm/ (n)
9. Candied fruit /`kændid fru:t/ (n)
2. Fall - fell- fallen (v) :
The Vietnamese teachers’ day falls on Sunday this year.
4. Apricot blossom /`eiprikɔt ‘blɔsəm/ (n)
6. Plum /plʌm/ (n)
11. Banner /`bænə/ (n)
: thuộc về nông nghiệp
7. Spread over /spred `oʊvə /(Vphr.)
: lan truyền
: hoành tráng
5. Sticky rice /`stiki rais/ (n)
8. Fireworks /`faiəwɜks/ (n)
1. Grand /grænd/ (a)
10. Pray (for) /prei/ (v)
12. Agrarian /ə`greəriən/ (a)
VOCABULARY
13. Interfere /,intə`fiə/ (v)
+with S.O/ in sth: cản trở/ can thiệp
1. Those ladies often go to pagodas to _______ for happiness and luck.
A. pray B. sing C. stand D. receive
2. Before Tet, streets are decorated with colored lights and red _______.
A. foods B. paper C. flowers D. banners
3. The children are __________ to welcome Tet.
A. unhappy B. sorrow C. excited D. disappointed
4. In Viet Nam, Tet is the _________occasion in the year.
A. most popular B. grandest C. happiest D. busiest
5. Their daily work is doing on the farm. They are the _________ people.
A. agrarian B. polite C. grand D. commercial
6. Choose a word in each line that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
A. country B. lunar C. luck D. plum
Checking vocab: Multiple Choice
II – WHILE YOU READ
Task 1: Matching
Task 2: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer for questions
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
D. B and C
2. What do the street look like before Tet?
Full of goods B. Lots of coloured lights and red banners.
C. Lots of gifts D. Full of traditional foods
3. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
One month B.Two months C. Over months D.Under two months
4. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
Buying gifts B. Cleaning and decorating the houses
C. Cooking traditional foods D. All are correct.
5. What are the traditional plants to decorate houses at Tet?
They are apricot blossom, peach blossom and kumquat tree.
B. Only kumquat tree.
C. They are apricot blossom, peach blossom
D. They are apricot blossom, peach blossom both in the North and the South
6. Why do people try to be nice and polite during the days of Tet?.
Because they believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year.
B. Because it is custom in our country
C. Because it will influence their luck during the whole year.
D. Because it is positive comments should be made
7. What are some popular activities at Tet?
Visiting friends B. exchanging wishes C. going to the pagoda
D.Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda
8. What do people go to pagodas for?
Only visit B. To exchange New Year’s wishes
C. To pray for a happy year for themselves and their family.
D. To take part in games and various forms of entertain
III – AFTER YOU READ
G 1: Compare between Tet in the North and in the South of Vietnam
G 2: Complete the mind map and summarize the lesson
G 3 : Tell each other about your Tet holiday impressing you most
Tet
buy gifts
Visiting relatives
and friends.
decorated with plants
and flowers
Complete the mind map and
summarize the lesson
Tet
sometime between
19th January and 20th February
on the Western calendar
the beginning
of spring
the start of
a new year
decorated with
coloured lights
and red banners.
buy gifts
clean and decorate
their houses
cook traditional foods.
Chung cake
Candied fruits
Visiting relatives
and friends.
Exchanging New Year`s
wishes.
Going to the pagoda
decorated with plants
and flowers
Playing some
traditional games
Complete the mind map and
summarize the lesson