BINH TRI LOWER SCHOOL
Welcome to our class
PRE QUESTIONS
1.What are the people doing in each picture?


2. Who do people worship at the Hung King Temple Festival?


3. Who do people worship at the Huong Pagoda Festival?

They are doing worshipping ceremony.
People worship Hung King at the Hung King Temple
People worship Buddha at the Huong Pagoda Festival.
Hung King Temple
Huong Pagoda
A. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain. Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialties such as Chung cakes, Day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings. Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and Xoan singing performances.
B. This Buddhist Festival is held annually and lasts for three months from the first to the third lunar month. During the festival, visitors come from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and make offerings of incense, flowers, fruit and candles to worship Buddha at the pagoda. In addition to the ceremonies, people enjoy activities at this festival such as hiking in the mountains, exploring caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery
a person who starts an organization
Interesting , full of fun
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1.When does the Hung King Temple Festival take place?



2.What is included in the offerings to the Hung Kings?


3. Why is it joyful to go to the Hung King Temple Festival?



4.What do people do to worship Buddha at the Huong Pagoda Festival?



5. Which of the activities at the Huong Pagoda Festival do you like most?
The Hung King Temple festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third
Lunar month.
Incense, specialities such as Chung cakes, Day cakes and five fruit tray .
Beacause there are many joyful activities including bamboo swings , lions dances wrestling and Xoan singing performances.
People join the procession and make offerings of inscense, flowers, fruit and candle
I like………………………………………………………………………………………
Your teacher is organizing a trip. You have two options: going to Huong Pagoda or going to Hung King Temple. You have to decide the following:
Learn by heart new words.
Practise speaking with your partner.
Do Ex. D1, D2 / p. 41, 42 in workbook.
Prepare SKILLS 2.
HOME WORK