Lesson 1: Getting started
(1,2,3,4)
Listen and read.
What are Linda and Phong talking about?
Match the words / phrases in the box with the pictures.
Happy New Year!
Complete the sentences about Tet with the information from the conversation in 1.
*Vocabulary:
-to celerate: kỉ niệm,tổ chức
celebration: sự tổ chức
-to decorate: trang trí
-New Year = Tet holiday: năm mới,Tết
-happy time: thời gian hạnh phúc
 Happy New Year: chúc mừng năm mới
-family gather: gia đình sum họp.
-lucky money: tiền lì xì
-peach flowers: hoa đào
Listen and read.
Happy New Year!
Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
Linda: When is Tet?
Phong: At different times. This year, it’s in January.
Linda: What do you do at Tet?
Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers.
Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings?
Phong: Yes. It’s a happy time for everybody.
Linda: Great.
Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get lucky money.
Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do?
Phong: We should say “Happy New Year” when we meet people, and we shouldn’t break anything.
Happy New Year!
What are Linda and Phong talking about?
Complete the sentences about Tet with the information from the conversation in 1.
2.
We decorate our
3.
Tet is a time for family
4.
Children get
5.
People shouldn’t
Match the words / phrases in the box with the pictures.
a. lucky money
b. peach flowers
c. banh chung and banh tet
d. family gathering
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3
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a. lucky money
b. peach flowers
c. banh chung and banh tet
d. family gathering
a. lucky money
b. peach flowers
c. banh chung and banh tet
d. family gathering
Write two things or activities and share them with the class. The class listen and decide whether they are about or not about Tet.
Is it about Tet?
Example:
Student: banh chung
Class: It’s about Tet.
Student: flying a kite.
Class: It’s not about Tet.