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Unit 8: Celebrations
A: Reading
Period 44
Unit 8:

I.Before you read
CELEBRATIONS
Activity 1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and discuss the questions.
1.What time of the year is it?
2. What are the people in the picture doing?
3. What else do you see in the picture?
Part A: Reading
banh chung
Peach blossom
Altar
I. Before you read:
3. What else do you see in the picture?
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I. Before you read
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4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
a. making banh chung
Part A: Reading
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I. Before you read
CELEBRATIONS

4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
b. decorating the house
Part A: Reading
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I. Before you read
CELEBRATIONS

4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
c. eating special Tet foods
Part A: Reading
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I. Before you read
CELEBRATIONS

4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
d. going to the flower market
Part A: Reading
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I. Before you read
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4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
e. going to the pagoda
Part A: Reading
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I. Before you read
CELEBRATIONS

4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
f. watching fireworks
Part A: Reading
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I. Before you read
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4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
g. receiving“lucky money”
Part A: Reading
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I. Before you read
CELEBRATIONS

4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
h. visiting relatives and friends
Part A: Reading
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Unit 8:

I. Before you read
CELEBRATIONS
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”
4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
Ex: I enjoy watching fireworks most.
Part A: Reading
Period 44
Unit 8:

I. Before you read
Guess the meanings of the following words or phrases.
Vocabulary
CELEBRATIONS
Part A: Reading
1. peach blossom /pi:t∫`blɔsəm/ (n.p):
hoa đào
Vocabulary
2. apricot blossom [`æprikɔt `bl ɔsəm] (n.p)
hoa mai
Vocabulary
3. kumquat tree [`kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n.p):

cây quất
Vocabulary
4. candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/ (n)
Mứt
vocabulary
5. lucky money /’lʌki ’mʌni/ (n)

Tiền lì xì
vocabulary
Vocabulary
6. green bean /gri:n bi:n/ (n.p) :
đậu xanh
7. positive comment /`pɔzətiv `kɔment/
:lời nói tốt đẹp
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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 grandest 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.
II. While you read
trọng đại
II. While you read
1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the year.
Task 1
2. For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year.
II. While you read
Task 1
thuộc về nông nghiệp
băng rôn, biểu ngữ
3. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
II. While you read
Task 1
cầu nguyện
4. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year.
II. While you read
Task 1
II. While you read
Task 1
5. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular.
mứt táo
sự nô nức
6. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.
II. While you read
Task 1
Task 1: Guess the meaning of the red words in the following sentences:
1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest 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
băng rôn, khẩu hiệu
cầu nguyện
mứt táo
II. While you read
Task 2. Work in groups. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1.Tet is always on 20th 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 Day.
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F
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children
during the whole year
sometime between 19th Jan and 20th Feb
agrarian people
(L1-2, P2)
(L3-4, P3)
Task 3,(Page 92). Answer the following questions.
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
What do streets look like before Tet?
What do people do to prepare for Tet?
What is banh chung made from?
What is mut?
What are some popular activities at Tet ?
LUCKY CELEBRATION
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1.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
 It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar.
Congratulation !
 They lasted for months in the past.
2.How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
3.What do streets look like
before Tet?
They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
 They often buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
4.What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
5.What is banh chung made from?
 It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes.

6.What is mut ?

 (Some popular activities at Tet are) visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games, etc.
7. What are some popular activities at Tet?
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III. After you read
Part A: Reading
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
suggestions
Go to market to buy food, flowers....
Wrap Banh chung
Cook frosen meat
…
Whitewash the house
Clean the rooms
Clean the floor
…
Visit the grandparents
Visit relatives
Visit friends
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Eat banh chung
Eat pork paste
Eat salted onions
…
Play chess
Play on the swings
Go to the churches/ pagodas…
Homework
- Learn by heart the new words and prepare for the next lesson
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Best wishes!