HAPPY NEW YEAR

new clothes

Food

Flowers

Tet holiday

Fruit

Drink

Banh chung
and banh tet

Candy

UNIT 6: OUR TET HOLIDAY

Period 42

Happy New Year!

Listen and read.

Happy New Year!

.

* Vocabulary
- celebrate (v):

kỉ niệm

- decorate (v): trang trí
- family gathering (N. phr.): sum họp gia đình
- lucky money (N. phr.) tiền lì xì
hoa đào
- peach flowers

1. 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.

What are Linda and Phong talking about?

A. New Years in the world
B. Tet in Viet Nam
C. What to eat and wear during tet

Complete the sentences about Tet with the information
from the conversation in 1.
1. This year Tet is in January .

.

2. We decorate our homes.

.

3. Tet is a time for family gatherings. .
4. Children get lucky money. .
5. People shouldn't break anything.
anything.

Match the words / phrases in the box with the pictures.
a. lucky money

c. banh chung and banh tet

b. peach flowers

d. family gathering

1

2

b. peach flowers
3

c. banh chung and banh tet

a. lucky money
4

d. family gathering

Is it about Tet?
Write two things or activities and share them with the class. The
class listen and decide whether they are about or not about Tet.

Example 1:
Student: banh chung
Class: It's about Tet.
Student: flying a kite.
Class: It's not about Tet.

Suggested answers.
About Tet

Not about Tet

Banh chung
and Banh tet

Playing sports

Peach fowers

Flying a kite

Get lucky money

Going to school

Say “Happy new year”

Working on the
farm

HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart all new words.
- Read the dialogue again.
- Do exercises on workbook.
- Prepare A closer look 1.