Lesson objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

Main aim
Have an overview of the
unit topic: Tet holiday

Subaim

Listen to a short dialogue
for gist
Read a short dialogue for
specific details

Look and answer
1. What kind of trees are in the room?
 Peach blossom and kumquat tree
2. What are Linda and Phong talking
about?
A. New Years in the world
B. Tet in Vietnam
C. What to eat and wear during Tet

Listen and check

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam
celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.

What are Linda and Phong talking about?
A. New Years in the world
B. Tet in Vietnam
C. What to eat and wear during Tet

OUR TET
HOLIDAY

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Check your
memory

Write the missing words in pairs
1. This year Tet is in _________.
2. We decorate our _________.
3. Tet is a time for family _________.
4. Children get _______ ________.
5. People shouldn't ________
anything.

Silent read and check with your
partner (Act 3 Happy
p.59)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.

VOCABULARY
●Celebrate (v)
●decorate (v)
●Family gathering
●Lucky money

Silent read and check with your
partner (Act 3 p.59)
Happy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
Underline the
Linda: When is Tet?
Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January.
keywords!
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.

Swap your answers with another pair
and mark themHappy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
1. This year Tet is
Linda: When is Tet?
January
in _________.
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.

Marking time

Happy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
2. We decorate
Linda: When is Tet?
homes
our _________.
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.

Marking time

Happy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
3. Tet is a time for
Linda: When is Tet?
gatherings
family __________.
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.

Marking time

Happy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
4. Children get
Linda: When is Tet?
lucky ________.
money
_______
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.

Marking time

Happy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
5. People shouldn't
Linda: When is Tet?
break anything.
________
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.

Return the answers
Key:
January
1. This year Tet is in _________.
homes
2. We decorate our _________.
gatherings
3. Tet is a time for family _________.
lucky ________.
money
4. Children get _______
break anything.
5. People shouldn't ________

VOCABULARY
●Celebrate (v):
●decorate (v):
●Family gathering
●Lucky money

Look and match (Act 4
p.59)
a. lucky money
b. peach flower
c. banh chung and
banh tet
d. family gathering

Do you know more words
about Tet?
Let's work in groups of 6
and write as many words
about Tet as you can!

Step 1: Write words about Tet with
your group

Step 2: Post your group's paper
around the class
(1 min)

Step 3: Go around the class and
check their answers
(5 mins)

What have
we
learned
today?