Unit 5
Our customs
and
traditions

Lesson 1 : Getting
started
Tet is coming

Wram up
1. Can you name some festivals in Viet
Nam?
2. Do you like Mid-Autumn Festival?
3.Do you like Tet holiday?
4. What do you do before Tet holiday?
5. What do you do during Tet holiday?

Vocabulary

admire (v)
/ədˈmaɪər/

khâm phục,
ngưỡng mộ

Vocabulary
chase away (v)
/tʃeɪs əˈweɪ/
xua đuổi

Vocabulary

pray (v)
/preɪ/

cầu nguyện

Vocabulary

offering(n)
/ˈɒfərɪŋ/

đồ thờ cúng

Vocabulary
ornamental tree(n)
/ɔːnəˈmentl triː/

cây cảnh

New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. admire (v)

/ədˈmaɪər/

khâm phục

2. chase away

/tʃeɪs/

xua đuổi

3. pray (v)

/preɪ/

cầu nguyện

/ˈɒfərɪŋ/

đồ thờ cúng

/ɔːnəˈmentl triː/

cây cảnh

4. offering (n)
5. ornamental tree

PRACTICE

1

Listen and read.

- What can you see in each
picture?
- Can you guess the places that
the picture show?

PRACTICE

1

Listen and read.

Elena: Wow, this girl looks so cute.
Trang: Yeah ... She's my cousin. She's at Sa Dec Flower Village. Tet is coming soon, so many people visit
flower villages to take pictures with the blooming flowers.
Elena: Oh, I'm fond of admiring the flowers. Does your family visit places like this too?
Trang: Yes, we do. We usually visit nhat Tan Village to buy kumquat trees and peach blossoms.
Elena: I see flowers and ornamental trees everywhere these days. What are they for?
Trang: We, Vietnamese, use plants and flowers for decorations and for offerings. They are an
important part of our Tet tradition.
Elena: And what's that tall tree in the photo?
Trang: Well, it's actually a bamboo pole. People place it in the yard of the communal house. They hang
decorative items like small bells and lanterns on it. They want to chase away bad luck and pray for a
lucky new year.
Elena: Interesting! I didn't know that.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and tick T (True) or F (False).
Sentences
1. Elena and Trang are at Sa Dec Flower Village.
2. Many people visit flower villages to take photos.
3. Trang's family usually buys kumquat trees and peach
blossoms at Nhat Tan Village.
4. Flowers are not part of any Vietnamese traditions.
5. People decorate bamboo poles with small bells and lanterns for
New Years.

T

F

PRACTICE

3

Match the phrases with the correct pictures.

PRACTICE

4

Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box.

place presents
1. The British decorate their Christmas trees and ______
under them.

2. Tom likes to ______
admire the view from the hill.
3. In many cultures, knocking on wood is a way to ______
chase away bad
spirits.
4. Many Asians go to Buddhist temples to ______
pray for good luck.

FURTHER PRACTICE

5

New Years around the world.

People around the world celebrate New Years differently. Choose the tradition
below.

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