UNIT 5: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
LESSON 2: A closer look 1

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Le Hong Phong secondary school

WARM-UP: HIDDEN PICTURES

family reunion
/ˌfæmɪli ˌriːˈjuːnjən/

SHOW

wedding ceremony
 /ˈwed.ɪŋ/ /ˌser.ə.mə.ni/

SHOW

food offerings
/fuːd ˈɑː.fɚ.ɪŋz/

SHOW

Tet Holiday

SHOW

lucky money

SHOW

VOCABULARY

wedding ceremony
  /ˈwedɪŋ ˌserəməni/
lễ cưới

VOCABULARY

whale worship
 /weɪl ˈwəːʃɪp/
tục thờ cá Ông

VOCABULARY

food offerings
/fuːd ˈɑːfəɪŋz/
đồ ăn cúng

VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY

family reunion
/ˌfæmɪli ˌriːˈjuːnjən/
đoàn tụ gia đình

VOCABULARY

martial arts
/ˌmɑːrʃl ˈɑːts/
võ thuật

VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY

festival goer
/ˈfɛstɪvl ˌgəʊə/
người đi lễ hội

someone who goes
to a festival

VOCABULARY

acrobat
 /ˈækrəbæt/
vận động viên
nhào lộn

VOCABULARY

maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/
duy trì

to keep

VOCABULARY

longevity
/lɒnˈdʒevəti/
sự sống lâu,
tuổi thọ

living for a long time

VOCABULARY

New words

1. wedding ceremony

Pronunciation

Meaning

  /ˈwedɪŋˌserəməni/ lễ cưới

2. whale worship

/weɪl ˈwəːʃɪp/

tục thờ cá Ông

3. food offerings

/fuːd ˈɑːfəɪŋz/

đồ ăn cúng

4. family reunion

/ˌfæmɪli ˌriːˈjuːnjən/ đoàn tụ gia đình

5. martial arts (n)

/ˌmɑːrʃl ˈɑːts/

võ thuật

6. festival goer

/ˈfɛstɪvl ˌgəʊə/

người tham gia lễ hội

7. acrobat (n)

/ˈækrəbæt/

vận động viên nhào lộn

8. maintain (v)

/meɪnˈteɪn/

duy trì

9. longevity

/lɒnˈdʒevəti/

sự sống lâu, tuổi thọ

PRACTICE
VOCABULARY

1 Write a phrase from the box under each picture.
wedding ceremony
family reunion

whale worship
martial arts

1._______________
family reunion

food offerings
festival goers

wedding ceremony
2.__________________

PRACTICE
VOCABULARY

1 Write a phrase from the box under each picture.
wedding ceremony
family reunion

whale worship
martial arts

food offerings
3._______________

food offerings
festival goers

whale worship
4.__________________

PRACTICE
VOCABULARY

1 Write a phrase from the box under each picture.
wedding ceremony
family reunion

whale worship
martial arts

martial arts
5._______________

food offerings
festival goers

festival goers
6.__________________

VOCABULARY

2 Complete each sentence with the correct option A, B, or C
1. We have a tradition of holding a family ______ on the first day of Tet.
A. reunion
B. work
C. meal
2. It's a tradition for shops to have a lion dance performance at their
opening ______.
A. worship
B. celebration
C. ceremony
3. The tradition of ______ whales is popular in Vietnamese coastal
villages.
A. admiring
B. worshipping
C. praying

VOCABULARY

2 Complete each sentence with the correct option A, B, or C
4. She broke with family tradition by not practising ______.
A. acrobat
B. martial arts
C. offering
5. Traditionally, the Vietnamese prepare ______ to worship their
ancestors during Tet.
A. offerings
B. decoration
C. worshipping

VOCABULARY

3 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
custom

practise

keep

break

traditionally

1. This year, we will ______
break with tradition and go on holiday instead
of staying at home during Tet.
2. ___________,
Traditionally children in the US go from house to house to ask for
sweets on halloween.
3. Holding a party to wish our grandparents longevity is one of the
customs we ________
practise at Tet.

VOCABULARY

3 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
custom

practise

keep

break

traditionally

4. Organising a folk song club is one way for us to ______
keep our
traditions alive.
5. It's becoming a _______
custom for young people to celebrate new years
in addition to Tet.

PRONUNCIATION

4 Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/.
/n/

/ŋ/

thin
land
ceremony
longevity
tradition

thing
thank
single
language
offering

PRONUNCIATION

5

Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the words with the sound /n/ and
circle the words with the sound /ŋ/.

1. Mary wore a pink dress last night.
2. I think we should buy this ornamental tree.
3. He thanked the host for the enjoyable party.
4. My mum made the spring rolls for the longevity party.
5. I will bring some food to the party on Saturday.

CONSOLIDATION

1

Wrap-up

VOCABULARY
PRONUNCIATION

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
Learn new words by heart.
Practice pronouncing the sound /n/ and /ŋ/.
Do exercises in the workbook.

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