Sở GDĐT Hải Phòng
Trường THPT Thái Phiên
Giáo viên : Lê Thanh Lâm
I. Listen to the song and answer the questions:
1. What is the title of the song ?
→ Happy New Year.
2. When do people often sing it ?
→ To welcome the New Year. It’s often sung on the last days of the old year and at the beginning of the New Year.
3. What is it about ?
→ Feeling about the old year and the New Year.
II. New lesson
Unit 8. Celebrations
Before you read.
Look at the pictures and work in pairs, telling each other which activities people often do during Tet Holidays.
A.Making Banh Chung

B. Cleaning the house
C. Going to flower markets
D. Visiting relatives and friends
E. Going to the pagoda
F. Decorating streets with coloured lights and banners
G. Giving/receiving money
I. Watching fireworks
B. While you read.
Task 1.

Look at the pictures
1. Peach blossom
2. Apricot blossom
3. Kumquat tree with deep orange fruits
4. Banh Chung
5. Water melon
Find what the following words mean in the text.
Grand:
Agrarian:
Banner:
Pray:
Sugared apples:
Excitement:

Task 2. Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).
Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.
According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of a new year.
Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet.
Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam.
People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on the New Year’s Day.
Task 3. Answer the following questions

When is Tet holidays in Vietnam ?
How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past ?
What do streets look like before Tet ?
What do people often do to prepare for Tet ?
What is Banh Chung made from ?
What is Mut ?
What are some popular activities at Tet ?

Answers
It is sometimes between 19th January and 20th February.
Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months.
They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
Mut is candied fruit.
Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games,...
Homework
Exercise in the exercisebook