Unit 8: Celebrations
Period 1: Reading

Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong
Enlish group

Unit 8: Celebrations
Period 1: Reading
I. Warm up: Let’s listen to the song
What is the name of the song?
II. Before you read:
What do you call these things in English?

Peach blossom
Apricot blossom
Kumquat tree
Banh chung(sticky rice, green beans, fatty pork)
Li xi (lucky money)
Mut (candied fruit)
Five- fruit tray
Firework
* Work in pairs: Talk about the activities you enjoy doing most at Tet.
Making banh chung
Decorating the house
Eating special Tet foods
Going to the flower market
Going to the pagoda
Watching fireworks
Receiving “lucky money”
Visiting relatives and friends

III. While you read:
Read the passage about Tet in Vietnam
(p. 91 - 92)
Task 1: Find what the following words mean in the text.
1. grand (a): ___________________
2. agrarian (a): _________________
3. banner (n):__________________
4. pray (v):________________
5.sugared apples :__________
6. excitement (n):___________
to lớn, hoành tráng
thuộc về nông nghiệp
băng rôn, khẩu hiệu
cầu nguyện
táo dầm
sự nô nức, nhộn nhịp
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F):
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Task 3. Answer the questions
It’s sometime between 19 January and 20 February.
2. For months.
3. They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
4. They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
5. It’s made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
IV. After you read:
Work in groups of 4 talking about your last Tet holiday
How you prepared for Tet
How you decorated your house
Who you visited
What special foods you ate
What activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet
Homework
Write about your opinion of Tet in Vietnam (approximately 150 words)
Thank you very much
for your attention!