- You will watch and try to memorize as many festivals as possible
- You have 10 seconds to memorize each photo
- You have 1 minute to write on the board
- The winner is the group with more correct names
KIM’S GAME
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KEYS:
CHRISTMAS
MID-AUTUMN
CARNIVAL (BRAZIL)
TOMATO FESTIVAL (SPAIN)
HOLI COLOR FESTIVAL (INDIA)







SKY LANTERN FESTIVAL (THAILAND)
BEER FESTIVAL (GERMANY)
MUD FESTIVAL (KOREA)
LIGHT FESTIVAL (AUSTRALIA)
LUNAR NEW YEAR/ TET HOLIDAY
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
Lesson A - READING
I – BEFORE YOU READ
3. Peach blossom /pi:t∫ ‘blɔsəm/ (n)
9. Candied fruit /`kændid fru:t/ (n)
2. Fall - fell- fallen (v) :
The Vietnamese teachers’ day falls on Sunday this year.
4. Apricot blossom /`eiprikɔt ‘blɔsəm/ (n)
6. Plum /plʌm/ (n)
11. Banner /`bænə/ (n)
: thuộc về nông nghiệp
7. Spread over /spred `oʊvə /(Vphr.)
: lan truyền
: hoành tráng
5. Sticky rice /`stiki rais/ (n)
8. Fireworks /`faiəwɜks/ (n)
1. Grand /grænd/ (a)
10. Pray (for) /prei/ (v)
12. Agrarian /ə`greəriən/ (a)
VOCABULARY
13. Interfere /,intə`fiə/ (v)
+with S.O/ in sth: cản trở/ can thiệp
1. Those ladies often go to pagodas to _______ for happiness and luck.
A. pray B. sing C. stand D. receive
2. Before Tet, streets are decorated with colored lights and red _______.
A. foods B. paper C. flowers D. banners
3. The children are __________ to welcome Tet.
A. unhappy B. sorrow C. excited D. disappointed
4. In Viet Nam, Tet is the _________occasion in the year.
A. most popular B. grandest C. happiest D. busiest
5. Their daily work is doing on the farm. They are the _________ people.
A. agrarian B. polite C. grand D. commercial
6. Choose a word in each line that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
A. country B. lunar C. luck D. plum
Task 1: Multiple Choice
II – WHILE YOU READ
Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet, however. Streets are crowded with coloured lights and red banners. Shops are full off goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods. (paragraph 2)
On the days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite to each other. People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year. Thus, only positive comments should be made. People visit other family members or friends, and they exchange New Year’s wishes. Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment. Tet is really a time of fun and festival throughout the country. (paragraph 4)
Home are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South. The kumquat tree with ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country. One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular. (paragraph 3)
On the days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite to each other. People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year. Thus, only positive comments should be made. People visit other family members or friends, and they exchange New Year’s wishes. Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment. Tet is really a time of fun and festival throughout the country. (paragraph 4)
1.Tet is always on 20th February on the western Calendar.
2. According to the text, for people everywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of the new year.
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
4. According to the text, “ lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet.
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and the South of Vietnam.
6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on the New Year’s Day.


Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday. It is the grandest and most important occasion in the year which falls sometimes between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar. Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of a new year. (paragraph 1)
Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday. It is the grandest and most important occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar. Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of a new year. (paragraph 1)
sometimes
(F)
(F)
 agrarian people in Viet Nam
(T)
(F)
children
(T)
(F)
 during the whole year
Task 2: True/ False Statements
Task 3: Answering Questions
What time period does Tet mark?
What do streets look like before Tet?
What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
What are the traditional plants to decorate houses at Tet?
Why do people try to be nice and polite during the days of Tet?
What do people go to pagodas for?
Lucky Zodiac
1. What time period does Tet mark?
 Tet marks the beginning of spring and the start of a new year.
2. What do streets look like before Tet?
 They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
3. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
 They buy gifts , clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
4. What are the traditional plants to decorate houses at Tet?
 They are apricot blossom, peach blossom and kumquat tree.
5. Why do people try to be nice and polite during the days of Tet?
 Because they believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year.
6. What do people go to pagodas for?
 To pray for a happy year for themselves and their family.
III – AFTER YOU READ
Task 4: Matching