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What is the name of the song which is sung on Tet holiday?


2. When do you often sing or listen to Happy new year?

Happy new year
On the last days of the old year and at the beginning of the new year.

unit 8: Celebrations

Part A: Reading
Monday, December 3rd, 2018
Period 44
Unit 8:

I. Before
You read
CELEBRATIONS
Part A: Reading
Vocabulary:
Peach blossom (n)
[pi:t∫ ‘ bl ɔsəm]
Apricot blossom (n)
[`eiprikɔt `bl ɔsəm]
kumquat tree (n) [`kʌmkwɔt tri:]

candied fruit (n)
[`kændid fru:t]
What do these pictures remind you of ?


Lunar New Year, or Tet in Vietnam
Ex: For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year.
thuộc về nông nghiệp
Agrarian (adj) [ə`greəriən]
Period 44
Unit 8:

I. Before
You read
CELEBRATIONS
Part A: Reading
1. Match each of the following activities with each picture

A. Receiving “lucky money”
B. Watching fireworks
C. Going to the flower market
E. Making banh chung
F. Decorating the house
G. Eating special Tet foods
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2
3
5
5
7
4
6
D. Going to the pagoda
H. Visiting relatives / friends
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8
2. Which of these activities do you enjoy doing most at Tet ?

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2
3
5
5
7
4
6
7
8
II. WHILE READING
Read the text about Tet in Vietnam, and then do the tasks that follow.
Task 1: Guess the meaning of the red and bold words in the following sentences:
1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the year.
2. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
3. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year.
4. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular.
II. While you read
Hoành tráng, trọng đại
1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the year.
Task 1
II. While you read
băng rôn, biểu ngữ
2. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
Task 1
II. While you read
cầu nguyện
3. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year.
Task 1
II. While you read
Task 1
4. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular.
mứt táo
II. While you read
II. 2. Task 2: True (T) or False(F) statements
F
F
F
T
F
falls sometime between 19th Jan & 20th Feb.
agrarian people/
farmers
children
during the whole year
longer
F
Task 3: Answer the following questions.
What do streets look like before Tet?
What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
What is banh chung made from?
What do children receive on the days of Tet?
What are some popular activities at Tet ?

LUCKY CELEBRATION
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Congratulation !
What do streets look like
before Tet?
They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
(Line 7 – 8 , paragraph 2)

->They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.


(Line 8 – 9 , paragraph 2)
What do people often do to prepare for Tet ?
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
What is banh chung made from?
(L14 -15, par 3)
They receive “lucky money”.

What do children receive on the days of Tet?
What are some popular activities at Tet ?
-> Visiting friends and other family members,
exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games, etc…
Paragraph 4



III. After you read:
1.Work in groups. Put these activities in the right column


- Going to the flower market
- Playing traditional games
- Exchanging wishes
- Cooking traditional foods
- Giving or receiving “lucky money”
- Making Banh chung
- Visiting relatives and friends
- Buying foods and gifts…
- Cleaning up the house
- Going to the churches/ pagodas…
- Decorating the house
- Eating special Tet foods



Suggestions
- Going to the flower market
- Cooking traditional foods.
- Making Banh chung
- Buying foods and gifts…
- Cleaning up the house.
- Decorating the house

-Playing traditional games
- Exchanging wishes
- Giving or receiving “lucky money”
- Visiting relatives and friends
- Going to the churches/ pagodas…
Eating special Tet foods.
- Cooking traditional foods.
Period 44
Unit 8:







CELEBRATIONS

III. After you read
Part A: Reading
2. Tell others about your last Tet holiday.
1. how you prepared for Tet
2. how you decorated the house
3. who you visited
4. what special foods you ate
5. what activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet
Last Tet, I made banh chung……..
Past simple
IV.HOMEWORK
Don’t forget to do your homework!
1. Learn the new words by heart.
2. Write about your last Tet.
3. Prepare the next lesson:
(Unit 8, Speaking, P93).
Thank you for joining us !
Best wishes!
Christmas and new year are coming soon. I wish you a new year with a lot of happiness, healthy and success. Thank you for attending
Check the previous lesson
Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning
“I will buy a new motorbike if I am a winner” said he
He told me that if …………………………………
2. The wind is blowing hard. We won’t take the boat out for a ride.
If the wind………………………….……………….