WARM-UP
Unit 8:
CELEBRATIONS
A - Reading
CONTENTS
I. Before you read
II. While you read
II. After you read
1/ What time of the year is it?
2/ What are the people in the picture doing?
3/ What else do you see in the picture?
I. Before you read
making Banh Chung
eating special
Tet foods
going to the pagoda
receiving
“lucky money”
decorating the house
going to the flower market
watching fireworks
visiting relatives & friends
= farmers:
Người nông dân
Agrarian people(n)
New words:
Peach blossom
/pi:t∫`bl ɔsəm/
Apricot blossom
/`eiprikɔt `bl ɔsəm/
Candied fruit
Kumquat tree

- spread (v):
trải dài, kéo dài
- positive comments (n):
/`pɔzətiv `kɔments /
những lời tốt đẹp
Ex: Only positive comments should be made on the days of Tet.
- lucky money (n):
Tiền lì xì
Banner: băng rôn, khẩu hiệu
Lunar New Year [`lu:nə nju jiə(r)] :
Tết âm lịch
The market has a great deal of excitement at night
excitement (n): sự nhộn nhịp
1/ Agrarian people (n) người nông dân
2/ Apricot blossom /`eiprikɔt `bl ɔsəm/ (n): Hoa mai
3/ Peach blossom /pi:t∫`bl ɔsəm/ (n): Hoa đào
4/ Kumquat tree / `kʌmkwɔt tri:/ (n): Cây quất
5/ Candied fruit /`kændid fru:t/ (n):
6/ Positive comments /`pɔzətiv `kɔments/ (n):
7/ Spread (v): Trải dài, kéo dài
8/ lucky money (n) Tiền lì xì
9/ Lunar New Year : Tết âm lịch
10/ Excitement(n): sự nhộn nhịp


New words:
1. grand
2. agrarian
3. banner
4. pray
5. sugared apples
6. excitement
a. cầu nguyện
b.mứt táo
c. sự nô nức, nhộn nhịp
d. to lớn hoành tráng
e. thuộc về nông nghiệp
f.biểu ngữ
II. Task 1. Find out the Vietnamese equivalent
for the following words
II. While you read
6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they
want to have good luck on New Year’s Day.
T
F
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Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.
2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world
the beginning of spring is the start of a 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 in the
South of Vietnam
sometimes between 19th January and 20th February.
agrarian people
children
during the whole year.
TASK 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
TASK 3: Choose the best answer.
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam on the Western Calendar?
A. 19th/January and 20th/February
B. 19/February and 20/February
C. 19/January and 24/February
D. 19/February and 30/February
A
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TASK 3: Choose the best answer.
2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
One month
One year
Over months
Over years
C
TASK 3: Choose the best answer.
3. What is banh chung made from?
A. Sticky rice, red beans and fatty pork
B. Sticky rice, red beans and beef
C. Sticky rice, green beans and beef
D. Sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork
D
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TASK 3: Choose the best answer.
4. What is MUT?
A. Candy
B. Candied fruit
C. Sugar
D. fruit
B
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TASK 3: Answer the following questions.
1. What do streets look like before Tet?
2. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
3. What are some popular activities at Tet ?
Question 3: What do streets look like before Tet?

They are decorated with coloured lights
and red banners.
Question 4: What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
 They buy gifts , clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
Question 7: What are some popular activities at Tet ?
 Some popular activities at Tet are:
- visiting other family members or friends and exchanging wishes,
- going to the pagoda,
- playing games…..
II. After you read
Last Tet holiday
How you prepared
(cleaned the house , decorated the house …)
Who you visited
(visited relatives, teachers, friends… )
What special foods you ate
(ate banh chung, candied fruit…)
What activities you enjoyed most
(received lucky money, went to the flower market… )
Last Tet holiday, we……….
In groups, tell each other about your last Tet holiday.