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ENGLISH 11
UNIT 8
CELEBRATIONS
LESSON A: READING
GIÁO VIÊN: NGUYỄN BẢO LỘC
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Unit 8: Celebrations
LESSON A: READING
Before you read
Look at the pictures.
What time of the year is it ?
Tet
(Lunar New Year)
Making banh chung
Eating special Tet foods
Going to the flower market
Going to the pagoda
Visiting relatives and friends
receiving "lucky money”
Watching fireworks
h. visiting relatives and friends
f. watching fireworks
d. going to the flower market
b. decorating the house
a. making banh chung
c. eating special Tet foods
e. going to the pagoda
g. receiving “lucky money”
4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
Ex: I enjoy watching fireworks most.
I. vocabulary
Unit 8: Celebrations









agrarian (a)
thuộc về nghề nông (L 4)
apricot blossom (n)
hoa mai (L11)
kumquat tree (n)
cây quất (L12)
candied fruit (n)
Mứt (L15)
pray (v)
cầu nguyện (L 23)
lucky money (n) :
tiền lì xì (L22)
 peach blossom (n)
Lunar New Year :
Tết âm lịch, Tết Nguyên Đán (L 1)
Lesson A: Reading
grand (a)
trọng đại ( L1)
positive comment
:lời nói tốt đẹp (L20)
While you read
Task 2. Work in groups. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1.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.
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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children
during the whole year
sometime between 19th Jan and 20th Feb
agrarian people
(L1-2, P2)
(L3-4, P3)
1.F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F
III.Task 3 Answer the following questions.
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
What do streets look like before Tet?
What do people do to prepare for Tet?
What is banh chung made from?
What is mut?
What are some popular activities at Tet ?
LUCKY SYMBOL OF TET
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1.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
 It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar.
 They lasted for months in the past.
2.How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
3.What do streets look like
before Tet?
They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
They often buy gifts, clean and
decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
4.What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
5.What is banh chung made from?
 It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes.

6.What is mut ?

 (Some popular activities at Tet are) visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games, etc.
7. What are some popular activities at Tet?
After you read
IV. Fill in each column with the information about Tet holiday.
Tet (Lunar New Year)
sometime between
19th January and 20th February
on the Western calendar
-Tet marks: the beginning of spring
-Streets: decorated with coloured lights
and red banners.
-Banh chung
- Mut
- Visit other family members or friends.
- Exchange New Year`s wishes.
- Go to the pagoda…….
-For agrarian people: the start of a new year

- People: buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses,cook traditional foods.
- Home: decorated with plants and flowers
Homework
- Learn by heart the new words and prepare for the next lesson
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