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Teacher: Lê Thị Hồng Quế
TRUNG VUONG HIGHSCHOOL
What time of the year is it?
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UNIT 8. CELEBRATIONS
A. READING
BEFORE YOU READ
Making banh chung
Decorating the house
Eating special Tet food
Going to the flower market
Going to the pagoda
Watching fireworks
Receiving “lucky money”
Visiting relatives and friends
Which activities do you enjoy doing most at Tet?
New Words
1. (a) kumquat tree:
cây quất
2.(a) calendar:
lịch
3.(to) exchange:
trao đổi
It is the grandest and most important occasion in the
year.
trọng đại,hoành tráng
3. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and banners.
băng rôn
5. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples,
plums or tomatoes, is also popular.
mứt táo
4. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year
for themselves and their family.
2. Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian
people , the start of a new year.
nông nghiệp
6. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.
Tấp nập, nhộn nhịp
cầu
Task 1: Guessing meanings from context:
1. grand (n):
2. Agrarian (adj.):
3. Banner (n):
4. Pray (V):
5. sugared apples(n):
6. Excitement (n):
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To lớn, hoành tráng
Thuộc nghề nông
Băng rôn, biểu ngữ
Cầu
Mứt táo
Tấp nập, nhộn nhịp
Read and guess their meanings
Task 2: True / False Prediction
True
False
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.
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 20`1` February on the Western calendar. Tct marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of a new year.
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 decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Shops are full of goods. People arc busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.
Homes 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 its 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.
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 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 festivals throughout the country.
1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.
falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February
F
2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the
beginning of spring is the start of a new year.
for agrarian people
F
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
T
4. According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone
at Tet.
children
F
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the
South of Vietnam.
T
6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want
to have good luck on New Year’s Day.
during the whole year
F
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Task 3 : Answer the questions
1/ When is Tet holiday in Vietnam ?
2/How long did Tet preparations and
celebrations last in the past ?
3/ What do streets look like before Tet ?
4/ What do people often do to prepare for Tet ?
5/ What is banh chung made from ?
6/ What is mut ?
7/ What are some popular activities at Tet?
Making banh chung
Decorating the house
Eating special Tet food
Going to the flower market
Going to the pagoda
Watching fireworks
Receiving “lucky money”
Visiting relatives and friends
Game: LUCKY ACTIVITY
It falls somewhere between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar.
Question 1: When is Tet holiday in Viet Nam?
They used to be spread over months.
Question 2: How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past ?
They are decorated with colorful lights and red banners.
Question 3: What do streets look like before Tet?
They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
Question 4: What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
Question 5: What is Banh chung made from ?
It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums and tomatoes.
Question 6: What is mut?
Question 7: What are some popular activities at Tet?
Visiting other family members or friends, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, taking part in games, etc.
Talking about your last Tet holiday
1. How did you prepare for Tet?
2. How did you decorate your house?
3. Who did you visit ?
4. What special foods did you eat ?
5. What activities did you enjoy doing most during Tet?
AFTER YOU READ
HOMEWORK
-Write about your last Tet, using
what you have just said.
- Prepare Unit 8. CELEBRATION
Reading 2.
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