Celebration (n) lễ kỉ niệm
Occur (v) diễn ra
Decorate (v) trang trí
Sticky rice cake (n) bánh trưng
Apart (adv) xa nhau
Passover (n) lễ Qúa Hải
Festival (n) lễ hội
Jewish (adj) thuộc Do Thái
Slavery (n) sự nô lệ

Ancient (adj) cổ, xưa
Joyful (adj) vui vẻ
Parade (n) cuộc diễu hành

Unit 8. Celebrations
Period 48: Getting started - Listen & read
1. New words.
2. Grammar: Relative clauses (mệnh đề quan hệ)
a. Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.

b. Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.

a.WHO:
- làm chủ từ (chủ ngữ) trong mệnh đề quan hệ
- thay thế cho danh từ chỉ người
….. N (person) + WHO + V + O
b. WHICH:
- làm chủ từ(chủ ngữ) hoặc túc từ (tân ngữ) trong
mệnh đề quan hệ
- thay thế cho danh từ chỉ vật
….N (thing) + WHICH + V + O
….N (thing) + WHICH + S + V

Exercise 1 : Choose the answer :
- A house (which/who ) overlooks the park will cost
more
- The man (which/who )told me the news refused
my invitation to dinner

II. Listen and read (P. 65)
1. How many celebrations does the text talk about?
2. What are they?

Now, complete the table.
Celebration

When?

Activities

Tet

in late
January
or early
February

cleaning and
decorating
homes, and
enjoying
special food

Passover

Easter

late March
or early
April

Food
sticky rice
cakes

special
meal called
the Seder

around the People crowd chocolate or
same time the streets to sugar eggs
watch colorful
as
Passover parades

Country
Viet Nam

Israel

in many
countries

Learn the new words and grammar
structures.
Prepare Lesson 2: SPEAK – LISTEN

Tet , Passover or Easter?
1. It occurs on Sunday in late March or early April. Easter
2. It happens in late January or early February.

Tet

4. People crowd the streets to watch colorful parades.

Passover
Easter

5. People celebrate freedom from slavery.

Passover

3. It is celebrated in Israel.

6. People clean and decorate their homes.

Tet

7. Young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs - as
Easter
long as they are good.