1. What is the name of the song?
Wednesday, January 2 nd2008
Which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet
making banh chung
decorating the house
eating special Tet foods
going to the flower market
going to the pagoda
watching fireworks
receiving “lucky money”
visiting relatives and friends

kumquat tree
peach blossom
banner
pray
Matching
peach blossom (n)
pray (v)
positive comment (n)
kumquat tree (n)
banner (n)
cầu nguyện
lời chúc tốt đẹp
biểu ngữ
cây quất
hoa đào
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True (T) / False (F) statements prediction
1.___Tet is always on 20th February on Western calendar.
2.___ According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is 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.


True (T) / False (F) statements correction
1.___Tet is always on 20th February on Western calendar.
2.___ According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is 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.

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True (T) / False (F) statement correction
1.___Tet is always on 20th February on Western calendar.
2.___ According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is 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 in the South of Vietnam.
6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they to have good luck on New Year’s Day.

sometimes between 19th January and 20th February
agrarian people
children
during the whole year
1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
2. How long did Tet preparations 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?

Choose the letter you like
Question 2
For months.
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Question 1
It is sometimes between 19th January and 20th February.
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Question 3
They are decorated with colored lights and red banners.
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Question 4
They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
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Question 5
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
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Question 6
Mut is candied fruit.
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Question 7
Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games….
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Discussion: Tell about your last Tet
Homework
Learn the new words by heart.
Write about your last Tet, using what you have just said.
Prepare Unit 8: Speaking (P95).
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