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Lesson 8: celebrations
Watch the video clip on TV:
Answer the questions:
Do you know the name of the song ?
What time of the year is it in the song ?
Lesson 8: celebrations
Look at the picture
Answer the questions
1. What are people in the picture doing? Are they happy ?
2. What do you see in the picture ?
3. What tree is on the right of the picture/ on the left of the picture ?
Lesson 8: celebrations
New words:
Lunar New Year:
- Candied fruit:
- Kumquat tree:
- Peach blossom:
- Aricot blossom:
Positive comments:

Tết Âm lịch
mứt
cây quất
hoa đào
hoa mai
Những lời chúc tốt đẹp
Lesson 8: celebrations
Lesson 8: celebrations
Find what the following words mean in the text. (Use the dictionary when necessary).
ENGLISH WORDS
VIETNAMESE MEANING
1. grant
2. agrarian
3. banner
4. pray
5. sugar apples
6. excitement
Trọng đại, hoành tráng
Thuộc về nông nghiệp
Biểu ngữ, băng rôn
Cầu nguyện
Táo dầm đường
Sự nô nức, nhộn nhịp
Lesson 8: celebrations
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false(F)
Tet is always on 20th February on the Western Calendar.
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.
Lesson 8: celebrations
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false(F)
Tet is always on 20th February on the Western Calendar.
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.
Lesson 8: celebrations
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false(F)
KEY
EXPLAIN
1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T
6. F
It falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February
It`s just for agrarian people
Line 1-2, paragraph 2.
Lucky money for children
Line 3-4, paragraph 3
Line 1-2-3, paragraph 4
Lesson 8: celebrations
Answer the following questions.
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam ?
How long did Tet`s preparation and celebrations last in the past ?
What do streets look like before Tet ?
What do people often do to preprare for Tet ?
What is banh chung made from ?
What is mut ?
What are some popular activities at Tet ?
Lesson 8: celebrations
KEY
It`s sometime between 19th January and 20th February (line 2-3, paragraph 1)


2. Tet`s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months.
(line 1-2, paragraph 2).
3. They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. (line 3-4, paragraph 2).


4. They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
(line 4-5, paragraph 2)
5. It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork. (line 5-6, paragraph).
6. Mut is candied fruit such as sugared apples and tomatoes. (line 6-7, paragraph 3)
7. Visiting other family members, exchanging New year`s wishes, going to the pagoda and playing games. (last paragraph).
Lesson 8: celebrations
WORK IN GROUPS:
TELL EACH OTHER ABOUT YOUR LAST TET HOLIDAY
Lesson 8: celebrations
Write an essay about your last Tet, using
what you have just learned.
how you prepared for Tet
how you decorated your house
who you visited
what special foods you ate
what activites you enjoyed.