Welcome to our class
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C. Tet Holiday
B. Teachers’ Day
WARM-UP:MATCHING
F. Christmas
E. Mid – Autumn Festival
D. Women’s Day
A. Valentine’s Day
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Part A: Reading
Unit 8: Celebrations
Activity 1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and discuss the questions.
1.What time of the year is it?
2. What are the people in the picture doing?
3. What else do you see in the picture?


Activity 2.
Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
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”
Ex: I enjoy watching fireworks most.
Activity 2.
Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
Lunar New Year
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Tết Âm Lịch
vocabulary
agrarian /ә’greәriәn/(adj):
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agrarian people :
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: farmers
vocabulary
Peach blossom [pi:t∫`bl ɔsəm] (n)
hoa đào
vocabulary
apricot blossom [`eiprikɔt `bl ɔsəm] (n)
hoa mai
vocabulary
kumquat tree [`kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n)

cây quất
vocabulary
candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/ (n)
Mứt
voabulary
lucky money (n)
Tiền Lì Xì
vocabulary
vocabulary
lunar New Year
agrarian people
peach blossom
apricot blossom
kumquat tree
candied fruit
lucky money
Checking Vocabulary
lucky money
kumquat tree
candied fruit
agrarian people
apricot blossom
Lunar New Year
While Reading
Task 2, (page 92). 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.
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Unit 8:
CELEBRATIONS
Reading
Part B
visiting relatives and friends
watching fireworks
going to the flower market
decorating the house
making “banh chung”
eating special Tet foods
going to the pagoda
receiving “lucky money”
Activity 1. Put into the right column:
 Task 2: Answer the following questions
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
How long did Tet preparation 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?
LUCKY CELEBRATIONs
After reading
 Work in pairs: Ask and answer about your last Tet holiday
How do people in Vietnam celebrate TET ???
III. After you read
Tet in Vietnam
Time
Preparations and celebrations
Special foods
Activities during Tet
Write about your last Tet, using what you have just said.
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 20th February on the Western calendar. Tet 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 are 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 the 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.
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
It’s sometimes between 19th January
and 20th Fecbuary
What do streets look like before Tet?
They are decorated with coloured lights
and red banners
 It is candied fruit
What is mut ?
Tet’s preparations and celebrations
used to be spread over months
How long did Tet preparation and celebrations last in the past?
It is made from sticky rice,
green beans and fatty pork
What is banh chung made from?
 They buy gifts, clean & decorate their houses & cook traditional foods
What do people do to prepare for Tet?
 Visiting friends & other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games…
What are some popular activities at Tet ?