Unit 5

OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Tet is coming

WARM-UP
Answer the questions:
1. Can you name some of Festivals in Viet Nam?
2. Do you like Mid-Autumn Festival?

TET
HOLIDAY

3.Do you like Tet holiday?
4. What do you do before Tet holiday?
5. What do you do during Tet holiday?

PRESENTATION

admire (v)
/ədˈmaɪr/
khâm phục

PRESENTATION

chase away
/tʃeɪs əˈweɪ/
xua đuổi

PRESENTATION

pray (v)
/preɪ/
cầu nguyện

PRESENTATION

offering (n)
/ˈɒfərɪŋ/
đồ thờ cúng

PRESENTATION

ornamental tree
/ɔːnəˈmentl triː/
cây cảnh

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. admire (v)

/ədˈmaɪr/

khâm phục

2. chase away

/tʃeɪs/

xua đuổi

3. pray (v)

/preɪ/

cầu nguyện

/ˈɒfərɪŋ/

đồ thờ cúng

/ɔːnəˈmentl triː/

cây cảnh

4. offering (n)
5. ornamental tree

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.

- What can you see
in each picture?
- Can you guess the
places that the
picture show?

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.

Elena: Wow, this girl looks so cute.
Trang: Yeah ... She's my cousin. She's at Sa Dec flower Village. Tet is coming soon,
so many people visit flower villages to take pictures with the blooming flowers.
Elena: Oh, I'm fond of admiring the flowers. Does your family visit places like this too?
Trang: Yes, we do. We usually visit nhat Tan Village to buy kumquat trees and peach
blossoms.
Elena: I see flowers and ornamental trees everywhere these days. What are they for?
Trang: We, Vietnamese, use plants and flowers for decorations and for offerings.
They are an important part of our Tet tradition.
Elena: And what's that tall tree in the photo?
Trang: Well, it's actually a bamboo pole. People place it in the yard of the communal
house. They hang decorative items like small bells and lanterns on it. They want to
chase away bad luck and pray for a lucky new year.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and tick T (True) or F (False).
Sentences
T
1. Elena
Trang
at Sa
Dec Village
Flower Village.
Trang'sand
cousin
is atare
Sa Dec
Flower
2. Many people visit flower villages to take photos.
3. Trang's family usually buys kumquat trees and peach
blossoms at Nhat Tan Village.
4. Flowers
not part
Vietnamese
traditions.
Plants andare
flowers
are of
an any
important
part of Tet
5. People decorate bamboo poles with small bells and
lanterns for New Years.

F

PRACTICE

3 Match the phrase with the correct pictures.

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box.
1. The British decorate their Christmas trees and ______
place presents
under them.
2. Tom likes to ______
admire the view from the hill.
3. In many cultures, knocking on wood is a way to ______
chas away bad
e
spirits.
4. Many Asians go to Buddhist temples to ______
pray for good luck.

FURTHER PRACTICE

5

New Years around the world.
People around the world celebrate New Years differently. Choose the tradition below.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 identify the topic of the unit
 use lexical items related to Tet holiday.
 identify the language features that are covered in the lesson.

CONSOLIDATION

2

Homework

- Learn the new words by heart.
- Practice talking about Tet Holiday.

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