Uni 5
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OUR
CUSTOMS
AND
ETHNIC
GROUPS
OF VIET NAM
TRADITIONS
LESSON
CLOSER
LESSON3:5:ASKILLS
1 LOOK 2

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HOBBIES

READING

SPEAKING

WARM-UP

Option 1

1. Have you ever been to a Festival?
2. Do you like it?
3. Can you describe it?

READING

release (v)
/rɪˈliːs/
thả

READING

contestant (n)
/kənˈtestənt/
thí sinh,
người thi đấu

READING

family bonding
/ˌfæməli ˈbɒndɪŋ/
sự gắn kết tình
cảm gia đình

READING
New words

Pronunciation

release (v)

/rɪˈliːs/

contestant (n)

/kənˈtestənt/

family bonding

/ˌfæməli
ˈbɒndɪŋ/

Meaning
thả
thí sinh, người thi
đấu
sự gắn kết tình cảm
gia đình

READING

1 Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.
1. What are the men doing?
- They are rowing a boat. They
are cooking rice on an open fire.
2. When do you think this event
occurs?
- This event may occur in a
festival in the North of Vietnam.

READING 2 Read the text. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
A village festival day
I live in a small village in northern Viet Nam. Every year, people in my village look
forward to the third day of Tet. It is one of our most important festival days.
In the morning, we gather along the riverside to watch some competitions. First,
there is a special boat race. Some team members cook rice on the boat while
others row the boat as fast as they can. The fastest team with well-cooked rice
wins the race. Then, the referee releases a duck into the middle of the river.
Contestants jump into the river to catch it. The atmosphere becomes loud with
the sound of drums and cheers of festival goers.
At noon, there is a village party at the communal house for the elders. Each
family also holds a home party. We cook traditional dishes like sticky rice and
steamed chicken. Sometimes, we include food that children love, such as bun
cha or even pizzas!
The village festival helps us maintain our traditions, connect with other people,
and strengthen our family bonds.

READING

2 Read the text. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
1. What is the text mainly about?
A. A local tradition.
B. A family tradition.
C. A family tradition.
2. To win the boat race, a team must ______.
A. row the boat more quickly than the other teams
B. row the boat the fastest and properly cook the rice
C. cook rice properly and catch the duck

READING

2 Read the text. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
3. The phrase “releases a duck” in the text means ______.
A. gives it freedom
B. catches it
C. takes it home
4. Why is the festival important?
A. Because it is exciting.
B. Because people win valuable prizes.
C. Because it keeps some village traditions alive.

READING

3 Read the text again. Complete the mind map about a family
third day

party.

food

home
dishes

SPEAKING

4

Work in pairs. Put the questions (A - E) in the correct blanks (1 - 5) to make a
complete dialogue. Then role-play it.

Nick: (1) ______
Lan: Well, I join birthday parties of all my family
members.
Nick: (2) ______
Lan: In a Vietnamese restaurant. But sometimes
we break with tradition by going to a Western
one.
Nick: (3) ______
Lan: Everyone in my family.

Nick: (4) ______
Lan: Well, the birthday person opens
the gifts. and everyone has some
good food.
Nick: (5) ______
Lan: Yes, I always look forward to
them. They are a great time for
family bonding.

SPEAKING

5

Make notes about a normal family event that you take part in. Use the questions
below as cues.

1. What is the event?
Full Moon Festival

Now work in pairs.
Make a dialogue asking
2. Where and when does it happen?
On the 15th day of the 8th Lunar Month in Asia and answering about the
event. You can use your
3. Who joins with you?
notes.
My family, my friends,…
4. What do you often do at that event?
Eat moon cake, hang lantern....
5. Do you like it or not? Why or why not?
Yes, I do. Because I can celebrate with my family.

SPEAKING

5

Make notes about a normal family event that you take part in. Use the questions
below as cues.

1. What is the event?

-The event is a birthday party.

2. Where and when does it happen?
- It happen on one of my family member's birthday. It helds in my our house.
3. Who joins with you?

- My family members join with me.

4. What do you often do at that event?

- I always buy a birthday cake.

5. Do you like it or not? Why or why not?
- Yes, I like it a lot. Because it's an oppotunity to bring everyone together.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
+ Reading:
 Read for specific information about village festival day.
+ Speaking:
 Talk about family event.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
Do exercises in the workbook.

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