WARM-UP:
Match the right custom and tradition with the appropriate picture.
4. giving children lucky money at Tet
1. smiling to accept a compliment
2. worshipping ancestors
3. wrapping gifts in colourful paper
5. wearing ao dai on special ocassions
Period 23
Unit 4: Customs and traditions
Lesson 2: A closer look 1
VOCABULARY
- Christian /ˈkrɪstʃən / (n)
- sponge cake /spʌndʒ keɪk/(n)
decorate /ˈdekəreɪt /(v)
resident /ˈrezɪdənt / (n)
filmstrip /ˈfɪlmstrɪp / (n)
offspring /ˈɒfsprɪŋ /(n)
: người theo đạo cơ đốc
: bánh xốp
: trang trí
: người dân
: cuộn phim
: con cháu, con cái
CHECKING VOCABULARY
- Christian /ˈkrɪstʃən / (n)
- sponge cake /spʌndʒ keɪk/(n)
decorate /ˈdekəreɪt /(v)
resident /ˈrezɪdənt / (n)
filmstrip /ˈfɪlmstrɪp / (n)
offspring /ˈɒfsprɪŋ /(n)
: người theo đạo cơ đốc
: bánh xốp
: trang trí
: người dân
: cuộn phim
: con cháu, con cái
1. Match the first halves of the sentences (A)
with the second halves (B).


2. Read the full sentences in 1 again and
complete the expressions below.


1. it’s the _______ for somebody to do something
2. there’s a _______ that + clause
3. __________ to tradition, + clause
4. follow the _______ of doing something
5. break _______ tradition by doing something
6. have the custom _______ doing something
7. there is a custom of _______ something .
custom
tradition
According
tradition
with
of
doing

Read the following customs and traditions.
Make sentences to say if you have these
in your province or area, using any of the
expressions in 2. Remember to change the
verb tense if necessary.
Ex: having firework son New Year’s Eve
EX: having fireworks on New Year ‘s Eve
According to tradition, we have fireworks on New Year’s Eve
There is a tradition, in our province of having fireworks on New Year’s Eve
My area beak with tradition, by not having fireworks on New Year’s Eve
1. having fireworks on New Year’s Eve
2. waiting until the guests finish eating before leaving the dinner table
3. touching children’s heads
4. decorating the house on special occasions
5. women shaking strangers’ hands
3. Read the following customs and traditions.
Make sentences to say if you have these
in your province or area, using any of the
expressions in 2. Remember to change the
verb tense if necessary.
1. According to tradition, we have fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
My area broke tradition by not having firecrackers on New Year’s Eve.
There’s a tradition in our province of having fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
2. It’s the custom to wait until the guests finish eating before leaving the dinner table.
3. There is a tradition for adults to touch children’s heads.
4. According to the tradition, people decorate their houses on special occasions. 
5. Women break the tradition of shaking stranger’s hands.
4. Now complete the following sentences with
your own ideas.
1. It’s the custom in my country that _____________.
2. We broke with tradition by _____________.
3. There’s a tradition in my family that ___________.
4. We have the custom of ________________.
5. According to tradition,_________________.
5. According to tradition, adults give lucky money to children on Tet holiday.
1. It’s the custom in my country that family members get together on Tet holiday.
2. We broke the tradition by not decorating the house on Tet holiday.
3. There is a tradition in my family that we always have dinner at night together.
4. We have a custom of doing exercise in the morning.
Pronunciation:
Clusters: /spr/ , /str/




5. Complete the words under the pictures with spr or str. Then listen and repeat.
1. ___aw 2. ___eet 3. ___ing
str
str
spr
4. ___ay 5. a___onaut 6. fru___ated
spr
str
str
4. e___esso 5. new___int
spr
spr


6. Listen and circle the words with /spr/ and underline the words with /str/. Then say the sentences.
1. In my family, all the traditions of our ancestors are strictly followed.
2. The custom of saying hello to strangers has spread through our community.
3. In our district, it’s the custom for residents to sweep the streets on Saturday mornings.
4. That filmstrip really highlighted our customs and traditions.
5. Parents usually want their offspring to follow the family traditions.
spread
offspring
+
HOMEWORK
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Practice pronunciation “spr”, “str” again.
- Do exercises A1, 2 in workbook (page 28).
- Prepare for Unit 4: Closer look 2.
Goodbye!
See you again!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!