(Global success)
UNIT 6: OUR TET HOLIDAY
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

PRESENTATION

decorate (v)
 /ˈdekəreɪt/
trang trí, trang hoàng

PRESENTATION

family gathering (n. phr.)
/ˈfæməli ˈɡæðərɪŋ/

sum họp gia đình

PRESENTATION

lucky money (n. phr.)
/ˈlʌki ˈmʌni/
tiền lì xì
 get lucky money (v): nhận tiền lì xì

PRESENTATION
- decoration (n): sự trang trí
hoa đào
- apricot blossom (n): hoa mai
- fireworks (n): pháo hoa
E.g: We celebrate Tet at the end of January.

- celebration (n): kỉ niệm, tổ chức kỉ niệm
- celebrate (v): lễ kỉ niệm

PRESENTATION

New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. celebrate (v)

/ˈselɪbreɪt/

ăn mừng, tán
dương

2. decorate (v)

/ˈdekəreɪt/

trang trí

3. family
gathering

/ˈfæməli
ˈɡæðərɪŋ/

sum họp gia
đình

/ˈlʌki ˈmʌni/

tiền lì xì

4. lucky money

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
Questions:
1. What do you think they are
talking about?
2. When is Tet?
3. Is it a holiday?
4. What do we do at Tet?

1. Listen and read: Happy New
Year!
Linda:
Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?

Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
Linda: When is Tet?
Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January.
Linda: What do you do at Tet?
Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers.
Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings?
Phong: Yes. It's a happy time for everybody.
Linda: Great.
Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get lucky money.
Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do?
Phong: We should say "Happy New Year" when we meet people, and we
shouldn't break anything.

Listen and check

Talking

2. What are Linda and Phong
talking about?
A. New Years in the world
B. Tet in Vietnam
C. What to eat and wear during Tet

Linda & Phong

3. Complete the sentences about Tet with the
information from the conversation in 1
1. This year Tet is in _________.
2. We decorate our _________.
3. Tet is a time for family ________.
4. Children get _______ ________.
5. People shouldn't ______ anything.

Silent read and check with your partner (Act 3 p.59)
Happy New Year!
Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
Underline the
Linda: When is Tet?
keywords!
Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January.
Linda: What do you do at Tet?
Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers.
Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings?
Phong: Yes. It's a happy time for everybody.
Linda: Great.
Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get lucky money.
Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do?
Phong: We should say "Happy New Year" when we meet people, and we shouldn't
break anything.

Swap your answers with another pair and mark them
Happy New Year!
Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
Linda: When is Tet?
1. This year Tet is
Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January.
in _________.
January
Linda: What do you do at Tet?
Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers.
Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings?
Phong: Yes. It's a happy time for everybody.
Linda: Great.
Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get lucky money.
Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do?
Phong: We should say "Happy New Year" when we meet people, and we
shouldn't break anything.

Marking time

Happy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
2. We decorate
Linda: When is Tet?
homes
our _________.
Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January.
Linda: What do you do at Tet?
Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers.
Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings?
Phong: Yes. It's a happy time for everybody.
Linda: Great. Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get lucky
money.
Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do?
Phong: We should say "Happy New Year" when we meet people, and we shouldn't break
anything.

Marking time

Happy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
3. Tet is a time for
Linda: When is Tet?
gatherings
family __________.
Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January.
Linda: What do you do at Tet?
Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers.
Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings?
Phong: Yes. It's a happy time for everybody.
Linda: Great. Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get lucky
money.
Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do?
Phong: We should say "Happy New Year" when we meet people, and we shouldn't break
anything.

Marking
time

Happy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
4. Children get
Linda: When is Tet?
lucky ________.
money
_______
Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January.
Linda: What do you do at Tet?
Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers.
Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings?
Phong: Yes. It's a happy time for everybody.
Linda: Great. Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get
lucky money.
Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do?
Phong: We should say "Happy New Year" when we meet people, and we shouldn't
break anything.

Marking
time

Happy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
5. People shouldn't
Linda: When is Tet?
break anything.
Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January. ________
Linda: What do you do at Tet?
Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers.
Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings?
Phong: Yes. It's a happy time for everybody.
Linda: Great. Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get
lucky money.
Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do?
Phong: We should say "Happy New Year" when we meet people, and we shouldn't
break anything.

Return the answers

3. Complete the sentences about Tet with the

information from the conversation in 1

January
1. This year Tet is in _________.
2. We decorate our _________.
homes
gatherings
3. Tet is a time for family _________.
lucky ________.
money
4. Children get _______
break anything.
5. People shouldn't ________

PRACTICE

4

Match the words / phrases in the box with the pictures.

a. lucky money c. banh chung and banh tet
b. peach flowers d. family gathering

1

b. peach flowers

2

a. lucky money

PRACTICE

4

Match the words / phrases in the box with the pictures.

a. lucky money c. banh chung and banh tet
b. peach flowers d. family gathering

3

c. banh chung and banh
tet

4

d. family gathering

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Identify the topic of the unit
 Use lexical items related to “Tet”
 Use the vocabulary and structures to describe things and
activities at Tet

How about
you?
1.What will you do
before Tet?
2. What will you do
during Tet?

HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart all new words.
- Do exercises on workbook.
- Prepare A closer look 1 and Project

I wish
1. Each student gets a small piece of paper and
writes his / her wishes on it.
2. He / She hangs it on a tree.
3. Other students take turns to come up, get a
piece of paper and read aloud the wish.
4. The class guess whose wish it is.

I want to
have a
brother.

I want to visit
Singapore

to live
I want ouse.
eh
in a tre

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