UNIT 6.
OUR TET HOLIDAY
COMMUNICATION
What is this country and it’s nationalities?
VIET NAM
VIETNAMESE
Hi, I’m from Vietnam.
I am Vietnamese.
HOLLAND
DUTCH
She is from Holland.
She is DUTCH.
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN
He’s from AUSTRALIA.
He’s AUSTRALIAN.
JAPAN
JAPANESE
She’s from JAPAN.
She’s JAPANESE.
SCOTLAND
SCOTTISH
He’s from SCOTLAND.
He’s SCOTTISH.
She’s from KOREA.
She’s KOREAN.
THAILAND
THAI
He’s from THAILAND.
He’s THAI.
THE USA
AMERICAN
She’s from THE USA.
She’s AMERICAN.
3. Match the four groups of people with the pictures.
The H’Mong, Viet Nam
The Japanese, Japan
The Scottish, Scotland
The Thai, Thailand
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Decide which group of people celebrates New Year that way.
On New Year’s Eve , each family kills a rooster. They take some red feathers from the rooster and stick them to the drawings of the Sun in their house .This will start the New Year.
H’Mong
Their New Year is in April, the hottest time of the year. One tradition is to throw water over people .They believe that this activity will bring a lot of rain in the New Year.
Thai
Songkran
At midnight on December 31, temples all over their country ring their bells 108 times. They believe that the ringing bells can remove their bad actions from the previous year.
Japanese
To welcome the New Year , they clean their houses. The first footer is very important .They believe that the footer on New Year’s Day decides the family’s luck for the rest of the year.
Scottish
ROOSTER
FEATHER
REMOVE
FIRST FOOTER
an adult male chicken
the covers of a rooster, chicken or bird
take away
the first person to enter your home after new Year’s ever
ROOSTER
FEATHER
REMOVE
FIRST FOOTER