Phan Dinh Phung high school - Ha noi
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Teacher : Ha Thi Lien Hoan
Class : 11D6
Tieng Anh 11
Unit 8





A. Reading
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Peach blossom
Kumquat tree
Lucky money
Chung cake
Candied fruit
Look at the picture (p.90)
Tieng Anh 11 - Unit 8 - Celebrations - A. Reading
Before you read:
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Five – fruit tray
Watching fireworks
Going to the flower market
Visiting relatives/friends
Going to the pagoda
Decorating the house
Which activity do you enjoy doing most at Tet ?
Before you read:
Making banh chung
1. grand :
2. agrarian:
3. banner:
4. pray:
5. sugared apples:
6. excitement:
 Look at the text  listen to the tape
 underline the sentences containing them
Task 1 - Guess the meanings of these words?
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Tieng Anh 11 - Unit 8 - Celebrations - A. Reading
/grænd/
/ə`greəriən/
/`bænə/
/prei/
/`ʃugəd `æplz/
/ik`saitmənt/
Task 1: Meanings in context
It is the grandest and most important occasion in the
year.
trọng đại
3. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and banners.
băng rôn
5. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples,
plums or tomatoes, is also popular.
mứt táo
4. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year
for themselves and their family.
2. Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian
people , the start of a new year.
nông nghiệp
6. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.
sự nô nức
cầu
Tieng Anh 11 - Unit 8 - Celebrations - A. Reading
Task 2 : True or False
Tieng Anh 11 - Unit 8 - Celebrations - A. Reading
1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.
falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February
F
2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the
beginning of spring is the start of a new year.
for agrarian people
F
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
T
4. According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone
at Tet.
children
F
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the
South of Vietnam.
T
6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want
to have good luck on New Year’s Day.
during the whole year
F
Clock
What have you read about?
Tieng Anh 11 - Unit 8 - Celebrations - A. Reading
After you read:
Topic:
Tet in Vietnam
Let’s sing to welcome a new year!
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