REVIEW Unit 4-5
REVIEW 2 (Unit 4-5)
2. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others. Then listen, repeat, and check.
A. bamboo B. robot C. fashion D. spacious

2. A. musician B. cultural C. performance D. tradition

3. A. competition B. commemorate C. historical D. activity

4. A. interviewer B. ceremony C. presentation D. legendary

5. A. performance B. procession C. musician D. heritage
REVIEW 2 (Unit 4-5-6)
3. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
1. There’s a ______ in our family that we have a party on New Year’s Eve.
A. tradition B. custom C. legend D. belief
2. In later periods, people ______ the Goddess in the form of stone, which was often black and conical.
A. commemorated B. worshipped C. respected D. prayed
3. They ______ with tradition by getting married quietly.
A. ended B. disconnected C. broke D. took
4. They walked in ______ to the capital.
A. group B. crowd C. line D. procession
5. At the beginning of the festival, they performed a ______ of offering some incense.
A. task B. ritual C. function D. role
6. In my family all the traditions of our ancestors are strictly ______.
A. performed B. followed C. taken D. done
Vocabulary
REVIEW 2 (Unit 4-5)
6. Complete each sentence, using although, while, however, moreover, and otherwise.
1. ______ the sun was shining, it wasn’t very warm.
2. The pairs of cows must run in a straight line; ______ ,they will be disqualified from the Cow Racing Festival.
3. _____I was waiting at the bus stop, it started to rain heavily.
4. Vu Lan is a time for people to show their appreciation and gratitude towards their
Parents; ______ , it is a time for them to worship ghosts and hungry spirits.
5. He was feeling bad; ______ , he went to work and tried to concentrate.
Although
otherwise
While
moreover
however
REVIEW 2 (Unit 4-5)
SKILLS
Guess the statements . Which sentences are true(T) or false (F)?
Reading
1. Vu Lan takes place on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
2. Vu Lan is celebrated only in the south.
3. Vu Lan is the largest annual traditional festival of Viet Nam.
4. People buy presents and flowers as their offerings to show their deep love and gratitude towards their parents.
5. Many people visit pagodas during the festival, wearing a red rose if their mothers are alive.
REVIEW 2 (Unit 4-5)
SKILLS
1. Read about the Vu Lan Festival in Viet Nam and decide whether the statements are true(T) or false (F)
S ome people call it ‘Vu Lan Bao Hieu’ (Parents’ Appreciation Day).
This festival takes place on the 15thdayof the seventh lunar month. It is one of the largest festivals of Viet Nam after the Tet festival, and it is celebrated throughout the country, especially in the south.
During the festival, people participate in many goodwill activities and perform various religious rituals. They visit pagodas and temples to worship, release animals like birds or fish, and burn incense. They also buy presents and flowers as their offerings to show their deep love and gratitude towards their parents and ancestors.
Many people go to pagodas on this occasion, wearing either a red rose if their mothers are alive or a white rose if their mothers have passed away. The rose is a symbol of love and gratitude shown by every family towards their ancestors.
Reading
REVIEW 2 (Unit 4-5)
True / false statements.
1. Vu Lan takes place on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
2. Vu Lan is celebrated only in the south.
3. Vu Lan is the largest annual traditional festival of Viet Nam.
4. People buy presents and flowers as their offerings to show their deep love and gratitude towards their parents.
5. Many people visit pagodas during the festival, wearing a red rose if their mothers are alive.
T
F
F
T
T
4.Write the festival in Viet Nam
-Tet Holiday or Lunar New Year

* Questions:
1. What is the name of the festival?
2. When is it held?
3. What do they do to prepare the upcoming New Year?
4. What do Vietnamese wear at Tet?
5. What do children receive at Tet?
Lunar New Year Festival often falls between late January and early February; it is among the most important holidays in Vietnam. Officially, the festival includes the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day in Lunar Calendar; however, Vietnamese people often spend about nearly a month to celebrate this special event. 
Since Tet occupies an important role in Vietnamese’s religious beliefs, Vietnamese will begin their preparations well in advance of the upcoming New Year. In an effort to get rid of the bad luck of the old year, people will spend a few days cleaning their homes, polishing every utensil, or even repaint and decorate the house with kumquat tree, branches of peach blossom, and many other colorful flowers. The ancestral altar is especially taken care of, with careful decoration of five kinds of fruits and votive papers, along with many religious rituals. Everybody, especially children, buy new clothes and shoes to wear on the first days of New Year. People also try to pay all their pending debts and resolve all the arguments among colleagues, friends or members of family. 
 
Vietnamese believe that the color of red and yellow will bring good fortune, which may explain why these colors can be seen everywhere in Lunar New Year. People consider what they do on the dawn of Tet will determine their fate for the whole year, hence people always smile and behave as nice as they can in the hope for a better year. Besides, gifts are exchanged between family members and friends and relatives, while children receive lucky money kept in red envelope. No matter where Tet is celebrated, it must be clarified from the beginning that Tet is not a day, but several days of celebration.