CELEBRATIONS
READING
THE PRESENT FOR CLASS 11T1
WELCOME TO CLASS 11T1
UNIT 8
Vocabulary:
agrarian (adj): / ǝ‘greǝriǝn /
throughout (prep), (adv): / θru:‘aƱt /
influence (v), (n): / ‘influǝns /
positive (adj): / ‘pDzǝtiv /
exchange (v), (n): / iks‘tʃeinʤ /
be made from ~ be made of :
Ex1: The house is made of wood.
Ex2: Glass is usually made from sand.


I.TASK 2
1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.
2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of the new year.
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
True or False
False
False
True
4. According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet.
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam
6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on New Year’s Day.
False
False
True
1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
II. TASK 3
2. How long did Tet’s preparations and celebrations last in the past?
3. What do streets look like before Tet?
 It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar.
 For months.
 They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
4. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
5. What is banh chung made from?
6. What is mut ?
 They often buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
 It’s made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
 It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes.
Dragon dance
7. What are some popular activities at Tet?
 Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games …
Buffalo fighting in Do Son
1. grand:
2. agrarian:
3. banner:
4. pray:
5. sugared apples:
6. excitement:
III.TASK 1
Check the meanings
trọng đại, hoành tráng
thuộc về nông nghiệp, đất đai
biểu ngữ, băng rôn
cầu nguyện
táo ngào đường
sự n ô nức, nhộn nhịp
Discuss:
What do we do?
Before Tet.
During Tet.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION!
HAVE A GOOD LESSON!