Monday, October 3, 2022
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Match the right custom and tradition with the appropriate picture.

4. giving children lucky money at Tet

1. smiling to accept a compliment

2. worshipping ancestors

3. wrapping gifts in colourful paper

5. wearing ao dai on special ocassions
New lessons

UNIT 4

LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1
VOCABULARY

- Christian /ˈkrɪstʃən / (n)

: người theo đạo cơ đốc

: bánh xốp

: trang trí

: người dân

: cuộn phim

: con cháu, con cái

- sponge cake /spʌndʒ keɪk/(n)

*decorate /ˈdekəreɪt /(v)
*resident /ˈrezɪdənt / (n)
*filmstrip /ˈfɪlmstrɪp / (n)
*offspring /ˈɒfsprɪŋ /(n)
CHECKING VOCABULARY

- Christian /ˈkrɪstʃən / (n)

- sponge cake /spʌndʒ keɪk/(n)

*decorate /ˈdekəreɪt /(v) *resident /ˈrezɪdənt / (n) *filmstrip /ˈfɪlmstrɪp / (n) *offspring /ˈɒfsprɪŋ /(n)
: người theo đạo cơ đốc

: bánh xốp

: trang trí

: người dân

: cuộn phim

: con cháu, con cái
1. Match the first halves of the sentences (A) with the second halves (B).
1. Although they are not Christian,

a. the frst person to step into your house in the new year should be a man.
2. It's the custom

b. making sponge cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival instead of mooncakes.
3. According to tradition,

c. the tradition of living with their parents.
4. There is a tradition in our school that

d. in that country for women to get married in white.
5. They broke with tradition by

e. the family has the custom of giving presents at Christmas.
6. Many young people do not follow

f. morning exercise at 5 a.m.
7. In my family there is a custom of doing

g. girls should wear _ao dai _on the frst day of school.
2. Read the full sentences in 1 again and complete the expressions below.
1. it's the _______ for somebody to do something

2. there's a _______ that + _clause_

3. __________ to tradition, + _clause_

4. follow the _______ of doing something

5. break _______ tradition by doing something

6. have the custom _______ doing something

7. there is a custom of _______ something .

custom

tradition

According

tradition

with

of

doing
3. Read the following customs and traditions. Make sentences to say if you have these in your province or area, using any of the expressions in 2. Remember to change the verb tense if necessary.
1. having fireworks on New Year's Eve

2. waiting until the guests finish eating before leaving the dinner table

3. touching children's heads

4. decorating the house on special occasions

5. women shaking strangers' hands

3. Read the following customs and traditions. Make sentences to say if you have these in your province or area, using any of the expressions in 2. Remember to change the verb tense if necessary.
1. According to tradition, we have fireworks on New Year's Eve.

My area broke tradition by not having firecrackers on New Year's Eve.

There's a tradition in our province of having fireworks on New Year's Eve.

2. It's the custom to wait until the guests finish eating before leaving the dinner table.

3. There is a tradition for adults to touch children's heads.

4. According to the tradition, people decorate their houses on special occasions.

5. Women break the tradition of shaking stranger's hands.
4. Now complete the following sentences with your own ideas.

1. It's the custom in my country that _____________.

2. We broke with tradition by _____________.

3. There's a tradition in my family that ___________.

4. We have the custom of ________________.

5. According to tradition,_________________.

5. According to tradition, adults give lucky money to children on Tet holiday.

1. It's the custom in my country that family members get together on Tet holiday.

2. We broke the tradition by not decorating the house on Tet holiday.

3. There is a tradition in my family that we always have dinner at night together.

4. We have a custom of doing exercise in the morning.
Pronunciation:

Clusters: /spr/ , /str/
5. Complete the words under the pictures with _spr_ or _str_. Then listen and repeat.

1. ___aw 2. ___eet 3. ___ing

str

str

spr

4. ___ay 5. a___onaut 6. fru___ated

spr

str

str

4. e___esso 5. new___int

spr

spr
6. Listen and circle the words with _/spr/ _and underline the words with _/str/_. Then say the sentences.

1. In my family, all the traditions of our ancestors are strictly followed.

2. The custom of saying hello to strangers has spread through our community.

3. In our district, it's the custom for residents to sweep the streets on Saturday mornings.

4. That filmstrip really highlighted our customs and traditions.

5. Parents usually want their offspring to follow the family traditions.

strictly

strangers

spread

filmstrip

streets

offspring

district
+

HOMEWORK

- Learn the new words by heart.

- Practice pronunciation “spr”, “str” again.

- Do exercises A1, 2 in workbook (page 28).

- Prepare for Unit 4: Closer look 2.
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