UNIT 8: CELEBARATIONS
What are they?

Apricot blossom
Peach blossom
Kumquat tree
What are they?
Some lucky money
A five-fruit tray on
ancestral altar
What are they?
Banh trung
Candied fruits
A dish of fruits
What can you in the picture doing?
The grandmother is giving the little boy and girl some lucky money.
I can see the apricot blossom and a kumquat tree full of ripe fruits.
I can also see a five – fruit tray on the ancestral altar, a dish of fruits, a tray of candied fruits a banh trung on the table.

What are the people doing on Tet holiday?
Going shopping
Cleaning/ decorating
the house
What are the people doing on Tet holiday?






Playing traditional
games
Decorating streets
with colourful lights
What are the people doing on Tet holiday?
watching fireworks
What are they doing?
Going to pagoda
Task 1: Find what the following words mean
grand (adj):
banner (n):
Sugared apples (n):
agrarian (adj):
pray (v):
excitement (n):
impressive and large
to speak to god to give thanks or ask for help
the state of being excited
Task 2: True / False statement.
Tet is always on 20th February on Western calendar.
According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of a new year.
Tet used to be longer than it is now.
According to the text, lucky money is given to everybody at Tet.
Kumquat trees are popular in the North and in the South of Vietnam.
People try to be nice to each other because they want to have good luck on New Year’s Day.


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Task 3: Answer the following questions.
1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
Between 19th January and 20th February.
2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
Over a month.
3. What do streets look like before Tet?
They are decorated with colorful lights and red banners.
4. What do people often do to prepare for the Tet?
Buy gifts, clean and decorate the houses and cook traditional foods.
5. What is Banh Trung made from?
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty fork.
6. What is Mut?
It’s candied fruits.
7. What are some popular activities at Tet?
Visiting friendsand other family members, exchanging wishes, going to pagoda, playing games.
Post reading: Tell each other about your last Tet holiday
Your preparation? House/ shopping?
People/ Places you visited?
Food you ate?
Activities you enjoyed?
Your feelings?
Thank you very much for attending this lesson. I wish you were fine, happy and successful.