* Warm up:
LOOK AT THE
PICTURES AND NAME
THE ACTIVITIES

Decorating houses

Making Chung cakes

Visiting pagodas

Giving lucky money

What are these activities
related to?
→ Tet customs and
traditions

Friday, November 29th ,2024
Unit 5: OUR CUSTOMS AND
TRADITIONS
Period 36: A Closer Look 1

VOCABULARY

family reunion
/ˌfæməli ˌriːˈjuːniən/

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wedding ceremony
 
 /ˈwedɪŋˌserəməni/

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food offerings
/fuːd ˈɒfərɪŋz/

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whale worship
/weɪl ˈwɜːʃɪp/

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martial arts
/ˌmɑːʃl ˈɑːts/

VOCABULARY

festival goer
/ˈfestɪvlˌgəʊə/

* CHECKING VOCABULARY
tục thờ cá Ông đoàn tụ gia đình võ thuật
đồ ăn cúng
người tham gia lễ hội lễ cưới
Pronunciation
  /ˈwedɪŋˌserəməni/
/weɪl ˈwəːʃɪp/
/fuːd ˈɑːfəɪŋz/
/ˌfæmɪli ˌriːˈjuːnjən/
/ˌmɑːrʃl ˈɑːts/
/ˈfɛstɪvl ˌgəʊə/

Meaning

Task 1: Write a phrase from the box under
each picture.

wedding
whale worship food offerings
ceremony
family reunion martial arts festival goers

1.______________
family reunion

wedding
2.______________
____
ceremony

Task
1: Write a phrase from the box under
PRACTICE
each picture.

wedding
whale worship food offerings
ceremony
family reunion martial arts festival goers

3.______________
food offerings

whale worship
4._____________

Task 1: Write a phrase from the box under
each picture.

1 wedding

ceremony
family reunion

whale worship food offerings
martial arts

5.____________
martial arts

festival goers

festival goers
6.______________

Task 2: Choose the correct option A, B or C.
1. We have a tradition of holding a family ______ on the
first day of Tet.
A. reunion
B. work
C. meal
2. It's a tradition for shops to have a lion dance performance
at their opening ______.
A. worship
B. celebration
C. ceremony
3. The tradition of ______ whales is popular in Vietnamese
coastal villages.
A. admiring
B. worshipping
C. praying
4. She broke with family tradition by not practising ______.
A. acrobat
B. martial arts
C. offering
5. Traditionally, the Vietnamese prepare ______ to worship
their ancestors during Tet.
A. offerings
B. decoration
C. worshipping

Patterns:
- have/has a tradition of + V-ing.....: có truyền
thống làm điều gì đó
- It's a tradition for someone/somebody to ....
- The tradition of + V-ing.....:
- break/broke with tradition by (not) V-ing.....:
Phá vỡ truyền thống/không tuân theo truyền
thống bằng việc.....
Ex: My family has a tradition of visiting
pagodas

Task 3:Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

custom practise

keep

break

traditionally

1. This year, we will ______
break with tradition and go
on holiday instead of staying at home during Tet.
2. Traditionally
___________, children in the US go from house
to house to ask for sweets on Halloween.
3. Holding a party to wish our grandparents
longevity is one of the customs we ________
practise at Tet.
4. Organising a folk song club is one way for us to
______
keep our traditions alive.
5. It's becoming a _______
custom for young people to
celebrate new years in addition to Tet.

TASK 4: PRONUNCIATION

/n/

/ŋ/

TASK 4: PRONUNCIATION

/n/

/ŋ/

PRONUNCIATION
Task 4: Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention
to the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/.

/n/

/ŋ/

thin
land
ceremony
longevity
tradition

thing
thank
single
language
offering

Task 5: Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the
words with the sound /n/ and circle the words with the
sound /ŋ/.

PRONUNCIATION
Task 5: Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the
words with the sound /n/ and circle the words with the
sound /ŋ/.
1. Mary wore a pink dress last night.
2. I think we should buy this ornamental tree.
3. He thanked the host for the enjoyable party.
4. My mum made the spring rolls for the longevity party.
5. I will bring some food to the party on Saturday.

Production:
wearing shorts when placing the chopsticks
wearing
Ao
Dai
on
Which
ones
are
customs
and
traditions?
on
top
of the rice bowl
going
to
the
pagoda
special occasions
playing computer games

respecting old people worshipping ancestors

1.__________________ 2.__________________ 3.__________________

4.__________________ 5.__________________ 6.__________________

* What customs and traditions
does your family have for lunar
New Year?

HOMEWORK
Learn new words by heart.
Practice pronouncing the sound /n/ and /ŋ/.
Do exercises in the notebooks.
Prepare Unit 5: A Closer Look 2

THE END

THANK YOU VERY MUCH