Welcome to our class !
Look at the pictures and give the names of the celebrations.
CHRISTMAS
HALLOWEEN
THANKSGIVING
VALENTINE’S DAY
MID – AUTUMN FESTIVAL
TET
UNIT 8
CELEBRATIONS
A- Reading
I- BEFORE YOU READ
Open the book page 90.
Look at the picture.
Look at the picture and
desribe what you see in it


What time of
the year is it?
???

What are the people
in the picture doing?
???


What else do you see
in the picture?
???

What do you enjoy
doing most at Tet?
???
a. Making banh chung
c. Eating special
Tet foods
e. Going to the pagoda
g. Receiving
“lucky money”
h. Visiting relatives
and friends
f. Watching fireworks
d. Going to the
flower market
b. Decorating the house
II- WHILE YOU READ
Look at the pictures and guess the words.
PEACH BLOSSOM
APRICOT BLOSSOM
KUMQUAT TREE
STICKY RICE
GREEN BEANS
FATTY PORK
SUGARED APPLES
PLUMS
TOMATOES
LUCKY MONEY
Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
Match the paragraphs with its topics:
II
Task 1: Find Vietnamese meaning for these words
1. grand:
2. agrarian:
3. banner:
4. pray:
5. sugared apples:
6. excitement:
hoành tráng, quan trọng
thuộc về nông nghiệp
biểu ngữ
cầu nguyện
mứt táo, táo ngâm đường
sự náo nức
Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false ( F)
1.Tet is always on 20th February on the western Calendar.

2. According to the text, for people everywhere in the world

the beginning of spring is the start of the new year.

3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
sometimes
F
agrarian people in Viet Nam
F
T
4. According to the text, “ lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet.

5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and the South of Vietnam.

6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they

want to have good luck on the New Year’s Day.






children
F
T
during the whole year
F
Task 3: Answer the question
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
What do the street look like before Tet?
What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
What is banh chung made from?
What is mut?
What are some popular activities at Tet ?