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Unit 8:
CELEBRATIONS
Reading
Section
BEFORE READING
* Work in pairs: Tell your partner which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet
making banh chung b.decorating the house
c.eating special Tet foods d.going to the flower market
e.going to the pagoda f. visiting relatives & friends
g.receiving “lucky money” h. watching fireworks

vocabulary
* Agrarian (adj)
* Peach blossom
* Apricot blossom
* Kumquat tree
* To decorate
* Lucky money (unc)
Trang trí
Tiền lì xì
Hoa đào
Hoa mai
Cây quất
Thuộc về nông nghiệp
While-reading
Task 1. Work in pairs . Match the words or phrases in column A with their equivalent meanings in Vietnamese in column B.
1. grand
A. Sự nô nức, nhộn nhịp
3. banner
2. agrarian
4. pray
5. Sugared apples
6. excitement
B. Băng rôn, khẩu hiệu
C. Táo tẩm đường, mứt táo
D. To lớn, hoành tráng
E. Thuộc về nông nghiệp
F. Cầu nguyện
A
B
1
2
3
4
5
6
Task 2
Decide whether the 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 anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of a new year.
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
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.
F
T
F
F
T
T
Task 3 : Answer the following questions.

1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
3. What do streets look like before Tet?
4. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
5. What is banh chung made from?
6. What is mut?
7. What are some popular activities at Tet?
Task 3 : Answer the following questions.
1/ When is Tet holiday in Vietnam ?
-> It is sometime between 19 January and 20 February.
Line 2 – 3,paragraph 1
2/How long did Tet preparations and celebrations
last in the past ?
->Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months.
Line 1,paragraph 2
Tast 3 : Answer the following questions.
3/ What do streets look like before Tet ?
->They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.

Line 3 – 4 , paragraph 2
Tast 3 : Answer the following questions.
4/ What do people often do to prepare for Tet ?
->They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.


Line 4 – 5 , paragraph 2
Tast 3 : Answer the following questions.
5/ What is banh chung made from ?
->It’s made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork
Line 5 – 6,paragraph 3
Tast 3 : Answer the following questions.
6/ What is mut ?
-> It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes

Line 6 – 7,paragraph 3
Tast 3 : Answer the following questions.
7/ What are some popular activities at Tet ?
-> Visiting friends and other family members,
exchanging wishes,going to the pagoda, playing games, etc
Last paragraph
Work in group: Tell each other about your last Tet holiday,focusing on the following main points.
How you prepared for Tet
How you decorated your house
Who you visitted
What special foods you ate
What activities you enjoyed doing most
during Tet
After reading
Write about your last Tet, using
what you have just said.
HOMEWORK
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