Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday. It is the grandest and most important occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar. Tet marks the beginning of spring and , for agrarian people, the start of a new year. Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet, however. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Shop are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.
DESIGNED BY : TRUONG DUY HIEP Warm-up Teachers’ Day Tet Holiday Celebr -ations Christmas Mid-Autumn Festival making Banh Chung eating special Tet foods decorating the going to the flower house market going to the pagoda watching fireworks receiving “lucky money” visiting relatives & friends Tuesday, November 24th, 2015 Part A: Reading I New words : fireworks grand : (n) : pháo hoa (adj) = big, important (adj) : to, hoành tráng agrarian (n) : thuộc nông dân lucky money (n) : tiền lì xì excitement (n) ≠ boredom (n) s : hào hứng banner decorate (n) : biểu ngữ, băng rôn (v) : trang trí I New words : fireworks grand (n) [ 'faiəw3:ks] (adj) [ grænd ] agrarian (n) lucky money (n) excitement (n) banner (n) decorate (v) [ ə'greəriən ] [ 'lʌki 'mʌni] [ ik'saitmənt ] [ 'bænə ] [ 'dekəreit ] Checking vocabulary: Match the words or phrases in column A with their equivalent meanings in Vietnamese in column B A grand B A Sự hào hứng agrarian B Băng rôn, hiệu banner C Trang trí 4.lucky money D To lớn, hoành tráng decorate E Thuộc nông dân excitement F Tiền lì xì II Exercises: Read the text and the tasks that follow Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday It is the grandest and most important occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar Tet marks the beginning of spring and , for agrarian people, the start of a new year Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet, however Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners Shop are full of goods People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods Activity1 ( task ): Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) T F th 1.Tet is always on 20 February on the Western calendar It falls sometime between 19th Jan and 20th Feb on the western calendar (L2,3, P1) According to the text, for people anywhere in the world, the beginning of spring is the start of a new year for agrarian people (L4 , P1) Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays ( Tet’s preparations … is much shorter ) (L1-2, P2) Before Tet, people are busy cooking traditional foods ( People are busy buying … cooking traditional foods ) (L4-5, P2) Activity ( task ) : Game : THE BIG WHEEL Points + Work in groups ( there are groups ) + Each pair in each team can ask and answer one question correctly Your team can get the point on the wheel + The group with higher points are the winners What streets look like before Tet? They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners 14 13 15 12 11 10 Time’s over Time Lucky number How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past? 14 13 15 12 11 10 Time’s over They lasted for months in the past Time 14 13 15 12 11 10 Time’s over Time 1.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam? It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar Activity 3: Fill in the chart with the missing information Lunar new year Time Between 19th ……… Jan ……… and ……… 20th ……… Feb ……… (1)… purposes Tet marks the beginning of spring agrari -an people …… the …… start …… of a …… new year (2) Before Tet Streets are ……… decora ……… -ted ……… with ……… colour……… ed ……… lights ……… & red ……… banner ……… s …(3)… Shops are ……… full of ……… goods ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… …(4)… people …… buy …… gilfs …… …… …… …… …… (5) clean & decorate their house -s …… Cook …… traditi…… onal …… foods …… …… …… …(6) HOMEWORK - Learn all the new words by heart - Copy activity & in your notebooks - Prepare for reading lesson ( para &4) Thank you for joining us ! Best wishes! 1.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam? It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar 2.How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past? They lasted for months in the past 3.What streets look like before Tet? They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners 4.What people often to prepare for Tet? They often buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods Look at the pictures and tell your partner which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet? Are there any other things you like doing? making banh chung decorating the house eating special Tet foods going to the flower market going to the pagoda watching fireworks receiving “lucky money” visiting relatives & friends ( Tet’s preparations … is much shorter ) (L1-2, P2)