unit 8 Grade 11

Giving and receiving lucky money... - Making banh chung- Eating special Tet foods - Going to the pagoda - Receiving “ lucky money” Work in pairs Which of these activities you enjoy doing

Friday, December 21st 2007

Unit 8: Celebrations

Reading

Thanks giving

celebration

Mid – Autumn festival

Giving and receiving lucky money

- Making banh chung

- Eating special Tet foods

- Going to the pagoda

- Receiving “ lucky money”

Work in pairs

Which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet

- Decorating the house

- Going to the flower market

- Watching fireworks

Work in pairs

Which of these activities you enjoy

doing most at Tet

Reading

Task 1: matching

1 Banner (N)

2 Agrarian (adj)

3 Pray (V)

4 Spread (V)

5 Grand (adj)

6 Excitement (N)

7 Positive comments

8 To be full of

a To speak God, especially to give thanks or ask for help

b The state of feeling excited

c Connected with farming and

the use of land for farming

d A long piece of cloth with a

message on it to be hung

in a public place to show support for smt

e Impressive and large

f Having or containing a large

3

6 2 1

5

Task 2: True or false and correct the false one

1 Tet is always on 20 th February on the Western calendar

2 According to the text, for people any where 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.“ lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet ” is given to everyone at Tet

5 Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the

South of VN.

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

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

1 F

2 F

3 T

4 F

5 T

( just for agrarian people)

(tends to be given to children)

Task 3: answer the questions

1 It’s sometimes between 19th and 20th February

2 It used to be spread over months

3 They are decorated with colored lights

and red banners.

4 They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.

Task 3: answer the questions

5 It is made from sticky rice, green beans

and fatty pork.

6 Mut is candied fruit

7 Visiting friends and others family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda,

playing games,

Work in groups

Tell each other about your last Tet holiday

how you prepared for Tet.

how you decorated your house.

who you visited.

what special foods you ate.

what activities you enjoined

doing most during Tet.

Good bye!

see you again!