Reading unit 8(THPT Thái Phúc)

CROSSWORD PUZZLE D -M I T UA U M N T E T C H R I S T M A S W O M E N ‘ S D A Y E A S T E R E E N T H A N K S G I V I N G H A L L O W B I R T H D A Y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1.The purpose of this Vietnamese festival is to celebrate the full moon in the year. 2.This festival is the most important celebration of the year and marks the biginning of the year. 3.It is the day when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. 5.It is a Sunday in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life 6.A public holiday in the US ( on the forth Thursday in November ) and in Canada ( on the second Monday in October ), originally to give thanks to God for the harvest and for health. 7.It is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, usually by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy. 8.It is the day in each year which is the same date the one on which you were born. 4.In this festival, men give their mothers, wives, girlfriends… flowers and gifts. UNITE 8 CELEBRATIONS • BEFORE YOU READ • 1.It is spring and it should be Tet holiday because we can see the apricot blossom and a kumquat tree full of ripe fruits. • 2.The people in the picture may be a family. The grandmother is giving her grandchildren some lucky money. The girl, the boy and their parents may be wishing their grandparents good health and happiness. • 3.In the picture we can also see a five-fruit tray on the ancestral altar, and a dish of fruits, a tray of candied fruits and a banh chung on the table. A: READING UNITE 8 CELEBRATIONS • BEFORE YOU READ • WHILE YOU READ • TASK 1 • 1. grand: impressive and large • 2.banner: a long piece of cloth with a message • 3.sugared apples: apples which are sugared • 4.agrarian: connected with farming • 5.pray: to speak to God (give thanks or ask for help) • 6.excitement: the state of feeling excited UNITE 8 CELEBRATIONS • BEFORE YOU READ • WHILE YOU READ • TASK 1 • TASK 2 • 1. F (It falls between 19 January and 20 February) • 2. F (It’s just for agrarian people ) • 3.T • 4.F (according to the passage, lucky money tends to be given to children ) • 5.T • 6.T UNITE 8 CELEBRATIONS • BEFORE YOU READ • WHILE YOU READ • TASK 1 , TASK 2 . TASK 3 • 1.It falls between 19 January and 20 February (line 2-3, paragraph 1). • 2.Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months (line 1- 2, paragraph 2). • 3.They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners(line 3-4, parag 2) • 4.They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods (lien 4-5, paragraph 2). • 5.It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.(line 5-6 parag 3) • 6.Mut is candied fruit (line 6-7, paragraph 3 ). • 7.Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games…(last paragraph). UNITE 8 CELEBRATIONS • BEFORE YOU READ • WHILE YOU READ TASK 1 , TASK 2 , TASK 3 • AFTER YOU READ • I had a good time last Tet holiday. The day before the new year, I went to the market with my mother to buy a lot of food. Then I came home and helped my father decorate the house with coloured lights, red banners, flowers and colourful balloons. • On the first day of Tet I visited my relatives and received my *lucky money*.I ate banh chung and other special foods. • I enjoyed watching cocks fighting most. UNITE 8 CELEBRATIONS • BEFORE YOU READ • WHILE YOU READ TASK 1 , TASK 2 , TASK 3 • AFTER YOU READ • CONSOLIDATION . dish of fruits, a tray of candied fruits and a banh chung on the table. A: READING UNITE 8 CELEBRATIONS • BEFORE YOU READ • WHILE YOU READ • TASK 1 • 1. grand:. this festival, men give their mothers, wives, girlfriends… flowers and gifts. UNITE 8 CELEBRATIONS • BEFORE YOU READ • 1.It is spring and it should be Tet