There are peach blossom, altar, apricot blossom, kumquat tree, lucky money and banh chung.... Work in pairs: Tell your partner which of these activities do you enjoy doing mo[r]
(1)(2)1 Vietnamese National Day
2 King Hung’s Death Aniversary Mid-Autumn Festival
4 Vietnamese New Year’s Day Vietnamese Teacher’s Day
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These are Celebrations
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(3)1 What time of the year is it?
2 What are the people in the picture doing? 3 What else you see in the picture?
kumquat tree
lucky money banh chung
Unit 8: CelebrationsCelebrations
Peach blossom
Altar
Apricot blossom
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II Before you read:Before you readA: A: ReadingReading
1 It is the first day of the new year. 2 They are celebrating the new year.
(4)Work in pairs: Tell your partner which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet Are there any other things you like doing?
1 making “banh chung”
2 eating special Tet foods going to the pagoda
4 receiving “lucky money”
5 decorating the house
6 going to the flower market watching fireworks
(5)Task 1: Find what of the following words mean in the text.
1 grand:
2 agrarian
3 banner:
4 pray:
5 sugared apples:
6 excitement:
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(6)Task 1: Find what of the following words mean in the text.
1 grand: Agrarian:
3 banner:
4 pray:
5 sugared apples:
6 excitement:
very impressive and large.
connected with farming and the use of land for farming.
a long piece of cloth with a message on it that is carried between two poles or in a public place to show support for something.
to speak to God, especially to give thanks or ask for help.
apples are mixed with sugar.
(7)1 Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calenda
2 According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of the year 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
Task 2
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are (T) or false (F).
F F
T
F (according to the passage, lucky money tends to be
given to children) T
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(It falls between 19th January and 20th February)
(8)Task 3: Answer the following questions.
1 When is the Tet holiday?
2 How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
3 What streets look like before Tet?
4 What people often to prepare for Tet?
- It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February.
- Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months.
- They are decorated with
coloured lights and red
banners.
(9)6 What is mut?
7 What are some popular activities at Tet?
5 What is banh chung made from?
Task 3: Answer the following questions.
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
- Mut is candied and dried fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes.
(10)1 What did you usually in the Tet? Who did you usually visit in the Tet?
3 Have you ever received lucky money in the Tet?
Tell others about the your last Tet holiday?
1 Read the passage again and translate it into Vietnamese
2 Remember the new words Do exercises in the workbook
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IV After you After you read
read:
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(11)Thank you for your attentions