Bài ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh khối 11 - Unit 8: Celebrations

Exercise 1: Decide whether the statements are true T or false F: F • Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar • According to the text, for people anywhere in F the world th[r]

Kính chào thầy, cô đến thăm lớp 11A7 Lop11.com • • • • • • lucky money apricot blossom firecrackers jam red banner peach blossom On what holiday we have these things ? a At Christmas b On Tet holidays c In Mid - Autumn Lop11.com Unit 8: Celebrations Reading: Grammar: New words: Examples: celebration (n)  celebrate (v) grand (adj) = enjoyable grand the grandest important  the most important Superlatives: (so sánh nhất) • the + adj/ adv – est (ngắn) • the + most + adj/ adv (dài) Lop11.com western calendar lunar calendar Lop11.com agrarian (adj) agrarian people = farmers preparation (n) prepare (v) spread (v) excitement (n) excite (v) exciting (adj) # excited decorate (v) with decoration (n) 10 banner (n)  Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter  Streets are decorated with colored lights and red banners Lop11.com 11 kumquat tree 12 sticky rice 13 green beans 14 fatty pork “Bánh chưng” materials Lop11.com 15 traditional (adj) 16 polite (adj) # impolite 17 influence (n, v) 18 positive (adj) # negative 19 comment (n) 20 exchange (v)  Bánh chưng, jam(mứt) and Chinese braised pork (thịt kho tàu) are traditional foods on Tet holidays 21 pagoda (n) 22 pray (v) for  People go to the pagoda and pray for a happy new year for themselves and their family Lop11.com forms of entertainment Lop11.com Exercise 1: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F): F • Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar • According to the text, for people anywhere in F the world the beginning of spring is the start of the new year T • Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays • Kumquat trees are popular both in the North T and in the South of Vietnam • According to the text, “lucky money” is given to F everyone at Tet • People try to be nice and polite to each other T because they want to have good luck on New Year’s Day Lop11.com Exercise 2: Answer the following questions When is Tet holiday in Vietnam? It is sometimes between 19th January and 20th February How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?  They lasted for months What streets look like before Tet?  They are decorated with colored lights and red banners What people to prepare for Tet?  They buy gifts, clean and decorate houses and cook traditional foods What is banh chung made from?  It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork Lop11.com Homework: Write a short paragraph to tell about your last Tet holiday THE END Lop11.com