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Mut , which is candied fruit such as sugared apples , plums or tomatoes, is also popular.. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.[r]

Unit 8: CelebrationsCelebrations

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Period 43 Unit 8: I.Before you read CELEBRATIONS

Activity 1. Work in pairs Look at the pictures and discuss the questions.

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 Peach

blossom

Altar

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I Before you read:

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4 Which of these activities you enjoy most?

a making banh chung

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4 Which of these activities you enjoy most?

b decorating the house

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4 Which of these activities you enjoy most?

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e going to the pagoda

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4 Which of these activities you enjoy most?

f watching fireworks

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4 Which of these activities you enjoy most?

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h visiting relatives and friends f watching fireworks

d going to the flower market b decorating the house

a making banh chung

c eating special Tet foods e going to the pagoda

g receiving “lucky money”

4 Which of these activities you enjoy most?

Ex: I enjoy watching fireworks most.

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I Before you read

Guess the meanings of the following words or phrases.

3 kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n.p):

1 peach blossom /pi:t∫'blɔsəm/

2 apricot blossom /'æprikɔt 'blɔsəm/

: hoa đào : hoa mai : quất : mứt

4 candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/

5 green bean /gri:n bi:n/

: tiền lì xì 6 lucky money /’lʌki ’mʌni/

: đậu xanh

7 positive comment /'pɔzətiv 'kɔment/ :lời nói tốt đẹp 3 kumquat tree /'kʌmkwɔt tri:/

Task 1: Guess the meaning of the red and bold words in the following sentences:

1 Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the year.

2 For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year. 3 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red

banners.

4 Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year. 5 Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples,

plums or tomatoes, is also popular.

trọng đại

1 Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the year.

2 For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year

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3 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red

banners.

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4 Many people go to the pagoda to pray

for a happy year.

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6 A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.

Task 1: Guess the meaning of the red words in the following sentences:

1 Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the year.

2 For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year.

3 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. 4 Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year.

5 Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular.

6 A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.

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sù n« nøc thuéc nghề nông

băng rôn, hiệu cầu nguyện

Task Work in groups Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

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

calendar

2 According to the text, for people anywhere 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

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 T F       children

during the whole year

sometime between 19th Jan and 20th Feb

agrarian people

(L1-2, P2)

Task 3,(Page 92) Answer the following questions. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

2.How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?

3.What streets look like before Tet? 4.What people to prepare for Tet? 5.What is banh chung made from?

6.What is mut?

LUCKY CELEBRATION

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1 2 3 4

1.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

 It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th

 They lasted for months in the past. 2.How long did Tet

preparations and

3.What streets look like before Tet?

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

It is made from sticky rice, green beans and

fatty pork.

 It is candied fruit such as sugared apples,

plums or tomatoes.

 (Some popular activities at Tet are)

visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda,

playing games, etc.

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III After you read

Part A: Reading

Tell others about your last Tet holiday. 1 how you prepared for Tet

2 how you decorated the house 3 who you visited

4 what special foods you ate

suggestions

Preparations Decoration Visit

Special foods eaten Activities enjoyed

•Go to market to Go to market to buy food, flowers

buy food, flowers

•Wrap Banh chungWrap Banh chung •Cook frosen meatCook frosen meat …

…

•Whitewash the Whitewash the house

house

•Clean the roomsClean the rooms •Clean the floorClean the floor …

…

•Visit the Visit the

grandparents

grandparents

•Visit relativesVisit relatives •Visit friendsVisit friends …

…

•Eat Eat banh chungbanh chung •Eat pork pasteEat pork paste

•Eat salted onionsEat salted onions …

…

•Play chessPlay chess

•Play on the swingsPlay on the swings

•Go to the churches/ Go to the churches/ pagodas…

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