Answer: Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over month but nowadays the holiday is much shorter.... While you read IV.[r]
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) Before you read Look at the picture and describe it (6) (7) While you read I.Vocabulary: - agrarian (adj) - peach blossom (n) - apricot blossom (n) - kumquat tree (n) - mut (n) (8) While you read II Task 1: Find what the following words mean in the text important - grand : ……………………… agricultural - agrarian : ……………………… poster - banner : …………………… wish - pray : ………………… mut - sugared apples : …………… eagerness/ entertainment - excitement : ………………………………… (9) While you read III Task 2: True/False Statement: Statement Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of a new year T F X X Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays X According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone at X Tet Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the X South of Vietnam People try to be nice and polite to each other because they X want to have luck on New Year’s Day (10) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: (11) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: (12) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: When is Tet holiday in Vietnam? Answer: Tet falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar (13) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: (14) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: How long did Tet’s preparations and celebrations last in the past? Answer: Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over month but nowadays the holiday is much shorter (15) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: (16) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: What streets look like before Tet? Answer: Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners (17) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: What people often to prepare for Tet? Answer: People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods (18) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: What is banh chung made from? Answer: It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork (19) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: What are some popular activities at Tet? Answer: Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment (20) While you read IV Task 3: Answer the questions: (21) After you read Discussion: Tell each other about your last Tet holiday: -How you prepares for Tet -How you decorated your house -Who you visited -What special foods you ate -What activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet (22) Homework: -Redo all the exercises -Write a short paragraph to talk about your most memorable Tet holiday -Prepare Speaking part (23) (24)