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Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true T or false F 1.Tet is always on 20th February on the western Calendar.. According to the text, for people everywhere in the worl[r]

Look at the pictures and give the names of the celebrations CHRISTMAS HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING VALENTINE’S DAY MID – AUTUMN FESTIVAL TET UNIT CELEBRATIONS A- Reading • Open the book page 90 • Look at the picture Look at the picture and desribe what you see in it What time of the year is it? ??? What are the people in the picture doing? ??? What else you see in the picture? ??? What you enjoy doing most at Tet? ??? a Making banh chung b Decorating the house c Eating special Tet foods d Going to the flower market e Going to the pagoda f Watching fireworks g Receiving “lucky money” h Visiting relatives and friends Look at the pictures and guess the words PEACH BLOSSOM APRICOT BLOSSOM KUMQUAT TREE STICKY RICE GREEN BEANS FATTY PORK SUGARED APPLES PLUMS TOMATOES LUCKY MONEY Match Match the the paragraphs paragraphs with with its its topics: topics: II II A B -Paragraph 1: a) Tet’s plants and foods -Paragraph 2: b) During the Tet -Paragraph 3: c) The purpose of the Tet -Paragraph 4: d) Tet’s preparations Task 1: Find Vietnamese meaning for these words hoành tráng, quan trọng grand: thuộc nông nghiệp agrarian: biểu ngữ banner: pray: cầu nguyện sugared apples: mứt táo, táo ngâm đường náo nức excitement: Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false ( F) 1.Tet is always on 20th February on the western Calendar sometimes F According to the text, for people everywhere in the world agrarian people in Viet Nam the beginning of spring is the start of the new year Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays T F According to the text, “ lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet F children Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and the South of Vietnam T People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on the New Year’s Day during the whole year F Task 3: Answer the question 1) When is Tet holiday in Vietnam? 2) How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past? 3) What the street look like before Tet? 4) What people often to prepare for Tet? 5) What is banh chung made from? 6) What is mut? 7) What are some popular activities at Tet ?