Bai 8 reading

WARM UP
What celebration is in these pictures?

Lunar
christmas
New Year
Mid-Autunm


UNIT8 : CELEBRATIONS

Part A: READING
Before you read: These are some activities which we
often do at Tet

Watching fireworks
Going to the pagoda

Going to the flower
Decorating the house
market

Making banh chung
Receiving money


WHILE YOU READ

I. New words:
- Western calendar :
- agrarian people:

- spread (v):
- a great deal of = a lot of
- to be busy + V-ing :
+ people are busy buying gifts,
cleaning and decorating their
houses and cooking traditional foods.
- peach / apricot blossom:
- Kumquat tree:
- pray (v)
- exchange wishes:
- red envelop


II. TASKS:
Task 1:Work in pairs . Match the words or phrases on the
left with their definitions the right.

A
1. grand

A. the state of being excited

2. agrarian

B. a long piece of cloth with a message

3. banner

B

on it

6
5
4
3
2
1

C. apples covered with sugar

4. pray

D. great

5. Sugared apples

E. connected with farming

6. excitement

F. to speak to God, especially to give
thanks or ask for help.


Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or
false (F)
T

F

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

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2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world
the beginning of spring is the start of a new year.

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3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.

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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.

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Task 3: Answer the following questions.
1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
 It’s sometimes between 19 January and 20 February on the Western
calendar.

2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
 For months.
3. What do streets look like before Tet?
 Streets are decorated colorful lights and red banners.
4. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
 They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional
foods
5. What is Banh chung made from?
 It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
6. What is mut?
 It is candied fruit
7. What are some popular activities at Tet?
 Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going
to pagoda, playing games, etc.


AFTER YOU READ
Work in groups: Tell each other about you last Tet
holiday, focusing on the following main points

1. How you prepared for Tet
2. How you decorated your house
3. Who you visited
4. What special food you ate
5. What activities you enjoyed doing most
during Tet.