unit 8 : Period 46

Thursday, December 18
th
2008

Game: Jumbled words

CHRISTMAS
MID-AUTUMN
VALENTINE
BUFFALO- FIGHTING
TET-HOLIDAY
1- CRISHTMSA =
2- MDI-ATUNUM =
3- VEALNTNIE =
4- UFBFALO- GFIHTIGN =
5- TTE-HLOIDYA =
key
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S
E T NL OIAR


Buffalo fighting


Tet Holiday
Tet Holiday

Mid – Autumn Festival

Mid – Autumn Festival

unit
unit
8:
8: Celebrations


Part A: Reading

Before you read:
Look at the pictures and answer
the questions
1. What time of the year is it?

It’s the time of spring, the beginning time of the
year in Vietnam

Before you read
2. What are the people in the picture doing?

They are celebrating a party on Tet holiday

Before you read
3. What else can you see in the pictures ?

I can see flowers, fruit, and some special food

Before you read
4. Which activities do you enjoy doing most at TET ?


I enjoy making Banh Chung, going to the flower
market, going to the pagoda

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Start
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* Lunar New Year ['lu:nə njujiə] (n)
* peach blossom [pi:t∫'bl ɔsəm] (n)
* apricot blossom ['eiprikɔt 'bl ɔsəm] (n)
* kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n)
* candied fruit [’kændid fru:t] (n)
* lucky money [’lʌki ‘mʌni] (n)
:Tết âm lịch
: hoa đào
: hoa mai
: cây quất
: mứt
: Ti n mõng tuæi ề
(TiÒn l× x×)
* fireworks [’faiwəks] (n) : Ph¸o hoa

They are celebating a Lunar New Year

peach blossom (n)

apricot blossom (n)

kumquat tree (n)

candied fruit (n)

lucky money (n)

Fireworks




Task 1:
Task 1:
Find what the following words mean in the text.
Find what the following words mean in the text.
1. grand (a): ___________________
2. agrarian (a): _________________
3. banner (n):__________________
4. pray (v):________________
5.sugared apples :__________
6. excitement (n):_____________
to lớn, hoành tráng
thuộc về nông nghiệp
băng rôn, kh u hi uẩ ệ
c u nguy nầ ệ
mứt táo
sự nô nức, nhộn nhịp

Task 2: Mark true or false according to the text
Task 2: Mark true or false according to the text
1.
1.
Tet is always on 20
Tet is always on 20
th
th
February on the Western
February on the Western
calendar
calendar
2.
2.
For the beginning
For the beginning
of spring is start of the year
of spring is start of the year
3.
3.
Tet used to be longer than it is now
Tet used to be longer than it is now
4.
4.
“
“
Lucky money” is given to at Tet
Lucky money” is given to at Tet
5.
5.

Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and
Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and
the South of Vietnam
the South of Vietnam
6.
6.
People try to be nice and polite to each
People try to be nice and polite to each
other because they want to have good luck
other because they want to have good luck
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F
F

F
F
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T
T

F
F

T
T

F
F
(sometime between 19
th

January and 20
th
February)
agrarian people in Vetnam
people anywhere in the world
people anywhere in the world
children
everyone
everyone
during the whole year
on New Year’s Day
on New Year’s Day

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1/ When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
It’s sometime between 19th January and
20th February.