bài giảng tiếng anh 11 unit 8 celebrations

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CELEBRATIONS
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Christmas’s day
Teacher’s day
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Tặng
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Part A: Reading
They are on______________ occasion?
Tet
- agrarian
- peach blossom
- apricot blossom
- kumquat tree
- decorate
I. Vocabulary
(v) trang trí
(n) hoa đào
(n) hoa mai
(n)
cây quất
thuộc về nghề nông
(a)
- grand
to lớn, hoành tráng(a)
- pray
(v) cầu nguyện
Matching
1. grand A. cây quất
3. decorate
2. agrarian

4. apricot blossom
5. Kumquat tree
6. peach blossom
B. trang trí
C. cầu nguyện
D. to lớn, hoành tráng
E. Thuộc về nông nghiệp
F. hoa mai
7. pray
G. hoa đào
II. Reading
1. Task 1: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
2. For agrarian people, Tet is the start of a new year
6. “Lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays
5. One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung
4. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North
and the South
7. People try to be nice and polite to each other because
they want to have good luck on New Year’s Day
T
T
F
T
F
F
__________
children
apricot blossom is traditional in the South
during the whole year

1. Luner New Year is always on 20th February on the
Western calendar
F
Luner New Year is sometime between 19th January
and 20th Februaryon the Western Calendar
1. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in
the past?
2. What do streets look like before Tet?
3. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
4. What is banh chung made from?
5. What is mut?
6. What are some popular activities at Tet?
2/ Task 2: Answer the questions
1/ How long did Tet preparations and
celebrations last in the past ?
They lasted for months
2/ What do streets look like before Tet ?

Streets are decorated with coloured lights
and red banners
3/ What do people often do to prepare for Tet ?
They buy gifts, clean and decorate their
houses and cook traditional foods
4/ What is banh chung made from ?
It’s made from sticky rice, green beans
and fatty port
5/ What is mut ?
It is candied fruit such as sugared apples,
plums or tomatoes

6/ What are some popular activities at Tet ?
Visiting other family members or friends,
exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda
Tell your friends about the your Tet holiday every year
1. How you prepare for Tet?
2. What activities you often have on New year’s Days
1. How you prepare for Tet?