English 11 Unit 8 Reading

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A. READING
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ENGLISH 11 Unit 8 : CELEBRATIONS




Look at the pictures . What time
of the year is it ?
Tet Holiday
Tet Holiday




Christmas
Christmas




Teachers’ Day
Teachers’ Day

Mid – Autumn Festival
Mid – Autumn Festival




Valetine’s Day
Valetine’s Day




unit
unit
8:
8: Celebrations


Part A: Reading




Before you read:
Before you read:
Look at the pictures and answer
Look at the pictures and answer
the questions
the questions

1. What time of the year is it?
1. What time of the year is it?
•
It’s the time of spring, the beginning time of the
It’s the time of spring, the beginning time of the
year in Vietnam
year in Vietnam




Before you read
Before you read
2. What are the people in the picture doing?
2. What are the people in the picture doing?


•
They are celebrating a party on Tet holiday
They are celebrating a party on Tet holiday




Before you read
Before you read
3. What else can you see in the pictures ?
3. What else can you see in the pictures ?

•
I can see flowers, fruit, and some special food
I can see flowers, fruit, and some special food




Before you read
Before you read
4. Which activities do you enjoy doing most at TET ?
4. Which activities do you enjoy doing most at TET ?
•
I enjoy making Banh Chung, going to the flower
I enjoy making Banh Chung, going to the flower
market, going to the pagoda
market, going to the pagoda




making
banhchung
eating special Tet foods
going to the pagoda receiving “lucky money”
decorating the house going to the flower market watching fireworks visiting relatives & friends
*. Look at the pictures and tell your partner which of these activities you
*. Look at the pictures and tell your partner which of these activities you
enjoy doing most at Tet ?
enjoy doing most at Tet ?
1.BEFORE YOU READ:

kumquat tree
lucky money
banh chung
Unit 8:
Celebrations
Celebrations
Peach
blossom
Altar
Apricot
blossom
II.
II.
Before you read
Before you read:
A:
A:
Reading
Reading




Lunar New Year
(n): Tết Âm Lịch
['lu:nə]

Agrarian /ə’greəriən/(adj):
Liªn quan ®Õn n«ng nghiÖp
Agrarian person : (n) : Farmer




Peach blossom [pi:t∫'bl ɔsəm] (n)
Hoa Đào




apricot blossom ['eiprikɔt 'bl ɔsəm] (n) Hoa Mai




kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n)
Cây Quất




candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/ (n)
Mứt

lucky money (n) Tiền Lì Xì




Fireworks
Fireworks




Unit 8:
Unit 8:


1. Before
1. Before
you read
you read
CELEBRATIONS
* Lunar New Year
* Agrarian
* Peach blossom
* Apricot blossom
* Kumquat tree
* Candied fruit

* Lucky money
* Positive comments
* Banner
* To pray
['k mkw tʌ ɔ tri:]
['lu:nə nju jiə(r)]
[ə’greəriən] (adj)
[pi:t∫'bl səm]ɔ
['eiprik t 'bl səm]ɔ ɔ
[’kændid fru:t]
[’lʌki ’mʌni]
['bænə] (n)
[prei] (v)
hoa đào
tết âm lịch
hoa mai
cây quất
mứt
tiền lì xì
[’p zɔ ətiv ’k ments]ɔ
biểu ngữ
cầu nguyện




UNIT 8 : CELEBRATIONS
READING

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a. Task 1:
a. Task 1:


Guess the meaning of the red and bold
Guess the meaning of the red and bold
words in the following sentences:
words in the following sentences:
1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the
1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the
grand
grand
est
est


and most important
and most important
occasion in the year.
occasion in the year.
2. For

2. For
agrarian
agrarian


people, Tet marks the start of a new year.
people, Tet marks the start of a new year.
3. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red
3. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red
banners
banners
.
.
4. Many people go to the pagoda to
4. Many people go to the pagoda to
pray
pray
for a happy year.
for a happy year.
5.
5.
Mut
Mut
, which is candied fruit such as
, which is candied fruit such as
sugared apples
sugared apples
, plums or
, plums or
tomatoes, is also popular.

tomatoes, is also popular.
6. A great deal of
6. A great deal of
excitement
excitement
still builds up well before Tet.
still builds up well before Tet.
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