unit 8: reading

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Teacher: TRAN THI HIEN
Good morning everybody and welcome to our English Class
1. What is the name of the song?
2. On what occasion do people
listen this song more often?
Wednesday, November 19
th
,2008
I. Before you read:
Activity 1What do you call these things
in English?
Match the pictures with correct words/
phrases in groups
g. Peach blossom
b. Apricot blossom
d. Kumquat tree
h. Banh chung
c. Li xi (lucky money)
e. Mut (candied fruit)
f. Five- fruit tray
a . Firework
Activity 2: Which of these
activities 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
New words:
1. grand [grænd] :(a)=big/important
2. banner:(n) ['bænə]
3. sugared apples ['∫ugəd 'æpl] :=candied apples
4. agrarian [ə'greəriən] :(a)=connected with farming
5. pray: (v) [prei]
6. excitement [ik'saitmənt] : (n) a feel of happiness and
enthusiasm
7. positive comment ['p zətiv 'k ment] ɔ ɔ = good comment
8. spread(v): [spred]= last

II. While you read:
Task 1: Scan the passage and decide whether the
statements are True(T) or False(F) in pairs
Decide whether the statements are true(T) or False(F).
Then explain.
1.___Tet is always on 20
th
February on Western
calendar.
2.___ According to the text, for people anywhere
in the world the beginning of spring is start
of a new year.
3.___ Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
4.___ According to the text, “lucky money” is
given to everyone at Tet.
5.___ Kumquat trees are popular both in the
North in the South of Vietnam.

6. __ People try to be nice and polite to each
other because they to have good luck on
New Year’s Day.
sometimes between 19
th
January and 20
th
February
agrarian people
children
during the whole year
F
T
F
F
T
F
1. What do streets look like before
Tet?
2. What do people often do to prepare
for Tet?
3. What is banh chung made from?
4. What is mut?
5. What are some popular activities at
Tet?
Task 2: Read the passage again and then answer
the following questions in groups
1. What do streets look like before Tet?
They are decorated with colored lights and red banners.
2. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?

They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook
traditional foods.
3. What is banh chung made from?
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
4. What is mut?
5. What are some popular activities at Tet?
Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes,
going to the pagoda, playing games….
Mut is candied fruit.
Choose the letter you like
III. After you read:
Homework
1. Learn the new words by heart.
2. Write about your last Tet, using
the main points page 92 as
guideline.
3. Prepare Unit 8: Speaking (P95).
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