Giáo án điện tử tiếng anh lớp 11 unit 8 reading rat hay

Teacher : Tran Thi Minh Man
Class

: 11G

Tet Holiday


I. BEFORE YOU READ:
Look at the pictures and tell your partner which of these activities you
enjoy doing most at Tet ?
making
banhchung

decorating the
house

eating special Tet
foods

going to the
pagoda

receiving “lucky
money”

going to the flower
market

watching
fireworks

visiting relatives &
friends


unit 8:
Celebrations
Part A: Reading


I. Before you read
vocabulary
• Lunar New Year

['lu:nə njujiə] (n)

:Tết âm lịch

• peach blossom [pi:t∫'bl ɔsəm] (n) : hoa đào
• apricot blossom ['æprikɔt 'bl ɔsəm]: (n)
hoa mai
• kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n) : cây quất
• candied fruit

[’kændid fru:t] (n)

• lucky money [’lʌki ‘mʌni] (n)
• fireworks [’faiəwəks] (n)
• fatty pork [’fæti po:k] (n)
• Sticky rice [’stiki rais]

: mứt
: tiền mừng
tuổi
: pháo
hoa
:thịt mỡ
: gạo
nếp


They are celebating a Lunar New Year


peach blossom (n)


apricot blossom (n)


kumquat tree (n)


candied fruit (n)


lucky money (n)


Fireworks

Fatty pork


Sticky rice


II. While you read
Task 1. Find what the following words mean in
the text
1. grand:
3. banner:
5. Sugared apples:

2. agrarian:
4. pray:
6. excitement:


Task 1: Find what the following words mean in the
text.
1. grand (a):

to lớn, hoành tráng

2. agrarian (a):

thuộc về nông nghiệp

3. banner (n):

băng rôn, biểu ngữ

4. pray (v):

cầu nguyện

5.sugared apples:

mứt táo

6. excitement (n): sự nô nức, nhộn nhịp


banner


pray


Sugared apples


Agrarian (a)


Task 2: Decide whether the
statements are true or false
1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar

2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world
the beginning of spring is the start of the year
3. Tet used to be longer than it is now
4. “Lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and 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


Task 2: Decide whether the
statements are true or false
F 1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar
(sometimes between 19th January and 20thFebruary)
F 2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the
beginning of spring is the start of the year
(agrarian people in Vetnam)
T 3. Tet used to be longer than it is now
F 4. Lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet

(children)
T 5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and the South
of Vietnam
F 6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they
want to have good luck on New Year’s Day
during the whole year


Task 3: Answer the following questions
1. when is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

2. How long did Tet’s preparations and celebrations
last in the past ?
3. What do streets look like before Tet ?
4. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
5. What is banh chung made from ?
6/ What is Tet ?


Answer The
Questions:

1

Lucky present

2

3
4

5

6

7


1/ When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

It’s sometime between 19th January

and 20th February on the Western
calendar.
(lines 1,2,3 paragraph 1)


2/ How long did Tet’s preparations and celebrations
last in the past ?

They used to be spread over
months.
(line 1, paragraph 2)