Giáo án điện tử tiếng anh lớp 11 Unit 8 reading

I. Warm-up




Unit 8:

Period : 43 - Reading

Objectives:
a.Knowledge: to know more about Tet in Vietnam as well as its traditional
customs
b.Skills: scanning, guessing meaning in context
c.Attitude: to understand how important a celebration to a country and
must know how to preserve it


TET

Before Tet

preparations

During Tet

activities

food

feeling

Five-fruit
tray
r
Alta

Peach
blossom
kumquat tree

lucky money

banh chung


Guess the meaning of the red and bold words in the following sentences:

1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important
occasion in the year.
2. For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year.
3.A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.
4. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
5. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot
blossom is traditional in the South
6. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year.
7. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or
tomatoes, is also popular.

1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest
and most important occasion in the year.

big, huge, great


2. For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year.
connected with farming


3. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.
The state of being
excited


4. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red
banners.
băng rôn, biểu ngư


5. Peach blossom is
traditional at Tet in
the North while
apricot blossom is
traditional in the
South.


6. Many people go to
the pagoda to pray

for a happy year.

to speak to God,
especially to give
thanks or ask for
help


7. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples,
plums or tomatoes, is also popular. mứt táo



Work in groups. Decide whether the statements are true (T)
or false (F).
T

1.Tet is always on 20 February on the Western
calendar.19th Jan and 20th
sometime between
th



Febpeople anywhere in
2. According to the text, for
the world, the beginning of spring is the start of
a new agrarian
year.
people

3. Tet used to be longer than
it is nowadays.



(L1-2, P2)



4. According to the text, “lucky money” is given
to childre
everyone at Tet.



n

5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North
(L3-4, P3)
and in 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.
during the
whole
year

F





1.When is Tet holiday in
Vietnam?

It’s sometime between 19th January and
20th February on the Western calendar.


2.How long did Tet
preparations and
celebrations last in the
past?



They lasted for months in the past.


3.What do streets look like
before Tet?

 They

are decorated with coloured lights
and red banners.

4.What do people often
do to prepare for Tet?



They often buy gifts, clean and
decorate their houses and cook
traditional foods.


5.What is banh chung made from?

 It

is made from sticky rice, green beans
and fatty pork.


6.What is mut ?



It is candied fruit such as sugared apples,
plums or tomatoes.


7. What are some popular
activities at Tet?

 (Some popular activities at Tet are) visiting

friends and other family members, exchanging
wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games,
etc.