Unit 7. Celebrations

I. Warm-up:
What can you see
from the calendar
page?

THÁNG 11

November

4
THỨ ba

Tuesday

THÁNG MƯỜI
7


November

THÁNG 11

Gregorian calendar
( Western calendar)
/ grə’gɔriən /

4
THỨ BA

TUESDAY

THÁNG MƯỜI

7

Lunar calendar
/‘lu : nə /


UNIT 7:
Period I – II: Reading


II. Pre-reading
a.

A

C

Match the pictures with the
appropriate celebrations
1. Vietnamese National Day
2. King Hung’s Death Aniversary
3. Mid-Autumn Festival

These are
4. Vietnamese New Year’s Day
Celebrations
5. Vietnamese Teacher’s Day
D

E

B


b. Name the
celebrations and their
dates


Square glutinous rice cakes

Cylindrical glutinous rice cakes

Vietnamese New Year’s Day
( 1st of the first lunar month)
Red envelopes


King Hung’s Death Anniversary
( 10th of the 3rd lunar month)


Moon cake

Mid-Autumn Festival
( 15th of the 8th lunar month)

Vietnamese National Day
( September 2nd)


Vietnamese Teachers‘ Day

( November 20th )


c. Vocabulary
* Match the words with the
pictures


1. glutinous rice cake
2. wrestling
3. buffalo fighting
4. dragon dancing
5. unicorn dancing
6. (to) beat chest
7. (to) blow (blewblown) horn


* Match the words in A with their definitions in B
A

1. To deem :
2. To haunt :
3. To mourn:
4. To fast:

5. Repentance:

B
a. Express sorrow.
b. Live without food or eat
only certain kinds of
food.
c. Sorrow for having done
sth.
d. consider, judge.
e. to keep coming to your
mind so that you can’t
forget it.
f. Express happy.


III. While- reading

Task1:Fill the table with the information from the text:
NEW YEAR'S Celebrations around the world

Culture

What?

When?

1. Western New year
(European
January 1st

and
American)

Activities
- Ringing bells,
blowing horns,
and exchanging
wishes.
- Making new
year resolutions


Culture
2.

What?

When?

Muharram
1st month of
Islamic
/mu:’hærəm/
Shiite
calendar
/’ʃi: ait/

Activities

- Processions

gathering
- Beating
chests


Islamic Calendar

1.Muharram
2.Safar
3.Rabi' al-awwal
4.Rabi' al-thani
5.Jumada al-awwal
6.Jumada al-thani
7.Rajab
8.Sha'aban
9.Ramadan
10.Shawwal
11.Dhu al-Qi'dah
12.Dhu

al-Hijjah


Culture

What?

3. Jewish
Rosh
Hashanah

/ha’ ʃɔ:n ə/

When?
( Tishri)
September
or October

Activities
- Fasting
and repenting



Culture

What?

When?

4.
Tet
Vietnamese Nguyen The first
Dan
3 days of
the first
lunar
month

Activities
- Cooking traditional

foods, buying gifts
and ornamental trees
and flowers
-Visiting family

members,neighbors
…..
- Engaging in games
and entertaining
activities


Task 2: Answer the following questions

1. How long has January 1st been New Year’s Day?
Since 1582
2. What is the origin of January?

Its original meaning was Janus- the Roman god
of doors and of beginnings.
3. Do Shiite people celebrate their New Year in
January?
No, they don’t. They observe their New Year in
the first month of the Islamic calendar.
4. What month on the Gregorian calendar does
Tishri normally fall on?
September or October.
5. Who may get Li xi or Tien mung tuoi? What is it?
Children often receive li xi. It is “lucky” money

put inside red envelopes.


6. What foods and drinks are typically served
during Tet?
a. Glutinous rice cakes
b. Bread

g. Fast food

h. Dried watermelon seeds

c. Drinking water

i. Beer

d. Milk

j. Coke

e. Wine

k. Lamb

f. Candied ginger

l. Fruits, tea


7. What are Tet Nguyen Dan’s traditional forms of

entertainment mentioned in the text?
1. Soccer

6.Card playing

2. Dragon/unicorn dancing 7. Lottery drawing
3. Dancing

8. Swimming

4. Wrestling

9. Concerts

5. Buffalo fighting


8. What is the key difference between Shiite
and Jewish New Year observances and those
of the other countries described in the text?

During Shiite and Jewish New year’s Day,
people mourn by beating chests or by
fasting to show repentance. New Year’s
Day in Europe, the USA, and Viet Nam
are joyous and festive.


IV. post- reading
One of the most common New

preparations is music. Give a list of
favorite songs you would select for
whole family to listen to during the
Year days.
1. Happy New Year!
2. Jingle Bells
3. Last Christmas

Year
your
your
New