Unit 8. Celebrations

KIM’S GAME
- You will watch and try to memorize as many festivals
as possible
- You have 10 seconds to memorize each photo
- You have 1 minute to write on the board
- The winner is the group with more correct names












60
53
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55
52
51
54
50
14
09

24
04
47
03
17
10
08
46
02
18
48
27
29
01
15
43
31
32
26
16
28
44
35
12
07
49
00
30
25
20

21
22
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38
39
19
45
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37
33
34
13
11
05
06


KEYS:
1. CHRISTMAS
2. MID-AUTUMN
3. CARNIVAL (BRAZIL)
4. TOMATO FESTIVAL (SPAIN)
5. HOLI COLOR FESTIVAL (INDIA)


UNIT 8:
CELEBRATIONS

LESSON A - READING


I – BEFORE YOU
READ


VOCABULARY

1. Grand /grænd/
: hoành tráng
(a)
2. Fall - fell- fallen (v) :
The Vietnamese teachers’ day falls on Sunday this year.
3. Peach blossom /pi:t∫
‘blɔsəm/
(n)blossom /'eiprikɔt
4.
Apricot

‘blɔsəm/
5.
Sticky(n)
rice /'stiki
6. Plum /plʌm/
rais/
(n)
(n)/
7. Spread
over /spred 'oʊvə

: lan truyền
(Vphr.)
8. Fireworks /'faiəwɜks/ 9. Candied fruit /'kændid fru:t
(n)
(n)
11. Banner /'bænə/
10. Pray (for) /prei/
(n)
(v) Agrarian
12.
: thuộc về nông nghiệp
/ə'greəriən/
(a)
13. Interfere /,intə'fiə/
+with S.O/ in sth: cản trở/ can thiệp
(v)


Task 1: Multiple Choice
1. Those ladies often go to pagodas to _______ for happiness
and luck.
A. pray
B. sing
C. stand
D. receive
2. Before Tet, streets are decorated with colored lights and red
_______.
A. foods
B. paper
C. flowers

D. banners
3. The children are __________ to welcome Tet.
A. unhappy
B. sorrow
C. excited
D.
disappointed
4. In Viet Nam, Tet is the _________occasion in the year.
A. most popular B. grandest C. happiest
D. busiest
5. Their daily work is doing on the farm. They are the _________
people.
A. agrarian
B. polite
C. grand
D. commercial
6. Choose a word in each line that has the underlined part


II – WHILE YOU
READ


Task 2: True/ False Statements
1.Tet is always on 20th February on the western Calendar.
(F) sometimes
2. According to the text, for people everywhere in the world the
beginning of spring is the start (F
of the
new year.

 agrarian
people in Viet Nam
3. Tet used to be longer than it is )nowadays.
(T)
4. According to the text, “ lucky money” is given to everyone
at Tet.
(F)children
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and the South of (T)
Vietnam.
6. People try to be nice and polite
each the
other
because they want
(F) to
during
whole
to have
good
luck
on the
New
Year’s
Day.
year
On
the
days
of
Tet
everyone

tries
to
be
nice
and
polite
each
People
Lunar
New
Year,
Vietnam’s
main
holiday.
It
is
the
grandest
Home
are of
often
decorated
with
and
flowers
this
time.
Peach
On
the days

Tet or
everyone
to plants
be nice
and
polite to
to
each
other.
People
Lunar
New
Year,
or Tet,
Tet, is
istries
Vietnam’s
main
holiday.
Itat
is
theother.
grandest
believe
that
they
on
day
the
year

will
influence
their
luck
Tet’s
preparations
anddo
celebrations
to
be spread
over
months,
but
believe
that what
what
they
do
on
the
first
day
of
the
year
will
influence
their
luck
and

most
important
occasion
inused
theof
year
which
falls
sometime
blossom
is
traditional
atthe
Tetfirst
in
the
North
while
apricot
blossom
is
and
most
important
which
falls
sometimes
during
the
whole

year.
Thus,
only
comments
should
be
made.
People
th
th
nowadays
the
holiday
is
much
shorter.
A
great
deal
of
excitement
still
during
the
whole
year.
Thus,
only
positive
comments

should
be
made.
th
thpositive
between
19
January
and
20
February
on
the
Western
calendar.
Tet
traditional
in
the
South.
The
kumquat
tree
with
ripe
deep
orange
between 19 January and 20 February on the Western calendar.People
Tet
visit

other
family
members
or
friends,
and
they
exchange
New
Year’s
wishes.
visit
other
family
members
or friends,
and
they
New
Year’s
wishes.
builds
upthe
well
before
Tet,
however.
Streets
are exchange
crowded

coloured
marks
beginning
of
spring
and,
for
agrarian
people,
the
start
of
aa
fruits
is
popular
throughout
the
country.
One
ofwith
Tet’s
most
special
marks
the
beginning
of
spring
and,

for
agrarian
people,
the
start
of
Children
receive
their
“lucky
money”
inside
red
envelopes.
Many
people
go
to
Children
receive
their
“lucky
money”
inside
red
envelopes.
Many
people
go
to

lights
and
red
banners.
Shops
are
full
off
goods.
People
are
busy
buying
new
year.
(paragraph
1)
foods
is
banh
chung,
which
is
made
from
sticky
rice,
green
beans
and

new
year.
(paragraph
1)
the
to
pray
for
year
for
and
their
the pagoda
pagoda
to and
praydecorating
for aa happy
happy
year
for themselves
themselves
andtraditional
their family.
family. Both
Both
gifts,
cleaning
their
houses
and

cooking
fatty
pork.
Mut,
which
is
candied
fruit
such
as
sugared
apples,
plums
or
children
and
adults
take
part
in
games
and
various
forms
of
entertainment.
Tet
children
and
adults

take
part
in
games
and
various
forms
of
entertainment.
Tet
foods.
(paragraph
2)and
tomatoes,
is
also
(paragraph
is
really
a
time
of
fun
throughout
is really a time of fun popular.
and festival
festival
throughout3)the
the country.
country. (paragraph

(paragraph 4)
4)


Task 3: Answering Questions
1. What time period does Tet mark?
2. What do streets look like before Tet?
3. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
4. What are the traditional plants to decorate houses at Tet?
5. Why do people try to be nice and polite during the days of Tet?
6. What do people go to pagodas for?


Lucky Zodiac


1. What time period does Tet
mark?
 Tet marks the beginning of spring and
the start of a new year.


2. What do streets look like before
Tet?
 They are decorated with coloured
lights and red banners.


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

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


4. What are the traditional plants to
decorate houses at Tet?
 They are apricot blossom, peach
blossom and kumquat tree.