Unit 6: oUR TET HOLIDAY
* Activity 2:
Happy New Year
Listen and read
Interviewer: Welcome back to ‘Around the World in 30 minutes’. Thanks again
Sunanta for telling us about New Year celebrations in Thailand. Next we have Phong
from Viet Nam. Hi Phong.
Phong : Hi.
Interviewer: Your New Year is called Tet, isn’t it?
Phong: That’s right.
Interviewer: The Vietnamese celebrate Tet at different times each year, don’t they?
Phong: Yes. This year, we will celebrate Tet at the end of January.
Interviewer: What should people do to celebrate Tet?
Phong: A lot. It’s the busiest time of the year.
Interviewer: What, for example?
Phong: You should make your house look beautiful at Tet so you should clean and
decorate it. You should also buy flowers and plants. But you shouldn’t buy fireworks.
Interviewer: Do you travel during Tet?
Phong: Not often. Tet is a time for family gatherings.
Interviewer: Yes, and … Do you eat a lot?
Phong: Yes, eating great food is the best thing about Tet! Oh, and getting lucky money.
Ha ha.
Interviewer: Great! Thank you, Phong. Coming up, we have Yumiko from Japan...
I. Vocabulary
• lucky money (n) /ˈlʌki ˈmʌni/ :
• peach blossom (n) /piːtʃ ˈblɑːsəm/ :
• apricot blossom (n) /ˈeɪprɪkɒt ˈblɑːsəm / :
• family gathering (n) /ˈfæməli ˈɡæðərɪŋ / :
• house decoration (n) /haʊs dekəˈreɪʃn / :
• fireworks (n) /ˈfaɪəwɜːks/ :
tiền lì xì
hoa đào
hoa mai
sum họp gia đình
trang trí nhà cửa
pháo hoa
II. Listen and read
*Activity 1:
True/ False Statements.
Guess
Statements
1.Phong is the first person on the show.
2.This year, Tet is in February.
True
second
January
3.Tet is a quiet time of the year.
4.Phong loves eating lots of good food during Tet.
5.Next, the interviewer will talk to a person from Japan.
False
the busiest
*Activity 3:
Fill in the blanks.
*Activity 4: Write the words or phrases under the pictures.
2
1
3
a. lucky money
b. peach blossom and
c. banh chung
6
h. school ground
a. lucky money
b. peach blossom and
apricot blossom
e. swimming pool
and banh tet
apricot blossom
5
4
7
g. books
f. house decorations
c. banh chung and banh tet
d. family gathering
e. swimming pool
8
d. family gathering
f. house decorations
g. books
h. school ground
*Activity 5: Which pictures do you think are related to Tet?.
2
1
5
3
6
4
8
7
*Activity 6: Name the activities in these pictures below.
*Write three things or activities you like best about Tet.
Example:
I like/ love/ enjoy watching fireworks.
2
1
decorating house
3
4
visiting relatives
watching
going shopping
fireworks
6
5
eating special food
getting lucky money
7
going out with friends
8
going to a pagoda
Consolidation
Homework
- Learn by heart all new words.
- Read the dialogue again.
- Do exercises on workbook.
- Prepare A closer look 1.
Thank the teachers for the time