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1. Vietnamese National Day
2. King Hung’s Death Aniversary
3. Mid-Autumn Festival
4. Vietnamese New Year’s Day
5. Vietnamese Teacher’s Day
A
C
B
D E
<b>1. What time of the year is it?</b>
<b>2. What are the people in the picture doing?</b>
<b>3. What else do you see in the picture?</b>
<b>kumquat tree</b>
<b>lucky money</b> <b>banh chung</b>
<b>Peach </b>
<b>blossom</b>
<b>Altar</b>
<b>Apricot </b>
<b>blossom</b>
<b>1. It is the first day of the new year.</b>
<b>2. They are celebrating the new year.</b>
<i>Work in pairs: Tell your partner which of these activities do </i>
<i>you enjoy doing most at Tet. Are there any other things you </i>
<i>like doing?</i>
1. making “banh chung”
2. eating special Tet foods.
3. going to the pagoda.
4. receiving “lucky money”
5. decorating the house.
6. going to the flower market.
1. grand:...
2. agrarian ...
3. banner: ...
4. pray: ...
5. sugared apples: ...
6. excitement: ...
1. grand:
2. Agrarian:
3. banner:
4. pray:
5. sugared apples:
6. excitement:
<i>very impressive and </i>
<i>large.</i>
<i>connected with farming and the use of land for farming.</i>
<i>a long piece of cloth with a message on it that is carried </i>
<i>between two poles or hung in a public place to show </i>
<i>support for something.</i>
<i>to speak to God, especially to give thanks or ask for help.</i>
<i>apples are mixed with sugar.</i>
<b>1</b>. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calenda.
<b>2</b>. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world
the beginning of the year is the start of a new year.
<b>3</b><i>. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.</i>
<b>4</b>. According to the text, lucky money” is given to everyone
at Tet.
<b>5</b>. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the
South of Vietnam.
<b>6</b>. People try to be nice and polite to each other because
<b>Task 2</b>
<b>Task 2: Decide whether the statements are (T) or false (F).</b>
<i><b>given to children)</b></i>
<i><b>(It falls between 19</b><b>th</b><b> January and 20</b><b>th</b><b> February)</b></i>
1. When is the Tet holiday?
2. How long did Tet 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?
<i>- It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February.</i>
<i>- Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months.</i>
<i>- They are decorated with </i>
<i>coloured </i> <i>lights </i> <i>and </i> <i>red </i>
<i>banners.</i>
<i>6. What is mut?</i>
7. What are some popular activities at
Tet?
<i>5. What is banh chung made from?</i>
<i>It is made from sticky rice, green beans </i>
<i>and fatty pork.</i>
<i>- Mut is candied and dried fruit such as </i>
<i>sugared apples, plums or tomatoes.</i>
1. What did you usually do in the Tet?
2. Who did you usually visit in the Tet?
3. Have you ever received lucky money in the Tet? ...
1. Read the passage again and
translate it into Vietnamese.
2. Remember the new words.
3. Do exercises in the workbook.