Unit 8 Celebrations

WARM-UP:MATCHING
A. Valentine’s Day
D. Women’s Day

B. Teachers’ Day
E. Mid – Autumn Festival

C. Tet Holiday
F. Christmas

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Part A: Reading


Activity 1. Work in pairs. Look at the
pictures and discuss the questions.
1.What time of the year is it?

2. What are the people in the picture doing?
3. What else do you see in the picture?


Activity 2.
Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
a. making “banh chung”
b. decorating the house
c. eating special Tet foods
d. going to the flower market
e. going to the pagoda
f. watching fireworks
g. receiving “lucky money”
h. visiting relatives and friends
Ex: I enjoy watching fireworks most.


Lunar New Year (n.p):

Tết Âm Lịch


agrarian /grerin/(adj): liên quan đến nông nghiệp
agrarian people :

(n.p) :

farmers

Peach blossom [pi:t∫'bl ɔsәm] (n) hoa đào


apricot blossom ['eiprikɔt 'bl ɔsәm] (n) hoa mai


kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n)

cây quất


candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/ (n)

Mứt


lucky money (n)

Tiền Lì Xì


1. Lunar New Year ['lu:nə
Tết âm lịch
nju jiə(r)] :
2. candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/Mư
(n) :
t
3. peach blossom /pi:t∫'blɔsəm/hoa
đào
(n.p):

hoa
4. apricot blossom ['æprikɔt 'bl
mai
ɔsəm] (n.p) :
5. kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] cây quất
(n.p):
Tiền lì xì
6. lucky money /’lʌki
’mʌni/
(n): person =
7. Agrarian
người nông
Farmer (n):

dân



II. Task 1. Work in pairs Find out the Vietnamese equivalent
for the following words
1. grand

a. cầu nguyện

2. agrarian

b.mứt táo

3. banner
4. pray

c. sự nơ nức, nhộn
nhịp

5. sugared
apples

d. to lớn hồnh
tráng

6. excitement

e. thuộc về nông
nghiệp
f.biểu ngữ


Task 2, (page 92). Work in groups.
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1.Tet is always on 20 February on the Western
calendar. sometime between 19th Jan and 20th Feb
th

2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the
world, the beginning of spring is the start of a new
For agrarian people
year.
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays. (L1-2, P2)

T

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4. According to the text, “lucky money” is given to
everyone at Tet. children
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and
in the South of Vietnam. (L3-4, P3)
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

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Unit 8:

Part B