3. Period
43
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I.Before
you
read
CELEBRATIONS
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?
Part A: Reading
4. kumquat tree
lucky money banh chung
Peach
blossom
Altar
I. Before you readI. Before you read:
3. What else do you see in the picture?
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4. Which of these activities do you
enjoy most?
a. making banh chung
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4. Which of these activities do you
enjoy most?
b. decorating the house
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4. Which of these activities do you
enjoy most?
c. eating special Tet foods
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4. Which of these activities do you
enjoy most?
d. going to the flower market
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4. Which of these activities do you
enjoy most?
e. going to the pagoda
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4. Which of these activities do you
enjoy most?
f. watching fireworks
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4. Which of these activities do you
enjoy most?
g. receiving“lucky money”
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4. Which of these activities do you
enjoy most?
h. visiting relatives and friends
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h. visiting relatives and friends
f. watching fireworks
d. going to the flower market
b. decorating the house
a. making banh chung
c. eating special Tet foods
e. going to the pagoda
g. receiving “lucky money”
4. Which of these activities do you enjoy most?
Ex: I enjoy watching fireworks most.
Part A: Reading
23. Task 1: Guess the meaning of the red and bold words in
the following sentences:
1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most
important occasion in the year.
2. For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year.
3. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red
banners.
4. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year.
5. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples,
plums or tomatoes, is also popular.
6. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before
Tet.
24. trọng đại
1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and
most important occasion in the year.
Task 1
25. 2. For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year.
Task 1
thuộc về nông nghiệp
26. băng rôn, biểu ngữ
3. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red
banners.
Task 1
28. Task 1
5. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples,
plums or tomatoes, is also popular. mứt táo
29. sự nô nức
6. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.
Task 1
30. Task 1: Guess the meaning of the red words in
the following sentences:
1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important
occasion in the year.
2. For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of a new year.
3. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
4. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year.
5. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or
tomatoes, is also popular.
6. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.
trọng đại
sù n«nøc
thuéc vÒ nghÒn«ng
b¨ng r«n, khÈu hiÖu
cÇu nguyÖn
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31. Task 2. Work in groups. Decide whether the statements are
true (T) or false (F).
1.Tet is always on 20th
February on the Western
calendar.
2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the
world, the beginning of spring is the start of a new
year.
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
4. According to the text, “lucky money” is given to
everyone at Tet.
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and
in the South of Vietnam.
6. People try to be nice and polite to each other
because they want to have good luck on New Year’s
Day.
T F
children
during the whole year
sometime between 19th
Jan and 20th
Feb
agrarian people
(L1-2, P2)
(L3-4, P3)
32. Task 3,(Page 92). Answer the following questions.
1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
2.How long did Tet preparations and celebrations
last in the past?
3.What do streets look like before Tet?
4.What do people do to prepare for Tet?
5.What is banh chung made from?
6.What is mut?
7.What are some popular activities at Tet ?
36. They lasted for months in the past.
2.How long did Tet
preparations and
celebrations last in the past?
37. 3.What do streets look like
before Tet?
They are decorated with coloured lights
and red banners.
38. They often buy gifts, clean and decorate
their houses and cook traditional foods.
4.What do people often do
to prepare for Tet?
39. It is made from sticky rice, green beans
and fatty pork.
5.What is banh chung made from?
40. It is candied fruit such as sugared apples,
plums or tomatoes.
6.What is mut ?
41. (Some popular activities at Tet are)
visiting friends and other family members,
exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda,
playing games, etc.
7. What are some popular
activities at Tet?
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III.
After
you
read
Part A: Reading
Tell others about your last Tet holiday.
1. how you prepared for Tet
2. how you decorated the house
3. who you visited
4. what special foods you ate
5. what activities you enjoyed doing
most during Tet
43. suggestions
Preparations Decoration Visit
Special foods eaten Activities enjoyed
•Go to market toGo to market to
buy food, flowers....buy food, flowers....
•Wrap Banh chungWrap Banh chung
•Cook frosen meatCook frosen meat
……
•Whitewash theWhitewash the
househouse
•Clean the roomsClean the rooms
•Clean the floorClean the floor
……
•Visit theVisit the
grandparentsgrandparents
•Visit relativesVisit relatives
•Visit friendsVisit friends
……
•EatEat banh chungbanh chung
•Eat pork pasteEat pork paste
•Eat salted onionsEat salted onions
……
•Play chessPlay chess
•Play on the swingsPlay on the swings
•Go to the churches/Go to the churches/
pagodas…pagodas…
44. - Learn by heart the new words
and prepare for the next lesson
