UNIT8READING

According to the text, for people anywhere in the world, the beginning of spring is the start of a new year.. According to the text, “lucky money” is usually given to everyone at Tet.[r]

Christmas Christmas

THE GUESSING GAME:

Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day

VietnameseTeachers’ Day VietnameseTeachers’ Day

Tet Holiday Tet Holiday

Watch the video below then circle the activities you see about tet holiday

1 Making banh chung Going to the flower market 2 Cooking traditional foods Going to work

*Chỗ chèn video clip hát tet cho học trò nghe xem hình tết khoanh tròn Nhưng đưalên

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Watch the video below then circle the activities you see about tet holiday

1 Making banh chung Going to the flower market 2 Cooking traditional foods Going to work

Agrarian /ə’greəriən/(adj): agricultural

kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n)

* Lunar New Year * Agrarian people

* Agrarian

* Peach blossom * Apricot blossom

* Kumquat tree * Candied fruit * Lucky money

/ə’greəriən/(adj):

['lu:nə]

/‘lʌki mʌni/ (n):

/’kændid fru:t/ (n)

/'kʌmkwɔt tri:/(n)

/'eiprikɔt 'bl ɔsəm/ (n)

Task 1: 1 grand: 2 agrarian: 3 banner; 4 pray: 5 excitement:

6 sugared apples:

The following words all appear in the passage Find the Vietnamese equivalent for each of them

trọng đại, hịanh tráng thuộc nơng nghiệp băng rơn

cầu nguyện

Task 1:

1 táo dầm đường:

2 sự nô nức, nhộn nhịp:

3 trọng đại, hòanh tráng:

4 thuộc nông nghiệp:

5 băng rôn:

6 cầu nguyện:

Find the English equivalent for each of them

Task 1:Look at the picture then say the words:

1

2

3

4.

5.

Task2: Work in pairs 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 According to the text, “lucky money” is usually given to everyone at Tet.

4 Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam.

5 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

Task3: Work in pairs Ask and 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 streets look like before Tet?

4.What people to prepare for Tet?

5.What is banh chung made from?

6.What is mut?

1.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?

 It falls sometime between 19th January

and 20th February on the Western calendar.

 They used to be spread over months.They used to be spread over months.

 ( They lasted for months.)( They lasted for months.)

2.How long did Tet

preparations and celebrations last in the past?

3.What streets look like before Tet?

They are decorated with coloured lights



 They often buy gifts, clean and They often buy gifts, clean and

decorate their houses and cook

decorate their houses and cook

traditional foods.

traditional foods.

4.What people often do to prepare for Tet?



It is made from sticky rice, green beans It is made from sticky rice, green beans

and fatty pork.

and fatty pork.

5.What is banh chung

made from?



 It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, It is candied fruit such as sugared apples,

plums or tomatoes.

plums or tomatoes.

6.What is mut ?



They are: They are: visiting other family members visiting other family members and friends, exchanging New Year’s

and friends, exchanging New Year’s

wishes, going to the pagoda, taking part

wishes, going to the pagoda, taking part

in games, etc…

in games, etc…

7 What are some popular activities at Tet?

Task4: Fill in each column with the information about Tet holiday

Name

Name TimeTime Its main purposeIts main purpose Preparations Preparations before Tet

before Tet Traditional foodsTraditional foods Activities at tetActivities at tet

-Tet marks:……

-Tet marks:……

- For agrarian

- For agrarian

people:……

people:……

-Streets:…

-Streets:…

-Task4:

Name

Name TimeTime Its main purposeIts main purpose

Preparations before

Preparations before

Tet

Tet Traditional foodsTraditional foods Activities at TetActivities at Tet

Tet (Lunar New

Tet (Lunar New

Year)

Year)

sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar

Tet marksTet marks: the : the beginning of spring

beginning of spring

-Streets

-Streets: decorated : decorated with coloured lights

with coloured lights

and red banners.

and red banners.

-Banh chung

-Banh chung

- Mut

- Mut - Visit other family members or friends.- Visit other family members or friends. - Exchange New

- Exchange New

Year's wishes.

Year's wishes.

- Go to the

- Go to the

pagoda…….

pagoda…….

For agrarian peopleFor agrarian people: : the start of a new

the start of a new

year

year

-

- PeoplePeople: buy gifts, clean : buy gifts, clean and decorate their

and decorate their

houses,cook traditional

houses,cook traditional

foods.

foods. - Home

- Home: decorated : decorated with plants and

with plants and

flowers