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Question: What holiday is it?
Answer:
Tet holiday – Lunar New Year
Question:
What do you think of when you want to talk about Tet Holiday?
Answer:
Unit 8:
celebrations
A. Reading
(period 45th)
Match the given words with their pictures
A - Red banner
C - Candied fruit
D - Peach blossom
B - Kumquat tree
F – Apricot blossom
G - “Luck money”
E – Banh chung
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Match the given words with their pictures
A - Red banner
C - Candied fruit
D - Peach blossom

B Kumquat tree
F – Apricot blossom
G - “Luck money”
E – Banh chung
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Match the given words with their pictures
A - Red banner
C - Candied fruit
D - Peach blossom
B - Kumquat tree
F – Apricot blossom
G - “Luck money”
E – Banh chung
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Match the given words with their pictures
A - Red banner
C - Candied fruit
D - Peach blossom
B - Kumquat tree
F – Apricot blossom
G - “Lucky money”
E – Banh chung
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Match the given words with their pictures
A - Red banner
C - Candied fruit
D - Peach blossom
B - Kumquat tree
F – Apricot blossom
G - “Lucky money”
E – Banh chung
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Match the given words with their pictures
A - Red banner
C - Candied fruit
D - Peach blossom
B - Kumquat tree
F – Apricot blossom
G - “Lucky money”
E – Banh chung
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Match the given words with their pictures
A - Red banner
C - Candied fruit
D - Peach blossom
B - Kumquat tree
F – Apricot blossom
G - “Lucky money”
E – Banh chung
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Match the given words with their pictures
A - Red banner
C - Candied fruit
D - Peach blossom
B - Kumquat tree
F – Apricot blossom
G - “Lucky money”
E – Banh chung
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Listen to the tape while you read in silence.
Task 1:
Find the meaning of the given words
Grand:
Tet is the grandest and most important occasion in the year.

Agrarian:
Tet mark the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of a new year.

Banner:
Street are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
hoành tráng

thuộc nông dân

biểu ngữ

Pray:
Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year ….

Sugared apples:
Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples….

. Excitement:
A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet

cầu nguyện

mứt táo
sự háo hức, nhộn nhịp
Task 2:
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F):
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.

…..which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February.
Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of a new year.
Tet ….used to spread over months but nowadays the holiday is much shorter
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.

Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelops
The kumquat tree with its ripe deep orange fruits is also popular throughout the country.
People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year
Task 3:
Answer the questions
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
 It’s sometimes between 19 January and 20 February
2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
 For months
3. What do streets loook like before Tet?
 Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.

What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
 They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.

5. What is banh chung made from?
Banh chung is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.

6. What is mut?
Mut is candied fruit

7. What are some popular activities at Tet?
 People usually visit their family members or friends; go to the Pagoda; take part in games….

Work in Group
Tell about your last Tet Holiday

Group 1: How you prepared for Tet.

Group 2: How you decorated your house.

Group 3: Who you visited.

Group 4: What special foods you ate

Group 5: What activities you enjoyed doing during Tet.
What do you often do before and during Tet?


Before:
Making banh chung
Decorating the house
Going to the flower market
Buying gifts
During:
Going to the pagoda
Watching fireworks
Receiving “lucky money”
Visiting relatives and friends
Eating special foods


Write a short paragraph (about 100 words) to tell about the Tet Holiday you like most.

Learn by heart the new vocabulary and make sentences with them
Thank you for your attention!