Unit 8 - 11 - Reading

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UNIT 8 READING
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Tet holidays in Vietnam
Buffalo fighting in Do Son
Dragon dance
Mid-Autumn Festival
Christmas Day
Valentine’s Day
kumquat tree
lucky money
fatty pork
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sticky rice
green bean
plum
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pray for
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Listen to the passage
 make banh chung
 decorate the house
 eat special Tet foods
 go to the flower market
 go to the pagoda
 watch fireworks
 receive ‘lucky money’
 visit relatives and friends
TASK 2
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 the new year.
3-Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
True or False
False
False
True
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.
False
False
True
1-When is Tet holiday in Vietnam ?
TASK 3
2-How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past ?
3-What do streets look like before Tet ?
 It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February.
 For months.
 They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
4-What do people often do to prepare for Tet ?
5-What is banh chung made from ?
6-What is mut ?
 They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
 It’s made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
 It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes.
7-What are some popular activities at Tet ?
 Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games …
After you read
 How you prepared for Tet ?
 How you decorated your house ?
 Who you visited ?
 What special foods you ate ?
 What activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet ?
Goodbye, see you later.
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