Unit 8 - Celebrations

At which holiday in Viet Nam do you often listen to this song?
I. Warmer: Eliciting from music
New lesson
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS

READING
- fireworks (n) : Phỏo hoa
- apricot blossom (n) : Hoa mai
- peach blossom (n) : Hoa d�o

- pray (v) : C?u nguy?n
II. BEFORE YOU READ
1. Pre-teaching Vocabulary
1
- traditional (a) : Theo truy?n th?ng
II. BEFORE YOU READ
2. Checking vocabulary: Gap-filling

Use the words in the box below to complete the following sentences.



Ao dai is a………….....dress of Vietnamese women.
2. …………...............has the color of yellow.
3. People often…………for happiness and health.
4. We can see……….........at 12 o’clock at New year’s Eve in Hue City.
5. ..............................has the color of pink.
apricot blossom pray traditional
peak blossom fireworks
pray
traditional
Apricot blossom
fireworks
Peak blossom
Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.
2. According 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.
II. BEFORE YOU READ
3. T-F Statement Prediction
Tet is always on 20th February on the
Western calendar.
2. According 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.
F (paragraph 1)
T (p. 2)
F (p. 1)
F (p. 4)
T (p. 3)
F (p. 4)
III. WHILE YOU READ
Activity 1: Checking T-F statements
III. WHILE YOU READ
Activity 2: Questions-Answers

When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past ?
3) What do streets look like before Tet?
4) What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
5) What is Banh Chung made from?
6) What is Mut?
What are some popular activities
at Tet?


LUCKY NUMBERS
1
3
2
4
5
6
B
A
A & B
Answer the question

1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam ?
 It is sometime between 19 January and 20 February.
Answer the question

3. What do streets look like before Tet ?
They are decorated with colored lights and red banners.
Answer the question
5. What is banh chung made from ?
 It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
Answer the question

6. What is Mut ?

It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes .
Lucky Number
Lucky Number
CONRATULATIONS !
Group A are the winners
CONRATULATIONS !
Group B are the winners
IV. AFTER YOU READ:
Tell about your next Tet
Following these main points:
What things you will do to help your parents to prepare for Tet.
How you will decorate your house.
Who you will visit at Tet
Who you will give “lucky money”
What activities you will do most during Tet.
Homework
Learn by heart the new words
Do Task 1 & Task 3 “questions 2, 4,7”
(p. 92, textbook)
Prepare the “speaking lesson” in advance
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
CONRATULATIONS !
Both of you are the winners