Unit 8 Reading

Welcome to our class today !
Do you like Tet of Vietnam ?
Do you know what time of the year is it ?
What activities do you like doing at Tet ?
Unit 8 : Celebrations


READING
1. Before reading
* Look at the picture in your textbook and answer the following questions.
What are the people in the picture doing ?
What else do you see in the picture ?
New words
- firework (n)
- spread (v)
- banner (n)
- peach blossom (n)
- apricot blossom (n)
- kumquat tree (n)
- sticky rice (n)
- plum (n)
- Lucky money (n)
New words.
Firework pháo hoa
spread trải ra
banner băng rôn, biểu ngữ
peach blossom hoa đào
apricot blossom hoa mai
kumquat tree cây quất
sticky rice bánh chưng
plum quả mận
lucky money tiền mừng tuổi
2. While reading
Task 1 : Find what the following words mean in the text (use a dictionary when necessary)
Grand : …………………………........
Agrarian : ……………………………
Envelope : …………………………..
Pray : …………………………………
Sugared apple : …………………….
Excitement : ………………………...
(adj) hoành tráng, trang trọng
(adj) thuộc về nghề nông
(n) Phong bì
(v) Cầu mong, cầu nguyện
(n) Mứt táo
(n) sự phấn chấn
Task 2 : True or false.
Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.
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 anyone
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.
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1.It is sometimes between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar.
2. Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of a new year.
4. Children are given “lucky money”
6. People want to have good luck during the whole year.
Task 3 : Answer questions.
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam ?

How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?

What do streets look like before Tet ?

4. What do people often do to prepare for Tet ?

What is banh chung made from ?

What is mut ?

What are some popular activities at Tet ?
It is sometimes between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar.
Fof months.
Streets are decorated with colored lights and red banners.
They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork
It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plum or tomatoes.
Visiting friends, other family members exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games…
3. After reading
* Talk about your last Tet holiday, focus on the main points in the textbook.