Unit 8: reading

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Teacher: TRAN THI HIEN
Good morning everybody and welcome to our English Class
1. What is the name of the song?
2. On what occasion do people listen this song more often?
Wednesday, November 19th,2008

I. Before you read:
Activity 1What do you call these things in English?
Match the pictures with correct words/ phrases in groups

g. Peach blossom
b. Apricot blossom
d. Kumquat tree
h. Banh chung
c. Li xi (lucky money)
e. Mut (candied fruit)
f. Five- fruit tray
a . Firework
Activity 2: Which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet
making banh chung
decorating the house
eating special Tet foods
going to the flower market
going to the pagoda
watching fireworks
receiving “lucky money”
visiting relatives and friends

New words:
1. grand [grænd] :(a)=big/important
2. banner:(n) [`bænə]
3. sugared apples [`∫ugəd `æpl] :=candied apples
4. agrarian [ə`greəriən] :(a)=connected with farming
5. pray: (v) [prei]
6. excitement [ik`saitmənt] : (n) a feel of happiness and enthusiasm
7. positive comment [`pɔzətiv `kɔment] = good comment
8. spread(v): [spred]= last




II. While you read:
Task 1: Scan the passage and decide whether the statements are True(T) or False(F) in pairs
Decide whether the statements are true(T) or False(F).
Then explain.
1.___Tet is always on 20th February on Western calendar.
2.___ According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is 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 in the South of Vietnam.
6. __ People try to be nice and polite to each other because they to have good luck on New Year’s Day.

sometimes between 19th January and 20th February
agrarian people
children
during the whole year
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1. What do streets look like before Tet?
2. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
3. What is banh chung made from?
4. What is mut?
5. What are some popular activities at Tet?

Task 2: Read the passage again and then answer the following questions in groups
1. What do streets look like before Tet?
They are decorated with colored lights and red banners.
2. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
3. What is banh chung made from?
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
4. What is mut?
5. What are some popular activities at Tet?
Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games….
Mut is candied fruit.
Choose the letter you like
III. After you read:
Homework
Learn the new words by heart.
Write about your last Tet, using the main points page 92 as guideline.
Prepare Unit 8: Speaking (P95).
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Question 2
A. in months.
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C. for years
B. for months.
D. for days.
Question 1
A. always between 9th January and 20th February
B. sometimes between 19th January and 20th February
C. sometimes between 9th January and 20th February
D. always between 19th January and 20th February
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Question 3
A. decorated with a lot of traditional food
B. decorated with peach blossom and apricot blossom
C. decorated with colored lights and red banners.
D. decorated with many plants and flowers
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Question 4
A. Buying gifts, cleaning, decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods
B. Giving lucky money, visiting relatives and friends and going to pagoda
C. taking part in games and various forms of entertainments
D. building houses, selling goods, and cooking traditional foods
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Question 5
A. sticky rice, red beans and fatty pork
B. sticky rice, sugared apples and tomatoes
C. sticky rice, orange and fatty pork
D. sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
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Question 6
sugared fruit.
candied tomatoes
sugared orange
candied beans
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Question 7
Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games….
10 for each activity
Question 8
Peach blossom
Apricot blossom
Kumquat tree
Finger citrons
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Lucky letter
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Each group has two turns in choosing the letter you like. If you can answer the question correctly in your turn you get 10 marks while other groups get just 5 marks. There are one lucky letter and one unlucky letter. If you meet lucky letter, you can get 20 marks without answering the question but if you meet the unlucky letter, you lose your turn.
Good luck to you!
Game rules:
Discussion: Tell about your last Tet
kumquat tree
peach blossom
banner
pray
Matching
peach blossom (n)
pray (v)
positive comment (n)
kumquat tree (n)
banner (n)
cầu nguyện
lời chúc tốt đẹp
biểu ngữ
cây quất
hoa đào
1.___ 2.___ 3.___ 4.___ 5.___
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