Unit 8. The story of my village

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C. Tet Holiday
B. Teachers’ Day
Matching the words with the suitable pictures
WARM-UP

F. Christmas Day
E. Mid – Autumn Festival
D. Women’s Day
A. Valentine’s Day
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Part A: Reading
Unit 8: Celebrations
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I. Before you read
CELEBRATIONS
Activity 1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and discuss the questions.
1.What time of the year is it?
2. What are the people in the picture doing?
3. What else do you see in the picture?
Part A: Reading
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I. Before you read
CELEBRATIONS
h. visiting relatives and friends
f. watching fireworks
d. going to the flower market
b. decorating the house
a. making banh chung
c. eating special Tet foods
e. going to the pagoda
g. receiving “lucky money”
Ex: A: Which activities do you enjoy doing most at Tet?
B: I enjoy watching fireworks most.
Part A: Reading
Activity 2: Work in pairs and tell your partner which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet.

I. Before you read
CELEBRATIONS
vocabulary
agrarian
peach blossom
apricot blossom
banner
/ә’greәriәn/ (a)
/pi:t∫`blɔsəm/ (n.p)
: hoa đào
/`eiprikɔt `blɔsəm/ (n.p)
: hoa mai
: cây quất
kumquat tree
/`kʌmkwɔt tri:/ (n.p)
: mứt
candied fruit
/’kændid fru:t/ (n.p)
green bean
comments
: cầu nguyện
pray
/prei/ (v)
: tiền lì xì
lucky money
/’lʌki ’mʌni/ (n.p)
: đậu xanh
sticky rice
/`bænə/ (n)
: biểu ngữ
excitement
: sự nô nức
grand
: to lớn, hoành tráng
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: lời chúc
/grænd/(a)
/gri:n bi:n/ (n.p)
/’kɔments/ (n)
/`stIki raIs/ (n.p)
/ik’saitmənt/(n)
Part A: Reading
: thuộc về nông nghiệp
fatty pork
/`f&ti pO;k/ (n.p)
: thịt có nhiều mỡ
: gạo nếp
Lunar New Year, or Tet, is VietNam’s main holiday. It is the grandest and most important occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar. Tet marks the beginning of spring and , for agrarian people, the start of a new year.
Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet, however. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Shop are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.
Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South. The kumquat tree with its ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country. One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular.
On the days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite to each other. People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year. Thus, only positive comments should be made. People visit other family members or friends, and they exchange New Year’s wishes. Children receive their “ lucky money” inside red envelopes. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country.


Read the text and do the tasks that follow.
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II. While you read
1. grand
2. agrarian
3. banner
4. pray
5. excitement
6. sugared apples
a. A state of being excited
b. A long piece of cloth with a message on it
c. Apples covered with sugar
d. Great
e. Connected with farming
f. To speak to God, especially to give thanks and ask for help
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CELEBRATIONS
Part A: Reading
Task 1: Match the following words with their definitions.
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
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 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.
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F
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children
during the whole year
sometime between 19th Jan and 20th Feb
for agrarian people
(L1-2, P2)
(L3-4, P3)
(L3, P1)
(L4 , P1)
(L1-2-3, P4)
(L5-6, P4)
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II. While you read
I. Before you read
II. While you read
Part A: Reading
Task 3: Answer the following questions.
1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam ?
2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past ?
3. What do streets look like before Tet ?
4. What do people do to prepare for Tet ?
5. What is banh chung made from ?
6. What is mut ?
7. What are some popular activities at Tet ?
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CELEBRATIONS

II. While you read
I. Before you read
II. While you read
Part A: Reading
Task 3: Check the students’ answers
1.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
(Line 2-3, Pa 1)
(Line 1, Pa 2)
(Line 3-4, Pa 2)
(Line 4-5, Pa 2)
→ It sometimes between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar.
→ They buy gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.
→ They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.
→ They used to be spread over months.
4. What do people do to prepare for Tet?
3. What do streets look like before Tet?
1.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
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II. While you read
CELEBRATIONS

Part A: Reading
5. What is “ banh chung” made from?
Task 3: Check the students’ answer`s
→ It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
→ They are visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games,…
6. What is ‘mut’?
7. What are some popular activities at Tet ?
→ Mut is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes.
(Line 5-6, Pa 3)
(Line 6-7, Pa 3 )
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CELEBRATIONS

III. After you read
Part A: Reading
Work in groups: Tell others about the your last Tet holiday, focusing on the following main points:
1. What did you do during the Tet?
2. Who did you visit ?
3. Did you receive a lot of lucky money ?
4. What activities did you enjoy most ?
Went to market to buy food, flowers....
Wrapped Banh chung
Cooked frozen meat
Whitewashed the house
Cleaned the rooms
Cleaned the floor
Visited the grandparents
Visited relatives
Visited friends
Ate Banh chung
Ate pork paste
Ate salted onions
Played chess
Played on the swings
Went to the churches/ pagodas
Suggestion: Here are some activities that you might do last Tet. Select your activities, beginning with “Last Tet we …..”
HOMEWORK
Remember to do your homework!
Learn the new words by heart.
Write about your last Tet, using what you have just learned from the reading text.
Prepare the next lesson (Unit 8. Speaking, P93).
Thanks for your attention !
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