Unit8_Reading_11AB

Unit 8- Reading
By: Le Thanh Binh- THPT Kontum
Celebrations
BEFORE YOU READ
A. What celebration is it?
B. Look at the picture and answer the questions
1. What time of the year is it?
2. What are the people doing?
3. What else do you see?
 It is Tet (in spring)
 The children are receiving______
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BEFORE YOU READ
3. What else do you see?
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BEFORE YOU READ
Are these statements
true (T) or False (F)?
1. Tet is always on Feb 20th on Western
calendar
2. For people worldwide, the beginning of spring is the start of a new year
3. Tet used to be longer that it is now
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 as they
want to have good luck on New Year’s day
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WHILE YOU READ
Task 2: Decide the statements are true or false
Task 3: Answer the questions (p. 92)
1. It’s sometimes between Jan 19th and Feb 20th (line 3)
2. (They last) for months. (line 5)
3. (They are decorated with) colored lights and red banners (lines 7,8)
4. They buy gifts, clean/ decorate houses, and cook traditional foods. (lines 8, 9)
5. (It’s made from) sticky rice, green beans, and fatty
pork (lines 14-5)
6. Candied fruit (such as sugared apples...) (lines 16- 7)
7. (lines 21-5)
Task 1: What are these words’ meaning? (p. 92)
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WHILE YOU READ
Are these statements
true (T) or False (F)?
1. Tet is always on Feb 20th on Western
calendar
2. For people worldwide, the beginning of spring is the start of a new year
3. Tet used to be longer that it is now
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 as they
want to have good luck on New Year’s day
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AFTER YOU READ
+ To prepare for Tet, I_________
+ To decorate my house, I_________
+ I visited_________
+ The special foods I enjoyed were_________
+ I also enjoyed playing_________
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KEY WORDS
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KEY WORDS
You can create the questions as you wish for the across words!!!!
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HOMEWORK
Learn the key words

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Preparation: Speaking