Unit8reading

Buffalo fighting
Boat racing
fireworks
Lion dances
Peach blossom
Apricot blossom
Kumquat tree
What’s this?
Banh chung
Banh tet ( sticky rice cake )
Sugared apples
Lucky money
Guess what the bold words in the following sentences mean
1. Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the year.

2.For agrarian people, Tet marks the start of the new year.

3. Many people go to pagoda to pray for a happy year.

4. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and banners.

5. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.
Decide whether the following 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 everywhere in the world

the beginning of spring is the start of the new year.

3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.

sometime
F
agrarian people in Viet Nam
F
T
4. According to the text, “ lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet.

5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and the South of Vietnam.

6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they

want to have good luck on the New Year’s Day.







children
F
T
During the whole year
F
“LUCKY ANIMALS” GAME
Tell each other about your last Tet holiday, focusing on the following main points:
how you prepared for Tet
how you decorated your house
who you visited
what special foods you ate
what activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet
Homework
Write the answers for Task 3 ( page 92 / textbook)
Write a paragraph about your last Tet holiday.