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UNIT 8:
Period I : Reading
celebrations
Warm-up:
Match the pictures with the appropriate celebrations
1. Vietnamese National Day
2. King Hung’s Death Aniversary
4. Vietnamese New Year’s Day
5. Vietnamese Teacher’s Day
3. Mid-Autumn Festival
These are
Celebrations
Square glutinous rice cakes
Cylindrical glutinous rice cakes
Red envelopes
Vietnamese New Year’s Day
( 1st of the first lunar month)
c. Vocabulary
+. Lunar New Year :Têt Âm lịch
+. Positive comments: những lời nói tốt đẹp
+. Candied fruit: mứt
+. Grand(a): lớn, quan trọng
+. Banner(n): băng rôn, khẩu hiệu
+. Agrarian(a): thuộc về nông nghiệp
+. Pray(v): cầu nguyện,
+.spread(v): kéo dài, trải ra
+. To be full of: đầy, nhiều
+. To fall between… and…rơi vào khoảng thời gian từ…đến…
Matching game
Task 2: T/F statements


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 nowdays.
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 poline to each other because they want to have good luck on New Year Day.
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Task 3: Answer the following questions
1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam ?
It’s sometime between 19 January and 20 February.
2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past ?
For months.
3. What do streets look like before Tet ?
Streets are decorated with colored lights and red banner.

Task 3: Answer the following questions

1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam ?
* It’s sometime between 19 January and 20 February.
2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past ?
* For months.
3. What do streets look like before Tet ?
* Streets are decorated with colored lights and red banner.

4.What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
* They buy gifls, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
5. What is banh chung made from ?
* It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
6. What is mut ?
* Mut is candied fruit.
7.What are some popular activities at Tet ?
* Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing game, etc.
Vietnamese
The first
3 days of the first lunar month
- Cooking traditional foods, buying gifts and ornamental trees and flowers
-Visiting family members,neighbors…..
- Engaging in games and entertaining activities
Homework:
- Learn the new words and make sentences.
- Read the text again and translate it into Vietnamese
- Prepare listening skill for the next period.
thank you for your attention
see you again
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 often do to prepare for Tet?
They buy gifls, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
5. What is banh chung made from ?
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
6. What is mut ?
Mut is candied fruit.
6.What are some popular activities at Tet ?
Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing game, etc.


THÁNG 11 November
THÁNG MƯỜI
7
THỨ ba Tuesday
4
THÁNG 11 November
4
THỨ BA TUESDAY
THÁNG MƯỜI
7
Gregorian calendar
( Western calendar)
/ grə’gɔriən /
Lunar calendar
/‘lu : nə /
b. Name the celebrations and their dates
King Hung’s Death Anniversary
( 10th of the 3rd lunar month)
Moon cake
Mid-Autumn Festival
( 15th of the 8th lunar month)
Vietnamese National Day
( September 2nd)
Vietnamese Teachers‘ Day
( November 20th )
1. glutinous rice cake
2. wrestling
3. buffalo fighting
4. dragon dancing
5. unicorn dancing
6. (to) beat chest
7. (to) blow (blew- blown) horn
* Match the words in A with their definitions in B
Shiite
/’ʃi: ait/
- Processions gathering
Rosh Hashanah
/ha’ ʃɔ:n ə/
( Tishri)
September or October
6. What foods and drinks are typically served during Tet?
Glutinous rice cakes g. Fast food
Bread h. Dried watermelon seeds
Drinking water i. Beer
Milk j. Coke
Wine k. Lamb
Candied ginger l. Fruits, tea
7. What are Tet Nguyen Dan’s traditional forms of entertainment mentioned in the text?
Soccer 6.Card playing
Dragon/unicorn dancing 7. Lottery drawing
Dancing 8. Swimming
Wrestling 9. Concerts
Buffalo fighting
8. What is the key difference between Shiite and Jewish New Year observances and those of the other countries described in the text?
During Shiite and Jewish New year’s Day, people mourn by beating chests or by fasting to show repentance. New Year’s Day in Europe, the USA, and Viet Nam are joyous and festive.
IV. post- reading
One of the most common New Year preparations is music. Give a list of your favorite songs you would select for your whole family to listen to during the New Year days.
1. Happy New Year!
2. Jingle Bells
3. Last Christmas