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1. Vietnam National Day
2. King Hung’s Death Anniversary
3. Mid-Autumn Festival
4. Vietnamese New Year’s Day
5. Vietnamese Teacher’s Day
Warm-up:
Match celebrations with the appropriate pictures.
Unit 8
Celebrations
( reading)
making banhchung
eating special Tet foods
going to the pagoda
receiving “lucky money”
decorating the house
going to the flower market
watching fireworks
visiting relatives & friends
I. Look at the pictures and tell your partner which of these activities you
enjoy doing most at Tet? Are there any other things you like doing?
Pre- reading
Pre- reading
II. Vocabulary:
1. Lunar (a) [`lu:nə]
2. peach blossom [pi:t∫`bl ɔsəm]
3. apricot blossom [`eiprikɔt `bl ɔsəm]
4. kumquat tree [`kʌmkwɔt tri:]
6. candied fruit [’kændid fru:t]
thuộc âm lịch
hoa đào
hoa mai
cây quất
mứt
5. green beans [gri:n bi:nz]
đỗ xanh
8. to influence (v) [`influəns]
ảnh hưởng, tác động

7. positive comment [`pɔzətiv `kɔment]
lời chúc tốt đẹp
III. Rub out and remember
Lunar
peach blossom
apricot blossom
kumquat tree
candied fruit
thuộc âm lịch
hoa đào
hoa mai
cây quất
mứt
green beans
đỗ xanh
to influence
ảnh hưởng, tác động
positive comment
lời chúc tốt đẹp
I. Task 1: Guess the meaning of the red and bold
words in the following sentences:

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 a new year.

3. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.

4. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year.

5. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or
tomatoes, is also popular.

6. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet.
While- reading
trọng đại
sự nô nức
thuộc về nghề nông
băng rôn, khẩu hiệu
cầu nguyện
mứt táo
II. Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true or false
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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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 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
sometimes between 19th January and 20th February
agrarian people
children
during the whole year
III. Task 3: Answer the following questions.
Game: Lucky day.
Post- reading
Tell each other about your last Tet holiday, focusing on the following main points:
what activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet
how you prepared for Tet
bought gifts/cleaned and decorated houses/cooked traditional foods………..
how you decorated your house
decorated with flowers/ peach blossom/ apricot blossom
/ kumquat tree..............
who you visited
visited family members/relatives/ neighbours/ teachers/ friends..........
what special foods you ate
ate banh chung/ candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums….....
visited friends and other family members/ exchanged wishes/
receive “lucky money”/ went to the pagoda / played games……
HOMEWORK
Remember to do your homework!
1. Write a paragraph about your last Tet
holiday. (about 70 words).
2. Prepare the next lesson: Unit 7 - Speaking.
Thanks for your attention !
Good bye !
It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February.
1.When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months.


2.How long did Tet preparations and
celebrations last in the past ?

They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners.




3. What do streets look like before Tet ?
They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.




4. What do people often do to prepare for Tet ?
It’s made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.


5. What is banh chung made from ?
It’s candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes.


6.What is Mut?
Visiting friends and other family members,
exchanging New Year’s wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games, ………..


7.What are some popular activities at Tet?
Lucky number
Congratulation!