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UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
Listen to the song and answer these questions:
Unit 8: Celebrations
1) What is the title of the song?
2) When do you often sing or listen to it?
Listen to the song and answer these questions:
Unit 8: Celebrations
1) What is the title of the song?
2) When do you often sing or listen to it?
HAPPY NEW YEAR
TET
Look at the pictures.
What time of the year is it ?
Tet
(Lunar New Year)
Decorating the house
Making banh chung
Going to the flower market
Watching fireworks
Going to the pagoda
Receiving “lucky money”
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New words:
agrarian (a) :
thuộc về nghề nông
apricot blossom (n) :
hoa mai
kumquat tree (n) :
cây quất
candied fruit (n) :
mứt
banner (n) :
băng rôn, biểu ngữ
pray (v) :
cầu nguyện
lucky money (n) :
tiền lì xì
 peach blossom (n)
Lunar New Year () :
Tết âm lịch, Tết Nguyên Đán
Unit 8: Celebrations
- Lesson 1: reading
Grand A. thuộc về nông nghiệp
Agrarian B. bieåu ngöõ
Banner C. söï noâ nöùc, nhoän nhòp
Pray D. tiền may mắn
Excitement E. to lôùn, hoaønh traùng
Sugared apples F. hoa mai
Lucky money G. cầu nguyện
Apricot blossom H. mứt táo
Unit 8: Celebrations - Lesson 1: reading
A
B
Matching
1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.
2. According 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.
T- F Statement Prediction
Unit 8: Celebrations
- Lesson 1: reading
Unit 8: Celebrations
- Lesson 1: reading
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are True or False:
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.
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam.
F
F
T
F
T
sometimes between 19th January and
agrarian people
children
Unit 8: Celebrations - Lesson 1: reading
20th February
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?
5. What are some popular activities at Tet?
Unit 8: Celebrations - Lesson 1: reading
Answer these questions:
Work in
groups
A
B
C
D
E
F
Choose the letter you like, please
GAME: LUCKY LETTERS
How long did Tet preparations
and celebrations last in the past?
Question 2
For (over) months.
paragraph 2 - Line 1
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
Question 1
It is sometimes between 19th January and 20th February on the western calendar.
paragraph 1 - Line 2,3
What do streets look like before Tet?
Question 3
They are decorated with colored lights and red banners.
paragraph 2 - Line 3,4
What do people often
do to prepare for Tet?
Question 4
They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
paragraph 2 - Line 4,5
What are some popular activities at Tet?
Question 5
Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games….
Last paragraph
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Lucky letter







Congratulations!
Unit 8: Celebrations - Lesson 1: reading
Complete the passage:
Tet is Vietnam’s main holiday. It is the (1)________ and most important occasion in the year. Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for (2)_________ people, the start of a new year. A great deal of (3)___________ still build up before Tet. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red(4) _______. People are busying buying gifts, cleaning their houses. Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers: peach blossom, apricot blossom, the (5)______________ , ... There are many special foods such as banh chung, mut,… On the days of Tet everyone tries to be (6)_____and polite to each other. People visit other family members or friends, go to pagoda to (7)______for a happy year. Children receive” lucky money”. Both children and adult take part in games and various forms of entertainment.
grandest
agrarian
excitement
banners
kumquat tree
nice
pray
- 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
Unit 8: Celebrations - Lesson 1: reading
- Learn by heat new words
Thank you for your attention
Peach blossom
Apricot
blossom
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