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Warm-up. Call the names of these following celebrations . Christmas. Valentine’s day. Lunar New Year. Tet Holiday. Halloween. Unit 8: Celebrations. Reading . 3. What else do you see in the picture? In the picture, we can also see many fruits, mut and flowers….
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Lunar New Year Tet Holiday
Unit 8: Celebrations Reading
3. What else do you see in the picture? In the picture, we can also see many fruits, mut and flowers… 2. What are the people in the picture doing? In this family, grandmother is giving her niece and nephew some lucky money. What time of the year is it? It is spring and should be Tet holiday.
Questions: • What do you like best in Tet holiday? • What do you often do in Tet?
Apricot blossom Peach blossom
Look at the pictures and work in pairs, telling each other which activities people often do during Tet Holidays.
Task 1: Find what the following words mean in the text. Match the words with their definitions
Task 2: True or False F • Tet is always on 20th February on the western calendar. • According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of a new year. • Tet used to be longer than it nowadays. • According to the text, “lucky money” is given to every one in the south of Vietnam. • Kumquat trees are popular both in the north and in the south of Vietnam. • People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on new year’sday. F T F T T
Lucky Numbers 1 2 3 4 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 Valentine Christmas 1 1 1 2 0 x x 3 2 2 0 x 0 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 x 0 0 x 0 x 5 5 6 6 x 0 7 x 0 x 8 9 0 7 7 8 8 9 9
1/ When is Tet holiday in Vietnam? It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February.
2/ How long did Tet’s preparations and celebrations last in the past ? They used to be spread over months.
3/ What do streets look like before Tet ? They are decorated with colored lights and red banners.
4/ What do people often do to prepare for Tet ? They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
5/ What is banhchung made from ? It’s made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork
6/ What is mut? Mutis candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes.
7/ What are some popular activities at Tet? Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games, etc.
Work in groups. Tell each other about your last Tet holiday, focusing on the following main points: