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VIETNAMESE'S ENGLISH TEACHER AND TRAINER NETWORK. Welcome to our English class !. Unit 8 : CELEBRATIONS A: Reading. Prepared by : Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet. Look at the pictures . What time of the year is it ?. Tet Holiday. visiting relatives & friends. making banh chung. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to
our English class !
Unit 8 :
CELEBRATIONSA: Reading
Unit 8 :
CELEBRATIONSA: Reading
Prepared by : Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet
Look at the pictures . What time of the year is it ?
Tet HolidayTet Holiday
decorating the house
making banh chung
visiting relatives & friends
receiving “lucky money”
eating special Tet foods going to the flower market
going to the pagoda watching fireworks
Eg: I like making Banh Chung I don’t like eating special Tet foods
* Tell your partner which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet.
a. Making banh chung
b. Decorating the house
c. Eating special Tet foods.
d. Going to the flower market
e. Going to the pagoda.
f. Watching fireworks.
g. Receiving “ lucky money”
h. Visiting relatives and friends.
Peach blossom (n)
apricot blossom (n)
kumquat tree (n)
candied fruit (n)
* Lunar New Year (n)
* Agrarian person (n)
* Peach blossom (n)
* Apricot blossom (n)
* Kumquat tree (n)
* Candied fruit (n)
* Lucky money (n)
1. grand
2. agrarian
3. banner
4. pray
5. sugared apples
6. excitement
a. cầu nguyện
b.mứt táo
c. sự nô nức, nhộn nhịp
d. to lớn hoành tráng
e. thuộc về nông nghiệp
f.biểu ngữ
Match the words or phrases on the left with their Vietnamese equivalent on the right
Task 1
Work in groups.Decide whether
the statements are true (T) or false (F)
Task 2
1. F ( It falls between 19th January and 20th February)- L3-P1
2. F ( It’s just for agrarian people) - line 4- paragraph 1
3. T - line 2- paragraph 2
4. F (“ Lucky money “ is given to children)
- line 5,6- paragraph 4
5. T –line 3, 4- paragraph 3
6. T –line 1,2 paragraph 4
Answer the questions about the text
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
It’s sometime between 19th January and 20th February
Task 3
Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months
How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
What do streets look like before Tet?
They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners
They buy gifts, clean & decorate their houses & cook traditional foods
What do people often do to prepare
for Tet?
It is candied fruit
What is mut?
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork
What is banh chung made from?
What are some popular activities at Tet?
Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda…..
Tell your friends about what you did last Tet holiday.
Ex: I decorated my house with colorful lamps
I bought new clothes
I visited my friends and relatives.
* Homework :
- Write the answers to the questions from 1 to 7 into your workbook.
- Be ready for SPEAKING
Thank you and goodbye!