WARM-UP
Dec 29, 2015
1.What time of the year is it? It is spring and should be Tet holiday.
2. What are the people in the picture doing? In this family, grandmother is giving her niece and nephew some lucky money.
3. What else do you see in the picture? In the picture, we can also see many fruits, mut and flowers…
Look at the pictures and work in pairs, telling each other which activities people often do during Tet Holidays.
Activities Before Tet
New Year’s Eve
During Tet
1 Making Banh Chung
2 Decorating the house
3 Eating special Tet foods
4 Going to the flower market
5 Going to the pagoda
6 Watching fireworks
7 Receiving “lucky money”
8 Visiting relatives and friends
Words Definitions
1. grand a. To put hands together and wish for the god.
2. Banner b. Enjoyment
3. Sugar apples
c. A kind of flag attach to a spear or piece by crosspiece
4. Agrarian d. Of large size or extent
5. Pray e. Agricultural
6. Excitement f. Sweet apples
Task 2: 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 nowadays.
4. According to the text, “lucky money” is given to every one in the south of Vietnam.
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the north and in the south of Vietnam.
6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on new year’s day. T
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They used to be spread over months.
2/ How long did Tet’s preparations and celebrations last in the past ?
They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods.
4/ What do people often do to prepare for Tet ?
Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda,
playing games, etc.
7/ What are some popular activities at Tet?
Wh- questionsGroups’ members
A B C D
Do you prepare for tet?
How do you decorated your house?
Who do you visit?
What special foods you ate?
What activities you enjoyed doing most
during tet?