UNIT 6: OUR TET HOLIDAY
A. PHONETICS
a. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read
the words aloud
1.
A.
home B. pagoda C. clothes D. flower
2.
A.
visit B. like C. city D. wish
3.
A.
relative B. decorate C. present D. prepare
4.
A.
plant B. chat C. make D. family
5.
A.
celebrate B. come C. cook D. cousin
b. Practise
saying the following sentences with a focus on the underlined words.
1. Can you show me the way to the city centre?
2. What should you do to celebrate Tet?
3. We should clean and decorate the house.
4. We shouldn’t drink too much wine.
5. We should make a wish when Tet comes.
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
a. Circle A, B, C or D
for each picture
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1. A. banh chung
B. banh tet
C. banh day
D. banh bao |
2. A. lucky money
B. balloons
C. firecrackers
D. plants |
3. A. swimming pool
B. decorating house
C. cleaning house
D. painting house |
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4. A. visiting grandparents
B. sleeping with grandparents
C. shopping with grandparents
D. tidying up with grandparents |
5. A. lucky money
B. new clothes
C. peach blossom
D. family gathering |
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b. Find a word to
complete the following sentences
1. We always ____________ our grandparents and our relatives
on the first day of Tet.
2. I ____________ our
grandparents good health and a long life.
3. Our grandparents often give us good advice and ____________ money when we visit them at Tet.
4. My sister and I always wear ____________ clothes at Tet.
5. There are many beautiful
____________ in our garden at Tet. They are really colourful.
6. My friend likes
____________ banh chung and spring rolls (nem) at Tet.
7. I often go
____________ with my mother before Tet.
8. When spring comes, the students in my school often plant a
lot of ____________ in our school
garden.
9. At New Year’s Eve, I usually go to Hoan Kiem Lake to ____________ firecrackers with my parents.
10. I wish this New Year everyone will ____________ a job and enough food.
c. What should/
shouldn’t you do at Tet? Complete the sentences.
1. You ____________
buy firecrackers.
2. You ____________
clean and decorate your house.
3. You _______________ eat too much sweets.
4. You _______________ wish all the people you know “Happy
New Year”.
5. You _______________ help your mother with cooking.
6. You _______________ quarrel with each other.
7. You _______________
go to a pagoda to pray for good health and good luck.
8. You _______________ play cards for money.
9. You _______________ stay up late.
10. You _______________ watch too much TV.
d. Choose the correct
answer A,B,C or D to complete the sentences.
1. My mother is a good cook. She often_______ special food at
Tet.
A. buys B. cooks C.
takes D. brings
2. Did you like to _______ banh chung at Tet?
A. know B. eat C.
help D. do
3. People often _______ red envelopes for lucky money at Tet.
A. bring B. take C.
buy D. ask
4. Before Tet, people often give _______ to show their love
and respect.
A. firecrackers B. plants C. food D.
presents
5. Tet is a time for family _______
A. working B. cooking C.
playing D. gathering
C. READING
a. Read the
passage about Lunar New Year (Tet) in
Viet Nam, then answer the following questions.
Lunar New Year iss
one of the festivals celebrated in some Asian countries. It is the greatest
Vietnamese festival. It is called Tet in Viet Nam. It usually takes place
between the end of January and the beginning of February.
Celebrations begin
with the family reunion dinner which is held on the New Year’s Eve. Every
member of the family is eager to attend
this family feast. The feast usually consists of banh chung or banh tet, spring
rolls, chicken and some other special food.
The children usually wear clothes and go with their parents
to visit their grandparents and relatives. The children say “Happy New Year” to
all the people they visit and are often
given lucky money in red envelopes. They are very happy.
1.
When
does the Lunar New Year take place?
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2.
When
do the Vietnamese hold their family reunion dinner?
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3.
What
do the Vietnamese children usually do at Tet?
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4.
What
are the children often given at Tet?
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5.
How
do the children feel?
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b. Read the passage and decide if the
statements are true (T) or false (F).
A few days before Tet comes, my
family has much work to do. My mother begins cleaning and decorating the house.
My father and I help her. We tidy up the house until it is spick and span. Our
house is so neat and tidy. The decoration looks lovely.
During Tet, I help my mother to serve
food and drinks when our relatives or friends visit us. I feel proud of myself
to help my parents.
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F |
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1. A few days before Tet comes, the
family does a lot of work. |
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2. They don’t decorate the house |
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3. The writer help the mother to
cook the meal. |
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4. The family invites the guests to
have food and drinks when they come. |
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5. The writer feels tired to help
the parents |
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c. Read the passages above again and
complete the sentences with the words given.
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reunion |
tidy |
lucky money |
decorate |
festival |
1.
Tet
is the greatest ___________ in Viet Nam.
2.
Before
Tet, people often clean and ___________ their house.
3.
Family
___________ dinner is held on the New Year’s Eve.
4.
At
Tet, all houses look neat and ___________
5.
Children
are often given___________ in red envelopes.
D. Writing
a. Write true sentences about New
Year practices in different countries, using the words/ phrases given.
1. the USA/ when the
clock/ strike/ midnight/ ,/ everybody/ cheering/ and/ singing/ happily.
2. getting up/ on/ the
first day/ of the New Year/ ,/ the Chinese children/ dress/ beautifully/ red.
3. every Vietnamese
family/ buy or cook/ banh chung or banh tet/ Tet
4. Japanese people/
believe/ ringing bells/ can/ remove/ their bad actions/ previous year.
5. the Scottish/ believe/
the first footer/ the New Year’s day/ decides/ the family’s luck/ the rest/ the
year.
b. Fill in each gap of the letter with will or won’t
Dear Mary,
How are you?
I am very glad because Tet is coming.
It’s our New Year celebration.
Before Tet, I (1) ___________help
my family with the house decorations. I (2) ___________ go to the flower
market with my mother and my sister. We (3)
___________ a peach blossom tree and
some flowers. Then, my mother (4)
___________ buy some
new clothes for us. We (5) ___________ buy some sweets, some coffee and some
tea but we (6) ___________ buy cigarettes. My father gave up smoking. We (7) ___________
make spring rolls and I like it. We (8) ___________cook banh tet. They are
really delicious. I (9) __________ visit my grandparents and my relatives
with my parents. The thing I like best is I (10) ___________ have to do my
homework at Tet. I have a lot of time to relax.
Write to me.
Mai
c. Now write your own letter to your
pen friend telling him/her about Tet holiday. Use the idea above.
Dear……….
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