1. Listen and read the New Year's wish.
(Nghe và đọc lời chúc mừng Năm mới.)
- Happy New Year: chúc mừng năm mới
- Wishing you joy and laughter... from January to December!: Chúc bạn tràn ngập niềm vui và tiếng cười từ tháng 1 đến tháng 12!
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(1): Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and a part of Malaysia
(2): April
(3): Honour ancestors, family gathering, big family meal, wishing for prosperity, decorations, fireworks, parades, street parties, and art performances.
(4): Offering rice to Buddhist monks, receiving wishes for good luck and health, home decorations, traditional dishes, water splashing, art performances, folk games, and dancing.
Lunar New Year | Buddhist calendar | |
Countries | (1) Viet Nam, Singapore, Indonesia, and parts of Malaysia | Laos, Cambodia, Thailand & Myanmar |
Time | January or February | (2) April |
Activities | (3) Honour ancestors, family gathering, big family meal, wishing for prosperity, decorations, fireworks, parades, street parties, and art performances. | (4) Offering rice to Buddhist monks, receiving wishes for good luck and health, home decorations, traditional dishes, water splashing, art performances, folk games, and dancing. |
* Decide whether the statements that follow are True or False
True or False
1. People decorate their houses during New Year festivals. T
2. Red and gold are lucky colors in China. T
3. Children receive lucky money in red envelops. T
4. People eat fish, chicken and mandarin oranges for Reunion Dinner. F
* Choose the word or phrase that best answers each question. (0.5 points)
1. What do people give to friends for good luck?
A. Nian Gao B. mandarin oranges C. money D. flowers
2. What do people make Nian Gao with?
A. fish and chicken B. rice and dumplings
C. sugar and rice D. fish and rice
1. True
(Mọi người tặng tiền như món quà vào Tết âm lịch. => Đúng)
2. False (People clean their houses before Lunar New Year.)
(Mọi người ăn nhiều trước Tết âm lịch. => Sai: Mọi người quét dọn nhà cửa trước Tết âm lịch.)
3. False (People often eat vegetarian food at Lunar New Year.)
(Mọi người ăn nhiều thịt vào Tết âm lịch. => Sai: Mọi người ăn chay nhiều vào Tết âm lịch.)
4. True
(Bà mời mọi người trong gia đình đến bữa ăn lớn. => Đúng)
5. False (The lion stops at all the restaurants.)
(Con lân chỉ dừng lại ở một số nhà hàng. => Sai: Con lân dừng lại ở tất cả nhà hàng.)
1. The Vietnamese clean their houses, repaint the walls and buy new clothes.
2. One or two days before the festival
3. Every members of the family
4. Yes, they do.
1.Vietnamese people clean their houses and repaint the walls a few weeks before the New Year
Exercise 2: Read the passage and answer the questions
TET holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the new Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young member of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives.
1. Is TET holiday celebrated on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam?
- …………No, it isn't ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. What do the Vietnamese often do some weeks before the New Year?
-………………They clean their houses and paint the walls., buy new clothes………………………………………………………………………..
3. Who do people often visit on TET holiday?
- …………They often visit the neighbors, friends and relatives…………………………………………………………………………….
4. How many kinds of dishes are served in the reunion dinner?
-………There are many different kinds of dish are served in the reunion dinner……………………………………………………………………………..…
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. The manager suggested that we should ____try_____ (try) to find another hotel.
2. Mary ( talk ) _____was talking to_____ , Hoa, on the phone at 9 o’clock yesterday .
3. He (go) _____went_____ to school yesterday.
4. While I ( cross) __was crossing________ the street to go work last night, I (step) ___stepped______on a banana and (fail) ____fail______ heavily.
5. He (go) _____has gone_____ to Ha Long Bay for 2 weeks since then.
6. When Mary (arrive) ___arrived_______, the teacher (be) ___was_______there.
7. At 2 o’clock in the afternoon yesterday, I (make) ____was making______tea for everyone
8. In Vietnam, children have to bow (bow) their head when greeting old people.
9. The monkey (climb up) ______were climbing____ the trees when we (visit) _____visited___ them yesterday
10. You ______don't have___( not have) to dress up for the party. Wear whatever you feel comfortable in.
Exercise 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
1. | A. leisure | B. eight | C. celebrate | D. compliment | |||||
2. | A. spread | B. spring | C. street | D. espresso | |||||
3. | A. floated | B. worshipped | C. planted | D. needed | |||||
4. A. television | B. procession | C. generation | D. tradition | ||||||
5. | A. | straw | B. | stray | C. | behave | D. | commemorate |
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6. | A. | followed | B. | considered | C. | believed | D. | looked |
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Exercise 2: Find the word which has a different stress
1. | A. anniversary | B. celebration | C. ceremony | D. politician |
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2. | A. lantern | B. princess | C. emperor | D. incense | |
3. | A. concentration | B. composition | C. consideration | D. conversation | |
4. | A. civilian | B. grammarian | C. politician | D. Shakespearian | |
5. | A. application | B. congratulation | C. recreation | D. education | |
6. | A. cunning | B. unkind | C. greedy | D. generous |