Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival, and do the tasks that follow.Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn Festival is held on 15th day of the eight lunar month to celebrate biggest full moon in the year. In Viet Nam, this festival is for children (56)___________ children are center of all activities on that day. (57)_____________ the festival is coming, the adults and the parents prepare many different foods - moon cakes, candies, biscuits, jellies, and fruit. (58)_____________, the...
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Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival, and do the tasks that follow.Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival is held on 15th day of the eight lunar month to celebrate biggest full moon in the year. In Viet Nam, this festival is for children (56)___________ children are center of all activities on that day. (57)_____________ the festival is coming, the adults and the parents prepare many different foods - moon cakes, candies, biscuits, jellies, and fruit. (58)_____________, the children are given many nice lanterns – star lanterns, flower lanterns and diverse funny masks, (59)__________ they can light the lantern during the Mid-Autumn night.
(60)______________ the autumn is the time of the beginning of the new school year, the adults and parents give gifts to the children. The festival takes place (61)_______________ people have had good crops. (62)____________, it is also the congratulation for the full harvest.
Nowadays, (63)__________ some of the traditional toys have been replaced by modern toys, the meaning of the festival has been kept and developed. It is certain that Mid-Autumn Festival is a good example of the traditional culture of the Vietnamese.
Task 1: Complete each blank in the passage with the correct linking word. (There may be more than one possibility)
Task 2: Read the passage again, and then answer the following questions.
64. When is Mid-Autumn Festival held? What is it for?
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65. What do the adults and the parents do to prepare for the festival?
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66. What are children given besides moon cakes?
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67. What can children do with their lanterns?
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68. Why is Mid-Autumn Festival also considered the congratulation for the full harvest?
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69. What is the importance of this festival?
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*Write about the Mid-Autumn festival, using the words given:
1.Last week I/invite/to the Mid-Autumn festival. It/hold/on the 15th of August (according to Lunar calendar)
-> Last week, I was invited to the Mid-Autumn festival. It was held on the 15th of August ( according to Lunar calendar)
2.This festival /be/specially organized for children. It/hold/in the yard of the cultural house/the village.
-> This festival was specially organized for children. It was held in the yard of the cultural house in the village
3.The main festival/last/for about three hours when the moon/be/at its fullest.
-> The main estival lasted for about three hours when the moon was at its fullest.
4.During the festival, children /take/part/various activities like singing,shouting wearing masks,marching in a procession of lanterns and banging the drums.
-> During the festival, children took part in various activities like singing, shouting, wearing masks, marching in a procession of lanterns and banging the drums
5.Besides,children /eat/a very special cake called Moon cakes .Children /go/on playing traditional games until mid-night.
-> Besides, children ate a very special cake , called Moon cakes. Children went on playing traditional games until mid-night
6.This festival /be/a very special occasion/Vietnamese people and especially for children to play/enjoy on a variety/activities.It/help/children to understand more/Vietnamese traditions.
-> This festival was a very special occasion for Vietnamese people and especially for children to play and enjoy on a variety of activities. It also helped children to understand more about Vietnamese traditions.