Look at the pictures.What time of the year is it ?
Tet Holiday
Christmas
Teachers’ Day
Mid – Autumn Festival
Valetine’s Day
Unit 8:
Can you tell me about these activities which you enjoy doing most at Tet ?

a. eating special Tet foods d.going to the flower market
b. going to the pagoda e. visiting relatives & friends
c. receiving “lucky money” f. watching fireworks
d. making banh chung g.decorating the house
Lunar New Year
(n):
Tết Âm Lịch
[`lu:nə]

Agrarian /ә’greәriәn/(adj):
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Agrarian person :
(n)
: Farmer
Peach blossom [pi:t∫`bl ɔsəm] (n)
Hoa Đào
apricot blossom [`eiprikɔt `bl ɔsəm] (n)
Hoa Mai
kumquat tree [`kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n)

Cây Quất
candied fruit /’kændid fru:t/ (n)
Mứt
lucky money (n)
Tiền Lì Xì
* Lunar New Year
* Agrarian person
* Peach blossom
* Apricot blossom
* Kumquat tree
* Candied fruit
* Lucky money
Checking Vocabulary
 Task 1: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
1._____Tet is always on 20th February on Western calendar.
2._____ According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is start of a new year.
3._____ Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
4._____ According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet.
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.
F
T
F
T
T
F
 Task 2: Answer the following questions
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
How long did Tet preparation and celebrations last in the past?
What do streets look like before Tet?
What do people do to prepare for Tet?
What is banh chung made from?
What is mut?
LUCKY CELEBRATION
When is Tet holiday in Vietnam?
It’s sometimes between 19th January and 20th Fecbuary
What do streets look like before Tet?
They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners
 It is candied fruit
What is mut?
 Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months
How long did Tet preparation and celebrations last in the past?
It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork
What is banh chung made from?
 They buy gifts, clean & decorate their houses & cook traditional foods
What do people do to prepare for Tet?
 Work in pairs: Ask and answer about your last Tet holiday
Last Tet holiday
How you prepared?
(cleaned up , decorated the house …)
Who you visited ?
(relatives, teachers, friends… )
What special foods you ate
(banh chung, candied fruit…)
What activities you enjoyed most ?
( receiving lucky money, going to the flower market… )
Write about your last Tet, using what you have just said.
 Visiting friends & other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games…
What are some popular activities at Tet ?