Read the passage, choose the best answer. Lunar New Year,

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Read the passage, choose the best answer.

Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam's main holiday. It is the most important occasion in the year which falls sometimes between 19^th january and 20^th February on the Western calendar. Tet marks the beginning of spring and the start of a new year.

Tet’s preparations and celebrations nowadays are shorter than those in the past. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Shops are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.

Houses are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South. The kumquat tree with its ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country. One of Tet’s most special foods is Banh Chung, which is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork. Mut, which is candied fruits such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular.

* Một số từ mới:

- mark (v): đánh dấu

- preparation (n): sự chuẩn bị

- ripe deep orange fruits: quả chín vàng rộm

- plum (n): quả mận

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Bài 1 :Happy New Year! (Chúc mừng năm mới!) 1. Listen and repeat. (Nghe và lặp lại.) Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years? Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet. Linda: When is Tet? Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January Linda: What do you do at Tet? Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers. Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings? Phong: Yes. It's a happy time for everybody. Linda: Great. Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get lucky money. Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do? Phong: We should say "Happy New Year" when we meet people, and we shouldn't break anything. Xem lời giải >> Bài 2 :2. What are Phong and Linda talking about? (Phong và Linda đang nói về cái gì?) A. New year in the world (Năm mới trên thế giới) B. Tet in Viet Nam (Tết ở Việt Nam) C. What to eat and wear during Tet (Nên ăn gì và mặc gì vào ngày Tết) Xem lời giải >> Bài 3 :3. Complete the sentences about Tet with the information from the conversation in 1. (Hoàn thành các câu về tết với thông tin từ bài hội thoại ở hoạt động 1.) 1. This year Tet is in____________. 2. We decorate our____________. 3. Tet is a time for family____________. 4. Children get____________ ____________. 5. People shouldn’t ____________ anything. Xem lời giải >> Bài 4 :New Year practices in the world (Các tập tục trong Năm mới trên thế giới) 3. QUIZ: Match the sentences with the pictures. Then match them with the countries. (Câu đố: Nối các câu với ảnh tương ứng. Sau đó nối chúng với quốc gia tương ứng.) 1. They go to Times Square to watch the New Year's Eve Ball drop. (Họ đến Quảng trường Thời đại để xem Vũ hội đêm giao thừa.) 2. They bathe in an ice hole. (Họ tắm trong một hố băng.) 3. They eat mochi rice cakes. (Họ ăn bánh gạo mochi.) 4. They throw water on other people. (Họ tạt nước vào người khác.)             Thailand                         Japan                          The USA                                  Russia Xem lời giải >> Bài 5 :4. Read how people in different countries celebrate their New Years. Then match the countries with the activities. (Đọc về cách mọi người ở những quốc gia khác nhau tổ chức năm mới. Sau đó nối các quốc gia với các hoạt động.) In Japan, temples ring their bells 108 times at midnight on December 31. By doing so, people believe the bad things of the past year will leave. In Spain, people try to put 12 grapes in their mouth at midnight for good luck. In Switzerland, they drop ice cream on the floor to celebrate the New Year. In Romania, they throw coins into a river for good luck. In Thailand, they throw water on other people to wash away bad luck. Countries Activities 1. Japan 2. Spain 3. Switzerland 4. Romania 5. Thailand a. put 12 grapes in the mouth b. ring bells 108 times c. throw coins into a river d. throw water on other people e. drop ice cream on the floor Xem lời giải >> Bài 6 :5. Work in groups. Each student chooses one activity from 4. Take turns to say them aloud. The group says which country he/ she is talking about. (Làm việc theo nhóm. Mỗi học sinh chọn 1 hoạt động từ bài 4. Lần lượt nói to chúng lên. Cả nhóm nói bạn đó đang nói về quốc gia nào.) Example: (Ví dụ: ) - They throw water on other people.  (Họ ném nước vào người khác.) - It's Thailand.  (Đó là Thái Lan.) Xem lời giải >> Bài 7 :Reading 1. Reading the passages and decide who says sentences 1-5. (Đọc các đoạn văn và quyết định ai nói các câu 1-5.) I often go to Times Square with my parents to welcome the New Year. When the clock strikes midnight, colourful fireworks light up the sky. Everybody cheers and sings. On New Year's Day, we dress beautifully and go to our grandparents' houses. We wish them Happy New Year and they give us lucky money. Then we go out and have a day full of fun. I learn some customs about Tet from my parents. People give rice to wish for enough food and buy salt to wish for good luck. Dogs are lucky animals but cats are not. A cat's cry sounds like "poor" in Vietnamese. A. Russ      B. Wu       C. Mai Statements Who 1. Dogs are lucky animals. 2. We welcome the New Year at Times Square. 3. Children get lucky money. 4. We give rice to wish for enough food. 5. Children dress beautifully. C Xem lời giải >> Bài 8 :2. Test your memmory! Tick (✓) the things which appear in the passages and cross (x) the ones which don't. (Kiểm tra khả năng nhớ của em! Đánh dấu (✓) sự việc xuất hiện trong bài đọc và đánh dấu (x) cho sự việc không xuất hiện trong bài đọc.) a. lucky money b. a day full of fun c. a cat's cry d. decorating the house e. fireworks f. saying wishes g. cheering and singing h. visiting relatives Xem lời giải >> Bài 9 :1. Match the New Year activities with the countries in the box. Make a guess if you don’t know.  (Ghép các hoạt động năm mới với các quốc gia trong hộp. Hãy đoán nếu bạn không biết.) Scotland                                                      the USA                                          Chile Denmark                                                     Thailand                                          Korea  In which country do people ….? Xem lời giải >> Bài 10 :2. Read about strange New Year’s practices in some countries. Then tick T (True) or F (False).  (Đọc về các phong tục đón năm mới kỳ lạ ở một số quốc gia. Sau đó đánh dấu vào T (Đúng) hoặc F (Sai).) Denmark – Some people have a loud way of celebrating the New Year. They throw plates on their friends’ doors. The people with many dishes outside their doors feel proud because they have a lot of friends. The USA – It’s a tradition in America to share a midnight kiss with someone you love. This will make the coming year beautiful and full of love for you.  Chile – In Chile people participate in a mass on New Year’s Eve. Then they go to the graveyard, sit on their chairs and wait for the New Year with the dead. Korea – On New Year’s days, children wear a Hanbok, a traditional Korean dress, make one bow to their elders and wish them a long and healthy life. In return, they receive advice and some money.   T F 1. The Americans exchange a midnight kiss with someone they love.           2. Korean elders bow to their children.     3. In Chile, people welcome the New Year with the dead.     4. Korean children make three bows to their elders.     5. In Denmark, people celebrate the New Year quietly.     Xem lời giải >> Bài 11 :3. Read the passages again and complete the sentences with the words / phrases given in the box.  (Đọc lại các đoạn văn và hoàn thành các câu với các từ / cụm từ cho sẵn trong hộp.) midnight                kiss                 children             Chileans                   break                Hanbok  1. The ______________ go to the graveyard on New Year’s Eve. 2. A ______________ will bring a New Year full of love. 3. The Danish ______________ plates on their friends’ doors at the New Year.  4. Korean children wear a ______________ at the New Year. 5. The Korean elders give their ______________ advice and some money. Xem lời giải >> Bài 12 :2. Fill each blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage below.  (Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống bằng một từ thích hợp từ ô trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn dưới đây.) at                   wish                  will                  festivals                  rarely                 if                     from                  last                  dress                     until  New Year is one of the four important traditional (1)______ in the United States. On New Year's Eve, most people go to parties. At twelve o'clock (2)______ night, everyone says "Happy NewYear!" and they (3) ______their friends and relatives good luck. New Year's parties usually (4) ______a long time. Some people don't go home (5) ______morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (6) ______as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most of the children go (7)______ house to house and say 'Trick or Treat". (8)______ the people at the house do not give them candy, the children (9)______ play a trick on them. But this (10) ______happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.  Xem lời giải >>