Unit 7 : E 11 NC - Celebrations
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Warm-up:
What can you see
from the calendar
page?
THÁNG 11
November
4
THỨ ba
Tuesday
THÁNG MƯỜI
7
November
THÁNG 11
Gregorian calendar
( Western calendar)
/ grə’gɔriən /
4
THỨ BA
TUESDAY
THÁNG MƯỜI
7
Lunar calendar
/‘lu : nə /
UNIT 7:
Period I – II: Reading
I.Pre-reading
1.Match the pictures with the appropriate
celebrations
A
C
1. Vietnamese National Day
2. King Hung’s Death Aniversary
3. Mid-Autumn Festival
These are
4. Vietnamese New Year’s Day
CelebrationsDay
5. Vietnamese Teacher’s
D
E
B
2. Name the celebrations and
their dates
Square glutinous rice cakes
Cylindrical glutinous rice cakes
Vietnamese New Year’s Day
( 1st of the first lunar month)
Red envelopes
King Hung’s Death Anniversary
( 10th of the 3rd lunar month)
Moon cake
Mid-Autumn Festival
( 15th of the 8th lunar month)
Vietnamese National Day
( September 2nd)
Vietnamese Teachers‘ Day
( November 20th )
3.Vocabulary
* Match the words with the pictures
1. glutinous rice cake
2. wrestling
3. buffalo fighting
4. dragon dancing
5. unicorn dancing
6. (to) beat chest
7. (to) blow (blewblown) horn
* Match the words in A with their definitions in B
A
1. To deem :
2. To haunt :
3. To mourn:
4. To fast:
5. Repentance:
B
a. Express sorrow.
b. Live without food or eat
only certain kinds of
food.
c. Sorrow for having done
sth.
d. consider, judge.
e. to keep coming to your
mind so that you can’t
forget it.
f. Express happy.
II. While- reading
Task1:Fill the table with the information from the text:
NEW YEAR'S Celebrations around the world
Culture
What?
When?
1. Western New year
(European
January 1st
and
American)
Activities
- Ringing bells,
blowing horns,
and exchanging
wishes.
- Making new
year resolutions
Culture
2.
What?
When?
Muharram
1st month of
/mu:’hærəm/ Islamic
Shiite
calendar
/’ʃi: ait/
Activities
- Processions
gathering
- Beating
chests
Islamic Calendar
1.Muharram
2.Safar
3.Rabi' al-awwal
4.Rabi' al-thani
5.Jumada al-awwal
6.Jumada al-thani
7.Rajab
8.Sha'aban
9.Ramadan
10.Shawwal
11.Dhu al-Qi'dah
12.Dhu
al-Hijjah
Culture
What?
3. Jewish
Rosh
Hashanah
/ha’ ʃɔ:n ə/
When?
( Tishri)
September
or October
Activities
- Fasting
and repenting
Culture
What?
When?
4.
Tet
Vietnamese Nguyen The first
Dan
3 days of
the first
lunar
month
Activities
- Cooking traditional
foods, buying gifts
and ornamental trees
and flowers
-Visiting family
members,neighbors
…..
- Engaging in games
and entertaining
activities
Task 2: Answer the following questions
1. How long has January 1st been New Year’s Day?
Since 1582
2. What is the origin of January?
Its original meaning was Janus- the Roman god of doors
and of beginnings.
3. Do Shiite people celebrate their New Year in January?
No, they don’t. They observe their New Year in the first
month of the Islamic calendar.
4. What month on the Gregorian calendar does Tishri normally
fall on?
September or October.
5. Who may get Li xi or Tien mung tuoi? What is it?
Children often receive li xi. It is “lucky” money put inside
red envelopes.
6. What foods and drinks are typically served
during Tet?
a. Glutinous rice cakes
b. Bread
g. Fast food
h. Dried watermelon seeds
c. Drinking water
i. Beer
d. Milk
j. Coke
e. Wine
k. Lamb
f. Candied ginger
l. Fruits, tea
7. What are Tet Nguyen Dan’s traditional forms of
entertainment mentioned in the text?
1. Soccer
6.Card playing
2. Dragon/unicorn dancing 7. Lottery drawing
3. Dancing
8. Swimming
4. Wrestling
9. Concerts
5. Buffalo fighting
8. What is the key difference between Shiite
and Jewish New Year observances and
those of the other countries described in
the text?
During Shiite and Jewish New year’s Day,
people mourn by beating chests or by
fasting to show repentance. New Year’s
Day in Europe, the USA, and Viet Nam
are joyous and festive.
III. Post- reading
One of the most common New Year
preparations is music. Give a list of your
favorite songs you would select for your
whole family to listen to during the New
Year days.
1. Happy New Year!
2. Jingle Bells
3. Last Christmas
