Unit 6 grade 6: Our Tet holiday – Skills 1
1. Reading
1.1. Task 1 Unit 6 grade 6
Children in different countries are talking about their New Year. Read the passages. (Children in different countries are talking about their new year. Read the following passages.)
Translated:
Russ – United States
I often go to Times Square with my parents to celebrate the new year. As the clock strikes midnight, colorful fireworks illuminate the sky. Everyone around cheered and sang happily. I loved that time so much.
Wu – China
I love New Year’s Day. After getting up early, we put on nice clothes and went to the living room. There, our grandparents sat on the sofa. We bowed our heads and said our wish to the grandparents. Grandparents will give us red envelopes. Then we hung out and had a fun day full of good food and laughter.
Mai – Vietnam
I learned some beliefs about Tet from my parents. When Tet comes, people give rice to wish and pray for enough food, and give red fruits to wish them happiness. Dogs are lucky animals. The dog barked like “gold”. But should not give a cat because its cry is like the word for poverty in Vietnamese. Don’t eat shrimp. They swim backwards and you will not succeed in the new year.
1.2. Task 2 Unit 6 grade 6
Say who the following statements refer to. Number 1 is an example. (Tell me to whom the following sentences refer. The number 1 is an example.)
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1.3. Task 3 Unit 6 grade 6
Test your memory! Tick (√) the things which appear in the passages, and cross (X) the ones which don’t. (Test your memory. Put a tick (√) on the things that appear in the passage above and a cross (x) on the things that do not appear)
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2. Speaking
2.1. Task 4 Unit 6 grade 6
The following practices and beliefs are from the passages in 1. Talk to your friends and say which one(s) you will do or won’t do this New Year. (The following exercise and beliefs are from the passage in part 1. Tell your friend what you will or won’t do in the new year.)
Examples:
first. Go to Times Square to welcome the New Year.
=> I won’t go to the Time Square to welcome the New Year. (I’m not going to Times Square to celebrate the new year)
2. Have a time full of fun.
=> I will have a time full of fun. (I’ll have a fun time)
3. Get lucky money from your customer.
4. Give your cousin a cat as a present.
5. Eat shrimps.
6. Cheer and sing when the clock strikes midnight.
7. Dress beautifully.
8. Watch fireworks.
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3. I will get lucky money from my guest (I will receive lucky money from my grandparents.)
4. I won’t give cousin a cat as a present. (I wouldn’t give my cousin a cat as a gift.)
5. I won’t eat shrimps. (I won’t eat shrimp.)
6. I will cheer and sing when the clock strikes midnight. (I will cheer and sing when the clock strikes midnight.)
7. I will dress beautifully. (I will dress well.)
8. I will watch fireworks. (I will watch fireworks.)
2.2. Task 5 Unit 6 grade 6
Work in groups. Write two popular beliefs you know about the New Year and tell your partners. (Work in groups. Write two popular beliefs that you know in the new year and tell your friends.)
– Belief 1: Not clean the house in the New Year. (Do not clean the house on New Year’s Day)
– Belief 2: Not talk about the bad things in the New Year. (Don’t say bad things on New Year’s Day)
2.3. Task 6 Unit 6 grade 6
Look at the list. Discuss with your friends what you should or shouldn’t do at Tet. (Look at the board and discuss with your friends what they should and shouldn’t do on Tet.)
3. Practice Task 1
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Tet or Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in Vietnam. It generally takes place around late January or early February. Tet holiday is considered the best occasion for family members to get together. During Tet, Vietnamese spend time shopping for the New Year, go to pagodas and temples. The items of shopping range from food to clothing to household decorations. People often make Banh Chung, the main food for Tet holiday and other special foods. The Vietnamese believe that Tet Holiday is an occasion to enjoy life after a full hard-working year.
Question 1: Tet is considered as the most important holiday in Vietnam.
Question 2: Tet happens in April.
Question 3: During Tet, Vietnamese spend time shopping for the New Year, go to pagodas and temples.
Question 4: People shop for food, clothing and decorations.
Question 5: The Vietnamese believe that Tet is an occasion to work hard.
4. Practice Task 2
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions
Vietnamese has a lot of tradition at Tet. They believe that the first-footer of a family determines their luck for the next year. Usually, people will invite a good-tempered, moral and successful person to visit their houses. During Tet, people visit relatives and friends to exchange best wishes. Children will dress in new clothes. They will receive lucky money for good blessings. Family gathering is really important because it’s time family members get together after a long year. At Tet every house is usually decorated by flowers and colored lights.
Question 1: Who determines fortune for a new year?
A. a tradition B. a first-footer C. a morality D. a success
Question 2: What is the personality of a first footer?
A. good-tempered B. moral C. successful D. all are correct
Question 3: Will children wear new clothes?
A. No, they won’t B. Yes, he is C. Yes, they will D. No, he isn’t
Question 4: Why is family gathering important?
A. Because it’s long
B. Because people can get together
C. Because family members can celebrate birthday.
D. Because a long year is important.
Question 5: What is used to decorate a house?
A. bamboo B. furniture C. flowers D. food
5. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, the children need to practice reading, answer the questions, and discuss the do’s and don’ts on New Year’s Day according to traditional beliefs, as well as talk about the things they like in the new year. Tet day.
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