Unit 6 grade 6: Our Tet holiday – Getting Started
Happy New Year (Happy New Year)
1. Task 1 Unit 6 Grade 6 Getting Started
Listen and read (Listen and read)
Click to listen
Translated:
Interviewer: Welcome back to “Around the World in 30 Minutes”. Thanks again Sunanta for telling us about the New Year holidays in Thailand. Next, we will welcome Phong from Vietnam. Hi Phong.
Wind: Hello.
Interviewer: Is the New Year of your country called Tet?
Wind: Right.
Interviewer: Do Vietnamese people celebrate Tet at different times each year?
Wind: Yes, that’s right. This year we will celebrate Tet at the end of January
Interviewer: What do people do to celebrate Tet?
Wind: Much. This is the busiest time of the year.
Interviewer: For example is?
Wind: You should decorate your house beautifully during Tet so you will clean and decorate it. You should also buy flowers and ornamental plants. But you shouldn’t buy fireworks.
Interviewer: Do you travel during Tet?
Wind: Not very often. Because Tet is a time for family reunion.
Interviewer: Ah yes… So do you guys eat and drink a lot?
Wind: Yes, eating a lot of food is a good thing on Tet. Oh, and lucky money too.
Interviewer: Great! Thank you Phong. Next we will welcome Yumiko from Japan…
2. Task 2 Unit 6 Grade 6 Getting Started
Are the following statements true or false according to the conversation 1? (The following sentences are true or false with the content of the conversation in part 1. Tick ( chọn) to choose)
Guide to answer
3. Task 3 Unit 6 Grade 6 Getting Started
Find the information from 1 and fill the blanks. (Find information from part 1 and fill in the blanks.)
Guide to answer
first. This year we will have Tet at the end of January. (This year we will celebrate Tet at the end of January.)
2. We decorate our house. (We decorate our houses.)
3. We buy flowers and plants. (We buy flowers and ornamental plants.)
4. We shouldn’t burn fireworks. (We shouldn’t set off fireworks.)
5. We eat great food and get lucky money during Tet. We eat delicious food and receive lucky money.)
6. Tet is a time for family gatherings. (Tet is a time of family reunion.)
4. Task 4 Unit 6 Grade 6 Getting Started
Write the words/phrases in the box under the appropriate pictures. (Write words/phrases in the following box to match the pictures.)
Guide to answer
1 – b. peach blossom and apricot blossom (peach blossom and apricot blossom)
2 a. lucky money (lucky money)
3 – c. banh chung and banh tet (banh chung and banh tet))
4 – e. swimming pool (pool)
5 – h. school ground (school yard)
6 – g. books (book)
7 – f. house decorate (home decoration)
8 – d. family gatherings (family reunion)
5. Task 5 Unit 6 Grade 6 Getting Started
Look at the pictures again. Which pictures do you think are related to Tet? (Look at the pictures again, which one do you see related to Tet?)
Guide to answer
I think the pictures which are related to Tet are 1, 2, 3, 7, 8.
6. Task 6 Unit 6 Grade 6 Getting Started
Games (Game)
Write down three things or activities you like best about Tet. Compare your list with the members of your group. Report the results to the class. The group that has the most items wins. Write 3 things or 3 activities that you like the most about Tet. Compare your list with other members of the group. Report the results to the whole class. The group that scores the most wins.)
Guide to answer
– Wear many new clothes (Getting new clothes)
– Don’t do homework. (Don’t have to do homework)
– Eat culture cuisine (Eat traditional dishes)
7. Practice
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Question 1: People often __________ their house at Tet.
A. watch B. decorate C. hang D. All are correct
Question 2: The first one to step in the house in the New Year is _____________.
A. first-footer B. feather C. rubbish D. firework
Question 3: In the North of Vietnam, people usually buy _____________ blossoms on New year.
A. apricot B. peach C. daisy D. rose
Question 4: We _____________ a calendar on the wall tomorrow.
A. hang B. hangs C. will hang D. hanged
Question 5: My mother told me to empty _____________ the rubbish.
A. out B. on C. in D. over
Question 6: On New Year Eve, we watch fireworks and _____________ a wish.
A. do B. make C. have D. get
Question 7: My family will go to the _____________ to make wishes for the new year.
A. calendar B. furniture C. pagoda D. shopping
Question 8: We _____________ eat too much sweet food.
A. must B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. have to
Question 9: Hanna _____________ shorts and shirts to the pagoda tomorrow.
A. won’t wear B. don’t wear C. should wear D. may wear
Question 10: Thai’s new year is _____________ April.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
8. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, students need to practice reading and answering questions; At the same time, memorize the vocabulary contained in the lesson to support the reading comprehension process:
- celebrate /ˈselɪbreɪt/ celebrate, organize
- decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/ decorate
- firework /ˈfaɪəwɜːk/ fireworks
- gathering /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/ gathering, gathering
- peach blossom /pitʃ blɑs·əm/ peach blossom
- apricot blossom /ˈeɪ.prɪ.kɑːt ˈblɑs·əm/ plum blossom
- relative /ˈrelətɪv/ relative
- cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ specialty
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