III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below : 

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

     A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. __________________days before the festival, people make Banh chung.

A. One                  B. Two                 C. Three               D. One or two

2. People go to visit the__________________ .

A. neighbors and friends                             B. neighbors, a friend and relatives

C. neighbors, friends and relatives      D. neighbor, friends and relatives

B.  Answer the questions:

1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?

.......................................................................................

2. What do they do on the New Year's Eve?

..................................................................................................

3. Who give lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes?

...........................................................................................................

PART D - WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:

1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother.

→ Hung’s brother drives less  .................................................................................

2. It takes Long two hours to do his homework every day.

→ Long spends ...........................................................................................................

3. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.

→ My sister has .......................................................................................................

4. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

→ It is not .....................................................................................................................

5. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission.

→ You mustn’t…………………………………………..............................………

1/ She can’t be employed because she doesn’t have a college degree.

®  If _____________________________________________

2/ I don’t have enough money. I can’t go on a long holiday this year.

® If ______________________________________________

3/ He is very slow, so we won’t give his such an important task.

® ______________________________________________

4/ I’ll have to work this Sunday, so I shan’t join your picnic.

® If ______________________________________________

5/ He works overtime to get more money because he has to pay father’s debt.

® If ______________________________________________

6/ Be careful or you will make accidents.

IF…………………………………………………………..

II. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. Thanks to/ technology/,/can now/ for/ preserve/ our/ culture/ we/ future generations/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. At Huong pagoda/ ,/ we/ Buddha/ to worship/ a tray/ of/ fruit/ offer/ him/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. beautiful/ Sa Pa’s/ the world/ terraced fields/ in/ the most/ are among/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Life in/ changed/ countryside/ the/ has/ over/ the past ten years/ a lot/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I/ in/ Nha Trang/ the/ My family/ went/ and/ to/ 2011/ Sea Festival/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. She/will/ need/ brush/ if/ want/paint/her room./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. A buffalo/ plough/ well/ than / a horse./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Would/they/like/ live/ the city?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What/ you/ do/ this time/ yesterday?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Chu Dong Tu and Giong/ be/ both/ legend/ saints/however/ they/be/ worship/ different/ things./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below : 

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

     A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. __________________days before the festival, people make Banh chung.

A. One                  B. Two                 C. Three               D. One or two

2. People go to visit the__________________ .

A. neighbors and friends                             B. neighbors, a friend and relatives

C. neighbors, friends and relatives      D. neighbor, friends and relatives

B.  Answer the questions:

1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?

.......................................................................................

2. What do they do on the New Year's Eve?

..................................................................................................

3. Who give lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes?

...........................................................................................................

PART D - WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:

1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother.

→ Hung’s brother drives less  .................................................................................

2. It takes Long two hours to do his homework every day.

→ Long spends ...........................................................................................................

3. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.

→ My sister has .......................................................................................................

4. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

→ It is not .....................................................................................................................

5. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission.

→ You mustn’t…………………………………………..............................………

1/ She can’t be employed because she doesn’t have a college degree.

®  If _____________________________________________

2/ I don’t have enough money. I can’t go on a long holiday this year.

® If ______________________________________________

3/ He is very slow, so we won’t give his such an important task.

® ______________________________________________

4/ I’ll have to work this Sunday, so I shan’t join your picnic.

® If ______________________________________________

5/ He works overtime to get more money because he has to pay father’s debt.

® If ______________________________________________

6/ Be careful or you will make accidents.

IF…………………………………………………………..

II. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. Thanks to/ technology/,/can now/ for/ preserve/ our/ culture/ we/ future generations/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. At Huong pagoda/ ,/ we/ Buddha/ to worship/ a tray/ of/ fruit/ offer/ him/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. beautiful/ Sa Pa’s/ the world/ terraced fields/ in/ the most/ are among/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Life in/ changed/ countryside/ the/ has/ over/ the past ten years/ a lot/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I/ in/ Nha Trang/ the/ My family/ went/ and/ to/ 2011/ Sea Festival/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. She/will/ need/ brush/ if/ want/paint/her room./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. A buffalo/ plough/ well/ than / a horse./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Would/they/like/ live/ the city?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What/ you/ do/ this time/ yesterday?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Chu Dong Tu and Giong/ be/ both/ legend/ saints/however/ they/be/ worship/ different/ things./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below : 

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

     A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. __________________days before the festival, people make Banh chung.

A. One                  B. Two                 C. Three               D. One or two

2. People go to visit the__________________ .

A. neighbors and friends                             B. neighbors, a friend and relatives

C. neighbors, friends and relatives      D. neighbor, friends and relatives

B.  Answer the questions:

1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?

.......................................................................................

2. What do they do on the New Year's Eve?

..................................................................................................

3. Who give lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes?

...........................................................................................................

PART D - WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:

1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother.

→ Hung’s brother drives less  .................................................................................

2. It takes Long two hours to do his homework every day.

→ Long spends ...........................................................................................................

3. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.

→ My sister has .......................................................................................................

4. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

→ It is not .....................................................................................................................

5. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission.

→ You mustn’t…………………………………………..............................………

1/ She can’t be employed because she doesn’t have a college degree.

®  If _____________________________________________

2/ I don’t have enough money. I can’t go on a long holiday this year.

® If ______________________________________________

3/ He is very slow, so we won’t give his such an important task.

® ______________________________________________

4/ I’ll have to work this Sunday, so I shan’t join your picnic.

® If ______________________________________________

5/ He works overtime to get more money because he has to pay father’s debt.

® If ______________________________________________

6/ Be careful or you will make accidents.

IF…………………………………………………………..

II. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. Thanks to/ technology/,/can now/ for/ preserve/ our/ culture/ we/ future generations/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. At Huong pagoda/ ,/ we/ Buddha/ to worship/ a tray/ of/ fruit/ offer/ him/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. beautiful/ Sa Pa’s/ the world/ terraced fields/ in/ the most/ are among/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Life in/ changed/ countryside/ the/ has/ over/ the past ten years/ a lot/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I/ in/ Nha Trang/ the/ My family/ went/ and/ to/ 2011/ Sea Festival/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. She/will/ need/ brush/ if/ want/paint/her room./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. A buffalo/ plough/ well/ than / a horse./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Would/they/like/ live/ the city?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What/ you/ do/ this time/ yesterday?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Chu Dong Tu and Giong/ be/ both/ legend/ saints/however/ they/be/ worship/ different/ things./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 2: Read the passage and answer the questions

TET holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam.  On the new Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young member of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives.

1. Is TET holiday celebrated on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam?

- ………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. What do the Vietnamese often do some weeks before the New Year?

-………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Who do people often visit on TET holiday?

- ……………………………………………………………………………………….

4. How many kinds of dishes are served in the reunion dinner?

-……………………………………………………………………………………..…

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the correct form.

1. The manager suggested that we should _________ (try) to find another hotel.

2. Mary ( talk ) __________ , Hoa, on the phone at 9 o’clock yesterday .

3. He (go) __________ to school yesterday.

4. While I ( cross) __________ the street to go work last night, I (step) _________on a banana and (fail) __________ heavily.

5. He (go) __________ to Ha Long Bay for 2 weeks since then.

6. When Mary (arrive) __________, the teacher (be) __________there.

7. At 2 o’clock in the afternoon yesterday, I (make) __________tea for everyone

            8. In Vietnam, children have to                   (bow) their head when greeting old people.

9. The monkey (climb up) __________ the trees when we (visit) ________ them yesterday

10. You _________( not have) to dress up for the party. Wear whatever you feel comfortable in.

Exercise 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

Exercise 2: Find the word which has a different stress

Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung , which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

Do they go to visit relatives?

...........................................................................................................

Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D on your answer the correct answer to each of the questions.

  Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of  the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young members of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives.

29. When is Tet holiday celebrated of Lunar New Year in Viet Nam?

30. What do they do one or two days before the festival?   

31. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?          

32. Who receives lucky money?       

33. When do they visit their neighbors, friends and relatives?

Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung , which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?

........................................................................................................

Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung , which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

What do they do on the New Year's Eve?

..........................................................................................................

Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung , which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

Who give lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes?

...........................................................................................................

Đáp án: The elders give lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes.

Read the following passage and answer the questions

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the new Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young members of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives.

Is Tet holiday celebrated on the second day of the Lunar New Year?

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