Tran Temple Festival, one of the largest annual spring festivals in Vietnam, is held on the 14th
night and 15th day of the first lunar month at the national historical complex of the TranKings’ shrines and tombs in Tien Duc Commune, Hung Ha District, Nam Dinh City. It usually begins with a ritual of incense-offering at the kings’ tombs and a ritual for the opening of the gates of Den Thanh (Thanh Temple), Den Mau (Mother Temple) and the Tran Kings’ shrines. They are followed by a ‘water procession’, in which people will carry nine ornate palanquins with memorial plaques of the Kings of the Tran Dynasty and members of their royal families. A series of folk games are also organized during the festival, such as a rice-cooking challenge,
clay firecrackers, chung cake wrapping and tug of war, alongside traditional performances and sport games including lion dances, dragon dances, cheo and chau van singing, human chess,
wrestling and martial arts.
The Tran Temple Festival was recognized as a national intangible heritage in 2014. The
historical complex of the Tran Kings’ shrines and tombs received special national relic status
last year.
13. How often is the Tran Temple Festival held?
A. Every month B. Every year C. Every two years D. Twice a year
14.The word ‘they’ in the passage refers to ____________.
A. Temples B. Offerings C. Shrines D. Rituals
15.Which of the followings is not organized in the festival?
A. Rice cooking B. Tug of war C. Boat race D. Human chess
16.Based on the information in the text, which statement is NOT true?
A. The Tran Temple Festival aims to honour the Tran Dynasty.
B. The seal opening ceremony takes place on the 14th night.
C. The main rituals are preceded by a water procession.
D. Traditional cheo and chau van singing is performed in the festival.

Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

Elephant Race Festival is a traditional event held every year during the third lunar month at Buon Don Village, Daklak province. The festival is quite popular among tourists as well as local people because of its uniqueness. On this day, elephants from different villages are sent to the forest near Serepok river to take part in the friendly competition. In order to prepare for the race, they are usually rested and fed with food such as sugar canes, corns, bananas,.…The race track is wide enough to fit up to ten elephants and usually a couple of kilometers in length. When the sound of tu va is heard, the mahouts, elephant keepers, command their elephants to start racing. The first elephant to reach the finish line is rewarded a laurel wreath and abundant food. After the race, elephants also compete in a swimming competition and many other joyful games

1._______ Elephant racing is a popular and common sporting event around Viet Nam

2._______ The person who controls the elephants is call mahout

3._______ Before the race begins, the elephants aren’t required to work; moreover, they are well-fed with food like sugar canes, corns, bananas …

4._______ The race track is one or two kilometers in length and width

5._______ Tu va is used to signalize the start of the race

6. _______ There is only one event in the Elephant racing festival and it is elephant racing  

GIÚP MIK NHANH VS Ạ !

Supply the correct tense or from of the verbs in brackets

1. Hung King Temple Festival. . . . (becom) one of the greatest national festivals in Viet Nam for a long time

2. The Saint Giong Festival. . . (hold) many years ago but it officially. . . (become) a national festival in the 11th century

3. While children. . . (wait) for the moon to rise they sing dance and listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi

4. The local authority. . . (arrange) ameeting on promotion of the festival last Friday

5. Our school. . . (take) part in the festival sincr 2008

6. While we. . . (play)some folk games at the festival it started to rain heavily

7. Ech year thousand of tourists. . . (come) to visit Lim Festival and enjoy that Intangible Cultural Heritage

8. Traditionally Quan ho songs . . . (perform)by both men and women on the boats and in the Lim Pagoda

9. Duong recommended Peter. . . (attend) the Hue Festival

10. Before Tet women are very busy . . . (perpare) traditional foods

Write the correct form of the word in brackets

1. At the end of the servide a lot of . . . streamed down to the altar (worship)

2. . . lanterns feature special heritage night at Hoi an (float)

3. . . activities are offcial procession sproting events and singing ( festival )

4. . . for the Lunar New Year begin weeks before the festival (prepare)

5. Tet is the privileged occasion for family members to . . . (reunion )

6. Hung King Temple Festival is held in. . . of Vietnam's first kings (commemorate )

7. The tribe has different. . . masks for each ceremony (ceremony )

EX 11: Choose the word which best fits each gap.

The Ha Long Bay is (1) ________ in QuangNinh Province in Vietnam. The name ofthe bay is roughly

translated to descending dragon in Vietnamese. The bay is a UNESCO World Heritage (2) ________ and is

lined by over a 1600 (3)________ islands and islets.

Legend has it that, when the Vietnamese were protecting their territory (4) ________ invaders, they

offered prayers to their gods who then sent dragons as the protectors of the place. (5) ________ the invaders

were approaching via sea, the dragons spat out Jewelscreating islands that lined the bay and obstructed the ships

and boats of the invaders.

1. Which festival do you like best? -> The festival I like best is Tet festival. 2. When is it held? ->It's held in January Lunar every year. 3. Where is it held?--> ->It's held throughout Vietnam 4. What do the people do before Tet? -Before Tet people decorate houses, go to the supermarket / market to buy fruits, cakes, sweets ect. -Besides most streets are decorated beautifully with colorful lights and flowers. 5. What do the people do during Tet? People go to the pagoda to light incense (thắp hương: lay in sen s) and pray lucky wishes and prosperity [prs'sperati] (pơ ró sờ pé rơ tỉ) (sự thịnh vượng) They visit grandparents, relatives, friends, teachers....... 6. Why do like it? I love Tet because I can hang out with my friends and relatives comfortably. I I eat many delicious dishes....ect. -> The thing which I love most about the Tet is getting a lot of lucky money.

Ex1: Connect each pair of sentences, using the conjunction or conjunctive adverb given in brackets:

1. Lion dances are held when opening a new company, or commencing an activity. These dances are believed to bring good luck and prosperity and drive away evil. (because)

2. You come and visit a Chinese family. You should bear in mind not to give an odd number of presents. Odd numbers are considered unlucky in China. (if; because)

3. The weather in India is rather hot all year round. You shouldn't wear shorts or sleeveless shirts when visiting a pagoda. (but)

4. Lim Festival is the festival of "Quan Ho" singing. It is also space for various folk games. (moreover)

5. People believe that the first person who visits their home during Tet holiday may bring them welfare for the whole year. The person who sweeps the floor on the first three days of this festive occasion might sweep away the wealth. (however)

1. What kind of singing are the people in the pictures performing? (Loại bài hát nào mà người ta trình diễn trong hình?)

2. When/ Where do they perform these songs? (Họ trình diễn những bài hát ở đâu? Khi nào?)

3. Can you sing any of these? (Bạn có thể hát được thể loại nào không?)

=> No, I can't.

=> Yes, I can.

1. Work in groups

2. Choose a song that is often performed in a festival.

3. Search for information about the song.

4. Present the information to the whole class.

5. Perform the song.

6. Vote for the best performance.

    There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1)       Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2)       .

    The Mid-Autumn festival is (3)           on the 15^th day on the 8^th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4)  and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called (5)               cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-Autumn celebration is an opportunity for (6)     members to reunite. Young people (7)                   their gratitude to the elderly.

1. A. the    B. therefore             C. besides                 D. so

2.A. children B. child               C. girls                      D. boys

3.A.held   B. remember            C. hold                      D. celebrate

4.A. spring                                 B. autumn                 C. summer D. winter

5.A. sun    B. star                       C. moon                    D. cloud

6.A. royal                                   B. club                      C. school    D. family

7.A. see     B. express                C. strengthen            D. have

Giúp mk vs ạ ,mk đg cần gấp

The Brit School is the most famous ______ arts school in Britain.

A. perform B. Performed C. performing D. performance

Since the 1970s, the festival in Glastonbury has taken _______ almost every year and has grown in size.

A.note B. notice C.time D.place

Dong Ho paintings are made on ____________ paper with beautiful __________ colours.

A. tradition - nature B. traditional-natural

C. traditional - nature D.tradition-natural