2. Complete the sentences with the words / phrases in the box.

(Hoàn thành câu với từ / cụm  từ trong khung.)

gathering               lucky money cleaning               banh chung            peach

2. - What are you doing?1. At Tet, my mother puts__________ into red envelopes.

   - I'm __________my bedroom.

3. __________ is special for Tet.

4. We have __________flowers only at Tet.

5. When everybody is at home together, we call it a family__________. 

Fill in each gap in the passage with one suitable word from the box.

[ have / give / decorate / first / envelopes / wishes / shopping / festival / gatherings / love ]

Tet is a national and family (41)_____. It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to (42)_______ a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, people (43)______ streets and public buildings, almost all shops are crowded with people (44)______ for Tet. Tet is the time for family (45)______. At home, everything is tidy; people cook special food. First-footing is made when the (46)_______visitor come, and parents give children lucky money in red (47)_______. Tet is also a time for peace and (48)________. During Tet, friends, relatives, and neighbours (49)_____ each other their best (50)_______ for the new year.

complete the following sentences with correct form of the words in the brackets 

1. they planned a special.................................. for her home coming.             (celebrate)

2. the vietnamese .................................. Tet at different times each year.        ( celebration )

3. you should .................................. your house before Tet .                           ( decoration)

4. they .................................. the room with flowers and balloons yesterday.  (decoration)

5. the ................................ of the house has taken months to complete          (decoration)

6. i learn some ..................................... about Tet from my parents                 ( believe)

7. we often dress..................................... at Tet                                               (beautiful)

8. i am ..................................... in that film                                                        ( interesting )

9. it is ..................................... to go out at night                                               (danger)

10. the trip to England is a good ..................................... of my life                  ( experienced)

Answer the questions

Tet is a national and family festival. It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to have a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, spring fairs are organized, streets and public buildings are brightly decorated and almost all shops are crowded with people shopping for Tet. At home, every is tidied, special food is cooked,offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the family altar with burning joss- sticks scenting the air.

First-footing is made when the lucky visitor comes and children are given lucky money wrapped in a red tiny envelope. Tet is also a time for peace and love. During Tet, children often behave well and friends, relatives and neighbors give each other best wishes for the new year.

* Questions:

1. Why is Tet a national and family festival?

2. What do people do to prepare for Tet?

3. What do children often receive at Tet?

4. What do people do during Tet?

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. This year, we will _________ with tradition and go on holiday instead of staying at home during Tet.

2. _________ children in the US go from house to house to ask for sweets on Halloween.

3. Holding a party to wish our grandparents longevity is one of the customs we ________ at Tet.

4. Organising a folk song club is one way for us to _________ our traditions alive.

5. It's becoming a _________ for young people to celebrate New Years in addition to Tet.

Tet or lunar new year is the main holiday for vietnamese people. It is the most important celebration in the year which falls sometimes between January 19 and Februay 20. Tet mark the beginning of spring and it a time for family members who live apart try to be together

The preparatios and celebrations used to be spread over months but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. However there is great excitement building up well before tet. Street are decorated with colored lights and Red bananers shops are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts cleaning and secorating their house and cooking traditional foods

On the first day of tet people try to be nice and polite to others they visit their relatives or friends and exchange new year wishes. Children receive the lucky money inside Red envelopes many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy new year for theselves their family. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country

1/ When is Tet holiday in Viet Nam ?

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2/ is Tet holiday nowadays longer or shorter than before ?

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3/ What are people busy doing before Tet ?

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4/What are streets decorater with ?

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5/ What do children often receive on the fist day of Tet ?

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6/ Where do people go to pray for a happy new year ?

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VIII.Fill in each gap with one sui table words from the box

visit ,decorate ,festival, peach, dried ,watermelon ,sticky ,rice

Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for VIetnamese people.Tet is a (1)..............which happens in late January or early February.Before Tet,people usually clean and (2) ............their homes.They go to the market to buy candy,jams or (3)..............seeds.They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet.They often buy(4).................blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday.

Tet is a time for family members gather and have special meals with special food such as (5)..................cakes .People often (6)..............relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 3: