Unit 5: Festivals in Viet Nam - Hỏi đáp

II. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.

Ok Om Bok is a traditional festival of Khmer people in Mekong Delta. Ok Om Bok Festival takes place on the Full Moon day of the tenth month in Vietnamese Lunar Calendar, aiming at worshipping the Moon.

At the night of the Full Moon day, Khmer people set up a table of offerings; new sticky rice, yam, coconuts, bananas, sweeties, etc and bow their head to show their thanks to the Moon. After that, there is a colorful and sparkling lanterns ceremony on Ba Om Lake. Khmer people not only drop these lanterns on the lake but also fly them to the sky. Dozens of great lantern lighten the night sky in bustling music and the joy of Khmer people. Khmer people believe that these lanterns will bring bad luck and risk far away.

The most attractive and exciting activity of Ok Om Bok Festival is Ngo race (a special kind of boat of Khmer people in shape of Nagar snake). Ngo race is a traditional sport of Khmer in Ok Om Bok Festival. Ngo is a long boat with 25 - 30 meters in length and 1 - 1.4 meter in width. There are about 40 to 60 boatmen in every “Ngo” with a leader at the top to guide the whole team. Before the race, people gather along the riverbanks making an exciting atmosphere. During the race, the boisterous sound of drum, trumpet, cheers and applause urge boatmen row as fast as possible to the end.

Overall, Ok Om Bok is an important festival in Khmer people’s life. Ok Om Bok Festival has sacred meaning in spiritual life of these people, making a cultural characteristic of this ethnic community.

A. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Ok Om Bok Festival is celebrated in October in the Western Calendar.

2. At the night of the festival, Khmer people drop lanterns on the lake and fly lanterns to the sky.

3. Ngo is a snake-shaped boat of Khmer people.

4. Ngo boat race takes place right after Ok Om Bok Festival.

5. The boatmen are encouraged by the people gathering along the riverbanks.

6. Ok Om Bok Festival promote traditional cultural identity of Khmer community.

B. Answer the questions.

1. When does Ok Om Bok Festival take place?_______________________________________________________________

2. What is Ok Om Bok Festival celebrated for?_______________________________________________________________

3. Where do Khmer people float their lanterns

_______________________________________________________________

4. How long is a Ngo boat?

_______________________________________________________________

5. How many boatmen are there in every Ngo boat?

_______________________________________________________________

6. Why is Ok Om Bok an important festival in Khmer people’s life?_______________________________________________________________

giúp mk vs nha. mk tick cho

I. REWRITETHE SENTENCES BY ANOTHER WAY

1- We can’t take a trip around Europe because we don’t have enough money. => If we ………………………………………………………………………………………

2.Heinrich Hertz disvovered Radio Waves. => Radio waves.........................................................................................................................

3. The wind blew our tent over in the night. => Our tent................................................................................................................................

4. People played chess for around two thousand years. => Chess....................................................................................................................................... 5. Have you won the gold medal? => Has the gold medal............................................................................................................?

6.I am not a president so I can’t do anything to help the people in the disaster. => If I were............................................................................................................................

7. I am not his mother , I can’t ask him to tidy his room everyday. => If I.......................................................................................................................................

8. The beach isn’t clean, so there aren’t more tourists here. => If the beach...............................................................................................................................

9. The polluted from the air makes people were ill. => Because people breath...........................................................................................................

10. The fumes from cars make people cough. => Because people breath............................................................................................................

11. I am not you so I can’t buy this house. => If I........................................................................................................................................

12. Eating too much sugar can result in health problems .( lead to) =>.............................................................................................................................................

13- Since some people have drunk contaminated water, they need medical help  Some people have drunk contaminated……………………………………………………

14. All flights had to be cancelled as a result of the pilot’s strike . ( so) =>..............................................................................................................................................

15. If you could swim , you would go scuba diving with Terry. ( because) => .......................................................................................................................................... (Because I can’t swim, I am not go go scuba diving with Terry)

16. The storm had weakend when the rescue workers arrived in the area. => After....................................................................................................................................

17.The water temperature increases. Some aquatic creatures are unable to reproduce. =>............................................................................................................................................... ( Combine each pair sentences to make a conditional sentence Type 1)

18.People get more diseases. The air is polluted. =>.......................................................................................................................................... ( Combine each pair sentences to make a conditional sentence Type 1)

19.Students are more aware of protecting the environment. Teachers teach environmental issues at school. => ............................................................................................................ ( Combine each pair sentences to make a conditional sentence Type 1)

20.There are so many billboards in our city. People can’t not see clearly. => …………………………………………………………………………………………… ( Combine each pair sentences to make a conditional sentence Type 2)

21. We turn on the lights all day. We have to pay a lot of money for electricity a month. =>…………………………………………………………………………………………. ( Combine each pair sentences to make a conditional sentence Type 2)

22.People throw litter on the ground. Many animal eat litter and become sick. ( because) =>......................................................................................................................................

23. He can’t see the stars at night.There is too much light pollution. ( due to) =>...................................................................................................................................................

24- My father finished repairing our roof, then he went to help our neighbors after the storm last night. Before my father …………………………………………………………………………….

25. The oil spilled .Many seabirds were dead. ( because of) =>...................................................................................................................................................

26.We have decided to cancel our picnic. It’s forecast to rain tommorrow. ( since or because) =>............................................................................................................................................

27. Acid rain is dangerous. Trees’ leaves are damaged. ( because of) =>...........................................................................................................................................

28.The area is uninhabitable. The Chernobyl nuclear accident happened. ( Make) =>...........................................................................................................................................

29.Noise pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living pattern. ( causes) =>.........................................................................................................................................

30. They quickly send food and medical supplies to the victims of the typhoon  Food and medical ………………………………………………………………………

31. I am poor so I can’t buy this expensive car. =>.......................................................................................................................................... ( Combine each pair sentences to make a conditional sentence Type 2)

32. They are going to service our car by a mechanic tomorrow morning. =>Our car is going.................................................................................................................

33.I am not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. =>If........................................................................................................................................ (a conditional sentence Type 2)

Idetify a mistake in each sentence and corect it.

1. In Australia, you mustn't to comment on a person's accent.

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

I. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.

Together with Bai Dinh and Yen Tu Pagoda Festival, Huong Pagoda Festival is(1)____________ the greatest Buddhist festivals in northern part of Vietnam. Huong Pagodafestival plays an important role in the (2)____________ life of Vietnamese people in generalVietnamese Buddhists in particular.

As other festivals in Vietnam, Huong Pagoda Festival is divided into two parts: the ceremonies and the entertaining activities. Ceremonial (3)____________ consist of incense offering procession and Zen ceremony in which Monks and Buddhists offer (4)____________, flowers, candles and fruits. During the ceremony, two monks (5)____________ beautiful and flexible dances.

There are also entertaining activities include enjoying boat cruise along Yen Streamfor watching (6)____________ scenery, climbing mountain and exploring holy caves. In addition, cultural activities and sporting contests are also (7)____________ on the occasion of Huong Pagoda Festival: boat racing, climbing, folk song singing, etc.

The Huong pagoda festival is imbued with national identity in which people are oriented towards Truth, Beauty, and (8)____________.

Giúp mk vs nha. mk tick cho

Talking about Saint Giong festival

Complete the second so that it means the same as the first. Use the work in brackets. You can't change the word.

1. I was watching da nang fireworks on tv, and at that time the power went out (WHILE)

The power......................................................

2. It is raining so we won't have pratice today (SINCE)

We won't...........................................................

3. The sun rises in the morning after a rooster crows very early (BEFORE)

A roosret............................................................

4. I failed the quiz in math; there fore, I have to stay for tutoring. (BECAUSE)

I have to..............................................................

5. You need to study a lot of new words to do well on the quiz (SO THAT)

You need.............................................................

Write a short paragraph about a festival tới like best (nhớ dịch nhé)

1.Retell the story you like best. Then give the moral lesson.

2.The benefit/ harm of the internet/ mobile phone.

Em cần gấp xin mọi người giúp đỡ ạ

Ví dụ về câu có sử dụng complex sentences

Exercise 1: Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) to express your opinion on the following idea:

"Because the Viet is the most populated group, other ethnic minority groups should learn the Viet's language."

Viết đoạn văn ngắn từ 5 đến 7 câu giới thiệu về một bài dân ca quan họ Bắc Ninh

Tìm 5 từ phat âm là ion , 5 từ ian .kèm cả nghĩa và đánh trọng âm

hãy viết đoạn văn nói về 2 truyền thống của và 2 phong tục cảu việt nam bằng tiếng anh trong đó có sử dụng các câu sau đây:

there's tradition that ......... (1 cau)

according to tradition.......

follow the tradition of .......

break with tradition by ......

..... have the custom of .......

Sắp xếp từ

1.farm / gears parents / to / a/ I / with / used / on / my / live

2.cook / tonight / going / What / is / Jane / to / dinner/ for

3.stay / to/ late/ children / didn't/ The / use/ up

Viết 1 đoạn văn kể về " Chương Trình Tài Năng " bằng Tiếng Anh .