1. island 2.Bay 3.waterfall 4 .fireworks 5.statue 6.pagoda
1, island
2,Bay
3,waterfall
4,firework
5,statue
6, church
Look at the pictures, then complete the sentences.
Ha Long ________________is Vietnam’s most beautiful natural wonder.
Ban Gioc __________is located in Cao Bang Province
On New Year’s Eve, colourful ________________light up the sky at midnight.
The Tran Hung Dao _____________ is made of bronze.
People often go to a ________________ to pray for luck, health
I/ Complete the sentences with the correct word .
1. Ly Son .............. is in Quang Nam Province .
2. Vietnam has a lot of beautiful ................... suck as Sam Son and Nha Trang .
3. Phong Nha ....................... is a fantastic natural wonder in Quang Binh Province .
4. Is Ban Gioc ........................... in Cao Bang Province ?
New Year is one of the most important (1) ________ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (2) ________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long time. Many people don’t go home (3) ________ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (4) ________ as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most children go (5) ________ house to house and say “Trick or Treat”, asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will play a trick on them. But this (6) ________ ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruit. 1.A. competitionsB. festivalsC. decorationsD. traditions 2.A. wishB. exchangeC. bringD. play 3.A. inB. onC. forD. until 4.A. putB. makeC. dressD. set 5.A. fromB. inC. toD. for 6.A. mostlyB. hardlyC. usuallyD. always
1.
There are many people in main on New Year's Eve in cities in Spain.
2.
Women in Belarus play to celebrate their new year.
3.
seven times on New Year's Day is the traditional New Year celebration in Estonia.
4.
People in Central America believe that wearing underwear brings luck in the new year.
5.
On New Year's Eve Brazilian people like to wear red and underpants more than other colours.
Spain
At midnight on New Year's Eve, it's traditional in Spain to quickly eat 12 grapes - one at each stroke of the clock. They believe that each grape brings good luck for one month of the next year. In Madrid, Barcelona, and other Spanish cities, many people gather in the main squares to eat their grapes together and pass around bottles of cava - a type of Spanish wine.
Belarus
New Year holiday starts in Belarus at the end of December and last until 7 January. During this holiday, still-unmarried women play games to guess who will marry in the New Year. In one game, a pile of corn is placed before each woman, and a rooster is let go; whichever pile the rooster goes to first reveals who will be the first to marry. In another game, a married woman hides certain items around her house for her unmarried friends to find; the woman who finds bread will marry a rich husband; the one who finds a ring will marry a handsome one.
Estonia
In Estonia you celebrate the New Year not by dancing but by eating. It's traditional for people here to try to eat seven times on New Year's Day. They believe that this will bring them abundant food in the coming year. However, in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, people try to enjoy as much alcohol as food.
Central and South America
In some countries like Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela, it's considered lucky to wear special underwear on New Year's Eve. In cities like São Paulo and La Paz, market vendors start displaying bright and colourful underpants a few days before the holiday. The most popular colours are red and yellow. People believe that red brings love in the coming year, and yellow brings money.
Điền từ:
1. In London people cheer and sing when the clock .................... midnight on New Year's Eve.
2. On new year's day, children .................. lucky money ................ red envelope.
3. The Time Square Ball begins its fall ................. millions of voices countdown the final seconds of the year.
4. Do you believe that the first footer .................. us good or bad luck?
5. Some Vietnamese people don't eat shrimps ..................... New year's day.
6. We shouldn't play music ..................... after midnight.
7. At Tet, many people present rice to wish ............... enough food throughout the year.
8. The American ..................... a midnight kiss wish someone they love.
9. People in many countries in the world often wear their ...................... closthes on the New Year day.
10. I wish you had a ................ life and .................... health
The Ha Long Bay is located in Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam. The name of the bay is roughly translated to descending dragon in Vietnamese. The bay is a UNESCO World Heritage and is lined by over a 1,600 limestone islands and islets.
Ha Long Bay is one of the most popular tourist destinations and is visited by hudreds or thousand of tourist each year. You can opt for a boat cruise that will take you close to a lot of these islets.
1. Is it UNESCO World Heritage Site?
2. How many island and islest is it lined by?
3. Is it one of the most popular tourist destinations?
IV. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
New Year is one of the most important (1) ________ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (2) ________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long time. Many people don’t go home (3) ________ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (4) ________ as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most children go (5) ________ house to house and say “Trick or Treat”, asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will play a trick on them. But this (6) ________ ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.
1. a. competitions b. festivals c. decorations d. traditions
2. a. wish b. exchange c. bring d. play
3. a. in b. on c. for d. until
4. a. put b. make c. dress d. set
5. a. from b. in c. to d. for
6. a. mostly b. hardly c. usually d. always
A. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
New Year is one of the most important (1) ________ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (2) ________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long time. Many people don’t go home (3) ________ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (4) ________ as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most children go (5) ________ house to house and say “Trick or Treat”, asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will play a trick on them. But this (6) ________ ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.
1. a. competitions b. festivals c. decorations d. traditions
2. a. wish b. exchange c. bring d. play
3. a. in b. on c. for d. until
4. a. put b. make c. dress d. set
5. a. from b. in c. to d. for
6. a. mostly b. hardly c. usually d. always
New Year is one of the most important (1) ____________ in the United States. On New Year's Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o'clock at night, everyone says "Happy New Year" and they (2) _____________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year's parties usually last a long time. many people don't go home(3) ___ morning. another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. on this holiday children (4) ______ as witches, ghosts or other characters. most children go (5) _______ house to house and say " Trick or Treat", asking for candy or fruit. if the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will play a trick on them. but this (6) _______ ever happens. most people give them candy or fruit.
1. a. competitions b.festivals c. decorations d.traditions
2.a wish b.exchange c.bring d.play
3. a.in b.on c.for d.until
4.a.put b.make c.dress d.set
5.a.from b.in c.to d.for
6.a.mostly b.hardly c.usually d.always
