VII) Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival, and do the tasks, and do the tasks that follow
Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-autumn Festival is held on 15th day of the eight lunar month to celebrate biggest full moon in the year. In Viet Nam, this festival is for children .........(56)because...... children are center of all activities on that day. ........(57)when........ the festival is coming, the adults and the parents prepare many diferent foods - moon cakes, candies, biscuits, jellies, and fruit. ......(58)Besides........, the children are given many nice lanterns - star lanterns, flower lanterns and diverse funny masks, .......(59)so that...... they can light the lantern during the Mid- Autumn night. ...........(60)Also.......... the autumn is the time of the beginning of the new school year, the adults and parents give gifts to the children . The festival takes places ...........(61)when......... people have had good crops. ..........(62)moreover....., it is also the congratulation for the full harvest. Advertisements X Nowaday, ......(63)although........ some of the traditional toys have been replaced by modern toys, the meaning of the festival has been kept and developed. It is certain that Mid-Autumn Festival is a good example of the traditional culture of the Vietnamese. Task 1: Complete each blank in the passage with the correct linking word. (There may be more than one possibility)
Task 2: Read the passage again, and then answer the following questions.
1/ When is Mid-Autumn Festival held? What is it for?
It is held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month to celebrate the biggest full moon in the year
2/ What do the adults and the parents do to prepare for the festival?
Do they prepare many different foods - moon cakes, candies, biscuits, jellies, and fruit
3/ What are children given besides moon cakes?
They are given many nice lanterns - star lanterns, flower lanterns, and diverse funny masks
4/ What can children do with their lanterns?
They can light the lantern during the Mid-Autumn night
5/Why is Mid- Autumn Festival also considered a congratulation for the full harvest?
Because the festival takes place when people have had good crops
6/ What is the importance of this festival?
It is a good example of the traditional culture of the Vietnamese
