Read the articles about the two famous festivals in Viet Nam, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).Nha Trang Sea Festival Nha Trang Sea Festival takes place every two years for a week in around June in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province. This is a colorful and dynamic sea festival which honors natural beauty of Nha Trang – the charming city overlooking the sea. The first Nha Trang Sea Festival was held in 2003 when Nha Trang Beach was proclaimed as a member of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club. Coming to Nha Trang at the time of festival, visitors will be able to take part in various cultural and recreational events. First of all is an abundant opening ceremony by Vietnamese and international art groups. Besides, many interesting activities also take place during the festival like seafood competition, wine festival, beach volleyball, art kite flying festival, underwater group wedding, etc. The festival is also a great chance for tourists to know more about Viet Nam through special events. Nha Trang Sea Festival will definitely give you an unforgettable impression about Vietnam’s charming beauty as well as time-honored traditional values. Ha Long Carnival The festival is joined by thousand of actors, dancers, singers, musicians as well as students. Most of them are the local residents of Ha Long Bay. The highlight of Ha Long Carnival is street parades with variety of colorful costumes and dance on wide streets along the coast. Moreover, a laser, sound and water performance combining with a sparkling aerial firework show is an amazing party of light and color which tourist shouldn’t miss at the festival. Ha Long Carnival is the heart of the series of events within the schedule of Ha Long Tourism Week – a tourism promotional celebration which has been held yearly for six years. It’s usually taken place in a week in late-April to early-May. On the occasion of the 6th celebration in 2012, Ha Long Bay was officially recognized as one of New 7 Wonders of Nature of the world by the New 7 Wonders Organization. T F
1. Both festivals are held yearly at the two famous sea cities in Viet Nam
2. Coming to the two festivals, visitors can take part in various cultural and recreational events.
3. Only professional actors or actresses can take part in Ha Long Carnival 4. Nha Trang and Ha Long are internationally well known for their natural beauty.
5. Ha Long Carnival is held in a week (late-April to early-May), and Nha Trang Sea Festival is in June.
6. Weddings can be held in both festivals.
7. Ha Long Carnival is older than Nha Trang Sea Festival
8. There are several sports events held in both festivals
9. Both festivals have the same purpose of promoting tourism.
10. Ha Long Bay was officially recognized as one of New 7 Wonders of Nature of the world on its first celebration.
V. Make sentences about King Hung Temple Festival, using the words and phrases given. You can add some words and make changes. King Hung Temple Festival
1. King Hung Temple Festival/ take place/ yearly/ King Hung Temple/ the 8th/ 11th day/ the third lunar month. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 2. During the festival/ Vietnamese people/ go/ King Hung Temple/ Nghia Linh Mountain, Phu Tho Province/ take part/ this festival. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 3. The festival/ feature/ many folk games/ bamboo swings/ rice cooking competitions/ lion dance/ human chess/ water puppet performance/ wrestling/ crossbow shooting, etc. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4. the 10th day/ a national ceremony/ held/ participation/ about 40 villages. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 5. Governmental leaders/ will lead/ precession/ up/ Upper Temple. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 6. There/ a ceremony/ offering incense/ five-fruit trays/ and specialities/ Chung cakes/ Day cakes/ which/ two traditional foods/ Vietnam. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
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