B/ Mid – Autumn Festival

There are hundreds of festival in Vietnam each year. (1)………., Tet holiday, the Mid- Autumn festival is one of the most famous festival and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2)…………

The Mid – Autumn Festival is (3)………….. on the 15^th day on the 8^th lunar month ( often in late Semtember or early October) in the middle of Autumn and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day , the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called moon cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. Tha Mid- autumn celebration is an opportunity (4) …………………. Family members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.

Question 1: A. and         B. therefore         C. besides         D. so

Question 2: A. children         B. child         C. girls         D. boys

Question 3: A. held         B. remembered          C. taken         D. done

Question 4: A. on          B. for         C. in         D. at

Mid-Autumn Festival

            Mid-Autumn Festival is held on 15^th day of the eight lunar month to celebrate biggest full moon in the year. In Viet Nam, this festival is for children (56)___________ children are center of all activities on that day. (57)_____________ the festival is coming, the adults and the parents prepare many different foods -  moon cakes, candies, biscuits, jellies, and fruit. (58)_____________, the children are given many nice lanterns – star lanterns, flower lanterns and diverse funny masks, (59)__________ they can light the lantern during the Mid-Autumn night.

            (60)______________ 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 place (61)_______________ people have had good crops. (62)____________, it is also the congratulation for the full harvest.

            Nowadays, (63)__________ some of the traditional toys have been replaced by modern toys, the meaning of the festival has been kept and developed.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.

64.                        When is Mid-Autumn Festival held? What is it for?

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65.                        What do the adults and the parents do to prepare for the festival?

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66.                        What are children given besides moon cakes?

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67.                        What can children do with their lanterns?

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68.                        Why is Mid-Autumn Festival also considered the congratulation for the full harvest?

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69.                        What is the importance of this festival?

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*Write about the Mid-Autumn festival, using the words given:

1.Last week I/invite/to the Mid-Autumn festival. It/hold/on the 15th of August (according to Lunar calendar)

2.This festival /be/specially organized for children. It/hold/in the yard of the cultural house/the village.

3.The main festival/last/for about three hours when the moon/be/at its fullest.

4.During the festival, children /take/part/various activities like singing,shouting wearing masks,marching in a procession of lanterns and banging the drums.

5.Besides,children /eat/a very special cake called Moon cakes .Children /go/on playing traditional games until mid-night.

6.This festival /be/a very special occasion/Vietnamese people and especially for children to play/enjoy on a variety/activities.It/help/children to understand more/Vietnamese traditions.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

                                                         Mid-Autumn Festival

   There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1)________Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2)________.The Mid-Autumn festival is (3)__________the 15^th day on the 8^th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4)__________and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called (5)_________along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-Autumn celebration is an opportunity for family members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.

answer the questions

to children , mid -autumn festival is the most joyful celebration. it is held in vietnam on the 15^th day of the 8^th lunar month.on this day, children usually receive many gifts or banh trung thu(a special kind of cakes)from their parents,their relatives and even from some certain organnizations for their good study result.at night, they often parade on the streets while singing and carrying colorful star lanters .

1. when is mid-autumn festival held in vietnam?

2.what do children usually receive on mid-autumn festival?

3. what do children do on mid-autumn festival night?

4. what do children think about mid-autumn festival?

    There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1)       Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2)       .

    The Mid-Autumn festival is (3)           on the 15^th day on the 8^th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4)  and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called (5)               cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-Autumn celebration is an opportunity for (6)     members to reunite. Young people (7)                   their gratitude to the elderly.

1. A. the    B. therefore             C. besides                 D. so

2.A. children B. child               C. girls                      D. boys

3.A.held   B. remember            C. hold                      D. celebrate

4.A. spring                                 B. autumn                 C. summer D. winter

5.A. sun    B. star                       C. moon                    D. cloud

6.A. royal                                   B. club                      C. school    D. family

7.A. see     B. express                C. strengthen            D. have

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Festival Fun

Use words/ sounds to get time to think

(Sử dụng các từ/ âm để có thời gian suy nghĩ)

a. You are telling a friend from overseas about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Take turns talking about what people do before and during the festival.

(Em đang nói với một người bạn từ nước ngoài đến về Tết trung thu. Luân phiên nhau nói về việc mọi người làm trước và trong suốt thời gian lễ hội.)

- What do people do before the festival?

(Mọi người làm gì trước lễ hội?)

- Hmm. Let me see… They…

(Ờm. Để mình xem… Họ…)

Question 1: When is Mid-Autumn Festival in the lunar calendar?

Question 2: What is another name for the Mid-Autumn festival?

Question 3: What is normally written on the surface of a moon cake box?

Question 4: What is the name of the Goddess?

Question 5: Why did the Goddess fly to the Moon?

A. Because she drank the entire potion of immortality.

B. Because Houyi did not return from his journey.

C. Because Houyi broke up with her.

D. Because she thought the moon was beautiful and wanted to live there.

Question 6: Who lived on the Moon with the Goddess?

Question 7: What do eggs in the mooncakes represent?

Question 8: What's the indispensable dance people play at Mid-Autumn Festival in Viet Nam?

Question 9: In Viet Nam, the Mid-Autumn Festival is considered is the festival of whom?

Question 10: What does the picture show?

A. A depiction of Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit

B. Mid-Autumn Festival in Victoria Park, Hong Kong.

C. Vietnamese children celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with traditional 5-pointed star-shaped lanterns.

D. Mooncakes are often eaten during the festival.