A Famous Festival in Vietnam

In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festivals each year. This biggest festival in Vietnam is Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before Tết, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you shouldn’t clean it during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money. It’s a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

1.       What do people usually do before Tết?

2.       What do people do during Tết?

3.       Do people celebrate many festivals in Vietnam?

4.       What do children do?

5.       Should everyone clean their houses during Tết?

Read the article and answer the questions.

A Famous Festival in Vietnam

     In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festivals each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before Tết, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you shouldn't clean it during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money. It's a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

1. Do people celebrate many different festivals each year?

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2. Is Tết the biggest festival in Vietnam?

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3. What do people often do before Tết?

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4. What do people often do during Tết?

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5. In the North of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?

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B. Read the article and answer the questions.

A Famous Festival in Vietnam

In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festivals each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before Tết, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you shouldn't clean it during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money. It's a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

Questions:

1. Do people celebrate many different festivals each year?

2. Is Tết the biggest festival in Vietnam?

3. What do people often do before Tết?

4. What do people often do during Tết?

5. In the North of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?

6. In the South of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?

A famous Festival in Viet Nam

A. Cường Nguyễn, October 14

In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festival each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is Tet. This

celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before

Tet, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with

lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot

trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tet, This is very important because you shouldn’t

clean it during Tet. During Tet, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children

wear new clothes and get lucky money. It’s a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and

excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

61. There are many different festivals each year in Vietnam.

_________

62. Before Tet, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. _________

63. In the north, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers.

_________

64. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money during Tet.

_________

65. People clean and decorate their house __________ Tet

A. in

B. during

C. after

D. before

66. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Christmas

B. Halloween

C. Lunar New Year

D. Mid-Autumn Festival

a. Read the article and underline all the festival activities.

(Đọc bài báo và gạch dưới những hoạt động lễ hội.)

A Famous Festival in Vietnam

Cường Nguyễn, October 14

In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festivals each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before Tết, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you shouldn't clean it during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money. It's a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

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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