Jessica,an English girl,send an email to her Vietnamese penpal,An about her new year holiday and ressolutions.Read the email and write a reply

To:annguyen@gmail.com

Subject:My new year holiday

Hi An,

How are you doing?I have to say New Year í my favorite holiday.Of course,Christmas ís wonderful,but I like watching the fireworks displays and having a party with my family in New Year's Eve

When I toasted the New Year with a glass of coke,I made some new yaeer resolutions.I will work hard to keep them.Yo want to know about them,don't you?I will keep my room tidy,start doing exercise and stop eating junk food.I think the hardest resolution is that I will stop eating junk food,but I will try anyway

You told me the New Year holiday in VietNam is called Tet and it arrives around one month after the New Year holiday in England.So remember to tell me about how you celebrate your new year holiday and your resolutions =,if any

As I think about our firendship and how happy it makes me,I want to wish you joy and happiness in the year to coem.Happy New Year!

With love,

Jessica

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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

FESTIVAL

As you know, VietNam has lots of festival. Festivals in Vietnam offer visitors the best opportunity for getting close and personal with the myths, customs and fun-loving spirit of this proud nation. Despite undergoing modern developments, Vietnam is still a predominantly traditional country, with thousands of pagodas and shrines dedicated to Buddha as well as various deities and iconic figures. There are also plenty of cultural events that are only celebrated during certain times of the year (or years).

Lunar New Year, locally called Tet, is the biggest festival of the year with the whole country downing tools for family get-togethers. Principally a religious celebration, don’t expect too much of a wild party, but it’s still a fascinating time to visit Vietnam and you’ll certainly find locals lighting fireworks, visiting temples with their families, and the interesting sight of many flower stalls set up as giving flowers is customary during Tet.

Vietnamese people usually return to their families during Tet. Some return to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors in their homeland. They also clean the graves of their family as a sign of respect. Although Tết is a national holiday among all Vietnamese, each region and religion has its own customs.

Tết in the three Vietnamese regions can be divided into three periods, known as Tất Niên (penultimate New Year's Eve), Giao Thừa (New Year's Eve), and Tân Niên (the New Year), representing the preparation before Tết, the eve of Tết, and the days of and following Tết, respectively.

Vietnamese people celebrate the Lunar New Year annually, which is based on a lunisolar calendar (calculating both the earth's movement around the sun and the moon around the earth). Tết is generally celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year, except when the one-hour time difference between Vietnam and China results in new moon occurring on different days. It takes place from the first day of the first month of the Vietnamese calendar (around late January or early February) until at least the third day. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tết by cooking special holiday food and cleaning the house. These foods include bánh chưng, bánh dày, dried young bamboo soup (canh măng), giò, and sticky rice. Many customs are practices during Tết, such as visiting a person's house on the first day of the new year (xông nhà), ancestor worship, wishing New Year's greetings, giving lucky money to children and elderly people, and opening a shop.

Tết is also an occasion for pilgrims and family reunions. They start forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hope for a better upcoming year. They consider Tết to be the first day of spring, and the festival is often called Hội xuân (spring festival).

With me, Tet is an opportunity for me to express me gratefulness to my parents, grandparents and to help my mother cook traditional foods. I hope Tet will be a tradition of VietNamese people and won’t be ....................

FAVORITE FOOD

VietNamese cuisine is really abundant and I love it so much. It’s very hard to choose which is my favorite one. But, well, I’ll choose Pho. Because if we talk about VietNamese cuisine, we will think about Pho first, right?

The main ingredient of pho is noodles and broth with sliced beef or chicken. The extra ingredient are pepper, lemon, fish sauce, chili ... They are added depending on the taste of each person

The first time when I ate Pho is when I was 7 years old. I joined a writting contest and after the contest, my mother took me to a small foodstore, then I was attracted by Pho. I was a little bit suprised, because I heard lots of things about Pho but I haven’t taste it at all. Pho had a good impression with me.

When I was a student in primary school, I ate Pho twice a week, because my mother used to take me to the market with her, so I can eat it very often. But now, my family have another member, my little brother, and my school life is much busier so I just can eat Pho about twice a month.

To cook Pho, we need lots of things : vegetables, spices, beef ( or chicken )... and the cooking section is also really complex so I can’t cook it...

I’m so pride, because VietNam has a traditional dish like Pho and I hope, in the future, I can spread Pho and VietNamese culture to foreigners.

Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung , which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

What do they do on the New Year's Eve?

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Read the passage then decide which answer best fits each numbered blank. (Em hãy đọc đoạn văn sau, sau đó tìm đáp án thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống)

There are many Chinese festivals in Hong Kong. The Western New Year starts on the first day of January but the Chinese begin New Year on the first day of the first moon of the Chinese calendar. Before New Year's Day comes, people clean and decorate their houses, (1)_____ a lot of traditional food and go shopping for presents and new clothes. New Year’s Eve is the time (2) _____every family gathers its members together for dinner. People (3)____ the New Year with a music performance and a firework display to light up the sky.

On New Year's Day, they visit their friends and relatives. The children get lucky money in red envelopes. Many people go to the (4)____ to wish for good health and good luck. Chinese people in Hong Kong celebrate the New Year with (5) _____ and happiness.

 New Year’s Eve is the time (2) _____every family gathers its members together for dinner.

A. when 

B. after 

C. before 

D. during

1 it's warm today . I (not want) ________(stay)______________at home now. What about (go) ______________out for a walk

2phong and nhi (ride)_________________theri bikes to school at the moment

II says - festival -long-wish-festivals-wishes-home-swimming-go-saying

New year is one of four important traditional(1)__________in the United States,.On New Year's EVe, most people(2)___________to parties. At twelve o'clock at night , everyone(3)_________"happy new year " and they (4)_______theri friends and relatives good luck. New Year's parties usually last a (5)____________time . some people don't go (6)___________________until moring

Read the passage then decide which answer best fits each numbered blank. (Em hãy đọc đoạn văn sau, sau đó tìm đáp án thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống)

There are many Chinese festivals in Hong Kong. The Western New Year starts on the first day of January but the Chinese begin New Year on the first day of the first moon of the Chinese calendar. Before New Year's Day comes, people clean and decorate their houses, (1)_____ a lot of traditional food and go shopping for presents and new clothes. New Year’s Eve is the time (2) _____every family gathers its members together for dinner. People (3)____ the New Year with a music performance and a firework display to light up the sky.

On New Year's Day, they visit their friends and relatives. The children get lucky money in red envelopes. Many people go to the (4)____ to wish for good health and good luck. Chinese people in Hong Kong celebrate the New Year with (5) _____ and happiness.

Before New Year's Day comes, people clean and decorate their houses, (1)_____ a lot of traditional food and go shopping for presents and new clothes.

A. take 

B. bring 

C. cook 

D. sell

I. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals

1. I'm very.....of my father and love him so much (pride)

2. Trung's sense of humor.....him from other students (distinct)

3. Sometimes I have some.....which can't be explained (feel)

4. Mid-August Festival is a..... festival for children (joy)

5. Passover of the Jewish people is a festival which celebrates.......from slavery (free)

II. Each line of the following passage contains one error. Find and correct it

Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks after the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are buyed for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, who is the traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. Every members of the family pay them respects to the alders. In return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighborhoods, friends and relatives