Complete the dialogue with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets
6. Hue festival is a………………event that is held every two years. (culture)
7.New Year’s Ever is one of the largest global……………..because it marks the last day of the year. (celebrate)
8.Everybody has gone to the …………………….festival. (music)
9. Rosy has a large …………………..of dolls. (collect)
10. I am ……………….that I will visit Ha Noi with my parents next weekend. (excite)
11. This is a very a ………………………book about the history of the cinema. (interest)
, On/ New Year's Eve last year/ we/ go/ Hoan Kiem Lake/ watch/ the fireworks display
Think and write.
How is New Year's Day in Japan and Australia the same? How is it different? People in Japan and Australia celebrate New Year's Day on the same day,_________, but they celebrate it in different seasons. In Japan, it's ____________, but in Australia, it's ______________.
III. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
New Year is one of the most important (1) _______ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (2) _______ night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (3) _______ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long (4) _______ . Many people don’t go home (5) _______ next morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday, children (6) _______ as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go (7) _______ house to house asking for candy or fruit. If people at the house don’t give (8)_______candy, the children will (9)_______a trick on them. But this hardly ever happens. Almost people give them (10)_______or fruit.
Supply the correct form of the word in brackets
1.The office looked very ... with its chirstmas tree (festival)
2.Samba schools compete for prizes based on their music and dance ... and costumes(perform)
3.La Tomatina will always be one of me most ... memories eve!(amaze)
4.Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western... (superstitious)
5.On New Years Eve I usually give a party, wich isalways ... (chaos)
6.Day of the Dead is one of the most ... festivals in the word(usually)
7.chirstmas dinner is ameal ... eaten at Chirstmas(tradition)
8. Alot of ... activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat(art)
9.Every year,milions of ... visit Rio de Janeiro to enjoy the Rio Carnival(tour)
10.Festival with a ... meaning are very important in our country(religion)
97. is/ best/one/ It/ the/ time/movies/ of/all/ of/./
98. Do/celebrate/ Vietnamese/people/ day/ Independence/ September/in/?/
99. is/group/ traditional/ performing/ some/ dances/ Vietnamese/ This/./
II. Read the passage then answer the questions.
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is especially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty- first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
1. What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?
2. Is Tet celebrated according to the Lunar calendar? →………………………….………
3. When does the Lunar New Year begin?
4. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
5. Do people sit up to midnight on the New Year’s Eve? →………………………………………..
6. Does Tet last five days? →………………………..……………………………..
7. Why are the first three days the most important?→………………………..…………………
The Shichi-go-san Festival
Shichi-go-san is a Japanese festival. The Japanese celebrate it on 15 November every year. This is because people believe it is a day of good luck for all Japanese people.
Shichi-go-san means “seven-five-three” and the festival is for children who are seven, five and three. The Japanese think these ages are very important years. Japanese parents celebrate Shichi-go-san as their boys turn three and five and their girls turn three and seven.
At the age of seven, a girl wears obi - the piece of cloth worn round the waist over the kimono - for the first time. At the age of five, a boy wears his first hakama pants – the pants that Samurai wore in the past - in public. The age of three is important for the Japanese too.They think it is time children can let their hair grow.
On this day, children often dress up like the adults in the ancient times and pretend to be grown up themselves.
1. Read the passage and answer each question. Circle A, B, or C. (0.8 ps)
1.Who will probably celebrate the Shichi-go-san Festival?
A. a five-year-old boy B. a three-year-old boy
C. a seven-year-old girl D. a two-year-old girl
2. Who will NOT celebrate the Shichi-go-san Festival?
A. a five-year-old girl B. a five-year-old boy
C. a seven-year-old girl D. a two-year-old girl
III. WRITING
1. Rearrange the words to make sentences (1,2 ps)
Ex: opposite/The bookshop/the library/is
0. The bookshop is opposite the library.
1. How about/ tomorrow/ school /cycling/ to/ with/ me ? |
2. Tam Thanh Festival/held/is/Lang Son city/in/on/27th January |
3. is/How far/Ha Noi/Hai Phong/to/from/it? _______________________________________________? |
2. Rewrite the sentences with the meanings as the first sentences (0,8 ps)
1. They found the film exciting
They were________________about the film.
2. Although they were tired, they wanted to watch the movie.
In spite of________________, they wanted to watch the movie.
III. Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets. (3pts)
1. The Chinese New Year marks the of spring and the start of the Lunar New Year. (begin)
2. The hall looked very with its Christmas tree. (festival)
3. There are many differences between the two communities. (culture)
4. When we heard she’d got the job, we all went off for a drink. (celebrate)
5. It is in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)