Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.
1. What are the men doing?
2. When do you think this event occur?
Read the text. Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
A Village Festival Day
I live in a small village in northern Viet Nam. Every year, people in my village look forward to the third day of Tet. It is one of our most important festival days.
In the morning, we gather along the riverside to watch some competitions. First, there is a special boat race. Some team members cook rice on the boat while others row the boat as fast as they can. The fastest team with well-cooked rice wins the race. Then, the referee releases a duck into the middle of the river. Contestants jump into the river to catch it. The atmosphere becomes loud with the sound of drums and cheers of festival goers.
At noon, there is a village party at the communal house for the elders. Each family also holds a home party. We cook traditional dishes like sticky rice and steamed chicken. Sometimes, we include food that children love, such as bun cha or even pizzas!
The village festival helps us maintain our traditions, connect with other people, and strengthen our family bonds.
1. What is the text mainly about?
A. A local tradition.
B. A family tradition.
C. A cooking contest.
2. To win the boat race, a team must
A. row the boat more quickly than the other teams
B. be the fastest boat and properly cook the rice
C. cook rice properly and catch the duck
3. The phrase “releases a duck” in the text means
A. gives it freedom
B. catches it
C. takes it home
4. Why is the festival important?
A. Because it is exciting.
B. Because people win valuable prizes.
C. Because it keeps some village traditions alive
Read the text again. Complete the mind map about a family party.
A Village Festival Day
I live in a small village in northern Viet Nam. Every year, people in my village look forward to the third day of Tet. It is one of our most important festival days.
In the morning, we gather along the riverside to watch some competitions. First, there is a special boat race. Some team members cook rice on the boat while others row the boat as fast as they can. The fastest team with well-cooked rice wins the race. Then, the referee releases a duck into the middle of the river. Contestants jump into the river to catch it. The atmosphere becomes loud with the sound of drums and cheers of festival goers.
At noon, there is a village party at the communal house for the elders. Each family also holds a home party. We cook traditional dishes like sticky rice and steamed chicken. Sometimes, we include food that children love, such as bun cha or even pizzas!
The village festival helps us maintain our traditions, connect with other people, and strengthen our family bonds.
Family party (Tiệc gia đình)
Who: Family members
(Ai: thành viên gia đình)
When: on the (1) third day of Tet
(Khi nào: mùng 3 Tết)
Where: at (2) their house
(Ở đâu: nhà họ)
What to eat: traditional (3) dishes (sticky rice and steamed chicken) / kid's favourite (4) food (bun cha or pizzas)
Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Việt DũngWork in pairs. Put the questions (A - E) in the correct blanks (1- 5) to make a complete dialogue. Then role-play it
A. And what do you do at parties? B. Lan, what family event do you often take part in? C. Do you like these parties? D. Where do you hold these parties? E. Who joins you at these parties? |
Nick: (1) ____________________________
Lan: Well, I join birthday parties of all my family members.
Nick: (2) ____________________________
Lan: In a Vietnamese restaurant. But sometimes we break with tradition by going to a Western one.
Nick: (3) ____________________________
Lan: Everyone in my family.
Nick: (4) ____________________________
Lan: Well, the birthday person opens the gifts. And everyone has some good food.
Nick: (5) ____________________________
Lan: Yes, I always look forward to them. They are a great time for family bonding.
1. B
2. D
3. E
4. A
5. C
Make notes about a normal family event that you take part in. Use the questions below as cues
- What is the event?
- Where and when does it happen?
- Who joins with you?
- What do you often do at that event?
- Do you like it or not? Why or why not?
Now work in pairs. Make a dialogue asking and answering about the event. You can use your notes.
- What is the event?
→ The event is: birthday party
- Where and when does it happen?
→ It happen on one of my family member's birthday. It helds in my house.
- Who joins with you?
→ My family members join with me.
- What do you often do at that event?
→ I always buy a birthday cake.
- Do you like it or not? Why or why not?
→ Yes, I do. Because it's an oppotunity to bring everyone together.
Trả lời bởi Sunn
1. Farmers compete cooking rice on boat.
2. I think it’s occur in the Lunar New Years.
Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Việt Dũng