* MATCHING:
a. lucky money
b. peach flowers
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* PASS THE BALL

c. banh chung and banh tet
d. family gathering

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PERIOD 41: LESSON 1:
Happy New Year!
Listen and read.

Match the words / phrases in the box
with the pictures.
Is it about Tet?

What are Linda and Phong
talking about?
Write two things or activities and share them
Complete the sentences
with the class. The class listen and decide
about Tet with the
whether they are about or not about Tet.
information from the
conversation in 1.

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday – Getting Started

1. Vocabulary:
- decorate (v)

: trang trí

- celebrate (v)

: kỉ niệm

- peach flower(n. phr): hoa đào
- lucky money(n.phr) : tiền lì xì
- family gathering (n.phr): cuộc sum họp gia đình

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday – Getting Started

* What and Where

peach flower

decorate

family gathering
celebrate

lucky money

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started
2. TASK 1/ p58:

Listen and read.

Happy New Year!
Linda

Phong

Happy New Year!

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
Linda: When is Tet?
Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January.
Linda: What do you do at Tet?
Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers.
Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings?
Phong: Yes. It's a happy time for everybody.
Linda: Great.
Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get lucky money.
Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do?
Phong: We should say “Happy New Year” when we meet people, and we
shouldn't break anything.

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday – Getting Started

3. TASK 2/ p 59: What are Linda and Phong talking about?

A.New Years in the world
B. Tet in Viet Nam
C. What to eat and wear during Tet

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started

4 . TASK 3/ 59: Complete the sentences about Tet with the information
Who's the fastest?
from the conversation in 1.

1. This year Tet is in January. .

2. We decorate our homes ..
3. Tet is a time for family gatherings .
4. Children get lucky money .

5. People shouldn't break anything.

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started

• Find out which sentences from the conversation,
using « should/ shouldn't»

Linda: Phong, does Viet Nam celebrate New Years?
should/ shouldn't
Phong: Yes, we do. We have Tet.
Linda: When is Tet?
Phong: At different times. This year, it's in January.
Linda: What do you do at Tet?
Phong: We clean our homes and decorate them with flowers.
Linda: Is Tet a time for family gatherings?
Phong: Yes. It's a happy time for everybody.
Linda: Great.
Phong: Yes, and another good thing about Tet is that children get lucky money.
Linda: That sounds interesting. Is there anything special people should do?
Phong: We should say “Happy New Year” when we meet people, and we
shouldn't break anything.

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday – Getting Started

* Language Note:
• Modal verb: Should/ Shouldn't
=> for advice(Lời khuyên)
Ex:
We should say “Happy New Year” when we meet people
and we shouldn't break anything.

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started

Banh chung.
Class: It's about Tet.
It's not about Tet.
Flying the kite.
Class: It's about Tet.
It's not about Tet.

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started
5. TASK 5/ p59:
Is it about Tet?
Write two things or activities and share them with the class. The class listen
and decide whether they are about or not about Tet.

Example:
* 1 thing/ activity about Tet: Banh chung
* 1 thing/ activity not about Tet: Flying the kite

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started

TOM

LUCKY NUMBERS

JERRY

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started
5. TASK 5/ p59:

Lucky money
A: ………………….
It's
about
Tet.
Team : ………………………….

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started
5. TASK 5/ p59:

Playing football
A: ………………………
not about Tet.
Team: It's
………………………….

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started
6. TASK 5/ p59:

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started
5. TASK 5/ p59:

Swimming
A: …………………...
It's not about Tet.
Team: ………………………….

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started
5. TASK 5/ p59:

Peach flowers.
A: …………….
It's about Tet.
Team: ………………………….

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started

5. TASK 5/ p59:

Family
gathering
A: ……………………
It's about Tet.
Team: ………………………….

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started
celebrate

*WRAP-UP:

decorate

Vocabulary
lucky money

Listen and read

peach flower

family gathering

Linda and Phong are talking
about Tet in Viet Nam.

TOPIC: OUR TET HOLIDAY
GETTING STARTED
Language Note

“ should/ shouldn't” for advice

Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday– Getting Started

- Learn by heart all new words.
- Try to remember five things/ activities you like about Tet.
- Do exercise 1, 2 on page 40 in the workbook.
- Prepare for next lesson: A closer look 1.