Read the following passage then do the tasks.

Tết, or Lunar New Year is the most important festival of Vietnamese people. It marks the beginning of the Lunar year, which is celebrated in China as well. Tet in Vietnam usually drops in the late of January or early February. At Tết, festivals are held throughout the country, and this is a family holiday, too. Before Tết, Vietnamese families usually make Chưng cake or Tét cake, the traditional cakes of Việtnam. They also buy lots of cakes and candies. Children often give best wishes to the old people or parents then get lucky money. The official holiday lasts three days, but celebrations continue for at least the first week of the new year.

* Answer the questions: 

1. What is the other name of Tết?

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2. When does Tết drop?

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3. Do the celebrations last three days?

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4. What do the children often give to the old or their parents?

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Rearrange the words/phrases given to make to make complete sentences

1. For/ethnic groups/in/many/the/the/the/mountains/,/horse/is/suitable/most/means of transport

2. groups/how/there/many/Vietnam/ethnic/are/in/?

3.or/you/would/urban/like/to/mountainous/live/in/in/the/the/areas/areas?

4.do/Khmer Krom/when/women/of/village/this/to/the/river bank/?/go

5.most/our/festival/important/Chol Chnam Thmay/of/the/is/the year

6.Khmer Krom/is groups/of/one/the/ethnic/in/the/southern/biggest/Vietnam

7.these/love/of/costumes/,/pink/I/traditional/most/the/one

8.are/the/their/Yao/famous/people/costumes/celebrate/for

9.Hung Kings/Festival/is/Vietnam/a/significant/Temple/festival/in

10.held/annually/the/the/Gong/Central/Festival/is/in/Highlands

VIETNAMESE FOOD FESTIVAL


The Vietnamese Food Festival is an event on January 1 of every year. The event is an
occasion when people celebrate the new year by participating in different activities. This
year’s festival is at the Youth Cultural House. Visitors can watch famous cooks on
television preparing well-known dishes from different parts of the country. Visitors can
have a chance to have some of the dishes. At the same time, there is a lion dance show.
Usually, children and teenagers are excited about the performance because there are
many exciting things to see in the show. There is a particular area for such traditional
leisure activities as tug of war, shuttlecock or jump rope. These activities are mainly
available for children and teenagers. The most exciting activity of the festival is a rice
cooking competition. The winners can have an excellent opportunity to visit ha Long for
four days. Last year’s winners received a three-day trip to Sapa. This year’s event starts
on September 16, and the tickets to the entrance are free of charge. Visitors can go to the
webpage and get tickets for free. The information is available on the website.
Question 31. When does the event take place? A. every year B. on January 1 C. in January
D. on the first day of each month
Question 32. Why do people celebrate the event? A. to celebrate a birthday B. to mark a new year C. to start a cooking contest D. to give an award
Question 33. Who is the lion dance performance mainly for? A. children and teenagers B. older people C. all people D. foreign visitors
Question 34. What is the prize for the competition winners?
A. a trip to Sapa B. a free ticket C. free entrance D. a vacation to Ha Long
Question 35. Where can people buy their tickets? A. from the website B. at the entrance

III. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Many ethnic groups managed to live together ___________. (peace)

2.   How often is the Gong Festival ___________? (celebrate)

3.   The ___________ of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major)

4.   The ___________ house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place. (commune)

5.   ___________ is a traditional folk art of the Miao people. (embroider)

6    Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional        ___________ of Tay people. (special)

7.   H’mong people live in the northern ___________ region of Vietnam. (mountain)

8.   The Tai are known for their ___________ garments and their houses on stilts. (weave)

9.   The ___________ you can find in Sapa include the Hmong, Dao, and Tay. (ethnic)

10. Muong people are ___________ more closely related to the Tai people. (culture)

IV. Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition.

1.   Nick is curious ___________ the ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.

2.   The Viet account ___________ about 86% of Vietnam’s population.

3.   The M’Nong live in houses built ___________ stilts.

4.   The Hmong live mostly ___________ the mountainous regions ___________ the north.

5.   The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known _______ their elephant hunting and domestication.

6.   Many ethnic minority students are studying ___________ boarding schools.

7.   The Thai have a population ___________ about one and a half million people.

8.   Tay language belongs ___________ the Tay-Thai language group.

9.   The communal house is used ___________ village meetings and festivities.

10. The chapi is made ___________ a section of an old bamboo.

V. Underline the correct option. This may include a space (–) for zero article.

1.   Vietnam is a/an/ the multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups.

2    The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of a / the / – country’s population.

3.   Chaul Chnam Thmey is a/ an/ the celebration of New Year by Khmers.

4    Folk singing of the Bru-Van Kieu is popular, particularly cha chap and sim, the / a / an alternating chant between young men and women.

5    Ancestor worship is the / a / – most important religious activity among the Bru-Van Kieu.

6.   The La Ha grow the/ – /a cotton but do not weave.

7.   The Rong house of the Xo Dang is a / an / the big stilt house with a high roof which looks like a/an/ the axe.

8.   The young Co Ho women play an / a / the active role in marriage.

9.   The Ba Na are one of the / a / an oldest ethnic minority groups living in a / – / the Central Highlands.

10. The / A / – right of inheritance in Ede families is only for the / – / a daughters.

11. Y Phon lives in the city, but his family still live in a / the /–small village in a / – / the mountains.

12. A / The /– M’Nong live in houses built on the / – /a stilts or level with a/ – /the ground.

IV. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Many ethnic groups managed to live together ___________. (peace)

2. How often is the Gong Festival ___________? (celebrate)

3. The ___________ of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major)

4. The ___________ house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place. (commune)

5. ___________ is a traditional folk art of the Miao people. (embroider)

6 Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional ___________ of Tay people. (special)

7. H’mong people live in the northern ___________ region of Vietnam. (mountain)

8. The Tai are known for their ___________ garments and their houses on stilts. (weave)

9. The ___________ you can find in Sapa include the Hmong, Dao, and Tay. (ethnic)

10. Muong people are ___________ more closely related to the Tai people. (culture)

IX. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Many ethnic groups managed to live together ___________. (peace)
2. How often is the Gong Festival ___________? (celebrate)
3. The ___________ of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major)
4. The ___________ house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place.
(commune)
5. ___________ is a traditional folk art of the Miao people. (embroider)
6 Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional ___________ of Tay people. (special)
7. H’mong people live in the northern ___________ region of Vietnam. (mountain)
8. The Tai are known for their ___________ garments and their houses on stilts. (weave)
9. The ___________ you can find in Sapa include the Hmong, Dao, and Tay. (ethnic)
10. Muong people are ___________ more closely related to the Tai people. (culture)

giải thích giùm em với a

I. Complete the dialogue with appropriate sen sentences. Write the letters of the sentences (A - G)

Jane: I can’t wait for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Andrew: Me too. (1)__________________________________________________
Jane: Well, I spent time with my family at Christmas. And then I flew to Edinburgh
 to visit some friends and spend my New Year holiday with them.
Andrew: Lucky you! (2)__________________________________________________
Jane: In Scotland, they call New Year’s Eve Hogmanay and it’s the most fun.
Andrew: (3)____________________________________________________________
Jane: They celebrate it with street parties, concerts, fireworks and fire spectaculars.
Andrew: (4)_____________________________________________________________
Jane: Yes, of course. We went to Princes Street for a massive street party.
Andrew: (5)_____________________________________________________________
Jane: Yes, very ... I heard there were about 80,000 people in attendance.
Andrew: (6)_____________________________________________________________
Jane: There were loads of bands playing different live music, a laser show and a huge
fireworks display at midnight from the Edinburgh castle.
Andrew: (7)_____________________________________________________________
Jane: It’s my most memorable holiday. You should go and spend New Year in Scotland.

V. Supply the correct tense of the words given in each blanket.

1. Four countries_________________(visit) by John so far.

2. London_______________(have) a population of eight million people.

3. The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which___________________ (symbolize) freedom.

4. Vietnam's Independence Day__________________(celebrate) on September 09th.

5. We__________________(visit) Sydney Opera House for several times.

6. Some activities_______________(prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now

Use the words given to write a complete passage Tet festivals in Vietnam

1. Tet/the bigget festivalVietnam.It/celerate/first day/the Lunar Year.

2. To celebrate/Tet, Vietnamese people/tasty traditional foods.

3. Many things/new clothes/also/buy /for the occasion.

4. One or two days before the festival/make/kinds of jam/ Banh chung/ which/tradition cake/tet.

5. This kind of cake/can be kept/ long time, even though/the weather/humid/Tet

6. New Year's Eve/ the whole family/get together/ for/reunion dinner.

7. Evert member/family/should/present during the dinner/in which/ many different/dishes/are served.

8. On the New Year morning/young members/of the family/pay/respects to/the elders.

9. And the children/reiceive/lucky money/wrapped/red tiny envelops.

10. Then/go/visit/their neighbors/friends/relatives.