UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS

1. agrarian (a) [ə'greəriən] (thuộc) nghề nông=farmer/ peasant

2. apricot blossom (n) ['eiprikɔt 'blɔsəm] hoa mai
 Blossom (v) : produce flower/ develop
3. cauliflower (n) ['kɔliflauə] súp lơ, bông cải
4. comment (n) ['kɔment] lời nhận xét -> make a comment
5. crop (n) [krɔp] mùa vụ
6. depend (on/upon) (v) [di'pend] tùy vào
-> dependent on/upon = reliant on: phụ thuộc vào
-> independent of
7. do a clean up (exp) dọn dẹp sạch sẽ
8. evil spirit (n) ['i:vl 'spirit] quỷ ma
9. fatty pork (n) ['fæti pɔ:k] mỡ (heo)
10. French fries (n) [frent∫ fraiz] khoai tây chiên
11. good spirit (n) [gud 'spirit] thần thánh
12. kimono (n) [ki'mounou] áo kimônô (Nhật)
13. kumquat tree (n) ['kʌmkwɔt] cây quất vàng
14. longevity (n) [lɔn'dʒeviti] trường thọ = life expectancy
15. lucky money (n) ['lʌki 'mʌni] tiền lì xì
16. lunar calendar (n) ['lu:nə 'kælində] âm lịch
17. mask (n) [mɑ:sk] mặt nạ
18. Mid-Autumn Festival (n) [mid 'ɔ:təm 'festivəl] tết trung thu
19. National Independence Day (n) ['næ∫nəl ,indi'pendəns dei] ngày Quốc khánh
20. overthrow (v)  [,ouvə'θrou]  lật đổ
21. pagoda (n) [pə'goudə] ngôi chùa
22. parade (v) [pə'reid] diễu hành
23. peach blossom (n) [pi:t∫'blɔsəm] hoa đào
24. pine tree (n) ['paintri:] cây thông
25. positive (a) ['pɔzətiv] tích cực
26. pray (for) (v) [prei] cầu nguyện
27. preparation (n) [,prepə'rei∫n] sự chuẩn bị -> make a preparation
28. roast turkey (n) [roust 'tə:ki] gà lôi quay
29. shrine (n) [∫rain] đền thờ
30. similarity (n) [,simə'lærəti] nét tương đồng
-> similar (a) + to # different
from
31. solar/western calendar (n) ['soulə 'kælində] dương lịch
32. spread (v) [spred] kéo dài
33. sticky rice (n) ['stiki rais] gao nếp
34. Thanksgiving (n) ['θæηks,giviη] lễ tạ ơn
35. Valentine’s Day (n) ['væləntain dei] lễ tình nhân
36. ward off (v) [wɔ:d] né tránh = avoid
37. wish (n) [wi∫] lời chúc
38. grand (a)=important andHoành tráng
glorious:
39. decorate sth with sth Trang trí
-> decoration (n): ornament /ˈɔːr.nə.mənt/
-> decorative (a) = ornamental Có tính trang trí
-> decorator (n)
40. polite to Lịch sự, lễ phép với
41. exchange wishes Trao nhau lời chúc
42. make speech: nói 1 bài nói
43. make an announcement: công bố Hết mùa
44. in season: vào mùa # off season:
I. Fill in each blank of the sentences with one word from the box.
preparations decorate celebrate excited popular
wrapped represent influence traditional exchange
1. How do people __celebrate____ New Year in your country?
2. On the first days of Tet, people often visit relatives and friends to _exchange_____ New Year wishes.
3. Japanese usually __decorate____ their houses with some small pine trees, which ___represent___
constancy and longevity.
4. People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will ___influence___ their luck during
the whole year.
5. People usually make ___preparations___ for Tet severals weeks beforehand.
6. Tet is also the time for children to receive lucky money __wrapped____ in red envelopes.
7. Besides the ___traditional___ flowers for Tet such as peach flowers and apricot flowers, the kumquat
trees are also __popular____ throughout the country.
8. Children are always __excited____ about the Tet holiday.
II. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1. Children usually are given 'lucky money' ___at____ Tet.
2. Banh Chung, which is made ___from____ sticky rice, is one of Tet's special foods.
3. The New Year is celebrated ___at____ night __on_____ January 1.
4. There are usually a lot of party ___on____ New Year’s Eve.
5. Vietnamese people prepare _______ Tet several weeks beforehand.
6. We decorated our Christmas tree ___with____ a lot of colored and shiny little bells.
7. Many people go to the pagoda to pray ___for____ a happy year.
8. ___On____ the first days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite __to_____ others.
9. Lunar New Year usually falls sometime ___between____ 19 January and 20 February ___on____ the
Western calendar.
10. Both children and adults take part __in_____ games and various forms of entertainment.
III. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1. a. country v b. lunar u: c. luck v d. plum v
2. a. special e b. breath e c. peach i: d. pleasure e
3. a. sugar js b. such s c. spring s d. similar s
4. a. exchange tjs b. children tjs c. peach tjs d. machine js
5. a. shrine ai b. ripe ai: chín c. agrarian i d. polite ai
Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
1. a. celebrate 1 b. decorate 1 c. entertain 3 d. influence 1
2. a: polite 2 b. popular 1 c. pagoda 2 d. agrarian 2
3. a. longevity 2 b. calendar 1 c. parade 2 d. occasion 2
4. a. represent 3 b. exchange 2 c. receiving 2 d. prepare 2
5. a. constancy 1 b. festival 1 c. activity 2 d. comment 1
IV. Choose the one word or phrase -a, b, c, or d- that best completes the sentences or
substitutes for the underlined part.
6. Family members who live apart try to get together ______ Tet.
a. in b. at c. on d. during
7. Most towns put ______ a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored lights, shiny balls, tinsel
and bows.
a. on b. in c. with d. up
8. On Christmas Eve children go to bed full ______ excitement.
a. of b. with c. up d. in
9. Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.
a. gardeners b. planters c. farmers d. highlanders
10. There is a ______ mood everywhere on New Year's Day.
a. popular b. good c. optimistic d. festive
11. In Britain and America, it is ______ for everybody to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' on New Year's Eve.
a. tradition b. traditional c. traditionally d. traditionalism
12. Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.
a. excited b. interested c. keen d. concerned
Be concerned with = be related to = be involved in: liên quan đến.
Be concerned about = be worried about
13. I shook hands and ______ a few words with the manager.
a. uttered : thốt ra b. expressed: thể hiện c. exchanged d. converted(v) biến đổi.
14. Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and ______.
a. rituals : lễ nghi, phép tắc b. ceremonies : lễ c. traditions d. celebrations =
party
15. Shopping malls are decorated for Christmas from September, ______ most people do not do their
Christmas shopping until December.
a. though b. because c. so d. so that
16. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _______ goods.
a. of b. with c. in d. for
17. On the first -day of Tet, children _______ their new clothes and make New Year's wishes to their
parents. a. take on b. pick on c. put on d. try on
18. People believed that what they do on the first day of the year will _______ their luck during the
whole year.
a. control b. influence c. exchange d. result
19. I looked everywhere but I couldn't find _______ at all.
a. no one (bản thân đã có “not”) b. anyone (-) (?) c. someone d. somebody
Đại từ bất định: no one, someone, somebody, something, anything, everything, nothing
Any (-) (?), sẽ xuất hiện trong câu khẳng định: bất cứ
Some (+)
20. Tet is really a time of fun and _______ throughout the country.
a. holidays b. celebrations c. preparations d. festivals
21. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.
a. contact b. gather c. relate d. communicate
22. In Britain Christmas dinner usually _______ turkey, Christmas pudding and brandy butter.
a. brings on b. serves with c. consists of: bao gồm, không có khả năng bị động
d. puts up
23. We wish you both- health and longevity.
a. long life b. happy life c. easy life d. exciting life
24. Vietnamese people usually make _______ for Tet several weeks beforehand.
a. preparing b. preparation c. preparatory d. preparations
25. She has as good chance as _______ of winning the race.
A. Read the passge carefully, then choose the correct answer.
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is
the most important holiday apart from= except for: ngoại trừ Christmas. Schools, offices and most
businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.
Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came
to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are
usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to
eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were
safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God
and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.
Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.
The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North
America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made
into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their
own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.
On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the
streets with large balloons in- the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the
beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
1. In the United States, Thanksgiving is ______.
a. a religious( tôn giáo) celebration held by Christians only
b. celebrated as a public holiday .
c. more important than Christmas
d. apart from Christmas
apart from= except for: ngoại trừ
2. According to the passage Pilgrims are ______.
a. people who travelled to America by ships
 b. trips that religious people make to a holy place .
c. people who left their home and went to live in North America in the early 17th
century;
d. Native Americans who live in North America.
3. All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT ______.
a. People celebrate Thanksgiving to thank God
b. People usually have traditional dinners on Thanksgiving
c. There are lots of entertainments on Thanksgiving
d. People go to churches for religious services on Thanksgiving.
4. On thanksgiving ______.
a. turkey, yams and pumpkin pies are served
b. people join in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
c. people wear coloured carnival masks matching through the streets
d. people go out to shop for Christmas presents
5. Which of the following is not true?
a. In the US, Thanksgiving is not a national holiday; it's a religious holiday.
b. Christmas comes Jess than a month after Thanksgiving.
c. Thanksgiving was originally celebrated by the first, Europeans in North America to thank God for
their survival.
d. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are colourful and exciting.