GETTING STARTED

Happy New Year!

Listen and read.^b
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.
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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
Match the words / phrases in the box with the pictures.
a. lucky money
b. peach flowers
c. banh chungand banh tet
d. family gathering
Complete the sentences about Tet with the information from
the conversation in 1.
1. This yearTet is in
2. We decorate our
3. Tet is a time for family
4. Children get
5. People shouldn’t anything.
} A CLOSER LOOK 1
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Vocabulary
Write the words / phrases in the box under the pictures.
wish fireworks furniture
fun special food
shopping clean peach
celebrate food

1. In Viet Nam, we_____________Tetin

January or February.
2. At Tet, we decorate our houses with
Match the verbs with the nouns.
Verbs
L have
2. visit give make clean watch
Nouns
a. a wish
b. fireworks
c. the furniture
d. lucky money
e. relatives
f. fun
flowers.
3. Children should help their parents to
their houses.
4. People do a lot of_____________before Tet.
5. My mother usually cooks special
during Tet.
Q A CLOSER LOOK 2
Grammar
Should/ shouldn’t for advice
Tick (^) the activities children should do at Tet and cross ( x) the ones they shouldn’t.
Look at the signs at the library and complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t.

Nam, you shouldn't come in with your raincoat on

0 Look at the signs at the library and complete the sentences with should or shouldn't
1. You keep quiet.
2. You eat or drink.
3. You knock before you enter
4. You run

We use should for things that are good to do.

We use shouldn't for things that are not good to do.

a Tick (✓) the activities children should do at Tet and cross (x) the ones they shouldn't.
Thank you
n 1. behave well
2. eat lots of sweets

3. plant trees

4. break things

5. go out with friends

6. make a wish

7. fight
8. help with housework
 Some / any for amount
Remember!
Some
(+) My mother bought some fruits.
(+) I need some milk for the cake.
any
(-) I can’t answer any questions.
(?) Do you have any sugar?
Complete the sentences with some or any.
1. - What do you need to decorate your room?
- I need colour paper and
pictures.
2. - Do you have freetime for sports?
- Yes, I do.
3. - Are there interesting activities here
during Tet?
- Yes, there are traditional games like
human chess, running and cooking.
Work in pairs. Look at the fridge. Make sentences with the words /
phrases provided, using some or any.
Examples:
ice cream
-> There is not any ice cream.
cucumbers
-> There are some cucumbers.
1. eggs ->
2. fruit juice ->
3. apples ->
4. bread
5. bananas
6. cheese
->
->
->__________________
SKILLS 1
Reading
Tick (^) the things which appear in the passages, and cross ( x) the ones
which don’t.
Read the passages and decide who says sentences 1-5.
Statements
1. Dogs are lucky animals.
2. We welcome the New Year at Times Square.
3. Children get lucky money.
4. We give rice to wish for enough food.
 5. Children dress beautifully.
Who
I often go to Times Square with my parents to welcome the New Year. When the clock
strikes midnight, colourful fireworks light up the sky. Everybody cheers and sings.
On New Year's bay, we dress beautifully and go to our grandparents' houses. We wish
them Happy New Year and they give us lucky money. Then we go out and have a day
full of fun.
I learn some customs about Tet from my parents. People give rice to wish for enough
food and buy salt to wish for good luck. bogs are lucky animals but cats are not. A
cat's cry sounds like "poor" in Vietnamese.

a. lucky money
c. a cat's cry
e. fireworks
g. cheering and singing
b. a day full of fun
d. decorating the house
f. saying wishes
h. visiting relatives
Listening
Nguyen is writing to his penfriend Tom about how his family prepares for
Tet. Listen and tick (^) the things you hear. <421
1. old things O
2. peach flowers QJ
3. new clothes H
4. cakes H
5. wishes H
6. good luck H

Listen again and answer the questions in one or two words.

1. What do they throw away before Tet?
2. What do they clean and decorate?
3. What colour are the envelopes?
4. Who cooks banh chung?
5. What shouldn't they break?
 LOOKING BACK
Vocabulary
Grammar
Match the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right.
Write full sentences using the cues given, and should or shouldn’t.
1. give a. a wish
1. ask for permission before entering
2. cook \ b. fireworks a room
3. plant

\ c. special food He / She

4. make — d. lucky money 2. run about the house
5. watch e. trees He / She

6. break f. things 3. take things from a shelf

He / She
4. make a lot of noise
Complete the sentences with the words / phrases in the box.
gathering cleaning
lucky money
banh chung peach
He / She
5. ask for some water if he / she feels thirsty
He / She
i.
At Tet, my mother puts red envelopes.
- What are you doing?
- I'm my bedroom.
is special for Tet.
4. We have___________flowers only at Tet.
5. When everybody is at home together,
we call it a family_____________.
Read the passage and fill the blanks with some or any.
My room is ready for Tet. By the window are (1) balloons.
There is a picture I made from (2) old magazines. It’s
colourful, but I didn’t use (5) paint or colour pencils.
I love flowers, but I don’t have
(4)___________yet. Oh, look at this new
plant. It needs (5)_____________water,
but it doesn’t need (6) sunlight. It can live in a room.
Unit
OUR TET HOLIDAY
A Pronunciation
J
Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Say the
words aloud.
1. A. sea B. sugar C. sand D. such
2. A. city B. office C. delicious D. nice
3. A. please B. some C. sister D. see
4. A. spring B. visit C. present D. season
5. A. dance B. voice C. race D. precious

B Vocabulary & Grammar

Put the following words about Tet in the appropriate columns.
square balloon fireworks decorating flower
cooking lucky money supermarket shopping wishing
flower market home town giving
2. 1. My mother is so good at . She often makes delicious food.
3. My mother is out. She's for my father's birthday party.
4. Look at the colourful in the sky. I love them.
5. - What do you do with your ?
- I keep it to buy books.
6. In spring, we grow different kinds of in our garden.
7. My parents take me to my ________________ every summer.
A friend invites you to have lunch with his family at Tet. Complete the
sentences with should or shouldn't. The first one is an example.
Example: I should greet everyone in his family.
wish him “Happy New Year”, ask his mother for lucky money. wait for the elders to start the
meal. help my friend to clear the table after the meal
eat with my hands.
make noise when I'm eating. say “Thank you” when I leave.
Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
1. Viet Nam _______________ Tet according to the lunar calendar.
A. decorates
B. celebrates
C. makes
D. does
2. Would your sister like _______________ to make banh chung?
A. to learn B. learning C. learn D. learns
3. ___________ co l o u rs like blue and yellow can make people feel happy.
A. A lot B. Any C. Some D. A
4. I always _____________ my parents a long and happy life.
A. make B. wish C. celebrate D. have
5. Would you like to invite your _______________ to the New Year's party?
A. cousins B. self C. wishes D. pets
6. I don't have ______________ homework to do at Tet.
A. a little B. many C. a D. any
D Reading
Match the New Year activities with the countries in the box. Make a guess if
you don't know.
Scotland the USA Chile
Denmark Thailand Korea
In which country do people ...?
1. throw water on other people
2. 2. break plates on 3. wait for the first footer
3. their friends' doors
4. 4. wear a Hanbok 5. spend New Year's Eve 6. share a midnight kiss with
5. with the dead someone they love
4. wear a Hanbok
Read about strange New Year's practices in some countries. Then tick T
(True) or F (False).
Denmark - Some people have a loud way of celebrating the New Year. They throw plates
on their friends' doors. The people with many dishes outside their doors feel proud
because they have a lot of friends.
 T F
1. The Americans exchange a midnight kiss with someone they
love.
2. Korean elders bow to their children.
3. In Chile, people welcome the New Year with the dead.
4. Korean children make three bows to their elders.
5. In Denmark, people celebrate the New Year quietly.

The USA - It's a tradition in America to share a midnight kiss with someone you love. This
will make the coming year beautiful and full of love for you.
Chile - In Chile people participate in a mass on New Year's Eve. Then they go to the
graveyard, sit on their chairs and wait for the New Year with the dead.
Korea - On New Year's days, children wear a Hanbok, a traditional Korean dress, make one
bow to their elders and wish them a long and healthy life. In return, they receive advice and
some money.
Read the passages again and complete the sentences with the words /
phrases given in the box.
midnight kiss children Chileans break Hanbok
1. The _______________ go to the graveyard on New Year's Eve.
2. A ______________ will bring a New Year full of love.
3. The Danish _______________ plates on their friends' doors at the New Year.
4. Korean children wear a _______________ at the New Year.
5. The Korean elders give their _______________ advice and some money.
E Writing
Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings.
1. It's good if children go to bed early.
Children should .
2. It's not a good idea when students copy other students' work.
Students shouldn't .
3. I'm not happy when children lie to their parents.
Children shouldn't .
4. It's good if you say “Thank you” to a person who has helped you.
You should .
5. There is no water in the bottle.
There is not .
6. We have no peach flowers for the New Year here.
We don't .
Test your memory!!!
a. Write true sentences about New Year's practices in different countries,
using the words / phrases given.
Examples:
a dog / bring / good luck.
A dog can bring good luck.
children / usually / get up / early at Tet.
Children don't usually get up early at Tet.
b. Now you do the same.
1. the Scottish / go / graveyard / on New Year's Eve.
2. Viet Nam / people / should / break things / at Tet.
3. Japan / temples / ring / their bells / 108 times.
4. a midnight kiss / can / bring / a lot of money.
5. Thai people / throw / water / other people.