CULTURE

Exercise 1. Check the meaning of the words in the box. Then look at the pictures and answer the questions. (Kiểm tra nghĩa của các từ trong hộp. Sau đó nhìn vào các bức tranh và trả lời các câu hỏi.)

turkey        pumpkin         corn

harvest         hunt        settler

Trả lời:

- turkey: gà tây                                - harvest: mùa gặt

- pumpkin: bí ngô                            - hunt: cuộc đi săn

- corn: ngô                                       - settler: người khai hoang

1. People in picture A are eating together. They are celebrating thanksgiving day.

2. The event take place in 1621.

Exercise 2. Read and listen to the text and check your answers to exercise 1. (Đọc và nghe văn bản và kiểm tra các câu trả lời trong bài tập 1.)

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Exercise 3. Read the text again and answer the questions. (Đọc lại văn bản và trả lời các câu hỏi)

Trả lời:

1. On Thanksgiving day, people eat turkey, corn, potatoes and pumkin pie.

2. In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived in America.

3. Because they were very cold and didn't have enough food.

4. A Native American leader, Squanto, visited the sattlers. His people showed the settlers how to grow corn and vegetables and how to hunt animals for food.

5. Native Americans went to the first Thanksgiving meal.

Exercise 4. YOUR CULTURE Choose a festival in your hometown/city. Then ask and answer the questions with your partner.

Trả lời:

1. The festival is in the end of January or the begining of February.

2. It is held in several Asian countries.

3. The event is held to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year.

4. Vietnamese people often celebrate the New Year in the first 3 days of the first lunar month. On this occasion, people often worship their ancestors and visit each other.

5. Yes, they do. Special food on Tet holiday is "Chưng" cake.

6. Yes, they do. Special activities on Tet holiday are giving and receiving lucky money.

Exercise 5. USE IT! Write a short description (35-50 words) of a festival in Việt Nam. Use your answers in exercise 4 to help you.

Trả lời:

To many Vietnamese, Tet holiday has to be one of the most important celebrations throughout the year that contains both important cultural and spiritual values. Tet is usually about at the end of January and the begining of February each year. The meaning of Tet is ending old year and welcome a new year. The festival always fascinates people with tons of exciting activities such as decorating houses, cooking "Chưng" cake - the special food in Tet holiday. Tet is also the time for family reunion, when people are off from work and can vist relatives, friends and colleagues frequently. Additionally, this is also the occasion for people to show gratitude to their ancestors as well as wish kids good fortune by giving them lucky money. For me, Tet is a really terrific holiday for the Vietnamese to relax, have fun and practice traditional customs as well.