Vocabulary
1. Rearrange the letters to label the pictures.
2. Complete the text about the Kate Festival with the words in the box.
| commemorates procession respect | performances ethnic perform | ancient ritual |
The Kate Festival is held by the Cham (1) __________ group in Ninh Thuan in the central part of Viet Nam. This festival (2) __________ their heroes - the Gods Po Klong Garai and Po Rome and shows their (3) __________ to these Gods. At the festival, the Cham people have to do a (4) __________ to welcome the costumes from the Raglai - the (5) __________ Cham. People take part in a (6) __________ to the nearby temple. When the procession arrives at the Cham tower, a group of dancers (7) __________ a welcome dance in front of the tower. Besides, there is the Poh Bang (door opening) performance by a magician in the temple and the chanting of a hymn. This is a really joyful festival which features many other activities like (8) __________ of the Ginang drum and the Saranai flute and the Apsara dance.
Grammar
3. Choose the correct answer.
1. When/ If you are Vietnamese, you should know the story of chung cakes and day cakes.
2. Even though/ When the New Year's Eve is late at night, children stay awake to welcome the New Year and to watch the firework display.
3. Children like the Mid-Autumn Festival because/ although they are given many sweets and toys.
4. While/ If children are waiting for the moon to rise, they sing, dance and listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.
5. Because/ When you come to the Lim Festival, you can enjoy the singing of the most skilled lien anh and lien chi.
4. Use your own words/ ideas to complete the sentences below. Compare your sentences with a partner.
1. When the Lim Festival begins, _____________________________
2. Because we have many festivals in January, _______________
3. If you go to the Hue Festival, ______________________________
4. Although sticky rice is very tasty, __________________________
5. While we are boiling chung cakes, _________________________
Communication
5. Put the following things and activities in the correct columns.
mooncakes
lion dance
floating lanterns
family reunion
visiting relatives
kumquat
welcome-the-moon party
firework displays
the first-footer
Hang Nga and Cuoi stories
| New Year Festival | Mid-Autumn Festival |
6. Work in pairs, find out which festival your partner prefers. Which three things or activities does your partner like best in the festival he/ she chooses? Why?
Example:
Girl: I like the firework displays best because they look beautiful.
Boy: I enjoy being the first-footer on the New Year's Day because I can get lucky money.
| Finished! Now I can… . | ✔ | ✔✔ | ✔✔✔ |
| • talk about festival in Viet Name and reasons they are held • use compound and complex sentences to talk about festival • stress and pronounce correctly multi-syllable words ending in -ion and -ian • write about a festival I like |
