Bài tập Unit 6: Our Tet Holiday

UNIT 6:

OUR TET HOLIDAY

A. PHONETICS

I. Put the words into the correct column.

shrimp rice shopping celebrate rooster

decoration share spring tradition wish

blossom classmate rubbish strike bicycle

II. Choose the word whose underlined port is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. present B. festival C. sing D. sweets

2. A. special B. should C. say D. wish

3. A. family B. relative C. tradition D. pagoda

4. A. clean B. calendar C. decorate D. celebrate

5. A. fireworks B. friends C. shops D. parents

B. VOCABULARY

I. Match the words to make meaningful phrases.

1. go a. fireworks

2. watch b. special food

3. get c. the shopping

4. do d. trees

5. cook e. to the pagoda

6. plant f. a wish

7. break g. lucky money

8. visit h. the floor

9. clean i. relatives

10. make j. the vase

II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. What do Vietnamese people usually do to _______ Tet?

A. come B. eat C. have D. celebrate

2. My grandma will cook banh chung - our special _______ at Tet.

A. flower B. meal C. food D. fruit

3. The kids love to play and have _______ during the holiday.

A. sadness B. fight C. bad luck D. fun

4. In Viet Nam, Tet is a good time for family _______.

A. saying B. preparing C. gathering D. singing

5. I like to _______ friends over to play board game at weekends.

A. make B. invite C. ask D. help

6. Lunar New Year, or Tet, is the longest _______ in Viet Nam.

A. activity B. holiday C. ceremony D. anniversary

7. The wooden _______ in the room is covered in dust. We need to clean it.

A. furniture B. housework C. fireworks D. square

8. Giving _______ to children is a tradition at Tet Holiday.

A. sweets B. new clothes C. special food D. lucky money

9. People often spend time visiting their _______ during Tet.

A. neighbours B. teachers C. relatives D. friends

10. We _______ you a Happy New Year and a good fortune in the coming year!

A. wish B. say C. cheer D. sing

C. GRAMMAR

I. Fill in each blank with should or shouldn’t.

1. Teenagers _______ play online games all night.

2. Gordon _______ help his mother with the housework.

3. We _______ clean our house before Tet.

4. You _______ cross the street at red traffic light.

5. She’s always tired. She _______ go to bed late every night.

6. Students _______ use their mobile phones in exams.

7. The kids _______ spend too much time in front of TV.

8. You _______ knock on the door before entering a room.

9. We _______ take care of our parents and old people.

10. Children _______ eat lots of vegetables and _______ eat too many sweets.

II. Fill in each blank with some or any.

1. Mai wants _______ ice cream.

2. Do we have _______ bread in the fridge?

3. There is _______ special food on the table.

4. Why don’t you give me _______ advice?

5. There is _______ rice on your cheek.

6. There isn’t _______ milk in the box.

7. Can you tell me _______ traditions of Tet?

8. She doesn’t want _______ apple juice.

9. Are there _______ peach flowers in the vase?

10. Tim needs _______ help with the furniture.

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. The peach flowers _______ beautiful, but you _______ jump to touch them.

A. look - shouldn’t B. look - should 

C. looks - should D. looks - shouldn’t

2. Can you get me _______ hot water, please?

A. any B. some C. much D. many

3. You _______ ask other people for lucky money. It _______ very polite.

A. shouldn’t - is B. should - is C. shouldn’t - isn’t D. should - isn’t

4. Albert took _______ photos of the ceremony, but Anna didn’t take _______.

A. much - any B. many - some C. a lot of - some D. lots of - any

5. We _______ our hands before every meal.

A. should always wash B. always should wash

C. should wash always D. never should wash

6. Susan didn’t eat _______ banh tet, but Philip tried _______.

A. any - any B. some - some C. some - any D. any - some

7. At Tet, you _______ make a wish, but you _______ break things.

A. shouldn’t - shouldn’t B. should - should

C. should - shouldn’t D. shouldn’t - should

8. There aren’t _______ strawberries on the cake.

A. many B. much C. a little D. some

9. You _______ go out with friends, but you _______ travel too far.

A. should - should B. should - shouldn’t

C. shouldn’t - shouldn’t D. shouldn’t - should

10. _______ eat shrimp at New Year? - No, you _______.

A. I should - shouldn’t B. I should - should

C. Should I - should D. Should I - shouldn’t

IV. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.

1. May I have any more eggs and cheese, please?

  A B       C D

2. You always should brush your teeth after meals.

  A   B         C   D

3. He shouldn’t make his house look beautiful at Tet.

    A     B     C     D

4. Do you have some idea about planting peach trees in this area?

  A     B           C D

5. Do we should also buy flowers and plants to decorate the house?

    A B     C         D

D. SPEAKING

I. Complete the conversation. Use the sentences in the box.

Jose: (1)

Hoa: Well, I will have a lot of things to do.

Jose: (2)

Hoa: I will help my parents to decorate the house before Tet. We will go shopping and it will be the biggest shopping in the year.

Jose: (3)

Hoa: We will buy special types of food, furniture, presents, flowers...

Jose: (4)

Hoa: I will visit my grandparents and relatives during Tet. It’s the time for family gatherings. We will also have great food, especially banh chung.

Jose: (5)

Hoa: Yes, Tet is the best time to eat banh chung.

Jose: (6)

Hoa: Yes, I will watch it with my family. We will stay together on New Year’s Eve.

Jose: (7)

Hoa: Thank you. Would you like to join us?

Jose: (8)

Hoa: It’s OK.

II. Match the sentences.

E. READING

I. Fill in each blank with a suitable word in the box.

Tet Nguyen Dan, shortened to Tet, is Viet Nam’s Lunar New Year and is the most important annual (1) _______ and public holiday in Viet Nam.

Tet celebrates the beginning of a new year as well the coming of (2) _______ . Exciting festivities are held such as making traditional food and shopping. During this time there is a real sense of celebration in the air, making it an unforgettable (3) _______ time.

Celebrated as a time of renewal, Tet serves as an opportunity for Vietnamese people to pay homage to their ancestors and have family (4) _______ .

Preparations usually begin a week before Tet, as people start to (5) _______ home, clean their family graves, worship at their family altars and decorate their homes with apricot blossoms, peach blossoms and kumquat trees, (6) _______ the hope of prosperity and well-being.

II. Read the passage and answer the questions.

Korean New Year is on the first day of the Korean Lunar calendar. It is one of the most important and traditional Korean holidays. The celebration lasts three days: the day before Korean New Year’s Day, Korean New Year’s Day itself, and the day after Korean New Year’s Day.

Korean New Year is a family holiday. Most people try to return home to spend time with their relatives. It is important to spend the holiday at home. During the first morning of New Year, Koreans show their respect to their ancestors. Traditional foods are placed on a table as an offering to their ancestors, and they pray for well-being and good health. They prepare a lot of traditional foods for family members coming to have meals.

Gifts are given to family members. Koreans wear new beautiful traditional clothes called Hanbok during New Year.

- respect (n): sự kính trọng - ancestor (n): tổ tiên

1. How many days does the celebration last?

 

2. Why do Koreans try to return home?

 

3. What do Koreans do on the first morning of New Year?

 

4. What do Koreans pray for?

 

5. Why do Koreans prepare a lot of traditional foods?

 

6. What is the name of their traditional clothes?

 

E. WRITING

I. Write complete sentences using should or shouldn’t and the prompts given.

1. You/ play/ with/ fire./ It is dangerous for kids.

 

2. You/ park/ here./ It is not allowed.

 

3. You/ wear/ a raincoat./ It is raining outside.

 

4. Please be quiet! You/ make/ so much noise/ in the library.

 

5. We/ arrive/ at the airport/ two hours before the flight.

 

6. I/ eat/ these cakes. I’m not hungry now.

 

7. The boys/ play/ football outside. It’s a beautiful day.

 

8. You/ sometimes/ help/ your mother with the housework.

 

II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.

1. Why don’t you join a sports club at your school?

You should

2. There is no bank service during Tet.

There isn’t

3. Don’t talk too loud because my sister is sleeping.

We shouldn’t

4. Drinking too much wine is not good for your father.

Your father shouldn’t

5. They have no five-fruit tray on the ancestral altar.

They don’t

6. There is little traffic on the road these days.

There isn’t

7. Getting up early every day is good for your health.

You should

8. There aren’t many shops in our grandparents’ neighbourhood.

There are a

 

ĐÁP ÁN

A. PHONETICS

I. /s/: rice, celebrate, rooster, spring, blossom, classmate, strike, bicycle 

/ʃ/: shrimp, shopping, decoration, share, tradition, wish, rubbish

II. l. A 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B

 

B. VOCABULARY

I. l. e 2. a 3. g 4. c 5. b 6. d 7. j 8. i 9. h 10. f

II. l. D 2.C 3.D 4.C 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. A

 

C. GRAMMAR

I. 1. shouldn’t 2. should 3. should 4. shouldn’t 5. shouldn’t

6. shouldn’t 7. shouldn’t 8. should 9. should 10. should - shouldn’t

II. 1. some 2. any 3. some 4. some 5. some

6. any 7. some 8. any 9. any 10. some

III. l. A 2. B 3.C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D

IV. 1. B (some) 2. A (should always) 3. A (should) 4. B (any) 5. A (Should we)

 

D. SPEAKING

I. 1. What will you do at Tet, Hoa?

2. What will you do exactly?

3. Wow! What will you buy?

4. Interesting! How about during Tet?

5. Oh, I know banh chung. I tried it last year. It’s delicious.

6. Will you watch the fireworks display?

7. Sounds great! I hope you enjoy yourself.

8. I’d love to, but I have another plan. Thanks anyway!

II. l. c 2. i 3. a 4. j 5. d 6.g 7. b 8. e 9. h 10. f

 

E. READING

I. 1. celebration 2. spring 3. festive 4. reunions 5. return

6. symbolising

II. 1. The celebration lasts three days.

2. They try to return home to spend time with their relatives.

3. They show their respect to their ancestors.

4. They pray for well-being and good health.

5. They prepare a lot of traditional foods for family members coming to have meals.

6. It’s Hanbok.

 

F. WRITING

I. 1. You shouldn’t play with fire. It is dangerous for kids.

2. You shouldn’t park here. It is not allowed.

3. You should wear a raincoat. It is raining outside.

4. Please be quiet! You shouldn’t make so much noise in the library.

5. We should arrive at the airport two hours before the flight.

6. I shouldn’t eat these cakes. I’m not hungry now.

7. The boys should play football outside. It’s a beautiful day.

8. You should sometimes help your mother with the housework.

II. 1. You should join a sports club at your school.

2. There isn’t any bank service during Tet.

3. We shouldn’t talk too loud because my sister is sleeping.

4. Your father shouldn’t drink too much wine.

5. They don’t have any five-fruit tray on the ancestral altar.

6. There isn’t much traffic on the road these days.

7. You should get up early every day.

8. There are a few shops in our grandparents’ neighbourhood.