Title 5. UNIT 5. OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS-HS.docx ✅

UNIT 5. OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS A. PHONETICS I. Underline the words having the sound /n/ or /ŋ/. 1. It is a tradition that the young look after the old in their family. 2. The offering includes wine, chicken, fish, steamed sticky rice, and fruits. 3. This museum has a fine display of old medical instruments. 4. She’s studying ethnic languages and culture. 5. Their wedding ceremony will be held in June. 6. We enjoy going to church and worshiping God. 7. Humans are now more successful at extending longevity. 8. I can hardly thank you enough for your kindness. 9. In spring nature wakes from a long winter sleep. 10. I don’t think the rain would last long. II. Choose the word whose underlined port is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. sun B. country C. sing D. knife 2. A. hand B. strong C. gong D. wing 3. A. fun B. drink C. son D. wind 4. A. run B. again C. donkey D. noon 5. A. uncle B. monkey C. tank D. woman B. VOCABULARY I. Match the words to make meaningful phrases. 1. martial arts a. flowers that are opening up and revealing their petals 2. whale worship b. items that decorate a place and make it look more beautiful, lively and aesthetic 3. family reunion c. people attending a festival
4. festival goers d. the ritual by which two people get married 5. bamboo pole e. a large gathering for family members 6. communal house f. various sports or skills that originated as forms of self-defense or attack, such as judo, karate, and kendo 7. decorative items g. the ritual of giving foods to ancestors or gods 8. blooming flowers h. practice of fishermen who believe that the whale’s spirits will protect them on the sea 9. wedding ceremony i. a traditional architectural work in a Vietnamese village, a place for worshipping the god helping and protecting the villagers 10. food offerings j. a tree that is put up in front of one’s house on Lunar New Year to expel evils and pray for good luck II. Complete the sentences with the phrases in part I. 1. Among the _____________________ of Viet Nam, Vovinam is now the largest and most developed one. 2. They clean their houses and place a variety of _____________________ such as vegetables and fruits to the spirits of ancestors. 3. Tet is for _____________________ because Vietnamese people usually return to their families for Tet. 4. _____________________, which represents the rich spiritual life of the local people, is a typical architecture of Viet Nam. 5. _____________________ can be considered as the official announcement about marriage of a couple. 6. Millions of Buddhist followers and _____________________ flock to Huong pagoda to celebrate the Huong Pagoda Festival.
7. _____________________ is a traditional cultural practice of coastal fishing communities in central and southern Viet Nam. 8. Many Vietnamese families have a custom of erecting a ________________, called neu tree, in front of their house on the last day of the year. 9. Tet is an occasion that marks the return of spring - the season of sprouting trees and _____________________. 10. Lanterns are usually used as _____________________ in festivals and New Year time in Hoi An ancient town. III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 1. Parents usually want their ____________ to follow the family traditions. A. ancestors B. offspring C. relatives D. generations 2. My table ____________ aren’t as good at home as when I’m at a restaurant. A. gestures B. behaviours C. manners D. postures 3. We should ____________ our customs and traditions wherever we live. A. respect B. break C. allow D. Take 4. Honouring teachers is a ____________ that dates back at least a thousand years. A. custom B. tradition C. regulation D. necessity 5. Do you always use ____________ a at your meals? - No, sometimes we sit on chairs. A. tray B. cutlery C. mat D. pair of chopsticks 6. The most important place in their home is a shrine they used to ____________ their ancestors. A. accept B. pass down C. worship D. follow
7. ____________ naming girls after flowers is becoming less common in my place. A. It’s the custom that B. According to tradition, C. There is a tradition that D. The custom of 8. It’s necessary to ____________ the plates in newspaper to stop them from breaking. A. wrap B. place C. fold D. get 9. We ____________ tradition by travelling abroad instead of celebrating Tet at home. A. looked to B. passed down C. followed up D. broke with 10. Do you know that people must use ____________ when they eat beefsteak? A. knife and fork B. fork and chopsticks C. spoon and knife D. knife and chopsticks IV. Write the correct form of the word in brackets. 1. The custom of ____________ ancestors is popular among Vietnamese people. (worship) 2. We have a long tradition of giving ____________ money to children during Tet. (luck) 3. The children in their village are always ____________ to their elders. (respect) 4. The village’s name often becomes the trademark of handicraft products made by its ____________. (village) 5. Is Ham Rong mountain filled with ____________ blossoms of orchid in springtime? (bloom) 6. Yellow apricot blossoms are a ____________ symbol of Tet in southern Viet Nam. (tradition) 7. On Vu Lan Festival, many Vietnamese people go to pagodas to chant ____________ and give offerings to Buddha. (pray) 8. Tet is an opportunity for family members to ____________ and honour the traditional values of the homeland. (reunion) 9. Vietnamese traditional paintings are diverse, serving both spiritual and ____________ purposes. (decorate) 10. There are ____________ rules and etiquette around the British tradition of drinking tea. (society) C. GRAMMAR I. Fill in the blanks with a or an. 1. Sli singing is _____ original genre of Nung folk song. 2. The Cham people once boasted _____ flourishing culture early in the history. 3. Food is _____ important part of Vietnamese culture. 4. The Museum of Ethnology offers _____ insight into 54 ethnic groups of Viet Nam. 5. _____ small number of ethnic minorities in Viet Nam lived semi-nomadic life.