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UNIT 5. OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS LANGUAGE FOCUS PRONUNCIATION I. Circle the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line. Then listen and repeat. Track 22 1. A. during B. lingo C. think D. find 2. A. shine B. fin C. link D. mint 3. A. engineer B. function C. stranger D. manager 4. A. tango B. tangible C. angel D. danger 5. A. longevity B. rectangular C. passenger D. exchange II. Circle the word which has a different stress pattern in each line. 1. A. worship B. ritual C. festive D. festoon 2. A. manner B. parade C. offering D. lantern 3. A. reunion B. gathering C. festival D. ornament 4. A. admire B. gather C. return D. perform 5. A. maintain B. strengthen C. connect D. release VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR III. Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. 1. People of a village often worship their God in their communal / community house. 2. We pray / admire our God and hope for the best. 3. In the celebration / ceremony of the New Year, Vietnamese people often prepare various kinds of foods. 4. One tradition of our family is family gathering / reunion during Tet. We all come back after a long time away. 5. They hang many lanterns / decorative items on the Christmas tree. IV. a. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word. 1. To prepare for the celebration, they have a plant which is highly ornamental in flower. A. practical B. decorative C. decorated D. beautiful 2. It’s traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. A. habitual B. significant C. practical D. conventional 3. Tet is a time for family reunion. All members all try to come back home. A. home-coming B. party C. function D. meeting b. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word. 4. The foods that Vietnamese people eat during festivals are diverse. They often have sticky rice, chicken, spring roll and some other dishes.
A. simple B. tasteless C. varied D. similar 5. During the Tet festival, people come back to their countryside, so the streets in Ha Noi are almost deserted on the first New Year’s day. A. empty B. crowded C. exhausted D. vacant V. Complete the sentences with the appropriate article a, an, the or 0 (zero article). 1. Before Tet festival, all ________ members of my family arrange to come back for reunion. 2. The local people also play ________ traditional musical instruments and others are dancing along the music. 3. The festival in the Philippines offer people ________ chance to exhibit their rich culture. 4. ________ food offering is a must ritual in many of the festivals in Viet Nam. 5. Mid-Autumn festival is a tradition that is held on ________ 15 day of August according to the lunar calendar. VI. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences. 1. Having ________ is significant in Viet Nam’s tradition because people believe the bloom not only beautifies their homes but also brings luck to their families. A. food offering B. blooming flowers C. decorative items D. ornamental trees 2. In Thailand, it is important custom to ________ your shoes before entering ones’ house. A. put away B. wear C. put on D. remove 3. Proposal ceremony is important in Viet Nam but the ________ are not very complicated. A. rituals B. procedures C. steps D. festoons 4. House warming party is ________ occasion for the hosts to present their new home to friends and relatives. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø 5. In the wedding ________, the groom often gives flowers and wedding ring to the bride. A. anniversary B. festivity C. ceremony D. festival 6. House warming ________ is meant to warm up the house before people move in. A. festival B. anniversary C. ritual D. commemoration 7. She ________ when she moved in the new house without any house warming rituals. A. broke the rules B. followed the customs C. broke with tradition D. was creative 8. Just as said by our great grandparents: ________. The groom’s family always brings betel and areca to the bride’s in the engagement ceremony. A. old tradition dies hard B. habits live forever C. old traditions live long D. habits are here to stay 9. ________ offerings in a house warming ceremony include fruits, and some traditional food. A. A B. An C. The D. Ø
10. Korean couples often celebrate their 100-day ________, counting from the first day they get into a relationship. A. ceremony B. anniversary C. celebration D. ritual 11. It’s common ________ to tell your neighbours that we are going to have a party. A. grace B. polite C. favour D. courtesy 12. According to our custom, it’s bad ________ to talk with your mouth full. A. style B. manners C. way D. means 13. In Japan, slurping ________ noodles and making noises show that you are enjoying the noodles. A. the B. a C. Ø D. some 14. Telephone ________ should be handled carefully when you are working in a business world. A. rules B. codes C. etiquettes D. uses 15. In China, peach blossoms are the ________ of long life and romance. A. symbol B. style C. etiquette D. signal SKILLS READING VII. Read the following passages and complete it with ONE suitable word for each blank. The Vietnamese day thang (full month) party is an important tradition for families with a new born baby. They celebrate a newborn completing its first full lunar (1) ________ in the world. This means 28 (2) ________ for a girl and 29 days for a boy. This may be because baby (3) ________ are weaker than baby girls. This culture possibly began when the infant mortality (4) ________ were high in the past, and actually surviving the first month was something to celebrate. A month also gives a baby some time to build up immunity before relatives and other people can see or hold the baby. On this occasion, many of the parents’ friends and relatives are invited. Parents’ friends and other family (5) ________ present the mother and the child with lucky money and gifts. (Adapted from: https://stylecaster.com/full-moon-rituals/) VIII. Read the following passage and decide if the statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG). Many travellers to Viet Nam wonder: ‘Why do Vietnamese people burn coloured papers?’ These papers are known as ‘votive paper’. They can be houses, clothes, fake money, cars, motorbikes,... made of paper. They represent gifts for the ancestors. This practice originates from the belief that death is not the end of someone's life. People burn votive as offerings for the dead to use in the afterlife. Therefore, votive items are often valuable objects to mean that the dead could still enjoy material life in his ‘new life’. Votive papers actually symbolise the link between life and death. The burning ritual takes place regularly on particular days such as festivals, new and full moon days, yearly ancestors’ death anniversaries or the Lunar New Year. After people burn the papers, they sprinkle a
little wine upon the ashes so that the spirits can get to heaven and bring the gifts for their ancestors. People also burn votive paper they wish to have better results in exams, better revenues for business, to get rid of some disease or to bring safety, happiness and good luck to their loved ones. (Adapted from: https://handspan.com/) Statements T F NG 1. Votive paper often represents valuable things. 2. Vietnamese people believe that there is an afterlife. 3. Votive paper shows that there is a link between life and death. 4. People burn votive papers at any time they like. 5. Some people burn votive paper to wish for good health and wealth. IX. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D. American culture encompasses the customs and traditions of the United States. It includes religion, food, clothing, language, marriage, music, beliefs, table manners, behaviours and millions of other things, according to Cristina De Rossi, an anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in London. The United States is the third largest country in the world with a population of more than 332 million. The population of the United States was built on indigenous Americans and immigration from other countries. Because of this, the United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The United States is sometimes described as a ‘melting pot’, in which different cultures have contributed their own distinct ‘flavors’ to American culture. Just as cultures from around the world have influenced American culture, today American culture influences the world. The way people ‘melt’ in the United States differs. De Rossi told Live Science said that different groups of immigrants integrate in different ways. For example, Catholic Spanish- speaking communities might keep their language and other cultural family traditions, but they integrate in the urban community and have followed the American way of life in many other ways. (Adapted from: https://livescience.com) 1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as in culture by to Cristina? A. language B. religion C. behaviour D. degrees 2. The population of the USA includes ________ . A. indigenous Australians B. people emigrating to other countries C. native Americans D. Spanish people 3. The phrase culturally diverse means ________ .