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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