Our Customs and Traditions

Listen and read.

2. Read the conversation again and tick (✓) T (True) or F (False).

3. Match the phrases with the correct pictures.

4. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box.

5. QUIZ – New Years around the world. People around the world celebrate New Years differently. Choose the country with each tradition below.

Pronunciation drill

Vocabulary walk

1. Write a phrase from the box under each picture.

2. Complete each sentence with the correct option A, B, or C.

3. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

4. Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/.

5. Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the words with the sound /n/ and circle the words with the sound /ŋ/.

Grammar · Zero article

1. Choose the correct option in each sentence below.

2. Which of the underlined parts in each question is incorrect? Find and correct it.

3. Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or Ø (zero article).

4. Complete the text with the or Ø (zero article).

5. GAME – Bingo! Work in groups. 1. Read the sentences that the teacher gives you. 2. Identify the mistake with article(s) in each sentence. 3. Correct the mistakes. 4. Say Bingo! as soon as your group finishes. 5. The first group to come up with all the correct answers wins.

1. Listen and read the conversation below. Pay attention to the highlighted parts.

2. Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the following situations.

3. Read the text about the lion dance in Japan and complete the table with the information from the text.

4. Work in groups. Read Mai's notes on the Vietnamese unicorn dance. Compare the Vietnamese unicorn dance with the Japanese lion dance.

4 (Skills 1 Speaking). Work in pairs. Put the questions (A – E) in the correct blanks (1 – 5) to make a complete dialogue. Then role-play it.

5. Make notes about a normal family event that you take part in. Use the questions below as cues. Then work in pairs. Make a dialogue asking and answering about the event. You can use your notes.

Reading passage

1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

2. Read the text. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

3. Read the text again. Complete the mind map about a family party.

Listening summary

1. Work in pairs. Look at the photos and answer the following questions.

2. Listen to part of the programme 'Charming Viet Nam'. Fill in each blank with no more than TWO words.

3. Listen again and tick (✓) T (True) or F (False).

4. Work in groups. Read the following pieces of advice for tourists at the Ok Om Bok Festival. Put them in the correct column.

5. Tom sent you an email. Read part of his email below. Write an email (80 – 100 words) to advise Tom about participating in the Ok Om Bok Festival.

Writing

1. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence below.

2. Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given.

3. Complete the sentences with a, an, the or Ø (zero article).

4. Complete the text with a, an, the or Ø (zero article).

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Project plan

1. Circle the word in each line with the underlined part pronounced differently. Then practise saying it aloud.

2. Say the sentences aloud, paying attention to the underlined words containing the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/.

1. Look at the pictures and complete the phrases. The first letters are given to you.

2. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each sentence.

3. Complete the text with the words from the box.

4. Complete each sentence with a, an, the, or Ø (zero article).

5. Some of the lines in the text below have an article which is incorrectly used. If the line has a wrong article, circle it and write the correct one on the right of the line. If the line is correct, put a tick (✓).

1. Choose the most suitable response A or B to complete each of the following exchanges.

2. Elena and Minh are talking about Minh's family. Choose A – E to complete their conversation. Then practise it with a friend.

3. Make a similar conversation. Use the information given below or your own ideas.

1. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to fill in each blank to complete the passage.

2. Read the passage and choose the correct option A, B, or C for each question.

3. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

1. Rewrite each sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one. Use the given words. Do NOT change the capitalised word.

2. Your penfriend asked you about the Thac Con Festival in Soc Trang Province. Write an email to your penfriend to tell him / her about the festival. Use the following information.

3. Write a short paragraph of about 80 words to provide information about the Boxing Day in the UK. Use the following information to help you.