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C. Listening

C. Listening

• Pre-listening

• While-listening

• Post-listening

• Exchanging gifts and cards• Giving and receiving lucky money• Decorating the house• Going to the pagoda• Visiting friends

VOCABULARY• Constancy /ˈkɒnstənsi/: loyalty and

faithfulness to a particular person• Shrine /ʃraɪn/: a place for worship

VOCABULARY• Pine tree:

TASK 1. Listen and tick () the things you hear1. They put on special clothes.

2. Everyone cleans the house.

3. Bells ring 108 times

4. Housewives prepare special foods.

5. They decorate their houses with kumquat trees.

6. They go to a shrine.

7. They give each other ‘lucky money’.

8. They drink rice wine.

9. They plays cards.

10.They watch television.

11.They eat a special meal.

TASK 2: Listen again and answer the following questions

1. Why do the Japanese people do a big cleaning up?

2. Where do the Japanese hear the bells from?

3. What do the Japanese often wear when they go to visit their shrines?

4. Do the Japanese often celebrate the New Year with their friends?

TASK 2: Listen again and answer the questions

1. Why do the Japanese people do a big cleaning up?

- Because they want to get rid of the dirt of the past year and welcome the new one

2. Where do the Japanese hear the bells from?- They hear the bells on television and radio.

TASK 2:Listen again and answer the questions

3. What do the Japanese often wear when they go to visit their shrines?

- They wear special kimonos or dress to go to visit their shrine.

4. Do the Japanese often celebrate the New Year with their friends?

- No, they don’t. They celebrate it with their family.

After you listenWork in apirs. Compare the following aspects of Vietnamese New Year with those of the Japanese one.

• preparations• foods and clothes• activities on New Year’s Eve• people to celebrate with

Listen to the song and fill in each blank with one word

(1) Acquaintance(2) Brought(3) Days(4) Kindness(5) friends

HOMEWORK

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