Relationships in Vietnamese family are more complicated than those of Western countries. The majority of families in Vietnam are extended families as many generations co-live to take care of each other. Family in Vietnam looks similar to a system of mini society with the most elderly having the strongest voice and taking charge of most activities in house. Each family has its own rules and values that members are supposed to conform with. The younger generation shows respect for the older generation and vice versa, the old generation tolerates the young. In the relationships between parents and children, and between husband and wife as well, traditional Vietnamese retain much of their long established customs and values. Traditional Vietnamese meal - dining on the floor with the whole extended family Although influenced by Chinese culture and Confucianism, in the eyes of children, Vietnamese mothers still have the same status as their counterparts. They are the embodiments of love, of self-denial and of sacrifice. For Vietnamese parents, their children are their most valuable assets; therefore, within their financial capacity, most of them are eager to have as many children as they can.

1 Why are families in Vietnam extended families?

2 What happens between generations inVietnamese families?

3 How was a woman demanded before?

4 By what were Vietnamese woman affected?

5 Why now can we say "Men make houses and women make home"?

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Last week, our family had chance to visit the land of two Kings( hometown of Phung Hung and Ngo Quyen king)- Duong Lam ancient village. On the west of Ha Noi, it took us about an hour to travel from the capital to this place by car. When coming to Duong Lam, we were immensely impressed by the fact that it has preserved the color of time with enigmatic world. through ups & downs, Duong Lam has sustained its ancient houses and the architectural features of a typical old vietnamese village with village gate, banyan tree and lotus pond. there has been up to 956 traditional houses that dates from the 16th century and geographycally scatters in Dong Sang, Mong Phu and Cam Thinh village,etc. Striking charateristics reflect in wooden houses together with blocks of laterite, located inside the village paved roads. Moreover, Duong Lam is very famous for its soybean sauce with the high quality as only a few places in Viet Nam. It was a great trip we have ever had when we could enjoy the peaceful life, fresh air as well as beatiful landscapes and share the hospitability of the locals. After the trip, I think I prefer village life to a bustle life in the city.

1. Why is Duong Lam village called" the land of two kings''?.................................................................

2. How did the writer's family get there?

3. why does the writer say that Duong Lam has preserved the color of time?

4. What is the speciality of Duong Lam?

5. Why was the visit a great trip?

III . Find a mistake in each sentence then correct it .

1 . Long long ago there is a family living together in a Forest in Africa .

2 . The family consisted of five people : a couple and them three young children .

3 . Two of the children are intelligent and hard - working girls and the other was a lazy boy .

4 . Unfortunate , their parents used to think that the boy was more important than the girls .

5 . The girls working from sunrise to sunset in the fields and in the house to help their mother with cooking and feeding animals .

6 . The lazy boy ran around all day and did nothing to help either in the fields and in the house .

7 . Their parents did not scolded the boy but always asked the girls to do more and more work .

8 . The girls never complained and just did them best to help their parents .

9 . Later they were among the most successful and richest woman in Africa .

10 . The boy , on the other hand , couldn ' t do nothing to earn his living by himself .

11 . Hoa asked me if I met the headmaster the day before .

12 . Miss John advised us read books regularly .

13 . The wedding party is going to hold at the Rex Hotel .

14 . Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of produce recently .

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

“The Beauty and the Beast” is a heartfelt story about true love which transforms the Beast into a prince. The fairytale starts with a young girl who lived with her father and two sisters. They lived a good life in a big house but due to some unfortunate turn of events her father lost all his money. They were forced to move into a smaller house. The two sisters kept on grieving for their former life and Beauty kept her sadness for herself and tried her best to help her family.

One day the father found out there is a slight chance he could get back a part of his fortune when one of the ships got back. The two sisters demanded all sorts of thing but Beauty just wanted a single rose. On his way home, the father got lost and wandered into the Beast’s castle. The Beast let him go under the condition of him sending one of his daughters to the castle.

Beauty’s life in the castle was pleasant. She had her room and she was served. Unhappy about his appearance, the Beast never appeared. Beauty only heard his voice. As time passed by they started to love each other. One day, the Beast let her go home to look after her sick father. While she was taking care of her father, she had a dream about Beast dying. When she came back to the palace she found the Beast ill in his bed. She didn’t want him to die and she told him she’ll marry him.

Beast disappeared all of the sudden and its place was taken by a beautiful prince. He told her all about a fairy enchanting him and how the spell could have only been broken by a girl falling in love with him. After her father got better, they threw a wedding and then they all lived happily ever after.

Why did the beauty’s family have to live in a smaller house?

A. There was a flood

B. The father’s business got bad

C. The mother passed away

D. Their money was stolen

I. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word

1. What is the correct .............. of this word (pronounce)

2. Last week we have an ........... summer holiday ( enjoy)

3. The ............ of the project made me tense ( important)

4. You had better do some........... for the final exam ( revise)

5. ....................., her illness was more serious than we thought ( fortunate)

II. Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete th following passage

Rivers are one of the world's most important natural resources . Many cities are on the large rivers, and (1)......... every country has a least one river that (2)............. an important part in the lives of its people . Beside transportation, rivers (3).......... water for crops, water to drink , and re creation for people who live along their (4).............. And in (5)............ to get water for crops , engineers sometimes build a dam (6) a river and let water become a lake behind the dam . Then people can use their water not (7)........ irrigate fields but also to make eletricity for homes and industries. (8)........ the water often becomes polluted when cities river bank grow (9) ............ and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to (10) ....... rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

“The Beauty and the Beast” is a heartfelt story about true love which transforms the Beast into a prince. The fairytale starts with a young girl who lived with her father and two sisters. They lived a good life in a big house but due to some unfortunate turn of events her father lost all his money. They were forced to move into a smaller house. The two sisters kept on grieving for their former life and Beauty kept her sadness for herself and tried her best to help her family.

One day the father found out there is a slight chance he could get back a part of his fortune when one of the ships got back. The two sisters demanded all sorts of thing but Beauty just wanted a single rose. On his way home, the father got lost and wandered into the Beast’s castle. The Beast let him go under the condition of him sending one of his daughters to the castle.

Beauty’s life in the castle was pleasant. She had her room and she was served. Unhappy about his appearance, the Beast never appeared. Beauty only heard his voice. As time passed by they started to love each other. One day, the Beast let her go home to look after her sick father. While she was taking care of her father, she had a dream about Beast dying. When she came back to the palace she found the Beast ill in his bed. She didn’t want him to die and she told him she’ll marry him.

Beast disappeared all of the sudden and its place was taken by a beautiful prince. He told her all about a fairy enchanting him and how the spell could have only been broken by a girl falling in love with him. After her father got better, they threw a wedding and then they all lived happily ever after.

How was Beauty’s life in the castle?

A. unhappy

B. worried

C. pleasant

D. angry

FESTIVAL

As you know, VietNam has lots of festival. Festivals in Vietnam offer visitors the best opportunity for getting close and personal with the myths, customs and fun-loving spirit of this proud nation. Despite undergoing modern developments, Vietnam is still a predominantly traditional country, with thousands of pagodas and shrines dedicated to Buddha as well as various deities and iconic figures. There are also plenty of cultural events that are only celebrated during certain times of the year (or years).

Lunar New Year, locally called Tet, is the biggest festival of the year with the whole country downing tools for family get-togethers. Principally a religious celebration, don’t expect too much of a wild party, but it’s still a fascinating time to visit Vietnam and you’ll certainly find locals lighting fireworks, visiting temples with their families, and the interesting sight of many flower stalls set up as giving flowers is customary during Tet.

Vietnamese people usually return to their families during Tet. Some return to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors in their homeland. They also clean the graves of their family as a sign of respect. Although Tết is a national holiday among all Vietnamese, each region and religion has its own customs.

Tết in the three Vietnamese regions can be divided into three periods, known as Tất Niên (penultimate New Year's Eve), Giao Thừa (New Year's Eve), and Tân Niên (the New Year), representing the preparation before Tết, the eve of Tết, and the days of and following Tết, respectively.

Vietnamese people celebrate the Lunar New Year annually, which is based on a lunisolar calendar (calculating both the earth's movement around the sun and the moon around the earth). Tết is generally celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year, except when the one-hour time difference between Vietnam and China results in new moon occurring on different days. It takes place from the first day of the first month of the Vietnamese calendar (around late January or early February) until at least the third day. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tết by cooking special holiday food and cleaning the house. These foods include bánh chưng, bánh dày, dried young bamboo soup (canh măng), giò, and sticky rice. Many customs are practices during Tết, such as visiting a person's house on the first day of the new year (xông nhà), ancestor worship, wishing New Year's greetings, giving lucky money to children and elderly people, and opening a shop.

Tết is also an occasion for pilgrims and family reunions. They start forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hope for a better upcoming year. They consider Tết to be the first day of spring, and the festival is often called Hội xuân (spring festival).

With me, Tet is an opportunity for me to express me gratefulness to my parents, grandparents and to help my mother cook traditional foods. I hope Tet will be a tradition of VietNamese people and won’t be ....................

FAVORITE FOOD

VietNamese cuisine is really abundant and I love it so much. It’s very hard to choose which is my favorite one. But, well, I’ll choose Pho. Because if we talk about VietNamese cuisine, we will think about Pho first, right?

The main ingredient of pho is noodles and broth with sliced beef or chicken. The extra ingredient are pepper, lemon, fish sauce, chili ... They are added depending on the taste of each person

The first time when I ate Pho is when I was 7 years old. I joined a writting contest and after the contest, my mother took me to a small foodstore, then I was attracted by Pho. I was a little bit suprised, because I heard lots of things about Pho but I haven’t taste it at all. Pho had a good impression with me.

When I was a student in primary school, I ate Pho twice a week, because my mother used to take me to the market with her, so I can eat it very often. But now, my family have another member, my little brother, and my school life is much busier so I just can eat Pho about twice a month.

To cook Pho, we need lots of things : vegetables, spices, beef ( or chicken )... and the cooking section is also really complex so I can’t cook it...

I’m so pride, because VietNam has a traditional dish like Pho and I hope, in the future, I can spread Pho and VietNamese culture to foreigners.

Flower Festival is also known as Xen Ban and Xie mu festival - a festival of Thai ethnic people. The festival is held in the blossoming season of the white flowers in the Northwestern mountains, ie on the occasion of the second lunar month. The flower festival is known as the festival of couple love, the festival of family happiness, the lush harvest festival, the prosperous life in Muong village, and also an opportunity for relatives and visitors to join. participate in games, competitions, love songs in the moonlit night.

1) What is the flower festival also known as?

2)What season is the flower festival held?

3)This festival is an opportunity for people and tourists to do?

VI. Fill in each blank of the gaps in the passage below with one suitable word

family first festival well fairs have

lucky wishes cooked brightly love crowded

Tet is a national and family (1) _____. It was an occasion for every Vietnamese to (2) ______ a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, spring (3) _____ are organized; streets and public buildings are (4) _____ decorated and almost shops are (5) _____ with people shopping for Tet. At home, everything is tidied; special food is (6) _____ ; offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the (7) _____ altar with burning joss-sticks scenting the air. First-footing is made when the (8) _____ visitor comes, and children are (9) ______ to be given money wrapped in a red envelope. Tet is also a time for peace and (10) ______. During Tet, children often behave (11) _______ and friends, relative and neighbors give each other their best (12) _______ for the new year.