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Among the festivals celebrated by the Chinese is the Moon Cake Festival, also known as the Mid - Autumn Festival. Large numbers of small round moon (1) _______ are eaten on this day, and the children enjoy (2) _______ colourful paper lanterns. These paper lanterns come in all (3) _______ like fish, rabbits and butterflies.

There are many stories as to the origin of this festival. One popular tale (4) _____ of the Moon Princess (5) ________ risked her life to end the rule of her wicked husband. Another version tells of a (6) ______ to overthrow a cruel ruler in a southern province of China. In order to pass the word (7) _______, messages were placed in small round cakes and distributed (8) ______ the people. The day of the uprising was the (9) ______ day of the eighth moon and so every year the people (10) ________ this occasion by eating moon cakes.

answer the questions

to children , mid -autumn festival is the most joyful celebration. it is held in vietnam on the 15^th day of the 8^th lunar month.on this day, children usually receive many gifts or banh trung thu(a special kind of cakes)from their parents,their relatives and even from some certain organnizations for their good study result.at night, they often parade on the streets while singing and carrying colorful star lanters .

1. when is mid-autumn festival held in vietnam?

2.what do children usually receive on mid-autumn festival?

3. what do children do on mid-autumn festival night?

4. what do children think about mid-autumn festival?

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among the festivals celebrated by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known as the Mid August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cake are eaten on this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful paper lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to them, the moon shines the brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed outside the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess.

Questions:

1.Is the Moon Cake Festival also called Mid August Festival ?

2.What do people often eat on that day ?

3.What do chidren enjoy doing?

4.How is the moon on the night of the Moon Cake festival ?

5.Is the Moon Cake Festival only clebrated in Viet Nam ?

6.What are offered to the Moon Goddess ?

VII. Fill in the blank with a word/ phrase in the box. (1 mark)

Mid-Autumn (Trung Thu) is the day when the moon is at its brightest in a year. In that spirit (1) __________, people in Vietnam as well as many Asian countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn's Festival. According to legends, this holiday is originated (2) __________ in which an Emperor of Duong (Tang) Dynasty, Duong Minh Hoang, was taken to the moon by a wizard named La Cong Vien. (3)__________ of his trip to the moon, the Emperor caught a glimpse of fairies in heaven celebrating the full moon. When Duong Minh Hoang was back to earth, he taught his citizens about the celebration and it became a custom lasting (4) __________. Through times and times, Mid-Autumn's Festival (5) __________ becomes an event providing children with a rich diversity of delightful traditional games and entertaining activities, offering great helps in promoting education as well as culture.

Complete the conversation with the adverbial phrases in the box.

Michael: Is there any festival for children (1)_________________________, Nam?

Nam:​Oh, yes. It’s the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Michael: When is the Mid-Autumn Festival held?

Nam:​It is held (2)______________________________________

Michael: Where is it celebrated besides Vietnam?

Nam:​It is also celebrated (3) ____________________, such as China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, etc.

Michael: How often does this festival take place?

Nam:​It takes place (4) ___________________________________

Michael: What is the purpose of this festival?

Nam:​The main purpose of celebration is (5) _______________________________

Michael: How is the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated in Vietnam?

Nam:​(6)____________________, when the moon is rising, children pour into streets carrying their beautiful lanterns, singing and parading (7)______________________.

They also have a chance to enjoy lots of delicious candies and mooncakes. They’re all happy and enjoy the day (8)________________________________

Write full sentences to make a letter, using the suggested words and phrases given

Dear Lucy,

How are you ?

1. In / your / email / you / said / that / you / wanted / know / about / popular / festival / in / Viet Nam / .

2. There / a lot of / festivals / my / country / such as / boat racing / buffalo - fighting / folk song / singing / etc / but / I / going / tell / you / about / the Mid - Autumn Festival / .

3. The Mid - Autumn Festival / like / your / Thanksgiving / . / Families / get / togetther / .

4. It / usually / comes / September / or / October / . / This year / it / going / to be / on / September 15th / .

5. On / that / day / families / eat / big / dinner / .

6. A / lot / families / eat / their / dinner / outside / in / the / open / air / and / they / eat / mooncakes / after / dinner / .

7. There / many / different / kinds / mooncakes / . / They / are / small / round / cakes / with / meat / egg / nuts / or / something / sweet / inside / . / They / really / delicious / .

8. There / also / parades / along / the / streets / with / dancing / and / drumming / on / that / day / .

9. All / children / excited / see / these / performances / .

10. I / love / the Mid - Autumn Festival / . / I / like / look / at / the / moon / on / that / day / because / the moon / looks / brighter / and / rounder / .

Best wishes,

Lan

I. Read the following passage and put a word in each of the numbered blanks.

Mid- Autumn Festival is very (1)________in many Asian countries, including Viet Nam. It is held in (2) ________. It is a seasonal festival. Traditionally, it was held to celebrate the summer harvest’s end. Nowadays, it is the time for families to light the lanterns and (3) ________a special type of food. The food is called Moon Cake, because it is round, like the moon. In Viet Nam, most (4) ________buy Moon Cake from shops, while some other families make the cakes by themselves. People often eat Moon Cakes with fruits or tea. During the festival, people can also watch the Lion Dances by the performers (5) ________the streets. Childern like the Mid-Autumn Festival very much because their parents usually buy them beautiful lanterns.

according are numbers as enjoy by ones rises

Among the festival calebrated (1)_______ some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (2)______ the Mid-August Festival. Large (3)_______ of small round moon cakes (4)________ eaten on this day, and children (5)________ carrying colourful paper lanterns come in all shapes; the more popular (6)_________ are shaped like fish, rabbits, and butterflies. (7)_______ to them the moon shines brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon (8)_______, table are placed outside the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess

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