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Vocabulary
- Choose the correct option to complete each sentence below.
1. It is becoming a for many families in Viet Nam to celebrate Women's Day and Family Day.
A. habit B. custom
2. _____, we hold the Spring Festival on the 15th of January in Lunar calendar.
A. Traditionally B. In the past
3. Janet is from a family of doctors, but she broke with _____ when she went o an art college.
A. tradition B. habit
4. Having dinner at my grandparents' house on Saturdays is one of the customes our family _____.
A. does B. practises
5. Story telling is a great way to _____ the local tradition alive.
A. maintain B. keep - Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given.
1. Kien was so tall that no one recognised him at the family _____ last summer. (union)
2. My mum puts in a lot of effort to prepapre _____ to worship our ancestors. (offer)
3. The festival _____ gathered on the riverside to cheer the boat racers. (fo)
4. Dragon-snake (Rong ran len may) is a _____ Vietnamese game for children. It is very enjoyable. (tradition)
5. We happened to see some locals _____ animals in their village temples. (worship)
Grammar - Complete the sentences with a, an, the or Ø (zero article).
1. These days, many teenagers write _____ emails instead of letters.
2. My dad bought _____ ornamental kumquat tree for Tet.
3. I don't like that restaurant. _____ food there isn't very good.
4. Don't wear _____ hat when you go into a temple or a pagoda.
5. It's becoming a custom for us to stay out very late on _____ New Year's Eve - Complete the text with a, an, the or Ø (zero article).
Here are two easy ways to raise children's awareness of (1) _____ customs and traditions. First, it is (2) _____ good idea for parents to teach children to cook. By doing this, children can learn and preserve their family recipes. Second, parents can take children to (3) _____ local festivals. This helps them discover (4) _____ culture of their community and develop (5) _____ understanding of local tradiotions.
