Nội Dung Chính
Vocabulary
1. Match the words to their meanings.
| 1. to preserve 2. to worship 3. a performance 4. a ritual 5. to commemorate | a. a show b. an act of special meaning that you do in the same way each time c. to keep a tradition alive d. to remember and celebrate something or someone e. to show respect and love for something or someone |
2. Complete the sentences using the words in 1.
1. The Giong Festival is held every year to __________ Saint Giong, our traditional hero.
2. At Huong Pagoda, we offer Buddha a tray of fruit to __________ him.
3. Thanks to technology, we can now __________ our culture for future generations.
4. In most festivals in Viet Nam, the __________ often begins with an offering of incense.
5. The Le Mat Snake __________ is about the history of the village.
3. Match the nouns with each verb. A noun can go with more than one verb.
| a ceremony an anniversary a ritual | a show a hero a god | a celebration good fortune a reunion |
1. WATCH______________________________________
2. HAVE________________________________________
3. WORSHIP____________________________________
4. PERFORM____________________________________
Pronunciation
Stress in words ending in -ion and -ian.
4a. Look at the table below. What can you notice about these words?
| competition preservation musician | commemoration confusion vegetarian | procession magician companion |
Remember!
With the words endings in the suffix -ion or -ian, stress the syllable immediately before the suffix.
Example:
commemo’ration
vega’tarian
4b. Now listen and repeat the words.
5. Listen and stress the words below. Pay attention to the endings.
1. procession
2. companion
3. production
4. competition
5. politician
6. musician
7. historian
8. librarian
6. Read the following sentences and mark (‘) the stressed syllable in the underline words. Then listen and repeat.
1. Elephants are good companions of the people in Don Village.
2. The elephant races need the participation of young riders.
3. The elephant races get the attention of the crowds.
4. Vietnamese historians know a lot about festivals in Viet Nam.
5. It's a tradition for us to burn incense when we go to the pagoda.
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