LOOKING BACK | Tiếng Anh 8 - Tập 1 | Unit 4. OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS - Lớp 8 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

Vocabulary

1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

cutlery            generations            wrap            worshipping            host            respect

1. We should __________ our customs and traditions.

2. A lot of countries in the world have the tradition of __________ their ancestors.

3. You shouldn't __________ a gift in black or white paper.

4. In a lot of countries, the __________ usually invites everybody to start eating.

5. In Viet Nam, the __________ we mostly use is chopsticks

6. For __________, my family has visited this pagoda.

2. Write sentences with the following expressions.

there's a tradition that

according to tradition

follow the tradition of

break with tradition by

have the custom of

1.________________________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________________________

3.________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________

3. Complete the following wordwebs with the customs and traditions you know or have learnt.

Grammar

4. Complete the sentences, using should or shouldn’t and a verb from the box.

use                    break                    wait                    touch                    follow

1. In Viet Nam you __________ for the eldest person to sit before you sit down.

2. In Viet Nam you __________ only the first name to address people older than you.

3. You __________ your promise to the children.

4. If you are Vietnamese, you __________ your customs and traditions.

5. You __________ another person's head because it's disrespectful.

5. Identify one mistake in each of the following sentences. Correct it.

1. When you visit a temple in Thailand, you has to follow some important customs.

2. People should wear short shorts and tank tops. This is disrespectful.

3. People can wear sandals, but these have to has a strap around the back.

4. People should to lower their voice inside the temple.

5. Women have avoid touching monks.

Communication

6. GAME: WHAT SHOULD I DO?

In small groups, take turns to choose one of these scenarios for each other. Once everyone has had a turn at answering, vote for the person who gave the best advice.