Looking back | Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) | Unit 5: Our customs and traditional - Lớp 8 - Global Success & Bộ Giáo Dục - Đào Tạo

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👉 LOOKING BACK

   Vocabulary

1. 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
   
   
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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.