1. Read the title and the subheadings, and look at the pictures. What do you think the text is about?

(Đọc tiêu đề và các tiêu đề phụ, và nhìn vào các bức tranh. Bạn nghĩ bài khoá này nói về điều gì?)

2.  Read the text and complete the sentences (1-4). Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.

(Đọc bài khoá và hoàn thành các câu (1-4). Viết KHÔNG QUÁ BA TỪ lấy từ bài khoá cho mỗi câu trả lời.)

Longevity Celebrations

Honouring the Elderly across Cultures

In many cultures around the world, reaching an advanced age is a significant event In South Korea, Mexico and India, people mark their 601' birthdays with special ceremonies, feasts and gatherings of their loved ones.

South Korea: In South Korea, a person's 60^th birthday is particularly important and is celebrated with a special ceremony called Hwangap. This ceremony involves children and younger relatives bowing to their elderly family members and wishing them well. The birthday person then shares a meal with their family, which includes traditional foods such as rice cakes and ‘miyeok guk’: a kind of seaweed soup.

Mexico: In Mexico, a person's 60" birthday is known as la fiesta de sesenta cumpleaños. This celebration often Involves a religious ceremony in which the person receives a blessing from their local priest. Family and friends give their 60-year-old relative gifts before gathering for a feast of delicious Mexican foods. It's traditional to eat 'mole: a rich sauce made with chilli peppers and chocolate, and 'pastel de ties leches; a sponge cake soaked in three different types of milk.

India: In some parts of India, a person's 60^th birthday is celebrated with a special ceremony known as Sashti Poorthi. The ceremony involves a prayer ritual to honour the birthday person and wish them health and prosperity. Family and friends gather for a feast of traditional Indian foods like lentil soup and a rice, vegetable and meat dish called ‘Biryani’. Usually, people offer gold jewellery as gifts to show respect and honour.

Celebrations of longevity are an important reminder of the values of our elders and the wisdom they have gained over a lifetime. These occasions provide an opportunity for people to come together and express their gratitude to honoured family members such as parents or grandparents.

1. During Hwangap, people _____ in front of their elderly relatives and offer pleasant wishes.

2. In Mexico, people celebrate their 60^th birthday with a _____ in which the birthday person is blessed by a priest.

3. On Sashti Poorthi, Indian people perform a _____ to wish the birthday person good health and prosperity.

4. Longevity celebrations are special occasions for people to show their respect to _____.

3. Read the text again and give short answers to the questions.

(Đọc lại bài khoá và đưa ra câu trả lời ngắn .)

1. In Hwangap, what do people do after the bowing ceremony?

(Trong lễ Hwangap, mọi người làm gì sau nghi lễ dập đầu?)

2. What does the word mole refer to?

(Từ mole chỉ cái gì?)

3. Why do people in India give gold jewellery as gifts on Sashti Poorthi?

(Tại sao mọi người ở Ấn Độ tặng quà là trang sức bằng vàng trong lễ Sashti Poorti?)

4. Is longevity celebrated in Vietnam as it is in the three countries mentioned in the text? If yes, what are the similarities?

(Ở Việt Nam có tổ chức mừng thọ như ở ba nước nêu trong văn bản không? Nếu có, điểm tương đồng là gì?)

6. Read the descriptions (A-D). Fill in each gap with massive, masks, period, participate, skulls, ancestors, dress up or attracts. Then listen and check.

(Đọc các mô tả (A-D). Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống với các từ massive, masks, period, participate, skulls, ancestors, dress up hoặc attracts. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)

A. La Tomatina is a worldwide famous festival held in Buñol, Spain. Celebrated annually, the festival 1) _____ thousands of visitors from around the world to a town called Buñol, where they join in a 2) _____ tomato fight for one hour, creating a vibrant and messy atmosphere.

B. To mark the beginning of the Buddhist new year, Thai people 3) _____ in traditional costumes and attend parades with dancing and folk music. Famously, they also 4) _____ in playful water fights! This is a way for families and friends to have fun together and build strong relationships.

C. Italians hold big celebrations in the month before Lent, a forty-day 5) _____ of prayer, fasting and charity. People wear colourful costumes and fancy 6) _____on their faces, and attend street panics where they can eat lots of tasty foods.

D. The Mexicans welcome back the souls of their 7) _____ for a brief reunion. Family and friends visit home altars and cemeteries to decorate graves with flowers and sugar 8) _____.

7. Fill in each gap with partake, stage, attend, experience or adorn. Then listen and check.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống với partake, stage, attend, experience hoặc adorn. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)

Did you know?

At the Viking Festival (the 2^nd weekend of June), people in Reykjavik, Iceland, hold a huge festival where they 1) _____ the Viking way of life from the past. They wear traditional costumes and 2) _____ dramatic performances showing Viking warriors in battle!

On St. Patrick's Day (17^th of March), people in Ireland celebrate their national saint. They wear a shamrock, green clothes and 3) _____ street parades with colourful floats and marching bands.

On Children's Day (5^th of May), people in Japan celebrate children's healthy growth and happiness. They have picnics and 4) _____ outdoor areas with colourful fish-shaped streamers, called koinobori. They also play sports and thousands of children 5) _____ in the Kids Olympics every year.

8. Which country's celebrations and customs would you like to attend or learn about? Why? Tell your partner.

(Lễ hội và phong tục của quốc gia nào mà bạn muốn tham dự hoặc biết thêm? Tại sao? Hãy nói với bạn cùng bàn.)

Value (Giá trị)

 Which of these do you agree with? Can you think of more reasons?

(Bạn đồng ý với những điều nào dưới đây? Bạn có thể nghĩ thêm nhiều lí do hơn không?)

I value celebrations because they ... (Tôi trân trọng các lễ kỉ niệm vì chúng …)

1. teach me about different cultures. (dạy tôi về những văn hoá khác nhau.)

2. preserve local traditions. (bảo tồn truyền thống địa phương)

3. foster a sense of belonging in a community. (nuôi dưỡng cảm giác thân thuộc trong một cộng đồng)