Vocabulary 

Task 1. Choose the best answer A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

(Chọn đáp án A, B hoặc C để hoàn thành câu.)

1. The children in my home village used to go _________even in winter. Now they all have shoes.

A. on foot

B. bare-footed

C. playing around

2. There is usually a _________ gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is changing so ast.

A. generation

B. value

C. age

3. Every nation has respect for their long-preserved _________.

A. behaviours

B. practices

C. traditions

4. In Viet Nam, _________ often refers to age and social position, not to wealth.

A. seniority

B. tradition

C. generation

5. Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common___________ in many Asian countries.

A. behavior

B. practice

C. tradition

Task 2a. Match the verbs in A with their definitions in B 

(Nối những động từ ở cột A với các định nghĩa ở cột B.)

b. Use the verbs in A in their correct forms to complete the sentences.

(Sử dụng các động từ ở cột A theo dạng đúng của nó để hoàn thành câu.)

1. Small children like listening to and __________ stories.

2. Hand-writing a letter is a pastime that is beginning to __________. I'm already beginning to miss it.

3. Should we try to __________ every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out?

4. He's __________data for his book Values in the Past.

5. She often __________ her children by telling them stories and acting them out.

Grammar 

Task 3. Write true sentences about the practice of following things in the past, using used to and didn't use to.

(Viết câu đúng sử dụng cấu trúc "used to" và "didn't use to".)

1. men/bread winner of the family

2. women/go to work

3. people/travel/on holiday

4. families/be/nuclear

5. people/make banh chung at Tet/themselves

6. children/play outdoor games

Task 4. Read these situations and write wishes want to make for them.

(Đọc những tình huống sau và viết câu với cấu trúc "wish".)

1. Your village does not have access to clean piped water.

(Làng của bạn không có nước máy sạch.)

2. Your school is on the other side of a river, and you have to cross the river by boat twice a day to school.

(Trường học của bạn ở phía bên kia của một con sông, và bạn phải băng qua sông bằng thuyền hai lần mỗi ngày để đến trường.)

3. There is no organisation for social activities for teenagers in your town.

(Không có tổ chức hoạt động xã hội cho thanh thiếu niên ở thị trấn của bạn.)

4. You are interested in basketball but you are not tall enough for the sport.

(Bạn quan tâm đến bóng rổ nhưng bạn không đủ cao để chơi thể thao.)

5. In your area, there are only two seasons: dry and wet. You love autumn and spring.

(Trong khu vực của bạn, chỉ có hai mùa: khô và ẩm. Bạn yêu mùa thu và mùa xuân.)

Task 5. Look at the picture and finish the boy's wishes. 

(Nhìn vào bức tranh và hoàn thành điều ước của cậu bé.)

1. I wish _____________.

2. I wish _____________.

3. I wish _____________.

4. I wish _____________.

Task 6. Rearrange the sentences to make a meaningful conversation.

(Sắp xếp lại đoạn hội thoại theo thứ tự đúng.)

1. Mai, are you going to the Tet flower market with us this afternoon?

2. We used to. But this year my mother wants to bring back some traditions.

3. Interesting! I'll come.

4. I'm sorry I can't. I'm making candied fruits.

5. Wow… That's time-consuming and it requires a lot of patience. My family buys it.

6. Certainly! And we can learn how to make banh chung too. My father will teach us.

7. She said that if we didn't do it, our customs and traditions would die out.

8. Oh, I see. Can I join you?

9. Why?