1. traditional 2. singing 3. branches 4. which 5. made
6. water 7. rain 8. until 9. festival 10. similar
8. Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with one suitable word from the box.(Trang 115 sách
Bài t p Ti ng Anh 8)ậ ế
1. festival 2. have 3. fairs 4. brightly 5. crowded
6. cooked 7. family 8. first 9. lucky 10. love
11. well 12. wishes
9. Write from the following sets of words and phrases, complete sentences. You can make all the
necessary changes and additions. (Trang 116 sách Bài t p Ti ng Anh 8)ậ ế
a. She said (that) she enjoyed all the food at the festival.
b. Banh Chung and other kinds of special food are made at Tet.
c. Traditional songs are often performed during the festival.
d. Thanks giving Day is usually celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States.
e. Halloween pumpkins are made into jack-o'-lanterns.
f. You can play small tricks on your friends or strangers on April Fool's Day.
Now write similar sentences about a festival you know.
THE MOON CAKE FESTIVAL
One festival that Chinese people celebrate each year is the Moon cake festival. It is also called the Mid -
Autumn Festival. It falls on the 15th day of the eight lunar month, which is a full night.
To the Chinese people, the full round moon means a time for families to get together and celebrate. Even
family members who have moved to other countries will try to get back home during this time.
Food is an important part of most Chinese festival and for the Moon Cake Festival people make moon
cakes, a kind of sweet cake with sugar, nuts, eggs and some other delicious things inside.
If you don't know how to make moon cakes yourself, you can buy them at supermarkets. There are
hundreds of different moon cakes on sale a month before the start of the Moon Cake Festival each year.