Name: _________________ Date: _____________ Mark: _____________
UNIT 2: TIME TO CELEBRATE
A. VOCABULARY
Festival
Phonetic transcription
Meaning
New Year’s Eve
/njuː jɪrz iːv/
Đêm giao thừa
Chinese New Year
/ˌtʃaɪˈniːz njuː jɪr/
Tết Nguyên Đán
Lantern Festival
/ˈlæntən ˈfestɪvl/
Lế hội đèn lộng
Lion/dragon dance
/ˈdræɡən dæns/
múa lân/ múa rộng
Diwali
/dɪˈwɑːli/
Lế hội ánh sáng (Ấn Độ)
Eid al-Fitr
/iːd æl ˈfɪtr/
Lế hội kết thúc Ramadan
Wesak
/ˈwiːsæk/
Lế Phật Đận
Maslenitsa
/ˈmʌslənɪtsə/
Lế hội Bánh kếp (Nga)
Carnival
/ˈkɑːrnɪvəl/
Lế hội hóa trang
April Fools’ Day
/ˈeɪprəl fuːlz deɪ/
Ngày Cá tháng Từ
parade
/pəˈreɪd/
cuộc diếu hành
procession
/prəˈseʃn/
đoàn rừớc, đám rừớc
fireworks
/ˈfaɪərwɜːrks/
pháo hoa
red packet
/red ˈpækɪt/
bao lì xì
toddler
/ˈtɑːdlər/
trế nhộ (1–3 tuội)
teenager
/ˈtiːneɪdʒər/
thiếu niên
middle-aged
/ˌmɪdl ˈeɪdʒd/
trung niên
elderly
/ˈeldərli/
cao tuội, già cậ
childhood
/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
tuội thớ
adulthood
/ˈædʌlthʊd/
tuội trừớng thành
spring roll
/sprɪŋ rəʊl/
nem cuộn, chậ giò
dumpling
/ˈdʌmplɪŋ/
bánh bao, há cậo
rice cake
/raɪs keɪk/
bánh gậo
pancake
/ˈpænkeɪk/
bánh kếp
halva
/ˈhɑːlvə/
kếo vừng (Trung Đông)
barbecue
/ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/
tiếc nừớng
sausage
/ˈsɔːsɪdʒ/
xúc xích
Activities
Food
Noun (n)
Verb (v)
Meaning
celebration
celebrate
lế kỷ niếm / ăn mừng, kỷ niếm
decoration
decorate
độ trang trí / trang trí
arrival
arrive
sừ đến, sừ xuật hiến / đến
symbol
symbolize
biếu từớng / từớng trừng cho
invitation
invite
lới mới, thiếp mới / mới
performance
perform
buội biếu diến / biếu diến
preparation
prepare
sừ chuận bị / chuận bị
presentation
present
bài thuyết trình / thuyết trình
participation
participate
sừ tham gia / tham gia
organization
organize
sừ tộ chừc / tộ chừc
B. GRAMMAR
1. ADJ + -ed / -ing
 Adj + -ed: diễn tả cảm xúc, trạng thái của ngừời (chủ thể cảm thấy).
I am bored. = Tôi thấy chán.
 Adj + -ing: diễn tả tính chất, đặc điểm của sự vật/sự việc (nó gây ra cảm xúc).
The lesson is boring. = Bài học thìchán.
Đuôi -ed
(cảm xúc của người)
Đuôi -ing
(tính chất của sự vật)
amazed
amazing
kinh ngậc / gây kinh ngậc
amused
amusing
vui thích / gây buộn cừới
excited
exciting
hào hừng / gây hào hừng
surprised
surprising
ngậc nhiên / gây ngậc nhiên
confused
confusing
bội rội / gây bội rội
tired
tiring
mết mội / gây mết mội
bored
boring
chán / gây chán
interested
interesting
• I was amazed to get such a good mark.
• The film was very amusing.
• We were really tired after the walk.
Meaning
hừng thú / thú vị
2. Prepositions of time (Giới từ chỉ thời gian)
tháng, năm, mùa, buội
(trừ night)
in July, in 2023
in winter/summer/spring/fall,
in the morning/ afternoon/evening
on ngày, ngày thángdịp đậc biết
on Monday
on 25th December
on New Year’s Eve
on the first day of the lunar month
on my birthday
at
at 6 o’clock, at midnight
at Christmas
at the start of the first week
at the end of October
in
giớ, thới điếm, lế hội
3. Non-defining relative clauses (Mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định)
- là mệnh đề bổ sung thêm thông tịn chộ dậnh từ đứng trừớc.
- Không làm thậỷ đổị ý nghĩậ chính củậ câu → nếu bỏ đị, câu vẫn đúng ngữ pháp và đủ
nghĩậ.
- Luôn ngăn cách bằng dấu phẩỷ (,).
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Nakizumo, which is a 400-year-old tradition, takes place once a year.
The referee, who sits between the babies, tries to make them cry.
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, whose name means ‘twice the joy’, is an example.
❖ So sánh với mệnh đề quan hệ xác định (Defining relative clause)
Đặc điểm
Defining (xác định)
Non-defining (không xác định)
Chức năng
Xác định rõ đối từợng
Thêm thông tin phụ
Dấu phẩy
Không có
Có dấu phẩy ngăn cách
Bỏ đi
Không bỏ đừợc, mất nghĩa
Có thể bỏ, câu vẫn đủ nghĩa
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4. Compound adjectives (Tính từ ghép)
Noun + -ed → snow-covered (phủ đầy tuyết), horse-drawn (kéo bằng ngựa)
Adj/Adv + Past Participle (-ed) → brightly coloured (sặc sỡ, nhiều màu)
Noun + Noun (dùng như tính từ) → world-famous (nổi tiếng khắp thế giới)
Number + Noun (số ít) → four-day festival (lễ hội kéo dài bốn ngày)
Lừu ý: Trong loại Number + Noun, danh từ phải để số ít: a four-day festival
Compound adjective
Meaning
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horse-drawn sleighs
xe trừợt tuyết kéo bằng ngựa
snow-covered streets
đừờng phố phủ đầy tuyết
fur-lined coats
áo khoác lót lông thú
brightly coloured dresses
những chiếc váy sặc sỡ
world-famous carnival
lễ hội nổi tiếng thế giới
four-day festival
lễ hội kéo dài 4 ngày
We travelled in a horse-drawn sleigh.
The city has snow-covered streets in winter.
People wear brightly coloured dresses at the carnival.
Rio de Janeiro has a world-famous carnival.
We enjoyed a four-day festival last month.
horse-drawn sleighs, snow-covered streets, fur-lined coats
brightly coloured dresses, world-famous carnival, four-day festival
C. PRACTICE
I. Prepositions of time (in / on / at)
Fill in the blanks with in, on or at.
1. The Lantern Festival is usually celebrated ___ February.
2. The fireworks start ___ midnight.
3. People visit their relatives ___ New Year’s Eve.
4. The school festival takes place ___ Saturday morning.
5. We usually go on holiday ___ summer.
6. He was born ___ 2009.
7. The parade begins ___ 9 a.m.
8. People eat mooncakes ___ the Mid-Autumn Festival.
9. My family always gathers ___ Christmas Day.
10.They are going to the concert ___ the evening.
II. Choose the correct form of the adjective.
11.The carnival was really (excited / exciting).
12.I was (amused / amusing) by the clown’s performance.
13.The lesson today was (bored / boring).
14.She felt (tired / tiring) after the long parade.
15.The fireworks were (amazed / amazing).
16.That was the most (confused / confusing) explanation I’ve ever heard.
17.The children were (interested / interesting) in the dragon dance.
18.He is such a(n) (amused / amusing) storyteller.
19.The movie we watched was (surprised / surprising).
20.I was (frightened / frightening) by the loud noise.
III. Rewrite the phrases using compound adjectives.
21.The festival lasted four days. → It was a ____________ festival.
22.The streets were covered with snow. → They were ____________ streets.
23.A sleigh was drawn by horses. → It was a ____________ sleigh.
24.The dresses were coloured brightly. → They were ____________ dresses.
25.Rio has a carnival that is famous in the world. → Rio has a ____________
carnival.
26.The building has twenty floors. → It is a ____________ building.
27.The boy is five years old. → He is a ____________ boy.
28.The story was well known. → It was a ____________ story.
29.This girl has blue eyes. → She is a ____________ girl.
30.The coat was lined with fur. → It was a ____________ coat.
IV. Join the sentences using a non-defining relative clause.
31.Diwali is celebrated in India. It is known as the festival of lights.
→ __________________________________________
32.My teacher is very kind. She always helps me with English.
→ __________________________________________
33.The lanterns are beautiful. They are made of paper.
→ __________________________________________
34.Maslenitsa takes place in Russia. It is a traditional pancake festival.
→ __________________________________________
35.This is my friend Anna. Her father is a famous musician.
→ __________________________________________
36.I went to Paris last year. It is the capital of France.
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37.The fireworks show was amazing. It lasted for thirty minutes.
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38.That man is a famous actor. He played the main role in the movie.
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39.We visited Ha Long Bay. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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40.The teacher explained the rule. It was very helpful.
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