I. THEORY

A. VOCABULARIES

WordPhoneticsPart of SpeechMeaning
peach blossom/piːtʃ ˈblɒsəm/nounhoa đào
lucky money/ˈlʌki ˈmʌni/nountiền lì xì
fireworks/ˈfaɪəwɜːks/nounpháo hoa
banh chung/bʌn tʃʊŋ/nounbánh chưng
visit relatives/ˈvɪzɪt ˈrelətɪvz/verb phrasethăm người thân
clean the house/kliːn ðə haʊs/verb phrasedọn dẹp nhà cửa
cook special food/kʊk ˈspeʃl fuːd/verb phrasenấu món ăn đặc biệt

B. GRAMMARS

1. “Be going to” for Future Plans

  • Structure:
    • S + am/is/are + going to + V
  • Examples:
    • I’m going to visit my grandparents.

2. Quantifiers “Some/Any”

  • Usage:
    • Some: dùng trong câu khẳng định, lời mời.
    • Any: dùng trong câu phủ định, câu hỏi.
  • Examples:
    • I have some lucky money.
    • Do you have any decorations?

II. EXERCISE & KEYS

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with “some” or “any”.

  1. We have ______ fireworks for Tet.
  2. Are there ______ peach blossoms at home?

Keys:

  • some
  • any

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences.

  1. I _______ (visit) my grandparents next week.
  2. She _______ (not/clean) her house today.

Keys:

  • am going to visit
  • is not going to clear

Exercise 3: Translate into English.

  1. Tôi sẽ nấu bánh chưng cho Tết.
  2. Bạn có tiền lì xì không?

Keys:

  • I’m going to cook banh chung for Tet.
  • Do you have any lucky money?

Exercise 4: Make sentences with “be going to”.

  1. (I / visit relatives)
  2. (We / clean the house)

Keys:

  • I’m going to visit relatives.
  • We’re going to clean the house.

Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer.

  1. Tet is the most important (festival / season) in Vietnam.
  2. We watch (fireworks / snowflakes) on New Year’s Eve.

Keys:

  • festival
  • fireworks