22/01/2026
TEACHING PLAN: TET HOLIDAY
Skill focus: Integrated skills (Speaking – Reading – Writing – Vocabulary)
Time: 1 lesson (45–60 minutes)
Level: A2–B1 (Pre-intermediate – Intermediate)
1. Objectives (Mục tiêu bài học)
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Use vocabulary related to Tet holiday
Talk about Tet activities, food, traditions
Read for general and specific information about Tet
Write a short paragraph about their Tet holiday
2. Target Language
Vocabulary
Lunar New Year
peach blossom / apricot blossom
lucky money (red envelope)
family reunion
decorate the house
traditional food (banh chung, banh tet)
fireworks
make wishes
Grammar (optional)
Past Simple (talk about last Tet)
Future with will / going to (plans for Tet)
3. Teaching Aids
Pictures of Tet activities
Board / projector
Worksheets (reading & writing)
4. Procedure (Tiến trình giảng dạy)
A. Warm-up (5–7 minutes)
Activity: Picture Guessing
Show 4–5 pictures about Tet (family dinner, fireworks, lucky money…)
Ask students:
What can you see?
Which holiday is it?
What do you usually do on this holiday?
➡️ Lead-in:
“Today, we are going to talk about Tet Holiday.”
B. Vocabulary Presentation (10 minutes)
Activity 1: Matching
Students match words with pictures.
Teacher checks pronunciation & meaning.
Activity 2: Pronunciation Practice
Choral repetition → individual repetition
Focus on word stress (ˈholiday, traˈditional)
C. Speaking Activity (10 minutes)
Activity: Pair Discussion
Students work in pairs and answer:
How do you celebrate Tet?
What food do you eat during Tet?
What do you like most about Tet?
➡️ Teacher monitors and gives feedback.
D. Reading Activity (10 minutes)
Reading Text (example):
Tet is the most important holiday in Vietnam. It is also called the Lunar New Year. During Tet, families come back home, decorate their houses, and enjoy traditional food like banh chung. Children receive lucky money and people make wishes for a good new year.
Tasks:
True / False questions
Answer short questions:
When is Tet celebrated?
What do families do during Tet?
E. Writing Activity (10–15 minutes)
Task: Short Paragraph Writing (80–100 words)
Topic: My Tet Holiday
Suggested questions:
When is Tet celebrated?
What do you usually do?
How do you feel about Tet?
➡️ Teacher gives sentence starters for weaker students:
Tet is an important holiday in my country.
During Tet, my family usually…
F. Consolidation & Homework (5 minutes)
Consolidation
Quick oral review:
Name 3 Tet activities
Name 2 Tet foods
Homework
Prepare a short speaking presentation (1–2 minutes):
“How I will celebrate Tet this year”
5. Differentiation (Điều chỉnh theo trình độ)
Weaker students: sentence frames, word bank
Stronger students: compare Tet with another holiday (Christmas, New Year)