Giải Bài Tập Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 13: Festivals
Giải bài tập Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 13: Festivals
Tom likes swimming and sunbathing.
David is interested in ancient cities.
Huckleberry likes mountain-climbing.
Oliver is keen on pottery.
Robinson is fond of crowded places
Ba, cám ơn bạn đã mời mình đến dự lễ hội nấu cơm. Bạn có thể giải thích cho mình điều gì sẽ diễn ra không?
Được chứ. Có 3 cuộc thi: thi lấy nước, thi đốt lửa, và thi nấu cơm.
Cách đây khoảng một cây số có một con sông. Mỗi người của mỗi đội phải chạy ra sông. Có bốn chai nước để ở bờ sông và mỗi người phải lấy một chai đem về vị trí xuất phát.
Người kia trông có vẻ bồn chồn. Anh ta hét la điều gì thế?
Anh ấy yêu cầu người của đội mình chạy nhanh lên.
Có gì đặc biệt trong cuộc thi đốt lửa?
Người ta đốt lửa theo cách truyền thống. Các thành viên của hai đội cố gắng đốt lửa bằng cách cọ xát các thanh tre với nhau. Người thắng cuộc là người đầu tiên nhóm được lửa.
Mình còn muốn biết về cuộc thi nấu cơm nữa.
Mỗi đội có 6 người tham gia cuộc thi này. Họ phải đãi gạo tách vỏ trấu ra sau đó nấu cơm.
Làm thế nào để quyết định ai là người thắng cuộc?
Ba giám khảo sẽ thử xem cơm ai chín và ngon nhất thì đó là người thắng cuộc. Khi cộng lại số điểm của các phần thi ban giám khảo sẽ trao giải nhất.
Đấy là những gì đang diễn ra phải không?
Lãnh đạo hội đồng vừa nói rằng ông ấy rất hài lòng khi trao giải cho đội Thôn Triều.
Have you tidied the bedrooms?
Yes, I have. Where are you going Mom?
To the market. I have to buy some oranges and some pomegranates.
Could you collect my new ao dai at the tailor round the conner?
Thanks, Mom. Is there anything you want me to do while you're out?
Not really. But I want our house to look nice at the festival.
Mom, I know what to do now. I'll clean all the glass windows.
That's very good. Bye-bye, Sweetie.
Is your school festival tomorrow, Lan?
Yes, that's right! There will be a lot of contests for school boys and girls, such as a flower arrangement contest, mini football matches, fashion shows and some others ... . And there is a lot of work to do right now.
Really? It's interesting!
Would you like to take part in the festival with us?
Yes, I'd love to. But is there anything I can do for you?
Could you help me to send some letters of invitation to our old friends?
Yes, of course. Anything else?
Not really. Thanhks, Hoa. And now I have to go to the market and buy some cakes, candies and fruit for our class party. Bye, Hoa. See you tomorrow.
(Gia đình Robinson đang chuẩn bị Tết.)
Mrs. Robinson wants to go to the .
John, I want you to go to the flower market for me, please.
What do I have to buy?
Some peach blossoms and a bunch of flowers.
What sort of flowers?
Marigolds, because they are traditional at Tet.
Anything else?
No, but I need Liz to do a few things.
Are you busy?
No. Do you need something?
Yes. Go to the market and pick up some candy and one packet of dried watermelon seeds, please.
Okay. What are you going to do?
I'm going to Mrs. Nga's. She's going to show me how to make sticky rice balls.
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Christmas is an important festival in many countries around the world.
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How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
Why did the Englishman have someone design a card?
When were Christmas songs first performed?
Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas?
What is Santa Claus based on?
This report shows how the (1) festival was held.
After the three contests, all points were (10) and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful.
This report shows how the Huong Pagoda festival is held.
The Huong Pagoda and the Huong Tich cave are the famous scenic spots of Viet Nam. The Huong Pagoda festival lasts from the 6 th day of the 1 st month to the end of the 3 rd month of the lunar calendar. People conduct dragon dance in the yard of Trinh pagoda and sail the royal barge. The festival is held in 3 places: Huong Tich, Tuyet Son, Long Van. The festival is most crowded from the 15 th - 20 th day of the 2 nd month of the lunar calendar as this period marks the main festival. The mountainous path leading from Ngoai pagoda to Trong pagoda is full of visitors coming up and down. A pilgrimage to the Huong Pagoda is not only for religious reasons but also to see the numerous natural shapes that are typical of the landscape and the buildings that are valuable artifacts of the nation.
Barge (n): xuồng, xà lan, thuyền rồng
Pilgrimage (n): cuộc hành hương
On Christmas Eve in the early 1500s, a tree and in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga.
The Christmas carol "Silent Night, Holy Night" in Austria by Franz Gruber in the 19 th century.
Mom! Something has happened to our kitchen.
Many bowls and dishes have been (3) , too. And look at this, Mom. The dried mushrooms have been (4) all over the floor.
And where is the pan of fish I left on the stove?
Who has done all this?
Mom, it must have been the cat!
It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.
It is a festival in which people have their bulls fight against each other.
The United States has a big industry that makes cars.
Last week tran Hung Dao School held a contest in which students arranged flowers as attractively as they could.
Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice.
This is a machine which is used to wash clothes.
"New pipes are very expensive."
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The rice was separated from the husk.
A fire was made by the camp by the boys.
This house was built more than one hundred years ago.
Millions of tons of rice are exported by Vietnamese people around January or February.
Trees are usually planted in their neighborhood after Tet holiday by Vietnamese people.
How many motorbikes are exported by Vietnam a year?
His book was published by the publisher in 1996.
Our desk was repaired during the weekend.
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The sun-glasses were crushed up.
The books were jumbled on the floor.
The postcards were shuffled on the desk.
The doll was put down on the pillow.
The shell collection was scattered on the floor.
The dictionaries were thrown on the bed.
The bookshelf was shuffled.
The CD rack was knocked down.
The mirror was moved off the wall.
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a. air-conditioning f. fire-making b. zebra crossing g. cock-fighting c. data-processing h. bird-watching d. family-planning i. bungee jumping e. water-skiing j. language learning
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He was told to stay home for three days.
Mrs. Robinson was asked to do the shopping.
He was asked/ told not to talk in class.
We were allowed to use Mr. Thompson's computer.
I was taught (how) to do the magic when I was a boy.
He was asked to take an English test.
She is said to be the best student in the class.
We were told/ asked to go home and wait.
We were told/ asked to work harder on English pronunciation.
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a. explain e. yelled (out) b. rub f. awarded c. invited g. urged d. added h. participate
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He can't run because he has a weak heart.
The lease on my house has only a year to run.
bank = a slope of land adjoining a body of water, especially a river or a lake.
My house is on the south bank of the river.
bank = a business in which money is kept for saving or other purposes
My father is a bank manager.
fire = burning fuel or other material.
Who set fire to the house?
The officer ordered his men to fire at the enemy.
point = a unit that adds to a game or sports competition.
We need one more point to win the game.
point = to show with a finger.
He point to a tower on the distant horizon.
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She said (that) she enjoyed all the food at the festival.
Banh Chung and other kinds of special food are made at Tet.
Traditional songs are often performed during the festival.
Thanks giving Day is usually celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States.
Halloween pumpkins are made into jack-o'-lanterns.
You can play small tricks on your friends or strangers on April Fool's Day.
Now write similar sentences about a festival you know.
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 15 th 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.
Soon moon cakes have very pretty designs and a wonderful taste. Tourists from other countries should not miss this festival if they are with Chinese people during the celebration.
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