Bài tập bổ trợ Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Unit 5: Our customs and traditions (Kèm đáp án)

 10. Do you know the name of the language center?
B. Vocabulary 
• Customs and traditions
I. Complete the sentences with the words given.
 celebrations decorative items lion dances dance performances ceremony
 martial arts monks offerings whale worship family reunion
1. During the wedding _________________, the bride is given many wedding gifts. 
2. Many people visit that Japanese shrine to make _________________ of fruit or rice to the gods. 
3. She often practises _________________ in her free time, using some elements of ground lighting. 
4. Christmas is a time of _________________. 
5. He has composed music for _________________ and film soundtracks. 
6. _________________ festival is part of the cultural identity of Central and Southern coastal regions 
in Viet Nam, which has been preserved and passed down through the generations. 
7. For the Chinese, _________________ are held to chase away evil spirits. 
8. There were lively New Year _________________ all over the town. 
9. _________________ tend to live a simple life of prayer and work, and they usually do not have many 
belongings. 
10. Christmas garlands are one of the most common _________________ that are associated with 
Christmas.
II. Complete the sentences with the verbs given in the correct form.
 admire ring place visit chase away
 pray decorate throw bloom hang
1. We are going to _________________ the kitchen next week. 
2. Walk around your house 13 times to _________________ evil spirits. 
3. Let us _________________ for the victims of this terrible disaster. 
4. I _________________ him for his courage. 
5. She _________________ the letter in front of me.
6. These flowers will _________________ all through the summer. 
7. We could _________________ this picture on the wall next to the door. 
8. There are several places of interest to _________________ in the area. Nam. The Vietnamese celebrate Tet sometimes between late January and early February, depending 
on the lunar 2 _______________. It’s a(n) national 3 _______________ and celebrations can last from 
seven to ten days. All over the country, millions of people travel long distances to celebrate Tet with 
their families. In big cities like Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Hue, etc., there are popular 4 _______________ 
including flower 5 _______________, light shows, dragon dances, puppet shows, book fairs, classical 
music 6 _______________ and even cake 7 _______________. There are also some amazing firework 
8 _______________.
 Expressions with custom and tradition
V. Rewrite the sentences given about the Thai traditions and customs, using the following 
expressions. You can add some words or make changes.
- there's a tradition that
- according to the tradition
- follow the tradition of
- break with tradition by
- have the custom of
1. Visitors should dress neatly in all religious shrines and temples, and never enter in shorts or sleeveless 
shirts.
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2. Never climb onto a Buddha image to take a photograph or do anything that might indicate a lack of 
respect.
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___________________________________________________________________________________ 8. It’s the custom ___________ the groom’s father to pay for the wedding. 
9. There are major cultural differences ___________ the west and the east. 
10. The tradition has been passed ___________ from father to son ___________ generations.
C. Grammar
• Articles (a / an, the, and zero article) 
I. Complete the sentences with a / an, the or ʘ (zero article).
1. My uncle is ___________ engineer at ___________ local garage. 
2. ___________ Statue of Liberty is in ___________ New York. 
3. ___________ happiness doesn’t come from ___________ money. 
4. Call ___________ fire station! There’s ___________ fire! 
5. Nobody saw ___________ shark as it swam past ___________ boat. 
6. There’s ___________ mouse on ___________ table in ___________ kitchen. 
7. I love these shoes. Are they made of ___________ leather? 
8. Have you ever visited ___________ capital of Viet Nam? It’s beautiful.
II. Tick the correct sentences, and correct any errors by adding or removing the definite article.
1. Have you ever been to the Japan? ___________________________________
2. It was best pizza I’ve ever eaten. ___________________________________
3. She speaks French and Japanese. ___________________________________
4. How many countries belong to United Nations? ___________________________________
5. London is situated on the River Thames. ___________________________________
6. I really enjoyed book you gave me. ___________________________________
III. Complete the text with a, an. the or ʘ (zero article).
I live in 1 ________ town in 2 ________ east of England. 3 ________ town is called 4 ________. 
Scarborough. It’s nearly 400 km from London. It’s on 5 ________ coast. It’s got 6 ________ population 
of 50,000. It’s 7 ________ interesting place to live. There’s 8 ________ beautiful beach and in 9 ________ 
summer there are lots of 10 ________ tourists. I live in 11 ________ suburbs. My house is about ten 
minutes from 12 ________ town centre.
IV. Choose the correct article a /an, the or ʘ (zero article).
1. Sergio Arau is an / the artist, musician, and director. 
2. He was born in the / ʘ Mexico City, a / the capital of a / ʘ Mexico.
3. In 2004, he made a / the film called A Day Without a Mexican. Then the city employed 20,000 workers, mainly immigrants from Ireland and 12 ________ Germany 
(perhaps the same people who homes were destroyed), to plant trees in 13 ________ new park. By 
1865, there were more than seven million visitors a year. The Central Park zoo opened in 1864, with 14 
________ animals from all over 15 ________ world.
Nowadays, 16 ________ New Yorkers are not the only people who enjoy the park. It receives about 35 
million visitors from outside the city every year and is 17 ________ important tourist attraction.
D. Reading
I. Read the information about customs in some countries, and then give the answers to the questions.
 Different Customs
Canada and the US: Don’t arrive early if you’re invited to someone’s home.
Indonesia: Never point to anything with your foot.
Korea: Don’t pass something to an older person or superior with only one hand.
Muslim countries: Don’t eat with your left hand.
Samoa: Don’t eat while you’re walking in public.
Thailand: Never touch anyone except a child on the head.
1. In which country is foot considered a dirty part of the body?
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2. In which country should we pay attention to eating in public?
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3. In which country / countries should we eat with the right hand?
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4. In which country / countries shouldn’t we arrive early at a party?
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5. In which country should you show high respect to older people or superiors?
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II. Read the text and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). There are street bazaars, parades and concerts. The stalls sell flowers, traditional oil lamps, beautiful 
saris, jewellery, traditional art and crafts, and traditional sweets. There are also a number of cultural 
activities for people to take part in, such as the Indian Heritage and Craft Exhibition.
1. Deepavali is on the same day every year. ______
2. Only people in Singapore celebrate Deepavali. ______
3. Hindus don’t work during this festival. ______
4. People eat special food during Deepavali. ______
5. Deepavali is a colourful festival. ______
IV. Read the text about family traditions in Viet Nam, and do the tasks that follow.
Marriage and family are very important in Viet Nam. In the countryside, parents often arrange 
marriages; divorce remains uncommon, though is more frequent in cities. In traditional Vietnamese 
families, roles are rigid. The man of the house is primarily responsible for the family’s economic well-
being. Older children help to look after younger siblings. Discipline is viewed as a parental duty.
The woman of the house looks after her parents, husband and children. In rural areas, women also do 
much agricultural work. Vietnamese women live by the “four virtues”: hard work, beauty, refined 
speech and excellent conduct.
The Vietnamese attach great importance to two traditional family obligations: to care for their parents 
in their old age and to worship them after death. In each Vietnamese family, there is at least one altar 
on which there are the pictures of their ancestors. Family members worship their ancestors because 
they think parents after death will go to live in another world and this altar is the place where the 
ancestors’ souls live in. As a result, every day Vietnamese people lay flowers or sometimes fruits on the 
altar for the belief that those ancestors will enjoy them.
Task 1: Match each word with its definition, writing the answer in each blank.
 1. sibling (n) ______ A. the part of a person that is believed to continue exist after the body 
 is dead
 2. virtue (n) ______ B. to pray to or to show respect for someone like a god
 3. worship (v) ______ C. behaviour which shows high moral standards
 4. altar (n) ______ D. the table used in ceremonies in a church, temple or family
 5. soul (n) ______ E. a brother or a sister
Task 2. Read the passage again, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
6. In traditional Vietnamese families, the man has to support the family. ______ ______ 
3. The feet may be considered to be the dirtiest part of the body. ______
4. Never touch people on the head because the head is considered to rest on the pillow. ______
5. Remember to remove you shoes before entering a building. ______
VI. Read the text and answer the questions.
 Etiquette in Thailand
Thai people are known for their friendliness and hospitality. However, if you visit Thailand there are a 
few things you should know about Thai etiquette to make sure you don’t offend anyone by saying or 
doing the wrong thing.
First of all, when you meet someone, the traditional greeting is to put your palms together in front of 
you and bow your head slightly. This is called the Wai and it shows respect.
Secondly, you should always remove your shoes when you enter someone’s home or a temple. You 
have to be very careful with your feet and never show the soles of them to anyone and keep them on 
the floor at all times. Also, you should never touch anyone’s head or pass something over another 
person’s head. This is disrespectful. Showing affection in public is also seen as rude and inappropriate 
behaviour. Furthermore, you should avoid losing your temper or showing negative emotions in public 
as this will reflect badly on you and it will embarrass your Thai friends.
Finally, you should wear smart and modest clothes. Shorts and revealing tops are not worn in public 
except on the beach. Keep these social rules in mind whenever you visit Thailand and you can enjoy
your visit without offending anyone.
1. What is the traditional way for people to greet each other in Thailand?
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2. What is this greeting called?
___________________________________________________________________________________ 5. rite _________ E. doing something many times
Task 2. Read the passage again, and then answer the following questions.
1. Why does ancestor worship become a religious practice?
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2. What are the activities of the worship?
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3. Why do people bum spirit money for their dead ancestors?
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4. What can we see on the spirit tablet?
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5. When do anniversary rites for the major deceased member of the family take place?
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VIII. Read the text and choose the correct answers.
 Melon Farmers
Do you like water melons? Well, after a week at the Water Melon Festival in Chinchilla, Australia, you 
might not like them so much.
Chinchilla is the water melon capital of Australia and produces an amazing number of melons. This is 
because the ground here is excellent for growing them. It holds water well and this is really important 
for growing melons.
Every two years in the middle of February the people of Chinchilla hold a special festival and participants 
come from far away. A visit to the festival is very entertaining. If you go this year, you’ll see a crazy 
competition where people smash melons with their heads. There are easier competitions too, such as 
melon throwing and melon skiing (where you put your feet in a melon and get pulled along by a rope). 
Of course, there are cooking competitions for meals using melons and a lot of melon eating too.
The festival started in 1994 and is getting bigger each year. If you want to go to the festival in Chinchilla, 
you must book your ticket soon. This year they are expecting between six and seven thousand people. 
That’s a lot of water melons.
1. All / Some of the events are difficult.
2. There has been a melon festival in Chinchilla for over / under 20 years.
3. There are some unusual people / competitions at the festival. 6. The festival lasts a week. __________
X. Read the text, and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
If you travel around the world, you will learn that every country has different customs. It is what makes 
travelling so interesting. If you visit Thailand in April, you will see the Songkran celebrations - and you 
might get very wet. Songkran is the Thai New Year, and it is traditional to throw buckets of water at 
passers-by on the street. If you did that in London, you might get arrested.
Different countries have different laws, so you have to be careful. Of course, stealing and murder are 
illegal everywhere, but some laws are surprising. In England, if you buy a stamp with the Queen’s head 
on it, you must make sure you stick it on your letter the right way up. It is illegal to stick the stamp on 
a letter upside-down. It shows that you do not respect the Queen. Many laws in England were made 
centuries ago. As time passes, they are not important any more, but they have not been changed. For 
example, did you know that it is illegal to wear a top hat in the city of London? And in the seventeenth 
century Oliver Cromwell banned eating mince pies on Christmas Day. Mince pies are a traditional 
Christmas treat, so millions of people in the UK broke that law every Christmas then. There are 
hundreds of laws like this, which seem stupid to US now. Since 1965 over 2,000 old laws have been 
changed, but there are thousands more - so be careful.
1. Songkran is an annual festival in Thailand. __________
2. You mustn’t use stamps with the Queen’s head on envelopes. __________
3. Some laws are old-fashioned and out of date. __________
4. Many people commit a crime at Christmas in England now. __________
5. All the silly laws have been changed. __________
XI. Read the texts and do the tasks that follow.
A. Sand Sculpting Festival
“I’m here with my family at the Sand Sculpting Festival on Frankston Beach, Melbourne, Australia. 
We’re staying for the weekend. The festival lasts from the end of December to the end of April and the 
theme of the sculptures changes every year. This year the sculptures show creatures and scenes from 
the age of the dinosaurs. There are several dozen huge dinosaurs made of 3,500 tons of sand. You might 
think you are in Jurassic Park! You can watch the sculptors at work, too. It’s fascinating. I fancy having 
a go myself. The exhibition opens every day at 10 am, so tomorrow I’m making my own dinosaur at the 
Sand Workshop - with a little professional help.” Laura
B. Roswell UFO Festival