🏖️💫🤣Tết Nguyên Đán – New Year’s Day in Vietnam (A1+)🏖️💫🤣

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Tet, or Tết Nguyên Đán, is the Vietnamese New Year. It is the most important holiday in Vietnam. Tet usually happens in January or February. The date changes every year because it follows the lunar calendar.

Before Tet, people clean their houses. They want to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year. Families also decorate their homes with flowers and small trees. In the north of Vietnam, people like pink peach flowers. In the south, people often buy yellow apricot flowers. Many homes have a kumquat tree with small orange fruits.

During Tet, families cook special food. They make bánh chưng or bánh tét. This food is made of sticky rice, meat, and beans. People also eat chicken, soup, and sweet snacks. Children get lucky money in red envelopes. This money brings good luck for the new year.

On New Year’s Eve, families have a big dinner together. They watch fireworks and say “Happy New Year.” In the first days of Tet, people visit family and friends. They give good wishes for health, happiness, and success.

Tet is a happy time for family, food, and new beginnings.

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Vocabularry:

Here are the definitions in simple A1 English:

• to be important – to be very special or have great value
• usually – most of the time
• a date – a day in the calendar
• to change – to become different
• to follow – to use or go after something
• a lunar calendar – a calendar based on the moon
• to clean – to make something not dirty
• to decorate – to make something look nice
• a peach flower – a pink flower from a peach tree
• an apricot flower – a yellow flower from an apricot tree
• beans – small seeds that people cook and eat
• sweet snacks – small sweet food like candy or cakes
• to get lucky money – to receive money for good luck
• an envelope – a paper cover for a letter or money
• to bring good luck – to give good things or good fortune
• a firework – colorful light in the sky at night
• health – feeling good and not sick
• success – doing well and reaching your goals
• a new beginning – the start of something new

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Match definition to word exercise:

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Definitions

1. To become different
2. Feeling good and not sick
3. To make something not dirty
4. A paper cover for a letter or money
5. A pink flower from a peach tree
6. To use or go after something
7. A day in the calendar
8. Small sweet food like candy or cakes
9. Most of the time
10. To make something look nice
11. Doing well and reaching your goals
12. To give good things or good fortune
13. To be very special or have great value
14. Colorful light in the sky at night
15. A yellow flower from an apricot tree
16. A calendar based on the moon
17. To receive money for good luck
18. The start of something new

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Words

A. sweet snacks
B. a peach flower
C. a date
D. to clean
E. success
F. a lunar calendar
G. an apricot flower
H. to bring good luck
I. an envelope
J. to follow
K. usually
L. to get lucky money
M. a firework
N. to decorate
O. a new beginning
P. to change
Q. to be important
R. health

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Answers

1-P, 2-R, 3-D, 4-I, 5-B, 6-J,
7-C, 8-A, 9-K, 10-N, 11-E, 12-H,
13-Q, 14-M, 15-G, 16-F, 17-L, 18-O

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Full version:

1. To become different – means to change
2. Feeling good and not sick – means health
3. To make something not dirty – means to clean
4. A paper cover for a letter or money – means an envelope
5. A pink flower from a peach tree – means a peach flower
6. To use or go after something – means to follow
7. A day in the calendar – means a date
8. Small sweet food like candy or cakes – means sweet snacks
9. Most of the time – means usually
10. To make something look nice – means to decorate
11. Doing well and reaching your goals – means success
12. To give good things or good fortune – means to bring good luck
13. To be very special or have great value – means to be important
14. Colorful light in the sky at night – means a firework
15. A yellow flower from an apricot tree – means an apricot flower
16. A calendar based on the moon – means a lunar calendar
17. To receive money for good luck – means to get lucky money
18. The start of something new – means a new beginning
19. Words – means letters

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Match the Words

Words

1. Tet
2. Lucky money
3. Firework
4. Peach flower
5. Apricot flower
6. Bánh chưng
7. Bánh tét
8. Family
9. Decorate
10. Visit
11. Health
12. New beginning
13. Clean
14. Sweet snacks

Definitions

A. To make something not dirty
B. A pink flower from a tree
C. Children get this in red envelopes
D. The start of something new
E. A yellow flower from a tree
F. A special rice cake from the north
G. A special rice cake from the south
H. To go to see someone
I. The most important holiday in Vietnam
J. Colorful light in the sky at night
K. People you love and live with
L. To make something look nice
M. Small sweet food like candy or cakes
N. Feeling good and not sick

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Answers:

1-I, 2-C, 3-J, 4-B, 5-E, 6-F, 7-G,
8-K, 9-L, 10-H, 11-N, 12-D, 13-A, 14-M

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Fill in, words below:

sweet snacks – follows – peach – rice – success –
decorate – flowers – fireworks – clean –
kumquat tree – important –
lucky money – beans –
change – apricot –
good luck

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1. Tet is the most __________ holiday in Vietnam.
2. The date of Tet can __________ every year.
3. Tet __________ the lunar calendar.
4. People __________ their houses before Tet.
5. Families __________ their homes with __________ and small trees.
6. In the north, people like __________ flowers.
7. In the south, people buy __________ flowers.
8. Many homes have a __________ with small orange fruits.
9. Families cook bánh chưng or bánh tét with __________, meat, and __________.
10. People eat __________ during Tet.
11. Children get__________ in a red envelope.
12. Lucky money can bring __________ for the new year.
13. Families watch __________ and wish for health, __________, and a new beginning.

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Correct version:

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1. Tet is the most important holiday in Vietnam.
2. The date of Tet can change every year.
3. Tet follows the lunar calendar.
4. People clean their houses before Tet.
5. Families decorate their homes with flowers and small trees.
6. In the north, people like peach flowers.
7. In the south, people buy apricot flowers.
8. Many homes have a kumquat tree with small orange fruits.
9. Families cook bánh chưng or bánh tét with rice, meat, and beans.
10. People eat sweet snacks during Tet.
11. Children get lucky money in a red envelope.
12. Lucky money can bring good luck for the new year.
13. Families watch fireworks and wish for health, success, and a new beginning.

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True or false:

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1. Families usually ignore flowers and decorations.
2. Tet follows the lunar calendar.
3. Children get candy in yellow envelopes.
4. People visit family and friends during the first days of Tet.
5. Tet is celebrated in December.
6. Peach flowers are popular in the south of Vietnam.
7. Lucky money can bring good luck for the new year.
8. People watch fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
9. Tet always happens on February 17.
10. Families cook bánh chưng or bánh tét for Tet.
11. Tet is the most important holiday in Vietnam.
12. Children get lucky money in red envelopes.
13. People clean their houses before Tet.
14. Families eat pizza during Tet.
15. Many homes have kumquat trees with small orange fruits.
16. Tet is not an important holiday in Vietnam.

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True: 2,4,7,10,11,12,13,15

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Correct version:

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1. Families usually ignore flowers and decorations. True is: Families decorate their homes with flowers and trees.
2. Tet follows the lunar calendar.
3. Children get candy in yellow envelopes. True is: Children get lucky money in red envelopes.
4. People visit family and friends during the first days of Tet.
5. Tet is celebrated in December. True is: Tet is celebrated in January or February.
6. Peach flowers are popular in the south of Vietnam. True is: Peach flowers are popular in the north of Vietnam.
7. Lucky money can bring good luck for the new year.
8. People watch fireworks on New Year’s Eve. True is: Families watch fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
9. Tet always happens on February 17. True is: The date of Tet changes every year.
10. Families cook bánh chưng or bánh tét for Tet.
11. Tet is the most important holiday in Vietnam.
12. Children get lucky money in red envelopes.
13. People clean their houses before Tet.
14. Families eat pizza during Tet. True is: Families eat special food like bánh chưng, bánh tét, and sweet snacks.
15. Many homes have kumquat trees with small orange fruits.
16. Tet is not an important holiday in Vietnam. True is: Tet is the most important holiday in Vietnam.

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Match the questions to the answers

Questions :

1. What is Tet?
   
   YOU WRITE:
   (i) Tet is the Vietnamese New Year.
   
2. Why is Tet important?
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3. When does Tet usually happen?
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4. Which calendar does Tet follow?
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5. Who cleans the house before Tet?
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6. What flowers do people buy in the north?
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7. What flowers do people buy in the south?
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8. Where do families put the kumquat tree?
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9. Which food do families cook for Tet?
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10. Who gets lucky money?
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11. How does lucky money help?
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12. What do families do on New Year’s Eve?
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13. Who do people visit during Tet?
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14. What is your favorite part of Tet?
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Answers:

a. People visit family and friends.
b. Families put the kumquat tree in their homes.
c. Lucky money brings good luck for the new year.
d. Tet is important because it is the most special holiday in Vietnam.
e. Families have a big dinner and watch fireworks.
f. Children get lucky money in red envelopes.
g. I like giving lucky money and eating bánh chưng with my family.
h. Tet follows the lunar calendar.
i. Tet is the Vietnamese New Year.
j. Families cook bánh chưng or bánh tét.
k. People buy apricot flowers in the south.
l. People buy peach flowers in the north.
m. Tet usually happens in January or February.
n. All family members clean the house before Tet.

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Answers:
1→i, 2→d, 3→m, 4→h, 5→n, 6→l,
7→k, 8→b, 9→j, 10→f, 11→c, 12→e, 13→a, 14→g
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Full version:

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1. Q: What is Tet?
A: Tet is the Vietnamese New Year.

2. Q: Why is Tet important?
A: Tet is important because it is the most special holiday in Vietnam.

3. Q: When does Tet usually happen?
A: Tet usually happens in January or February.

4. Q: Which calendar does Tet follow?
A: Tet follows the lunar calendar.

5. Q: Who cleans the house before Tet?
A: All family members clean the house before Tet.

6. Q: What flowers do people buy in the north?
A: People buy peach flowers in the north.

7. Q: What flowers do people buy in the south?
A: People buy apricot flowers in the south.

8. Q: Where do families put the kumquat tree?
A: Families put the kumquat tree in their homes.

9. Q: Which food do families cook for Tet?
A: Families cook bánh chưng or bánh tét.

10. Q: Who gets lucky money?
A: Children get lucky money in red envelopes.

11. Q: How does lucky money help?
A: Lucky money brings good luck for the new year.

12. Q: What do families do on New Year’s Eve?
A: Families have a big dinner and watch fireworks.

13. Q: Who do people visit during Tet?
A: People visit family and friends.

14. Q: What is your favorite part of Tet?
A: I like giving lucky money and eating bánh chưng with my family.

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Unscramble – which phrase are we looking for?

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