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Question: Describe a festival that is important in your country
You should say:
- When the festival occurs
- What you did during it
- What you like or dislike about it
- And explain why this festival is important
Answer:
I think one of the main festivals in my country is Christmas, which is in late December.
The main day that is celebrated in Vietnam is Christmas Day on 25th December. On Boxing Day, when many people visit friends and extended family.
I spent last Christmas with my family, and will also spend this one there too. We all get together at my parents’ house, because it is large enough to host everyone.
On Christmas morning, we start preparing the meal, as it takes a long time to cook! We put the chicken in the oven, and then some of us go to church for a Christmas mass.
The rest of us stay behind to carry on cooking. At around midday, we gather around the Christmas tree, which is decorated with baubles, tinsel, and fairy lights and we open our presents, which are all placed under the tree the night before. After that we have our Christmas dinner, which is always the same meal as it is a traditional feast.
I love nearly everything about Christmas. There is a sense of anticipation and excitement in the period leading up to Christmas, and then during the festival itself families and friends spend time together and most people have time off work.
One thing I don’t like about Christmas is that it is very commercialised and it can be stressful getting ready for it!
This festival is important for many people, even for non-Christians. Many non-Christian people in Vietnam enjoy the festive season without attaching any religious significance to it.
It is our holiday involving resting, feasting and the giving of gifts, and I think such times nurture our souls.
Một số từ vựng hữu ích:
- Festival /ˈfes.tə.vəl/ - lễ hội
- Celebrate /ˈsel.ə.breɪt/ - kỷ niệm, ăn mừng
- Boxing Day /ˈbɒk.sɪŋ ˌdeɪ/ - ngày lễ tặng quà (26/12)
- Extended family /ɪkˈsten.dɪd ˈfæm.əl.i/ - gia đình mở rộng (bao gồm họ hàng)
- Prepare /prɪˈpeə(r)/ - chuẩn bị
- Christmas mass /ˈkrɪs.məs mæs/ - lễ Giáng sinh (ở nhà thờ)
- Bauble /ˈbɔː.bəl/ - quả châu (trang trí cây thông Noel)
- Tinsel /ˈtɪn.səl/ - kim tuyến
- Fairy lights /ˈfeə.ri laɪts/ - đèn nhấp nháy
- Anticipation /ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ - sự mong đợi, háo hức
- Excitement /ɪkˈsaɪt.mənt/ - sự phấn khích
- Commercialised /kəˈmɜː.ʃəl.aɪzd/ - thương mại hóa
- Stressful /ˈstres.fəl/ - căng thẳng
- Religious significance /rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/ - ý nghĩa tôn giáo
- Feast /fiːst/ - bữa tiệc, bữa ăn thịnh soạn
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