WELCOME TO OUR GAMES SHOW Thong Linh High School

GAME 1: PICKING FRUITS BY MOUTH GAME 2: WHO’S QUICKER? GAME 3: GUESSING BACKGROUND PICTURE GAME 4: CROSSWORDS GAME 5: LUCKY MONEY DRAWING

GAME 1: PICKING FRUITS BY MOUTH INSTRUCTIONS: Students play the game in 2 groups of one girl and one boy. Ten kinds of fruit are hung on a rope. The boy stands at one end of the rope while the girl at the other end. There is a box near the place the boy stands. The boy has to go and stand on a chair to pick a fruit by mouth, and then run as quickly as possible to give the fruit to the girl. The girl then takes it, runs and puts it in the box. The winners are those who finish picking 10 fruits first.

GAME 2: WHO’S QUICKER? INSTRUCTIONS: Two groups of three see some pictures on the screen in 2 minutes. Then they try to write as many words related to the pictures as possible in 2 minutes.

AO DAI

Coconut Custard-apple mango papaya(pawpaw) pineapple

KUMQUAT

GREETING CARD

FIREWORKS

GOAT

DRAGON

BUFFALO

ROOSTER

APRICOT BLOSSOM

LUCKY MONEY

PEACH BLOSSOM

WATERMELON

FIND Kitchen God

GAME 3: GUESSING BACKGROUND PICTURE INSTRUCTIONS: Students will choose ONE of the twelve animals on the screen. With each animal selected, students have to answer ONE question. If the answer is right, one part of the background picture appears. After six parts are shown, students can guess the background.

HAPPY NEW YEAR MOUSEBUFFALOTIGERCAT DRAGON SNAKEHORSEGOAT MONKEYDOGPIGROOSTER

What do you call the time between the old and new year? ---> New Year’s Eve

Who are they? – They are in the kitchen. They ride a carp to the Heaven on the 23rd of the 12th Lunar month every year. ---> Kitchen Gods

What are they? – They are white and oval. They are laid by ducks. They often cooked with pork to make a kind of popular food at Tet. ---> Eggs

What flower is it? – It is yellow and traditional in the South of Vietnam at Tet. --> Apricot blossom

What is it? – It is put in a red envelope. Children like to receive it very much. ---> Lucky money

What flower is it? – It is pink and traditional in the North of Vietnam at Tet. ---> Peach blossom

What fruits are they? – They are four fruits which means “cầu dừa đủ xài” in Vietnamese? ---> Custard-apple, coconut, papaya (pawpaw), mango

What are they? – They are very dangerous and can injure and kill people. They were banned since January 1st, > Firecrackers

Say some common wishes at Tet. ---> Happy New Year; Plenty of Health; Money flows in like water; A myriad of things go according to your will; Security, good health and prosperity

What is it? – It’s tall, made of bamboo and placed in front of the house to chase ghosts and devils away. ---> New Year Tree

What song is it? – It is performed by ABBA band and often sung at the beginning of the year. ---> Happy New Year

What is it? – It is the Vietnamese traditional long dress that women often wear. ---> Ao dai

GAME 4: CROSSWORDS (a wish often exchanged on the occasion of Tet holidays) INSTRUCTIONS: Students listen to questions or hints and give answers. There is ONE red letter in each answer. After six words are shown, students can guess the key words via the red letters.

CARP TCHENIK MONKEY TERMELOA OUSEM W COCONUT N LLOWEY IGP PAWPAW CAT SIWH OOSTERR H A P P Y N E W Y E A R

GAME 5: LUCKY MONEY DRAWING INSTRUCTIONS: 10 lucky tickets will be drawn. Each lucky student will receive 10,000VND as their lucky money.

HAPPY NEW YEAR