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6. READING
III. Read the passage about ancestor worship, and do the tasks that follow.
Ancestor Worship
Ancestor worship is a religious practice based on the belief that one's ancestors
possess supernatural powers, such as gods, angels, saints, or demons.
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Ancestor worship in some cultures honors the deeds, memories, and sacrifice of the
deal. Much of the worship includes visiting the ancestors at their graves, making offerings
to them to provide for their welfare in the afterlife.
Spirit money (also called Hell Notes) is sometimes burned as an offering to
ancestors as well for the afterlife. The living may regard the ancestors as"guardian angels"
to them, perhaps in protecting them from serious accidents, or guiding their path in life.
Families burned incense every day on the domestic ancestral altar. In China, the
ON) family altar house the family spirit tablets. On the outer surface of the spirit tablet is
engraved the year of the death, his full name, and the name of the son who erects the
tablet.
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Anniversary rites take place the death date of each major deceased member of the
family every year. Sacrificial food is offered, and living members of the family participate
in the ceremony in ritual order based on age and generation.
Task 2: Read the passage again, and then answer the following questions
6. Why does ancestor worship become a religious practice?
7. What are the activities of the worship?
8. Why do people burn spirit money for their dead ancestors?
9. What can we see on the spirit tablet?
10. When do anniversary rites for the major deceased member of the family take place?
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7. WRITING
III. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. She couldn't afford to buy the car.
The car is too
2. I would like you to help me to put the chair away.
Do you mind
3. If I were you, I wouldn't sweep the house on the first day of Tet.
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