UNIT 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
English 9
What does local environment mean?
local: local means your surroundings
environment: a term that encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof.

This unit is not about environmental issues such as pollution, deforestation, or global warming, but it is about the physical conditions in an area such as its features, traditional crafts, or places of interest.
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Warm up
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pottery
conical hat
workshop
handicraft
handicraft
I. Vocabulary
pottery (n) /ˈpɒtəri/ 
set up (v) /sɛt/ /ʌp/  
workshop (n) /ˈwɜːkʃɒp/  
take over (v) /teɪk/ /ˈəʊvə/ 
attraction (n) /əˈtrækʃ(ə)n/  
conical hat (n) /ˈkɒnɪkəl/ /hæt/  
remind (v) /ˈrɪmaɪnd/  
specific region (n) spɪˈsɪfɪkˈriːʤən 
handicraft (n) /ˈhændɪkrɑːft/  
look around (n) /lʊk//əˈraʊnd/







 
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đồ gốm
thành lập
xưởng
tiếp quản
sự thu hút
nón lá
tưởng nhớ
khu vực riêng
đồ thủ công
nhìn quanh
II. Listen and read
Activity 1. Listen and read.
a. Can you find a word/phrase that means:
1. a thing which is skilfully made with your hands
2. start something (a business, an organisation)
3. take control of something (a business, an organisation, etc.)
4. people who do skilled work, making things with their hands
5. an interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do

6. a particular place
7. make someone remember or think about something

8. walk around a place to see what is there



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craft
set up
take over
artisans
attraction
specific region
remind
look round
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Watch out!
‘As far as I know’ is an expression. It is used to say that you think you know something but you cannot be completely sure, especially because you do not know all the facts.
Activity 1. Listen and read.
b. Answer the following questions.
1. Where are Nick, Mi, and Phong?

2. How old is the village?

3. Who started Phong’s family workshop?

4. Why is the village a place of interest in Ha Noi?


5. Where is the craft village that Mi visited?
6. Why do tourists like to buy handicrafts as souvenirs?
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It is about 700 years old.
They’re at Phong’s grandparents’ workshop in Bat Trang.
His great-grandparents did.
Because people can buy things for their house and
make pottery themselves there
It’s in Hue.
Because the handicrafts remind them of a specific region.
Activity 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture.
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paintings
drums
marble sculptures
pottery
silk
conical hats
lanterns
lacquerware
Activity 3. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from 2 to show where in Viet Nam the handicrafts are made. You do not have to use them all.
1. The birthplace of the famous bai tho ________ is Tay Ho village in Hue.
2. If you go to Hoi An on the 15th of each lunar month, you can enjoy the lights of many beautiful ________
3. Van Phuc village in Ha Noi produces different types of ________ products such as cloth, scarves, ties, and dresses.
4. On the Tet holiday, many Hanoians go to Dong Ho village to buy folk ________.
5. ________ products of Bau Truc, such as pots and vases, have the natural colours typical of Champa culture in Ninh Thuan
6. Going to Non Nuoc marble village in Da Nang, we’re impressed by a wide variety of ________ from Buddha statues to bracelets.
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conical hat
lanterns
silk
paintings
Pottery
marble sculptures
Activity 4. QUIZ: WHAT IS THE PLACE OF INTEREST?
a. Work in pairs to do the quiz.
1. People go to this area to walk, play, and relax.
2. It is a place where objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific interest are kept and shown.
3. People go to this place to see animals.
4. It is an area of sand, or small stones, beside the sea or a lake.
5. It is a beautiful and famous place in the countryside.

b. Work in groups. Write a similar quiz about places of interest. Ask another group to answer the quiz.

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park
zoo
museum
beach
beauty spot
III. Homework
Learn vocabulary by heart.
Redo exercises.
Prepare the next lesson: A closer look 1
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