UNIT 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

Period 1: Lesson 1: Getting started
A visit to a traditional craft village

* NEW WORD:
(to)

correspond

(v)

[,kɔris'pɔnd]

:

trao đổi

:

nhà thờ hồi giáo

a mosque

(n)

[mɔsk]

:

có ấn tượng

(to)

impress

(v)

[im'pres]

:

bị ấn tượng

(to)

be impress

(v)

:

cầu nguyện

(to)

pray

(v)

[prei]

:

thanh bình

peaceful

(adj)

['pi:sfl]

:

bầu khí quyển, không khí

atmosphere

(n)

['ætməsfiə]

:

cần ai cho mục đích gì

(to)

depend (v)

[di'pend]

:

giữ quan hệ

(to)

keep in touch (v)

Act 1. Listen and read

Act 1. Listen and read
a. Can you find a word/phrase that means
1. a thing which is skilfully made with your hands

………………………..
craft

2. start something (a business, an organisation, etc.)

………………………..
set up

3. take control of something (a business, an organisation, etc.)

take over
………………………..

4. people who do skilled work, making things with their hands

………………………..
artisans

5. an interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do

………………………..
attraction

6. a particular place

specific region
………………………..

7. make someone remember or think about something

remind
………………………..

8. walk around a place to see what is there

………………………..
look around

Act 1. Listen and read
b. Answer the following questions
1. Where are Nick, Mi, and Phong?
=> They are at Phong's grandparents' pottery workshop in Bat Trang.
2. How old is the village?
=> It is about 700 years old.
3. Who started Phong's family workshop?
=> His great-grandparents did.
4. Why is the village a place of interest in Ha Noi?
=> Because people can buy things for their house and make pottery themselves themselves
in workshops there.
5. Where is the craft village that Mi visited?
=> It's in Hue.
6. Why do tourists like to buy handicrafts as souvenirs?
=> Because the handicrafts remind them of a specific region.

Act 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture

paintings

Act 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture

drums

Act 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture

marble sculptures

Act 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture

pottery

Act 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture

silk

Act 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture

lacquerware

Act 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture

conical hats

Act 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture

lanterns

Act 3. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from 2 to show where in
Viet Nam the handicrafts. You do not have to use them all
paintings
conical hats

pottery
lacquerware

drums
marble sculures

silk

lanterns

conical hats
1. The birthplace of the famous bai tho ………………… is
Tay Ho
village in Hue.

Act 3. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from 2 to show where in
Viet Nam the handicrafts. You do not have to use them all
paintings
conical hats

pottery
lacquerware

drums
marble sculures

silk

lanterns

2. If you go to Hoi An on the 15th of each lunar month, you can enjoy
lanterns
the lights of many beautiful  ………………….

Act 3. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from 2 to show where in
Viet Nam the handicrafts. You do not have to use them all
paintings
conical hats

pottery
lacquerware

drums
marble sculures

silk

lanterns

3. Van Phuc village in Ha Noi produces different types of 
silk
…………………
 products such as cloth, scarves, ties, and dresses.

Act 3. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from 2 to show where in
Viet Nam the handicrafts. You do not have to use them all
paintings
conical hats

pottery
lacquerware

drums
marble sculures

silk

lanterns

4. On the Tet holiday, many Hanoians go to Dong Ho village to buy folk 
paintings
………………….

Act 3. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from 2 to show where in
Viet Nam the handicrafts. You do not have to use them all
paintings
conical hats

pottery
lacquerware

drums
marble sculures

silk

lanterns

5. …………………
products of Bau Truc, such as pots and vases, have
Pottery
the natural colours typical of Champa culture in Ninh Thuan.

Act 3. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from 2 to show where in
Viet Nam the handicrafts. You do not have to use them all
paintings
conical hats

pottery
lacquerware

drums
marble sculures

silk

lanterns

6. Going to Non Nuoc marble village in Da Nang, we're impressed by a
sculptures from Buddha statues to bracelets.
wide variety of marble
…………………

Act 4. QUIZ: WHAT IS THE PLACE OR INTEREST?
a. Work in pairs to do the quiz.
1. People go to this area to walk, play, and relax.

park

2. It is a place where objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or
scientific interest are kept and shown.

museum

3. People go to this place to see animals.

zoo

4. It is an area of sand, or small stones, beside the sea or a
lake.

beach

5. It is a beautiful and famous place in the countryside.
beauty spot

Act 4. QUIZ: WHAT IS THE PLACE OR INTEREST?
b. Work in groups. Write a similar quiz about places of interest. Ask another
group to answer the quiz.
1. People go to this place to see the newest films.
⇒ The cinema
2. It is a place for people to listen to classic music.
⇒ The theater.
3. Tourists coming here can experience pottery-making.
⇒ The traditional pottery village.
4. It is a place where people come to rest under tree, walk around or go picnic.
⇒ The park.
5. It is a place of worship of Buddhist.
⇒ The pagoda.