Unit 1:
LOCAL
ENVIRONMENT

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

I. Vocabulary
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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/

đồ gốm
thành lập
xưởng
tiếp quản
sự thu hút
nón lá
tưởng nhớ
khu vực riêng
đồ thủ công
nhìn quanh

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1. What can you see
in the picture?
2. Where are they?
3. What do you think
the people in the
picture are talking
about?

1. Listen and read:
Nick: There are so many pieces of pottery here, Phong. Do your grandparents make all
of them?
Phong: They can't because we have lots of products. They make some and other people
make the rest.
Nick: As far as I know, BatTrang is one of the most famous traditional craft villages of
Ha Noi, right?
Phong: Right. My grandmother says it's about 700 years old.
Mi: Wow! When did your grandparents set up this workshop?
Phong: My great-grandparents started it, not my grandparents. Then my grandparents
took over the business. All the artisans here are my aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Mi: I see. Your village is also a place of interest of Ha Noi, isn't it?
Phong: Yes. People come here to buy things for their house. Another attraction is they
can make pottery themselves in workshops.
Nick: That must be a memorable experience.
Phong: In Viet Nam there are lots of craft villages like Bat Trang. Have you ever been to
any others?
Mi: I've been to a conical hat making village in Hue!
Nick: Cool! This is my first one. Do you think that the various crafts remind people of a
specific region?
Mi: Sure. It's the reason tourists often choose handicrafts as souvenirs.
Phong: Let's go outside and look round the village.

II.a. Can you find a word/phrase that means?
1. a thing which is skillfully made with your hands

craft    
  

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

set up

3. take control of something (a business, an organization, 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

take over  
artisans
attraction
specific region    
remind
look round

A.

B.

C.

F.
marble sculptures  
lacquerware paintings
conical hats   pottery 
lanterns  
drums    
silk  
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D.

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H.

III. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from 2
conical hat
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
lanterns
the lights of many beautiful  ………..
3. Van Phuc village in Ha Noi produces different types
silk
of ……………. products
such as cloth,
scarves, ties, and dresses.
4. On the Tet holiday, many Hanoians go to Dong Ho village to buy
paintings
folk……………….. .
Pottery products of Bau Truc, such as pots and vases, have the
5.  ……………
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
marble sculptures
of ……………......................from
Buddha statues to bracelets.

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. 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

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• Homework
- Learn by heart the new words
- Prepare for the next lesson