Lesson 5: SKILLS 1

Tuesday, 19th September, 2023

Period 6
I. Reading

Unit 1: Local environment
Lesson 5: Skills 1

1. Work in pairs. One look at Picture A and other look at picture B. Ask each other
question to find out the similarities and differences between your pictures

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Similarities: conical hat, string
- Differences:
Picture A: light green, pictures between layers, blue string, look
lighter
Picture B: white, no decoration, pink string, look heavier

2. Mi visited Tay Ho village in Hue last month. She has decided to present what she
knows about this place to the class.

* Vocabulary
- frame (n) khung
- layer (n) lớp
layer of leaves: lớp lá
- poetic conical hat
- process (n): quá trình
- stage (n): bước
- iron (n): sắt
(v): là
- be famous (a): nổi tiếng
~ be well-known

* Checking vocabulary
- frame (n)
- layer (n)
layer of leaves
- poetic conical hat
- process
- stage (n)
- iron (n):
(v):
- be famous (a):
~ be well-known

2. Read what she has prepared and match the titles with the paragraphs

1. Present status of the craft
2. Location and history of conical hat making village
3. How the conical hat is made

3. How the conical hat is made
1. Present status of the craft
2. Location and history of conical hat making village
A. When you think about the conical hat, the first thing you think of is the region of
Hue. Conical hat making has been a traditional craft there for hundreds of years, and
there are many craft villages like Da Le, Phu Cam, and Doc So. However, Tay Ho is the
most famous because it is the birthplace of the conical hat in Hue. It is a village on the
bank of the Nhu Y River, 12 km from Hue City. 
B. A conical hat may look simple, but artisans have to follow 15 stages, from going to
the forest to collect leaves to ironing the leaves, making the frames, etc. Hue's conical
hats always have two layers of leaves. Craftsmen must be skilful to make the two layers
very thin. What is special is that they then add poems and paintings of Hue between
the two layers, creating the famous bai tho or poetic conical hats.
C. Conical hat making in the village has been passed down from
generation to generation because everybody, young or old, can take part in the process.
It is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, but all around the world. 

3. Read the text again and answer the questions
1. Why is Tay Ho the most well-known conical hat making village?
→Because it is the birthplace of the conical hat in Hue.
2. How far is it from Tay Ho to Hue City?
→ It's 12 km from Hue City.
3. What is the first stage of conical hat making?
→ It's going to the forest to collect leaves.
4. What is special about the hat layers?
→ They're very thin.
5. What is special about the bai tho conical hat?
→ It has poems and paintings of Hue between the two layers.
6. Who can make conical hats?
→ Everybody can, young or old.
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SPEAKING
4. Read the following ideas. Are they about benefits of traditional
crafts (B) or challenges that artisans may face (C). Write B or C
1. providing employment (cung cấp việc làm)
2. losing authenticity (mất đi sự chính xác/chân thực)

B
C

3. providing additional income (cung cấp thêm thu nhập)

B

4. relying too much on tourism (phụ thuộc quá nhiều vào du
lịch)

C

5. treating waste and pollution (xử lý rác thải và ô nhiễm)

C

6. preserving cultural heritage (bảo tồn di sản văn hóa)

B

Can you add some more benefits and challenges

5. Imagine that your group is responsible for promoting traditional
crafts in your area. Propose an action plan to deal with the challenges

»Homework
- Learn by heart the new words
- Prepare for the next lesson
( Skills 2)