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LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

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WARM-UP

1

Work in groups. Look at the picture, and discuss what you know about Alaska.

- Location?
- Climate?
- Native
people?
- Language?
- Cuisine?
- Culture?

WARM-UP

1

Work in groups. Look at the picture, and discuss what you know about Alaska.

•Alaska: a state of the US (49th)
•location: northwest of North
America
•population: over 700,000
•climate: oceanic climate, very cold
•native people: Alaskan Natives
•languages: English 86.3%, Alaska
Native languages

READING

maintain (v)
/meɪnˈteɪn/
duy trì, gìn giữ

READING

experience (v)
/ɪkˈspɪəriəns/
trải nghiệm

READING

style (n)
/staɪl/
phong cách

READING

musher (n)
/ˈmʌʃə/
người điều khiển
xe trượt tuyết chó kéo

READING
New words
1. maintain (v)
2. experience (v)
3. style (n)
4. musher (n)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/meɪnˈteɪn/

duy trì, gìn giữ

/ɪkˈspɪəriəns/

trải nghiệm

/staɪl/

phong cách

/ˈmʌʃə/

người điều khiển xe
trượt tuyết chó kéo

READING

2

Match the highlighted words in the text with their meanings.

READING

2

Match the highlighted words in the text with their meanings.

READING

3

Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. What is the population of Alaska?
→ It is about 730,000 / 730 thousand.
2. Who have special styles of carving or weaving?
→ Various native groups have their own special styles of carving
or weaving
3. Where can we find the culture of the native peoples in Alaska?
→ We can fnd it in their villages.

READING

3

Read the text again and answer the questions.

4. How long is the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race?
→ It is 1,510 km (long).
5. Is the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race an international competition?
→ Yes, it is.

SPEAKING

4

Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and use the cues to talk about what people in some places
do to maintain their traditional lifestyle.

SPEAKING

4

Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and use the cues to talk about what people in some places
do to maintain their traditional lifestyle.

A: What do people in
A: What do people in Dam
Chau An Village do to
maintain their traditional Ri Village do to maintain
their traditional lifestyle?
lifestyle?
B: They make crafts orcook
B: They perform traditional and sell traditional food
dances.

SPEAKING

5

Work in pairs. Ask and answer about how people in your area maintain their
traditional lifestyle. You can use the ideas in 4 and the reading text in 1.

Example:
I live in Bat Trang, which is a pottery
village not far from Ha Noi centre. To
maintain the traditional lifestyle, local
people will make pottery and paint
on the ceramic statues. Then they
will sell those pottery products to
tourists.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Read about Alaska
 Talk about how people in their area maintain
traditional lifestyles

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
Students' workbook.

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