UNIT 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
Period 2: Getting started
1. Who and what can you see in the picture?
2. Where are they?
3. What do you think the people in the picture are talking about?
I. Vocabulary
conical hat (n):
/ˈkɒnɪkl hæt/ 
nón lá
pottery (n):
/ˈpɒtəri/
Đồ gốm
workshop (n):
/ˈwɜːkʃɒp/
Xưởng làm việc
handicraft (n):
/ˈhændikrɑːft/
Đồ làm thủ công
lacquer ware  (n):
/ˈlækərweə/:
đồ sơn mài
Sculpture (n)
/ˈskʌlptʃə(r)/  
 điêu khắc, đồ điêu khắc
II. 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, Bat Trang 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 their business. All the artisans here are my aunts, uncles and cousins.
Nick: 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 the 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.
Act 1. a. Can you find a word / phrase that means:
craft
set up
take over
artisans
attraction
specific region
remind
look round
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?
Lucky number
Lucky number
1
2
4
5
7
3
8
6
1.Where are Nick, Mi, and Phong?
They are at Phong’s grandparents’ 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 there.
It’s in Hue.
5. Where is the craft village that Mi visited?
6. Why do tourists like to buy handicrafts as souvenirs?
Because the handcrafts remind them of a specific region.
Lucky number!
1. They are at Phong’s grandparents’ workshop in Bat Trang.
2. It is about 700 years old.
3. His great-grandparents did.
4. Because people can buy things for their house and make
pottery themselves there.
5. It’s in Hue.
6. Because the handcrafts remind them of a specific region.
b Answer the following questions.
paintings pottery drums silk lanterns conical hats lacquerware marble sculptures
A
G
F
E
D
B
H
paintings
drums
marble sculptures
pottery
silk
lacquerware
conical hats
lanterns
Act 2 . Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture
C


Act 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.


The birthplace of the famous bai tho _____________ is Tay Ho village in Hue.
If you go to Hoi An on the 15th of each lunar month, you can enjoy the lights of many beautiful ______________.
Van Phuc village in Ha Noi produces different types of ______________ products such as cloth, scarves, ties, and dresses.
On the Tet holiday, many Hanoians go to Dong Ho village to buy folk _______________ .
_______________ products of Bau True, such as pots and vases, have the natural colours typical of Champa culture in Ninh Thuan.
Going to Non Nuoc marble village in Da Nang, we`re impressed by a wide variety of ________________from Buddha statues to bracelets.






conical hat
lanterns
silk
paintings
Pottery
marble sculptures
QUIZ: What is the place of interest?
Work in pairs to do the quiz.
People go to this area to walk, play, and relax.
It is a place where objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific interest are kept and shown.
People go to this place to see animals.
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.
park
museum
zoo
beach
beautiful spot
b. Work in groups. Write a similar quiz about places of interest. Ask another group to answer the quiz.
HOMEWORK
Learn voc
Practice the dialogue.
- Prepare unit 1: A closer look 1