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Period 2:

Unit 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
Lesson 1: Getting started

I. Vocabulary:
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pottery (n): /ˈpɒtəri/ 
set up (v):
/sɛt/ /ʌp/  
workshop (n): /ˈwɜːkʃɒp/  
take over (v): /teɪk ˈəʊvə/ 
conical hat (n): /ˈkɒnɪkəl hæt/  
artisan (n):
/ˌɑːtɪˈzæn/  
specific region (n): /spəˈsɪfɪkˈri/ːʤən 
handicraft (n): /ˈhændɪkrɑːft/  

đồ gốm
thành lập
xưởng
tiếp quản
nón lá
thợ thủ công
khu vực riêng biệt
đồ thủ công

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
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: Cool! This is my first one. Do you think that the various crafts remind people of aspecific
region?
Mi:
Sure. It's the reason tourists often choose handicrafts as souvenirs.
Phong: Let's go outside and look round the village.

III. Practice:
1. Can you find a word/phrase that means: (Ex.1a – P.7)
handicraft
1. a thing which is skilfully made with your hands
set up
2. start something (a business, an organisation)
3. take control of something (a business, an organisation, etc.)
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5.
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take over
people who do skilled work, making things with their
hands
artisans
an interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do attraction
a particular place
specific region
make someone remember or think about something remind
walk around a place to see what is there
look round

Watch out!
'As far as I know' is an expression. It is used to say that
you think you know something but you cannot be
completely sure, especially because you do not know all
the facts.

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2. Answer the following questions. (Ex.1b – P.7)
1. Where are Nick, Mi, and Phong?
- They're 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.
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.

3. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under
the picture. (Ex.2 – P.7)

A

B

C

paintings

drums

marble sculptures

silk

F
lacquer ware

G
conical hats

E

D
pottery

H
lanterns

4. 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. (Ex.4 – P.7)
1. The birthplace of the famous bai tho conical
________
hat is Tay Ho
village in Hue.
2. If you go to Hoi An on the 15th of each lunar month, you can
enjoy the lights of many beautiful ________.
lanterns
3. Van Phuc village in Ha Noi produces different types of _____
silk
products such as cloth, scarves, ties, and dresses.
4. On the Tet holiday, many Hanoians go to Dong Ho village to buy
folk ________.
paintings
5. ________
Pottery products of Bau Truc, such as pots and vases, have the
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 of ________________
marble sculptures from Buddha statues to
bracelets.

QUIZ: WHAT IS THE PLACE OF INTEREST?
a. Work in pairs to do the quiz.
park
1. People go to this area to walk, play, and relax.
2. It is a place where objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or
museum
scientific interest are kept and shown.
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
b. Work in groups. Write a similar quiz about places of
interest. Ask another group to answer the quiz.

HOMEWORK
- Learn vocabulary by heart.
- Answer the questions (Ex.1b) again in Notebook.
- Do Ex.B1, 2, 3, 4 – P.3, 4 in Workbook.
- Prepare: A closer look 1