UNIT 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

Lesson 5: Skills 1
I. Vocabulary:

authenticity (n):

tính xác thực

layer (n) :

lớp ( lá )

preserve (v) :

bảo vệ, bảo tồn

UNIT 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

treat ( v) :

xử lí (chất thải…)

income (n) :

thu nhập
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

- Similarities: conical hat, string

Differences

Picture B: white, no decoration, pink string, look heavier

Picture A: light green, pictures between layers, blue string, look lighter
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. 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

Paragraph A:

Paragraph C:

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

1

2

3
3. Read the text again and answer the questions

*Why is Tay Ho the most well-known conical hat making village?
2. How far is it from Tay Ho to Hue City?
3. What is the first stage of conical hat making?
4. What is special about the hat layers?
5. What is special about the _bai tho_ conical hat?
6. Who can make conical hats?
It's 12 km from Hue City.

It's going to the forest to collect leaves.

Because it is the birthplace of the conical hat in Hue.

They're very thin.

It has poems and paintings of Hue between the two layers.

Everybody can, young or old.
SPEAKING

4. Read the following ideas. Are they about benefits of traditinal crafts (B) or challenges that artisans may face (C). Write B or C
1. providing employment
2. losing authenticity
3. providing additional income
4. relying too much on tourism
5. treating waste and pollution
6. preserving cultural heritage
B

C

B

C

C

B

Can you add some more benefits and challenges
Can you add some more benefits and challenges that artisans may face?
_Other benefits:_

_Other challenges: _
*Creating national/regional pride *helping develop tourism *helping improve local infrastructure and services, *Creating cohesion between craft families and communities
*limited designs, *natural resources running out, *competition from other countries
5. Imagine that your group is responsible for promoting traditional crafts in your area. Propose an action plan to deal with the challenges

Our group want to propose an action plan for promoting conical hat, a well-know traditional crafts of our country.

The first part of the plan, we want to provide young people, especially students like us, with knowledge about this product. Young people should know about conical hat's history, symbolization, the making process, ect… so they understand why we need to promoting it and keep it alive even in the current modern life. After that, we should organize some fairs or festival for conical hat and even other traditional crafts to increase the sale of these products. Last but not least, we can produce conical hats for different purposes instead of only for wearing. In this days and age, conical hats are no longer a conventional accessory for the majority of our population. However, we can create more unique and artistic conical hats for decorating home or dance and music performance. It can also be a way to increase the sale of this product.

We hope our plan can help to promote conical hats in the future. Thanks for listening! Activity 5. Imagine that your group is responsible for promoting traditional crafts in your area. Propose an action plan to deal with the challenges.
Activity 5. Imagine that your group is responsible for promoting traditional crafts in your area. Propose an action plan to deal with the challenges.
Square Sticky Rice Cake: Tranh Khuc village, Hanoi

Silver carving in Hang Bac street, Hanoi

Ngu Xa Bronze casting Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Embroidery: Quat Dong village, Ha Tay province

Silk: Van Phuc village, Ha Tay province

Sedge Mats : Dinh Yen village, Dong Thap province

Ceramics: Bat Trang village, Hai Dung province
Poonah-Paper: Yen Thai village, Quang Binh province

Folklore Painting: Dong Ho painting, Bac Ninh province

Conical Hats: Chuong village, Ha Tay province

Green Young Sticky Rice: Vong village, Bac Ninh province

HOMEWORK

*- Do D 1,2,3 (WB) *- Prepare: Skills 2