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LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

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LESSON
5: SKILLS 1
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Warm up: Video watching

READING

- Task 1: Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
- Vocabulary teaching
- Task 2: Read the brochure introducing different places with special
products. Match each highlighted word with its definition.
- Task 3: Read the brochure again. Decide which place each detail
below belongs to.
- Task 4: Work in pairs. Ask and answer about a speciality in your
neighbourhood, your home town, or the area you know. Use the
questions below.
- Task 5: Work in groups. Give a short presentation about the
speciality you discussed in 4.

SPEAKING

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

WATCH THE VIDEO
VIDEO
WATCHING

WARM-UP

BAT TRANG POTTERY VILLAGE

PRE READING

1 Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1. What can you see in each picture?
2. Do you know any place(s) where people make the thing(s) in each picture?

PRE READING

1 Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
Picture a: cốm (young sticky rice)from Vong Village, Ha Noi
Another place which makes com: Tu
Le Commune in Yen Bai Province

PRE READING

1 Work in pairs. answer the questions.

Picture b: pottery – from Denby,
England.
In Viet Nam, there are some
pottery villages: Bat Trang, Bau
Truc, Phu Lang, …

VOCABULARY

preserve (v)

/prɪˈzɜːv/

bảo tồn

VOCABULARY

fragrance (n) /ˈfreɪɡrəns/

hương thơm

VOCABULARY

New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. preserve (v)

/prɪˈzɜːv/

bảo tồn

2. fragrance (n)

/ˈfreɪɡrəns/

hương thơm

WHILE READING

2 Read the brochure introducing different places with special products. Match each
highlighted word with its definition.

WHILE READING

2 Read the brochure introducing different places with special products. Match each
highlighted word with its definition.

1. preserve

a. existing since the beginning

2. shorten

b. to keep something as it is

3. fragrance

c. to make something shorter

4. original

d. a special purpose of a thing

5. function

e. a pleasant smell

WHILE READING

3

Read the brochure again. Decide which place each detail below belongs to

In which place….?

Vong Denby

1. people make the speciality from local material
2. people make the product from plants
3. people make the product with some traditional
techniques

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4. the product is famous worldwide
5. the product symbolises a season

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Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions
1. What is Com Lang Vong made from?

Young sticky rice flakes.

2. How do artisans traditionally make Com Lang Vong?

By steaming, pounding, and roasting young sticky rice.

3. What is the purpose of wrapping Com Lang Vong in leaves?

To preserve its fragrance and freshness

4. How has making Com Lang Vong changed over time?
Machines are now used for some steps instead of doing
everything by hand

SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer about a speciality in your

neighbourhood, your home town, or the area you know. Use the questions below.

1.What speciality is it?
“Phở” is a specialty food in Viet Nam

2.What do people make it from?

It is made from rice noodles, beef or chicken and other spices .

3.Do people make it in the traditional way?
Yes, it is.

4.What can people do with it?
People can eat “phở” all day for every meal. Pho is a noodle soup;
therefore, it's better when being added with beansprout .

5. Is it well known in only your country or around the world?
It is famous with both Vietnamese and foreign visitors.

SPEAKING

5 Work in groups. Give a short presentation about the speciality you
discussed in 4.

I live in Tay Ho Village, 12 kilometres from Hue
City. My village is famous for its conical hats. We
make conical hats from goi leaves. We still follow
15 traditional steps to make a hat. A conical hat
protects us from the sun and the rain as well as
makes us more graceful. What is special about
our conical hats is that each of them carries a
poem. Tay Ho conical hats are not only famous in

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Read for specific information about special
products in some areas.
 Give a short presentation about a speciality.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the Workbook.

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