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UNIT 3

LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1
VOCABULARY

- major /ˈmeɪ dʒə(r)/ (a)

 minor

= (not) important

 simple

= not developed

- truyền thống

- trường nội trú

- (in)significant /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/(a)

*complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/(a)
*basic /ˈbeɪsik/ (a)
*traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl/ (a)
*boarding school /ˈbɔːdɪŋ sku:l /(n)
CHECKING VOCABULARY

- major /ˈmeɪ dʒə(r)/ (a)

- (in)significant /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/(a)

*complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/(a) *basic /ˈbeɪsik/ (a) *traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl/ (a) *boarding school /ˈbɔːdɪŋ sku:l /(n)
 minor

= (not) important

 simple

= not developed

- truyền thống

- trường nội trú
1. major

2. simple

3. modern

4. spoken

5. rich

a. written

b. insignificant

c. complicated

d. minor

e. basic

1. Match the adjectives in A with their opposites in B.

6. develop

f. poor

7. important

g. tradition
2. Use some words from 1 to complete the sentences.
people

friendly, brave, boring, nomadic, colourful
life

slow, hard, boring, inconvenient, peaceful, nomadic, colourful
scenery

colourful, vast, peaceful
1. Many ethnic groups have their own languages, and some even have _________ languages.

2. People in some far-away mountainous regions still keep their __________ way of life.

3. Gathering and hunting still play a(n) _________ role in the economy of the Laha.

4. Ethnic peoples in the mountains have a ________ way of farming. They use _________ tools to do the farm work.

5. The Muong in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa are well-known for their _________ folk literature and their traditional songs.

rich

written

traditional

important

simple

basic
3. Work in pairs. Discuss what the word is for each picture. The first and last letters of each word are given.

1. c_______y 2. p_____a 3. t_____e

4. w_________l 5. s____l 6. b_____t

eremon

agod

empl

aterwhee

haw

aske

_in the north_

_Ly Son_

_of the Thai women _

_of the Sedang_
Pronunciation:

Clusters: /sk/, /sp/ and /st/
4. Listen and repeat the following words.

skateboard stamp speech

display first station

instead crisp school

basket space task
5. Listen again and put them in the right column according to their sounds.
/sk/

/sp/

/st/
task

school

station

speech

space

crisp

first

stamp

skateboard

display

instead

basket
1. The Hmong people I met in Sa Pa speak English very well.

2. You should go out to play instead of staying here.

3. This local speciality is not very spicy.

4. Many ethnic minority students are studying at boarding schools.

5. Most children in far-away villages can get some schooling.

6. Listen and read the following sentences. Then underline the words with the sounds /sk/, /sp/, or /st/.

speak

instead

staying

speciality

spicy

students

studying

schools

Most

schooling

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HOMEWORK

- Learn the new words by heart.

- Practice pronunciation “sk”, “sp” “st” again.

- Do exercises A 1, 2 in workbook (page 16).

- Prepare for Unit 3: Closer look 2.