Sunday, October 16, 2022

WARM-UP:

Choose the right phrase and then
put it under the appropriate picture.

stilt house
musical instrument

open-air market
costume

terraced field
water festival

New lessons
UNIT 3
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1

VOCABULARY
- major /ˈmeɪ dʒə(r)/ (a)

 minor

- (in)significant /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/(a)

= (not) important

- complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/(a)  simple
- basic /ˈbeɪsik/ (a)

= not developed

- traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl/ (a)

- truyền thống

- boarding school /ˈbɔːdɪŋ sku:l
/(n)

- trường nội trú

CHECKING VOCABULARY
- major /ˈmeɪ dʒə(r)/ (a)

 minor

- (in)significant /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/(a)

= (not) important

- complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/(a)  simple
- basic /ˈbeɪsik/ (a)

= not developed

- traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl/ (a)

- truyền thống

- boarding school /ˈbɔːdɪŋ sku:l
/(n)

- trường nội trú

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

1. major

a. written

2. simple

b. insignificant

3. modern

c. complicated

4. spoken

d. minor

5. rich

e. basic

6. develop

f. poor

7. important

g. tradition

2. Use some words from 1 to complete the

sentences.

1. Many ethnic groups have their own languages,
written languages.
and some even have _________
2. People in some far-away mountainous regions
traditional way of life.
still keep their __________
3. Gathering and hunting still play a(n) important
_________
role in the economy of the Laha.

simple
4. Ethnic peoples in the mountains have a ________
way of farming. They use _________
tools to do
basic
the farm work.
5. The Muong in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa are wellrich
known for their _________
folk literature and their
traditional songs.

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

eremon y
1. c_______

2. pagod
_____a

3. templ
_____e

of the Thai women

in the north
4. w_________
aterwhee l

of the Sedang

5. shaw
____l

6. baske
_____t

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.
skateboard
display
instead
basket

/sk/

stamp
first
crisp
space

/sp/

speech
station
school
task

/st/

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

1. The Hmong people I met in Sa Pa speak
English very well.
staying
2. You should go out to instead
play instead
of
staying
here.
speciality
spicy
3. This local speciality isstudents
not very spicy.
studying

schools students are studying
4. Many ethnic minority
at boarding schools.
Most
schooling
5. Most children
in far-away villages can get

- 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.

Goodbye!
See you again!