Unit 1: Local environment

Unit 1: Local environment

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Giọng người Anh bản xứ đọc các từ vựng mới, cụm từ, và bài Local environment - A visit to a traditional craft village

Giọng người Mỹ bản xứ đọc các từ vựng mới, cụm từ, và bài Local environment - A visit to a traditional craft village

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A visit to a traditional craft village
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, BatTrang 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: I've been to a conical hat making village in Hue!
Nick: Cool! This is my first one. Do you think that the various crafts remind people of a specific region?
Mi: Sure. It's the reason tourists often choose handicrafts as souvenirs.
Phong: Let's go outside and look around the village.

craft: a thing which is skilfully made with your hands
set up: start something (a business, an organisation, etc.)
take over: take control of something (a business, an organisation, etc.)
artisans: people who do skilled work, making things with their hands
attraction: an interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do
specific region: a particular place
remind: make someone remember or think about something
look around: walk around a place to see what is there

 

A CLOSER LOOK 1

 

Last week we had a memorable trip to a new (1) zoo on the outskirt of the city. We were all (2) looking forward to the trip. There are lots of wild animals, and they are looked after carefully. Each species is kept in one ig compound and the animals look healthy. After we (3) looked around the animal zone, we gathered on a big lawn at the back of the zoo. There were played some (4) team-building games and sang songs. Then we had a delicious (5) lunch prepared by Nga and Phuong. In the afternoon, we walked to a (6) museum nearby. There is a big collection of handicraft made by different (7) craft villages. I’m sure that the zoo will be our new place of interest.