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👉 SKILLS 1
Reading
- Work in pairs. Answer the question.
1. What can you see in each picture?
2. Do you know any place(s) where people make the thing(s) in each picture?
(Page 14) - Read the brochure introducing different places with special products. Match each highlighted word with its definition.
Vong, a small village in Ha Noi, is famous for a speciality: com (young sticky rice flakes). To make com, artisans follow a series of steps. They preserve the techniques by passing them sown to their sons. In the past, people made com by hand, but now they use machines for some steps to shorten the process. They wrap the final product in two layers of leaves to preserve its fragrance before selling it to consumers. Com Lang Vong is well known in Viet Nam as a speciality of Ha Noi autumn.
Denby is a village in the country of Derbyshire, England. It is the home of the famous Denby Pottery, which is made from the finest local clay. Going around the village, we can see artisans han-craft pottery collections. They still use some of the original techniques passed down throught generations. In Denby products, we can see their beauty and function which make them world-famous. Today Denby is also a tourist attraction. Visitors can make pottery in workshops or find out about the history of pottery in the museum.
1. preserve a. existing since the begining 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 - 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 4. the product is famous worldwide 5. the product symbolises a season
Speaking - Work in pairs. Ask and answer about a speciality in your neighbourbood, your home town, or the area you know. Use the questions below.
1. What speciality is it?
2. What do people make it from?
3. Do people make it in the traditional way?
4. What can people do with it?
5. Is it well known in only your country or around the world? - Work in groups. Give a short presentation about the speciality you discussed in 4.
Example: 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 ...
