Grade 9n Unit 1 – Local environment
I. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.
Ngoc/usually/play/badminton/Sunday.
Answer: 0. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays.
1. Phù Lãng/one/most famous/pottery/village/Viet Nam.
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2. It/locate/along/Cầu River/about/60/kilometre/Ha Noi.
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3. Potter/be/at/work/Phù Lãng/for/long time/since/Trần Dynasty.
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4. In/past/village potter/mainly/produced/article/everyday/life.
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5. Recently/young/artisan/opt/produce/artistic ceramics.
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II. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.
| 1. ______ I warned her about the quality of the product, she bought it as a souvenir. | ||
| A. However | B. When | C. Although |
| 2. We travelled to a craft village ______ we had spent two hours in the gallery. | ||
| A. before | B. after | C. while |
| 3. ______ she was knitting the hat, I was cooking dinner. | ||
| A. After | B. While | C. Before |
| 4. We got a discount ______ we had spent more than $200. | ||
| A. as | B. although | C. when |
| 5. I’ll take my foreign friends to the local market ______ they can see how people sell and buy things. | ||
| A. so | B. because | C. so that |
| 6. He ______ his name on a tree and left. | ||
| A. created | B. carved | C. cut |
| 7. How many balls of wool do you need to ______ that sweater? | ||
| A. do | B. weave | C. knit |
| 8. She is ______ boats on the pillow covers. | ||
| A. embroidering | B. making | C. casting |
| 9. This type of wool is ______ into fabric which will make jackets. | ||
| A. knitted | B. give | C. woven |
| 10. They ______ these statues in bronze. | ||
A. moulded III. Match the word with its definition: | B. cast
| C. wove
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Definition | Word | |
1. a thing which is skilfully made with your hands 2. start something (a business, an organisation, etc.) 3. take control of something (a business, an organisation, etc.) 4. people who do skilled work, making things with their hands 5. an interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do 6. a particular place 7. make someone remember or think about something 8. walk around a place to see what is there | a. artisans b. specific region c. attraction d. remind e. look round f. craft g. set up h. take over | |
IV. Fill in each sentence with a word/ phrase from the box. There is one extra word/ phrase
paintings pottery drum silk lacquer ware conical hats baskets
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1. These products are called …………………….. because they are decoratively covered with lacquer.
2. These …………………………….are made of thin bamboo strips that are woven together.
3. To play this ……………………….. you should use your hands, not sticks.
4. This vase is a beautiful piece of ………………….. It’s made from clay dug from our river banks.
5. Lots of Vietnamese girls like wearing …………………….. and ao dai.
6. When I go somewhere on holiday, I usually buy ……………. as souvenirs because I love works of art.
V. Fill in each sentence with a suitable word from the box to complete a passage about Doi Tam Drum - making village
famous more since amazed takes follow sold introduced
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We went to Doi Tam, a village (1)…………………….for its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first (2) ……………to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are (3) …………………….. than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village.
I was (4) ………………………… to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it (5) …………………. four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to (6)…………… an eight stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (7) …………….. they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also (8)…………………. to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
VI. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box
conical hat marble sculptures lanterns Pottery silk paintings
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1. The birthplace of the famous bai tho ………………………… is Tay Ho village in Hue.
2. If you go to Hoi An on the 15th of each lunar month, you can enjoy the lights of many beautiful ……………………
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3. Van Phuc village in Ha Noi produces different types of ………….. products such as cloth, scarves, ties, and dresses.
4. On the Tet holiday, many Hanoians go to Dong Ho village to buy folk …………………...
5……………… products of Bau Truc, such as pots and vases, have the natural colours typical of Champa culture in Ninh Thuan.
6. Going to Non Nuoc marble village in Da Nang, we’re impressed by a wide variety of ……………………………… from Buddha statues to bracelets.
VII. Complete the passage by filling each blank with a suitable word from the box:
culture traditional historical attraction handicrafts exercise
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Some people say that a place of interest is a place famous for its scenery or a well-known (1) …………………… site. I don’t think it has to be so limited. In my opinion, a place of interest is simply one that people like going to.
In my town, the park is a(n) (2) …………………. because many people love spending time there. Old people do (3) ……………. and walk in the park. Children play games there while their parents sit and talk with each other. Another place of interest in my town is Hoa Binh market. It’s a(n) (4) ……………………. market with a lot of things to see. I love to go there to buy food and clothes, and watch other people buying and selling. Foreign tourists also like this market because they can experience the (5) …………… of Vietnamese people, and buy woven cloth and other (6) ……………………… as souvenirs.