UNIT 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

I. VOCABULARY

Từ mới Phiên âm Nghĩa

1. artisan /ɑtɪ:’zæn/ (n.) thợ làm nghề thủ công

2. handicraft /’hændikrɑ:ft/ (n.) sản phẩm thủ công

3. workshop /’wɜ:kʃɒp/ (n.) xưởng, công xưởng

4. attraction /ə’trækʃn/ (n.) điểm hấp dẫn

5. preserve /prɪ’zɜ:v/ (v.) bảo tồn, gìn giữ

6. authenticity /ɔ:θen’tɪsəti/ (n.) tính xác thực, chân thật

7. cast /kɑ:st/ (v.) đúc (đồng…)

8. craft /krɑ:ft/ (n.) nghề thủ công

9. craftsman /’krɑ:ftsmən/ (n.) thợ làm đồ thủ công

10. team-building /’ti:m bɪldɪŋ/ (n.) xây dựng đội ngũ, tinh thần
đồng đội
11. drumhead /drʌmhed/ (n.) mặt trống

12. embroider /ɪm’brɔɪdə(r)/ (v.) thêu

13. frame /freɪm/ (n.) khung

14. lacquerware /’lækəweə(r)/ (n.) đồ sơn mài

15. layer /’leɪə(r)/ (n.) lớp (lá…)

16. mould /məʊld/ (v.) đổ khuôn, tạo khuôn

17. sculpture /’skʌlptʃə(r)/ (n.) điêu khắc, đồ điêu khắc

18. surface /’sɜ:fɪs/ (n.) bề mặt

19. thread /θred/ (n.) chỉ, sợi

20. weave /wi:v/ (v.) đan (rổ, rá…), dệt (vải…)

21. turn up /tɜ:n ʌp/ (phr. v.) xuất hiện, đến

22. set off /set ɒf/ (phr. v.) khởi hành, bắt đầu chuyến đi

23. close down /kləʊz daʊn/ (phr. v.) đóng cửa, ngừng hoạt động

24. pass down /pɑ:s daʊn/ (phr. v.) truyền lại (cho thế hệ sau…)

25. face up to /feɪs ʌp tu/ (phr. v.) đối mặt, giải quyết

26. turn down /tɜ:n daʊn / (phr. v.) từ chối

27. set up /set ʌp/ (phr. v.) thành lập, tạo dựng

28. take over /teɪk əʊvə/ (phr. v.) tiếp quản, kế nhiệm, nối nghiệp

29. live on /lɪv ɒn/ (phr. v.) sống bằng, sống dựa vào

30. treat /tri:t/ (v.) xử lí

31. carve /kɑ:v/ (v.) chạm, khắc

32. stage /steɪdʒ/ (n.) bước, giai đoạn

33. artefact /’ɑ:tɪfækt/ (n.) đồ tạo tác

34. loom /lu:m/ (n.) khung cửi dệt vải

35. versatile /’vɜ:sətaɪl/ (adj.) nhiều tác dụng, đa năng

36. willow /’wɪləʊ/ (n.) cây liễu

37. charcoal /’tʃɑ:kəʊl/ chì, chì than (để vẽ)

38. numerous /’nju:mərəs/ (adj.) nhiều, đông đảo, số lượng lớn

39. birthplace /ˈbɜːθpleɪs/ (n.) nơi sinh ra, quê hương

40. deal with /diːl wɪð/ (phr. v.) giải quyết

41. get on with /get ɒn wɪð/ (phr. v.) có quan hệ tốt

42. knit /nɪt/ (v.) đan (len,sợi)

43. look foward to /lʊk ˈfɔːwəd tu/ (phr. v.) trông mong

44. marble sculpture /ˈmɑːbl ˈskʌlptʃər/ điêu khắc đá

45. memorable /ˈmemərəbəl/ (adj) đáng nhớ

46. pottery /ˈpɒtəri/ (n.) đồ gốm

47. great- grandparent /ɡreɪt/ /ˈɡrænpeərənt/ (n) cụ (người sinh ra ông bà)

48. Place of interest /pleɪs/ /əv/ /ˈɪntrəst/ (n.) địa điểm hấp dẫn

49. tug of war /tʌɡ/ /əv/ /wɔː(r)/ (n.) trò kéo co

50. riverbank /ˈrɪvəbæŋk/ (n.) bờ sông

51. conical hat /ˈkɒnɪkl/ /hæt/ (n) nón lá

52. minority ethnic /maɪˈnɒrəti/ /ˈeθnɪk/ (n) dân tộc thiểu số

II. Bài tập vận dụng

Can you find a word/phrase that means:
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

Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture.

paintings pottery drums silk

lanterns conical hats lacquerware marble sculptures

Match the verbs in column A with the groups of nouns in column B.

A B

1. carve a. handkerchiefs, tablecloths, pictures

2. cast b. stone, wood, eggshells

3. weave c. clay, cheese, chocolate

4. embroider d. bronze, gold, iron

5. knit e. baskets, carpets, silk, cloth

6. mould f. sweaters, toys, hats

Listen and write the missing word in each gap.

1. “Some ___________ have problems with pollution, crime or bad weather – here we have traffic
jams”.
2. Before going to the___________, she has to take her children to school.
3. In the evening the ___________ is even worse.
4. Now so many people have a car, and there aren't enough ___________ in the city.
Listen again and choose the correct answer.
1. What is the most serious problem in Bangkok?
A. Pollution
B. Bad weather
C. Traffic jams
2. How does Suzanne go to work?
A. By car
B. By Skytrain
C. By metro
3. How long does it take Suzanne to go to work every day?
A. Two hours
B. Five hours
C. Half an hour
4. In the evening the traffic is ___________.
A. better
B. worse
C. the same
5. Why is traffic so bad in Bangkok?
A. People move around by boat.
B. There aren't enough roads.
C. There isn't a Skytrain or metro.
Complete the sentences using the given words/ phrases
team-building embroider workshop craft drumheads knitting
reminds numerous versatile stage treated conical
cast weave surface craftman’s frame artisan
1. The traditional .................... village attracts millions of foreign tourists each year.
2. His parents want him to take over their family’s .................... which was set up by his
grandparents.
3. People use buffalo skin to make the ....................
4. I need to buy a new .................... for the picture. Do you know any shops near here?
5. We are looking for a manager with good .................... and leadership skills.
6. It takes great skill to .................... a statue in gold.
7. I’m not allowed to tell you about the plan at this .................…
8. The .................... piece of pottery must be worth a million dollars.
9. They .................... the scarves with flowers to make them more colorful.
10. It’s hard to find a marble with such a smooth and shiny ....................
11. .................... handicraft products from different countries are displayed for sale at the fair.
12. That picture always .................... me of my hometown.
13. The problem of air pollution cannot be .................... until they work together.
14. This basket is extremely .................... - You can use it for lots of different purposes.
15. The woman shut themselves behind doors to ………….. their cloth.
16. Jane is ……………. her a sweater for Christmas
17. The Bai Tho ……………. hat was first made in Tay Ho village, Hue
18. To become a professional ………….., a trainee must work hard in more than twenty years.
Choose the best answer
1. Vietnamese ___________ is now available to purchase online.
A. lacquer
B. lacquers
C. lacquerware
2. How many ___________ of leaves does a Hue’s conical hat have?
A. surface
B. layers
C. frames
3. He works as a/ an ___________ in his uncle’s workshop.
A. attraction
B. artisan
C. embroider
4. The car has been ___________ in clay.
A. moulded
B. woven
C. embroidered
5. They need to find a solution to ___________ the local environment.
A. preserve
B. cast
C. weave
6. Burglars broke into the museum and stole dozens of valuable marble _________.
A. crafts
B. sculptures
C. workshops
Give the correct form of the words in capital.
1. Children have to have moral lessons at school to avoid behavior of ___________ in the future.
(MORALITY)
2. If you don’t go to work regularly, you will be punished for ___________ in work.
(REGULARITY)
3. In our country, men and women are equal. No one supports sexual ___________. (EQUALITY)
4. Every young man undergoing military training is bound to experience ___________.
(COMFORT)
5. Tom’s failure was due not to ___________ but to his own mistakes. (FORTUNE)
6. He is a notorious___________who robbed a bank yesterday. (CRIME)
Ôn tập từ vựng Tiếng Anh lớp 9 Unit 1: Local Environment
I/ Read and choose the best word for each sentence

Christianity mainland Ocean searching

earn mixed pineapples serious

explorer necklace races traditions

1. Out in the Pacific , 3700 kilometers from Los Angeles, are the islands of Hawaii,
the 50th state of the United States.

2. In 1778, Captain James Cook, the great English , visited Hawaii.

3. Captain Cook put Hawaii on his maps of the Pacific. Ships for whales began
stopping there for supplies.

4. In 1820, a small group of people from the eastern United States came to teach the Hawaiian
people about .

5. These people started farms in Hawaii to grow sugarcane and, later, .

6. People from the various groups have married each other, so today the groups are partly
.

7. A lei is a long made from beautiful fresh flowers. Hawaiian people give
these to visitors.

8. Hawaiians most of their money from tourists.

9. Sometimes when people from different countries, , and traditions live

together, there are problems.
10. Hawaii has many few problems. In general, the people of Hawaii have
learned to live together on those beautiful islands in peace.

II/ Match the word with its definition

1. artisan a. a product that is made by hand rather than by using a machine

2. workshop b. the process of encouraging members of a group to work well
together by having them take part in activities and games
3. authenticity c. a person who does skilled work, making things with their hands
4. handicraft d. a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in
sewing or weaving
5. team-building e. the place where something first started to exist
6. birthplace f. a room or building where things are made using tools or
machines
7. thread g. a work of art that is a solid figure or object made by carving or
shaping wood, stone, clay, metal, etc.
8. sculpture h. the quality of being real or true
III/ Choose the best answer

1. He works as a/an ____________ in his uncle’s workshop

A. attraction
B. artisan
C. embroider
2. Vietnamese ____________ is now available to purchase online
A. lacquer
B. lacquers
C. lacquerware
3. Those handicraft may face the challenges of losing their____________.
A. authenticity
B. sculpture
C. craft
4. How many ____________ of leaves does a Hue’s conical hat have?
A. surface
B. layers
C. frames
5. I know some interesting tourist ____________ in the city that you would love to visit.
A. sculptuoe
B. attractions
C. handicrafts
IV/ Give the correct form of the words in the brackets
Some people ask me if I like living in my hometown. The answer is certainly ‘yes’. The simple
reason is that it has lots of (1. interest) .............................. places. If you want to widen your
knowledge of the past, you can go to the museum. It’s a (2. history) .............................. building,
with a big collection of valuable artefacts. There is also a craft village in my hometown. There, the
(3. village) .............................. make drums.
Their drums are not only famous in the (4. local) .............................. level, but also nationwide. You
can visit the old workshop, where drums are still made in the traditional way. Some of them are
huge! Another (5. attract) .............................. in my hometown is the local library. It’s an (6.
educate) .............................. place where anyone can borrow books and take them home to read.
Besides, it also has a (7. read) .............................. club. I’m one of its members, and we gather once
a week to discuss what we’ve read together. My hometown is also a (8. culture) ..............................
centre, with many traditional festivals and activities. I love it very much.