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Bat Trang Pottery Village

Bat Trang, a traditional porcelain and pottery village with history of seven centuries, is an interesting attraction in Ha Noi that tourists should not ignore.

Located in an area rich in clay, the village has advantage of ingredients to create fine ceramics. Moreover, lying beside the Red River, between Thang Long and Pho Hien, two ancient trade centers in the north of Viet Nam during the 15th -17th centuries. Bat Trang's ceramics were favourite products not only in the domesticmarket, but also foreign ones thanks to Japanese, Chinese and Western trading boats that passed by.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, due to restricting foreign trade policy of Trinh, Nguyen dynasties, it was difficult for pottery products in Viet Nam to be exported to foreign countries, and some famous pottery-making villages like Bat Trang, or Chu Dau (Hai Duong province) went through a hard time. Since 1986, thanks to economic reforms and development, more attention has been paid to the village and the world gets a chance to know more about Vietnamese porcelain through many high quality exported Bat Trang's ceramic products.

Bat Trang ceramics are produced for daily household use (bows,cups, plates, pots, bottles…), worshipping, or decoration purposes. Nowadays, the pottery artists bring into ceramics many innovations in production techniques, and creativity in products' features, so many new products have been made, and even daily household items may have the beauty like decoration ones.

Visiting Bat Trang, tourists can visit Bat Trang Porcelain and Pottery Market where they can directly make pottery products by themselves. Many youngsters and foreign tourists are interested in this pottery-making experience, and spend a whole day in the market making a souvenir for their families or friends.

Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.

Question 1: Rich

A. of or inside a particular country

B. limiting a certain activity

C. new ideas or methods

D. containing a lot of something

Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) , or false (F)

Bau Truc pottery iems are made from clay from the Quao River mied with sand. Clay is collected from the river only once a year,each lasting for half a month. Clay is taken more or less depending on the ability of each person. In the clay collecting season,local people try to take as much clay as they can to store, for use in an entire year.

Currently,people in Bau Truc pottery village still make pottery items in the traditional way. They do not use the wheel but the craftsmen have to turn around the products.The potters shape their products by their skillful hands and feet around apole-round pillar, rather than on one wheel. From this step, silky clay block initially gradually forms a smooth rounded hollow block, then the formation of flower vases, or water pots.

Bau truc's craftsmen use wet cloths to make the products surface smooth. These items are decorated ith seashells, snails or hand-made paintings featuring the daily life of Bau Truc's people

1. Cay can be collected from the Quao River all the year round.

2. Bau Truc pottery is famous because people only use fine clay to make their products.

3. People still make the pottery in the traditional way.

4. Craftsmen shape thepottery items only with their hands and feet.

5. The pots nowadays are shaped on the pottery's wheel.

6. Craftsmen use simple ways to make the products surface smooth.

7. The craftsmen's skills can make the blocks of clay become lively and useful.

8. The desgins of Bau Truc pottery reflect the life of local people.

  Extra readings

Complete the article. Use the pharases below

A. burning fossil fuels for energy

B. leading to climate change

C. investing in renewable energy

D. beacaus it can't escape, it heats the planet

E. heating our homes, cooking our meals, etc

            THE CHANGING CLIMATE

  Problem

We use energy for almost everything we do: for (1)______. This use of energy is (2)_____ - the world is heating up. When (3)______, carbon dioxide is released. Carbon dioxide traps the sun's heat in the atmosphere and (4)______ Over the past thirty year, there has been a growing number of extreme weather events, such as floods. droughts and storms.

  Solution

We should protect our planet, by (5)_______. We should use sources of energy more wisely, for our future, and the future of the planet

Read the conversation again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 

Mark: Hi, Nam!

Nam: Hi, Mark! Long time no see. How are you?

Mark: I'm fine, thanks, but you look so fit and healthy! Have you started working out again?

Nam: Yes, I have. I've also stopped eating fast food and given up bad habits, such as staying up late.

Mark: I can't believe it! I thought you can't live without burgers and chips!

Nam: I know. I ate a lot of fast food, but now I prefer fresh fruits and vegetables.

Mark: So what happened?

Nam: Well, it was my grandfather. I visited him during my last summer holiday and have learnt a lot of important life lessons from him.

Mark: Really?

Nam: Yes. He's a wonderful person. He has just had his 90th birthday, but he's still full of energy!

Mark: Amazing! How does he stay so active?

Nam: Well, he does exercise every morning, goes to bed early, and eats a lot of vegetables. We spent a lot of time together cooking, working in his garden, and walking in the parks. I've learnt from him that taking regular exercise and eating a balanced diet are the key to a long and healthy life.

Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).