Exercise 1: Listen and complete the text about Bat Trang Village. (Track 02)
BAT TRANG VILLAGE
Bat Trang traditional village of Hanoi is a tourist (1) .................... for both domestic and foreign tourists.
Stores at Bat Trang show products in different shapes and styles. Made by family companies, the price here is quite (2) .................... A lot of people from surrounding regions and abroad come here to buy their favorite (3) .................... products.
Apart from daily items such as pots, cups, plates, stores sell a wide range of goods such as interior decorations, worship items, etc. Ceramic (4) .................... are selected by many customers.
You can buy souvenirs like necklaces, (5) ...................., key chains, and piggy banks to present to your relatives and friends.
Visiting the ceramic village, tourists are able to take part in many entertainment activities such as riding buffalo to visit the village.
(6) .................... cannot miss out making a handmade ceramic gift. You will be provided a rotating table and a tray of clay. Shopkeepers will guide you in how to create a ceramic product. Finally, you can feel free to shape your product.
Shapes like cups, pots, and bowlware are easy to make. After finishing your product, it takes one hour to dry. And then, you will (7) .................... it with available colors.
The fee for making a ceramic product is VND10,000 and each take-away product is VND30,000.
Near the ceramic village are many (8) .................... You can enjoy dishes like rice cake, cassava bread, hotdog, grilled sweet potato, sugarcane juice, etc.
Exercise 2: Listen and answer the questions below. (Track 03)
1. What’s Doi Tam Village famous for?
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2. When did the craft first appear in the village?
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3. How many drum makers are there in Doi Tam Village?
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4. What do the craftsmen have to do to make a drum?
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5. Which countries are Doi Tam drums introduced to?
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