II Read the passage and answer the questions
     To preserve and develop traditional craft villages, in recent years, the local authorities have conducted preservation of four traditional crafts: brocade weaving, silver carving, blacksmithing, and carpentry to bring about economic and social efficiency for the development of provincial tourism...
      Currently, the province of Lao Cai has formed the clear models of traditional villages. Cat Cat village has gradually builts brand with the forging and castibg products, textiles of linens of Hmong people. The famous alcohol villages have found their foothold in the market such as Pho village corn wine (Bac Ha), Xeo village wine (in Bat Xat commune)
     The villages in the province have been associated with tourism spots and promote tourism development in the community, improving living standards of many fimilies through their home business, selling handicrafts, brocade products.
      In the past, in the villages in Sa Pa, people mostly make their livibg in agricluture, forestry, but now thre have been many housrholds getting involved in tourism activities of the village.
With the aim of preserving its own definition for tourists to learn and explore. In particular, brocade weaving is dominant, serving the needs of families and tourists
Questions :
1 Which traditional crafts do the local aothorities need to preserve?
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2 What are Hmong people famous for?
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3 Do many families in the village improve their living standards through their home business?
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II. Read the passage and answer the questions
        To preserve and develop traditional craft villages, in recent years, the local authorities have conducted preservartion of four traditional crafts: brocade weaving, silver carving, blacksmithing, and carpentry to bring about economic and social efficency for the development of procincial tourism...
         Currently, the province of Lao Cai has formed the clear models of traditional villages. Cat Cat village has gradually builts its brand with the forging and casting products, textiles of linens of Hmong people. The famous alcohol villages have found their foothold in the market such as Pho village corn wine (Bac Ha), Xeo village wine (in Bat Xat commune)
        The villages in the province have been associated with tourism spots and promote tourism development in the community, improving living standards of many fimilies through their home business, selling handicrafts, brocade products
        In the past, in the villages in Sa Pa, people mostly make their living in agricluture, forestry, but now there have been many households getting involed in tourism activities of the village
With the aim of preserving its own definition for tourists to learn and explore. In particular, brocade weaving is dominant, serving the needs of families and tourists
Questions
1 Which traditional crafts do the local authorities need to preserve?
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2 What are Hmong people famous for?
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3 Do many families in the villages improve their living standards through their home business?
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Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.

To preserve and develop traditional craft villages, in recent years, the local authorities have conducted preservation of four traditional crafts: brocade weaving, silver carving, blacksmithing, and carpentry to bring about economic and social efficiency for the development of provincial tourism...
Currently, the province of Lao Cai has formed the clear models of traditional villages. Cat Cat village has gradually built its brand with the forging and casting products, textiles of linens of Hmong people. The famous alcohol villages have found their footholds in the market such as Pho village corn wine (Bac Ha), Xeo village wine (in Bat Xat commune).
The villages in the province have been associated with tourism spots and promote tourism development in the community, improve the living standards of many families through their home business, selling handicrafts, brocade products.
In the past, in the villages in Sa Pa, people mostly make their living in agriculture, forestry, but now there have been many households getting involved in tourism activities of the village.
With the aim of preserving and developing traditional village linked to tourism development, most of the villages have created its own definition for tourists to learn and explore. In particular, brocade weaving is dominant, serving the needs of families and tourists. Only in Sa Pa district has 11 embroidery and weaving villages, in Ta Phin village, and San Sa Ho village with about 1000 households participating and a number of groups from the district women society, put on the market each year more than 30,000 metres of fabric. Other districts like Van Ban, Bac Ha have also formed several embroidery villages, attracting thousands of workers.

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, Cor D for each question.

To preserve and develop traditional craft villages, in recent years, the local authorities have conducted preservation of four traditional crafts: brocade weaving, silver carving, blacksmithing, and carpentry to bring about economic and social efficiency for the development of provincial tourism…

Currently, the province of Lao Cai has formed the clear models of traditional villages. Cat Cat village has gradually built its brand with the forging and casting products, textiles of linens of Hmong people. The famous alcohol villages have found their footholds in the market such as Pho village corn wine (Bac Ha), Xeo village wine (in Bat Xat commune)

The villages in the province have been associated with tourism spots and promote tourism development in the community, improve living standards of many families through their home business, selling handicrafts, brocade products.

In the past, in the villages in Sa Pa, people mostly make their living in agriculture, forestry, but now there have been many households getting involved in tourism activities of the village.

With the aim of preserving and developing traditional village linked to tourism development, most of the villages have created its own definition for tourists to learn and explore. In particular, brocade weaving is dominant, serving the needs of families and tourists. Only in Sa Pa district has 11 embroidery and weaving villages, in Ta Phin village, and San Sa Ho village with about 1000 households participating and a number of groups from the district women society, put on the market each year more than 30,000 metres of fabric. Other districts like Van Ban, Bac Ha have also formed several embroidery villages, attracting thousands of workers.

Cat Cat village is famous for   ……..

A. corn wine

B. its textiles of linens

C. blacksmithing

D. silver carving

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, Cor D for each question.

The purpose of preservation of traditional craft villages is bringing about …

A. the clear models of traditional villages

B. weaving 30,000 metresof fabric

C. the start of tourism

D. economic and social development

X. Read the text then answer the questions.

HANOI, A CAPITAL OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS

      Hanoi has long been home to hundreds of craft villages. Over the years, many of the crafts have developed, while some have disappeared altogether.

      The heart and soul of Hanoi’s vibrant old crafts are its craftsmen and women. One such couple are Nguyen Van Hoa and his wife Dang Huong Lan of Ba Dinh District’s Hang Than Street. They are among the few artisans still making elaborate cardboard masks in order to preserve the traditional culture.

      Although the work itself requires many steps, the materials required are simple: newspapers,glue, paint and paintbrushes. The first step entails tearing the newspapers to pieces and then using glue to combine them into a mold. The masks are painted one color at a time and then laid out to dry. Cardboard mask making is therefore dependent on dry weather and the couple can only make about 2,000 masks per festival. These are priced from VND25.000 to VND35,000 a piece, bringing in VND50-60 million - a sum is not commensurate with the efforts that go into making these elaborate crafts.

      Making swans out of cotton is also a traditional craft. Only artisan Vu Thi Thanh Tam of 79Hang Luoc Street in the capital makes these swans. The swan frames are made of notebook paper and are stuffed with cotton, then a skillful artisan puts each layer of cotton on the swan frames and uses rice water to smooth them. The swan neck is made of steel wire and is covered by cotton. The finished product is placed in a rattan basket with cotton around and glass-beads and silk flowers are added for color.

      The continuity of traditional crafts adds to the capital’s attractiveness in the eyes of citizens and international visitors.

1.   Who plays role as the heart and soul of Hanoi’s crafts?

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2.   Which traditional craft do Mr. Hoa and his wife preserve?

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3.   How many materials are there to make that craft? What are they?

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4.   Which kind of weather does the craft making process depend on?

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5.   What are the swan frames made of?

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6.   What does the artisan use to smooth the frames?

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7.   What is added to color the finished product?

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II. Read the passage and answer the questions below
       Last year I visited the Somerset Levals, a coastal plain and wetland area in Somerset South West England. This area is home to one of Somerset's oldest traditional crafts-willow basket making. Basket making began in the area a long time ago. At the beginning of the 19th century, more than three thousand acres of willow trees were planted commercially there because the area provided an excellent natural hapitat for their cultivation
      I'd seen willow baskets before I visited the Levels, but I was still amazed at the numerous products created by the basket makers there. They make lobster pots, bread trays, and even passenger baskets for hot air balloons
       Although the arrival of plastics in the 1950s, caused the basket making industry to decline, willow growing and basket making have continued to play a significant role in by finding new markets and innovative ways of using willow. They make willow charcoal for artists and bower seats for gardents. Some even weave willow coffins. Therefore, people here can still live on the craft that their great-grandparents passed down to them
1 How can willow growers and basket makers deal with the basket making industry to decline?
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2 Are craft villages important? Why?
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3 Have you ever visited a craft village in VN?
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II. Read the passage and answer the questions below
       Last year I visited the Somerset Levals, a coastal plain and wetland area in Somerset South West England. This area is home to one of Somerset's oldest traditional crafts-willow basket making. Basket making began in the area a long time ago. At the beginning of the 19th century, more than three thousand acres of willow trees were planted commercially there because the area provided an excellent natural hapitat for their cultivation
      I'd seen willow baskets before I visited the Levels, but I was still amazed at the numerous products created by the basket makers there. They make lobster pots, bread trays, and even passenger baskets for hot air balloons
       Although the arrival of plastics in the 1950s, caused the basket making industry to decline, willow growing and basket making have continued to play a significant role in by finding new markets and innovative ways of using willow. They make willow charcoal for artists and bower seats for gardents. Some even weave willow coffins. Therefore, people here can still live on the craft that their great-grandparents passed down to them
1 How can willow growers and basket makers deal with the basket making industry to decline?
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2 Are craft villages important? Why?
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3 Have you ever visited a craft village in VN?
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2. Read the passage and answer the questions
          Last year visited the Somerset Levels, a coastal plain and wetland area in Somerset, South West England. This area is home to one of Somerset's oldest traditional crafts- willow basket making. Basket making began in the area a long time ago. At the beginning of the 19th century, more than three thousand acres of willow trees planted commercially there because the area provided an excellent natural habitat for their cultivation
         I'd seen willow baskets before I visited the Levels, but I was still amazed at the numerous products created by the basket makers there. They make lobster pots, bread trays, and even passenger baskets for hot air balloons
         Although the arrival of plastic in the 1950s caused the vasket making industry to decline, willow growing and basket making have continued to play a significant role in Somerset's rural economy. Willow growers and basket makers have dealt with this challenge by finding new markets and innovative ways of using willow. They make willow charcoal for artists and bower seats for gardens. Some even weave willow coffins. Therefore, people here can still live on the craft that their great-grandparents passed down to them
1 Where are the Somerset Levels?
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2 What are soem innovative products made in the area?
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3 How can willow growers and basket makers deal with the basket making industry to decline?
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4 Does basket making play an important role in the area now?
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