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Bat Trang Porcelain Village is a traditional pottery-making village, which is located in the Northern of the Red River, Bat Trang town, Gia Lam district, Ha Noi. The pottery here is made of a special kind of clay – the white clay.
The craftsmen only use their hands to knead the clay into the shape of the bowl, flower vase, etc. Then, they draw lively pictures or patterns on the products and glaze them. After that, these kneaded-clays will be put into the kiln for heating.

The pottery products of Bat Trang Porcelain Village are always famous for the skillfulness, subtleness and the diversity of product’s shapes such as small bowls, large bowls, flower vases, pots, thuribles, etc. Especially, all the handicrafts of this pottery-making village are waterproof and fade-resistant.

The glaze of Bat Trang is also very subtle and unique with the secret recipe, which is handed down from generation to generation. Those values have created such an irresistible attraction and appealing feature for Bat Trang village. This is the reason why this traditional handicraft village can attract so many tourists as well.

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Life in modern cities truly causes a lot of nuisances. In the first place, citizens have to deal with traffic congestion every day. This problem is even worse in the rush hour when so many people run out to work and are stuck on streets for hours. Next, high cost of living is also a serious issue in the city, especially in metropolitan cities. More and more people find it difficult to live on their modest salaries when prices are going up all the time. Financial pressure makes city dwellers become constantly stressed and tired. Finally, the polluted air caused by exhaust emissions from millions of vehicles, construction dust and the lack of green trees negatively affects residents’ health. Many people suffer from respiratory problems such as cough, sore throat or asthma. Indeed, city life brings a number of difficulties as well as challenges to its citizens.

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      There are many traffic problems but traffic jams is the most prominent. The main cause of this problem is the population explosion in urban areas, causing overpopulation. There is too much traffic on the highway, making it inconvenient to travel. It also takes a lot of our time. In addition to traffic congestion, traffic accidents are also a serious problem. There are many causes of an accident. The first is due to the carelessness, the lack of awareness of the pedestrians. In addition, partly due to too many vehicles, making it difficult to move and cross the road. Next is the roads that are not safe enough. There were many potholes, and the road was too narrow and muddy. Traffic problems will be prevented if we obey the law.

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Tet is a traditional holiday of our country, Vietnam.
It often begins in late-January and ends in early-February. With the meaning of seeing the old year off and welcoming the new year, Tet becomes a special occasion of reunion for Vietnamese families. At that time, all family members try to come back to their home and get together to make such preparations for Tet as buying new clothes and cleaning their house. A branch of apricot blossoms or a Kumquat tree is indispensable decoration for every family in these days. They seem like a fresh air to the house. We display a tray full of fruits and vases of flowers on the ancestral altar.
Some typical Tet's food are sweets, coconut jam, fruit candies, melon seeds, stew pork with eggs, and especially sticky rice cake. Tet meals are usually bigger and more delicious than our daily ones.
On Tet holiday, people have many recreational activities. Young persons take part in the traditional games such as: tug of war, cooking rice, cock fighting, watching lion dance. Many people visit relatives to wish a happy new year. Adults will give lucky money to children. Woman like going to pagoda to wish good things for their family.
In my opinion, I like cozy and fresh Tet atmosphere. All family members gather and talk about resolutions for a happy new year. I can hang out with my friend and don't worry about anything.
" Tet" holiday is always in Vietnamese's heart.

Tet is a national and family festival. It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to have a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, spring fairs are organized, streets and public buildings are brightly decorated and almost all shops are crowded with people shopping for Tet. At home, every is tidied, special food is cooked,offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the family altar with burning joss- sticks scenting the air. First-footing is made when the lucky visitor comes and children are given lucky money wrapped in a red tiny envelope. Tet is also a time for peace and love. During Tet, children often behave well and friends, relatives and neighbors give each other best wishes for the new year.

Have you ever asked yourself what ways of communication you will be using in the future?
I strongly believe there will be huge changes in the way we communicate.
Presently, we often meet face-to-face, send emails or chat online to work on our group projects.
But it’s possible that in the year 2030, we’ll be having video conferences with 3D images and Hololens Virtual Reality Glasses to interact with these people.
When we want to ask our friends to get some drinks, we often contact them by phone or social media.
However, in 20 years, super-smart phones, which can read your thoughts and automatically transfer them into text or voice messages, will be replacing those methods.
Besides, I guess telepathy will be especially popular then.
And I bet in 40 years, we will be able to understand what our pets are thinking with the help from some smart devices.
That will certainly be very amazing!

Have you ever asked yourself what ways of communication you will be using in the future? I strongly believe there will be huge changes in the way we communicate. Presently, we often meet face-to-face, send emails or chat online to work on our group projects. We also prefer to use social media to keep in touch with our friends who live far away. But it’s possible that in the year 2030, we’ll be having video conferences with 3D images and Hololens Virtual Reality Glasses to interact with these people. When we want to ask our friends to get some drinks, we often contact them by phone or social media. However, in 20 years, super-smart phones, which can read your thoughts and automatically transfer them into text or voice messages, will be replacing those methods. They will help send out the messages to your friends immediately. Besides, I guess telepathy will be especially popular then. You’ll be using it to show all your thoughts and feelings to people without having to use words. And I bet in 40 years, we will be able to understand what our pets are thinking with the help from some smart devices. That will certainly be very amazing!

1. Tell me some ways of communication. Which one do you like best? Why?

- Some ways of communication such as: using social media, emailing, meeting face-to-face, video chatting, having a video conference, using telepathy, sending letters, using signs, using codes, using music, using body language, painting a picture, sending flower,...

- The ways of communiation I like best is using social media. Because it very convenient and able to chat with each other at any time and how far away.

2. Which english speaking country do you know about?

The UK is one of the English speaking countries. The UK consists of England, Wales and Scotland. The UK also includes Northern Ireland. The people here live very peaceful. There are many festivals, but I like the cake festival most.
On the third day of confession, the day before the Vegetarian Festival Lent in the United Kingdom, people usually celebrate pastry festivals.
On the fourth century, Christianity held a 40-day vegetarian Lent, and this was the period when people were eating and running. Often people eat their brakes and enjoy themselves before the Lent begins. And the third day of confession is often called the feast of feasts because of the banned fat on Lent must be consumed. Everyone took out the eggs and the daily food left in the kitchen to make delicious cakes.

The origin of the festival is that each mouthful of a woman is making pastries when the bell rings. In order not to be late, she just had a cake and ran into the church. Since then, people in this area have pastry festivals.

However, this run is only for women. You will follow the path of knowing beforehand into the church and have to throw hot cake in hand at least 3 times. Whoever runs to the final destination will be the winner.
It is also an extremely beautiful country and quite famous.