Exercise 1:Combine the sentences using the words in brackets.

1.There are modern knitting machines. The artisans in my village like using traditional looms.(althought)

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2.Many children like to go to Bat Trang Ceramic village. They can make their own pottery there.(as)

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3.We have to follow more than ten stages. We can make a simple conical hat.(so that)

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4.Sinh paintings are special. They are burned after worship.(since)

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5.We’ll have to phone you first. Then we’ll organise the trip.(before)

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6.We were visiting an old building. They were going to a traditional market.(while)

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

Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived villagers at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him.

The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons”.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village have been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous painting as "Rat's wedding", “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers" have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ………..

A. landscapes

B. weddings

C. various aspects of life

D. animals and flowers

1.(Have A) you ever (been B) (to C) craft (village D) ?

2. Khang (bought A) that Bat Trang (pottery B) (although C) he (though D) that is was beatiful

3. (This A) (ancient B) statye (was C) (making D) in two years

4. Her (embroidering A) painting was (told B) at (the C) proce of 100 (thousand D) dollars

5. Dan is (famous A) (with B) his (pottery C) (making D) skill

6. My father (goes A) to Tay Ho (village B) in Hue so that he could buy some bai tho (conical hats D)

7. Dong Ho (village A) (was B) the firts name peoplewill (think of C) when it (comes D) to traditional paintings

Rewrite the sentences.

1. We have to follow more than ten stages to make a simple conical hat. (in order that)

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2. I can’t embroider pictures as beautifully as my sister.

-> My sister can embroider

3. “Where can we get these traditional handicrafts?” Linh wondered (Wh + to –V)

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4. The prospect of moving to a new flat on the outskirts of Ha Noi made me much happier. (up)

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5. She thinks no language in the world is more difficult than Chinese.

-> She thinks Chinese

6. “Do you want me to feed your dog while you are going on holiday next week?” Mai asked him.

-> Mai asked him

​Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived villagers at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

​In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village have been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

​Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous painting as "Rat's wedding", “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers" have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

36.​The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ​​.

​A. landscapes​B. weddings​C. various aspects of life​D.animals and flowers

37.​In order to make Dong Ho paintings, we need seashell powder paint, the poonah-paper and ​​.

​A. proper colours​B. water​C. markets​D. woodblocks

38.​From paragraph 3, we can infer that when Mr. Sam was very young, he mostly helped his parents by ​​

​A.applying the woodblocks with proper paints and pressing them on sheets of paper​

​B.applying seashell powder to make various paints for painting making​

​C.drawing with a pen and using proper paints to make many copies of paintings​

​D.collecting and taking the paintings to the market for sale

39.​All of the following can be inferred about the artisan - Mr. Sam – EXCEPT that ​​.

​A.he is popular in the village​

​B.he could paint when he was three

​C.he keeps a collection of Dong Ho paintings in his house​

​D.the local authorities tried to revive the traditional genre

40.​In the writer's opinions, the future of Dong Ho paintings is ​​. ​

​A.international​B.concerning​C.optimistic​​D.negative

IV. Reading. 1. Read the passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word from the list. (1m) have frames layers poems follow A conical hat may look simple, but artisans have to (a) ………………….. 15 stages, from going to the forest to collect leaves to ironing the leaves, making the (b) …………….., etc. Hue’s conical hats always have two (c) ………………….. of leaves. Craftsmen must be skilful to make the two layers very thin. What is special is that they then add (d) ………………….and paintings of Hue between the two layers, creating the famous bai tho or poetic conical hats. 2. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (2ms) Dear Lauren, I hope you’ll well. How was your last weekend? My last weekend was great. I finished all my homework on Saturday morning. Then I went into town and met some friends. We had lunch in a café,then I went shopping. I bought two new T-shirt. In the evening, I went to a basketball match with my brother and his friends. It was really exciting! I didn’t get up until midday on Sunday. I had lunch at home with my family, then I went to the park and played tennis with some friends. I didn’t go out in the evening. I watched a DVD at home. Say hi to Jack Gail *Answer the questions: 1. When did Gail finish all hishomework? → …………………………………………………... 2. What did he buy last saturday ? →…………………………………………………………….... 3. Did he get up late or early last sunday ? →…………………………………………………… 4. With whom did he play tennis ? →…………………………………………………………….

Complete these sentences with suitable propositions.

1. When did your parents set ............... this workshop?

2. Artisans made these things ............... their hands.

3. If you go to Hoi An ............... the 15^th of each lunar month, you can enjoy the lights of many beautiful lanterns.

4. We are impressed ............... the beauty of caves of Trang An.

5. This craft village lies ............... the river bank.

6. The villagers are trying to learn English in order that they can communicate ............... foreign customers.

7. They had to close ............... the museum because it's no longer a place of interest.

8. Conical hat making in the village has been passed ............... from generation to generation.