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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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 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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Read and listen to the text again and answer the questions.

1. Who might live to be 150 years old?

2. What will probably cause our brains to get bigger?

3. What will people possibly do as the result of an epidemic or war?

4. What are the possible ways the children of the future will be different from now?

5. What might happen if the Earth gets overcrowded?

                                           FACES OF THE FUTURE

Humans have adapted and changed through the ages and, unless a catastrophe destroys the Earth, we'll probably survive and continue to change. Scientists are already saying that children born now might live until they're 150. Further into the future, perhaps people won't die but simply buy new body parts as they get older!

What other changes are possible in the years ahead?

1. Homo Informaticus

If we continue to use computers and screens more and more, our eyes and brains will probably get bigger in order to process more information.

2. Neo-humans

If there’s a terrible war or an epidemic, survivors might leave the cities and live in caves. They'll become stronger, hairier and more agile.

3. Homo Perfectus

If scientists manipulate human genes, will some people pay to have children who are better looking, healthier and more intelligent than ‘normal’ humans?

4. Cyborgs

Soldiers of the future might be part human, part machine, with super-strong body parts, auto-zoom eyes and a brain connected by Wi-Fi to super computers.

5. Space humans

If the Earth gets too crowded, humans will move to other planets. If they adapt to a different atmosphere and gravity on another planet, they won't look the same as humans on Earth.

Which possibilities do you think are most likely? 

Read the blog post and answer the questions to identify the purpose of the text.

1. Who is writing? Why?

2. Who is the author writing for?

3. What question does she want her readers to answer?

                                              Rachel Ridley

Follow the dream

Hey! Do you dream of exotic places? Of trips to distant deserts and mountains? Do you dream of adventure? Well, Liz Clark has been living that dream, and I've been following her inspirational blog.

After finishing university, Liz learned to sail as one of her old professors offered to lend her his yacht for as long as she wanted it.

In October 2005, she set off on her journey. Liz found it hard to leave behind her friends and family, but she's been travelling to many fascinating places for over fifteen years. Among other countries, she has stopped off in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and the Galapagos Islands.

When she stops somewhere, she surfs, does yoga and writes her blog. Adverts on Liz's blog have been paying for her trip. There are beautiful beaches, crystal clear water and perfect surf in her photos.

But life on the ocean can also be difficult. ‘It feels so great to inspire others to live their dreams,' says Liz, ‘I've worked hard and it hasn't always been easy or fun.’

She also gets very lonely, but she keeps going. She's looking for some company on the boat to stay with her as she carries on her journey around the world. Liz, I think I'll join you! Does anyone else want some adventure?

Read the text again and answer the following questions.

1. What are humans still wondering nowadays?

2. Why does a habitable planet need to have the correct amount of air?

3. What happens if a planet is too small?

4. How long does a day on Mars last?

5. Why can we not live on Mars?

THE TEXT:

Nowadays humans are still wondering what planets in outer space might support life.

Scientists say planets need to meet three main conditions to support life. Firstly, they must have liquid water, so their temperature must not be too high or too low. Secondly, the planets need to have the correct amount of air so that they can hold an atmosphere around. Finally, their size is also important. If a planet is too small, its gravity is not strong enough to hold an enough amount of air. If it is too big, its gravity will be so strong that it will hold too much air.

Scientists are using space telescopes to find habitable planets. According to them, Mars is one of the most promising planets for life in our solar system. It is a planet like Earth. Its days last for 24.5 hours and its seasons are similar to Earth's. Although scientists have not found actual water on Mars, there seems to be traces of it on the planet's surface. However, the climate on Mars is unsuitable for human life because it is too cold and Mars lacks oxygen to support human life.

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 following passage and answer the questions

Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.

Answer the questions

What is the other name of Tet?