Unit 02 cultural diversity writing

What do you think of when looking at these pictures?Vietnamese bamboo non la conical/ leaf hat lotus Long dress They are typical symbols of Vietnam... Like the long dress, the conical l

What do you think of when looking at these pictures?

Vietnamese bamboo non la ( conical/ leaf hat)

lotus Long dress

They are typical symbols of Vietnam.

- leaf (n)

leaves (pl)

-rim (n)

- rip (n)

- trap (n)

- sew (v)

- conical (adj)

Ex: They are sewing conical hats.

Vocabulary:

Useful structures:

• not only…but also….:

• to be made of / from + N:

• to be used to + V.

for + Ving

- rim (n)

- rip (n)

- trap (n)

- sew (v)

- conical (adj) Ex: They are sewing conical hats.

Work in groups Use the words to make sentences.

1. like / long dress / conical leaf hat / be /

one / typical symbols / Vietnam.

2 it / be / symbol / Vietnamese women /

part / spirit / Vietnamese nation.

3. leaf hat / make / special kind /

bamboo / young /soft / palm leaves.

4. diameter / be / 45-50 cm/ height /

25-30 cm.

5. first / form / cover with / palm leaves.

6. then / leaves / sew / around / ribs.

7. hat / use / protect / people / sun /rain.

8. girls / women / wear / hat / look / more

pretty / attractive.

1 like / long dress / conical leaf hat / be /

one / typical symbols / Vietnam.

Like the long dress, the conical leaf hat is one of the typical symbols of Vietnam

2 it / be / symbol / Vietnamese women /

part / spirit / Vietnamese nation.

It is not only a symbol of Vietnamese women

but also part of the spirit of the Vietnamese

nation

3 leaf hat / make / special kind / bamboo /

young /soft / palm leaves.

The leaf hat is made from a special kind of

bamboo and young and soft palm leaves

4 diameter / be / 45-50 cm/ height / 25-30

cm .

The diameter is from 45 to 50 cm and the

height is from 25 to 30 cm

5. first / form / cover with / palm

leaves.

First, the form is covered with the palm leaves.

Then, the leaves are sewed around the ribs.

/rain.

The hat is used to protect people from sun and rain

more pretty /

attractive.

The girls and women who wear

(wearing) the hat will look more pretty and attractive

1 Like the long dress, the conical leaf hat is one

of the typical symbols of Vietnam

2 It is not only a symbol of Vietnamese women

but also part of the spirit of the Vietnamese

nation

3 The leaf hat is made from a special kind of

bamboo and young and soft palm leaves

4 The diameter is from 45 to 50 cm and the

height is from 25 to 30 cm

5 First, the form is covered with the palm

leaves

6 Then, the leaves are sewed around the ribs.

7 The hat is used to protect people from sun

and rain

8 The girls and women wearing the hat will

look more pretty and attractive

The conical leaf hat is one of the typical

symbols of the Vietnamese culture because it

cannot be found anywhere else in the world The leaf hat is not only a symbol of Vietnamese

women but has also become part of the spirit of the Vietnamese nation.

The hat is made from a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves It has a conical form The diameter of the hat is from 45 to 50 cm and it is from 25 to 30 cm high The form is

covered with the palm leaves Finally, the hat is

trimmed and painted with a coat of attar oil.

The leaf hat is used like an umbrella to protect people from the sun or the rain Beneath the

broad rims of the leaf hat, the girls and women

look more pretty and attractive.