Bai 2 Cultural DiversityWriting

Conclusion - protecting people from sun / rain - girls/ women look pretty/ attractive.. A symbol of the Vietnamese Culture: The Conical Leaf Hat..[r]

What you think when looking at the pictures?

The conical leaf hat(non la) Baboo tree

Vocabulary

leaf (n)leaves (pl) rim (n)

 rip (n)  strap (n)

conical (adj)

Useful structures:

not only…but also….:khơng nh ng…mà cịnữ to be made of / from + N: đ c làm t …ượ

Introduction - symbol of Vietnamese girls/ women

- part of the spirit of the Vietnamse nation

Main body

Materials Shape & size Process

- special kind of bamboo and young palm leaves

- conical form

- diameter: 45 - 50 cm; 25 - 30 cm high

- covering the form with leaves/ sewing leaves around ribs

Conclusion - protecting people from sun / rain - girls/ women look pretty/ attractive

Work in groups and 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

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.

5 first / form / cover with / palm leaves.

First, the form is covered with the palm leaves

6 then / leaves / sew / around / ribs.

Then, the leaves are sewed around the ribs

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

The hat is used to protect people from sun and rain

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

The girls and women who wear (wearing) the

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

Model:

Like the long dress, 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