Vocabulary (Từ vựng)

Preserving cultural identity (Bảo tồn bản sắc văn hóa)

1. a) Match the words in the two columns.

(Nối các từ trong hai cột.)

b) Use the phrases in Exercise 1a to fill in the gaps.

(Dùng các cụm từ trong bài tập 1a để điền vào chỗ trống.)

1. It is important to speak the _____ in order to preserve your cultural identity.

2. The local women often _____ and offer their delicious dishes to the visitors.

3. All the villagers wore _____ and danced in the main square.

4. Lots of people _____ as well as for weddings or festivals.

5. You feel cut off if you don't _____ with your ancestors through language and history.

6. Some young people are uninterested in the history of their home country and rarely _____.

Everyday English (Tiếng Anh thường ngày)

Making suggestions (Đưa ra đề nghị)

2. Complete the dialogue with the phrases below.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với các cụm từ sau.)

I couldn’t agree with you more.

It might be a good idea to

What are your thoughts?

I think we should

Your suggestion sounds good, but

Andy: So, we're supposed to do an assignment on tradition, right?

Sandra: Yes, that's right 1) _____ 

Andy: Well 2) _____ stress the importance of speaking the ancestral language and maintaining strong connections with the community.

Sandra: 3) _____ I also suggest mentioning young people's tendency to engage in cultural traditions and recreate some of their family recipes.

Andy: 4) _____ As we have two weeks ahead of us, we have to read a few articles on the subject and get some ideas, so we should pick two. 5) _____ focus on maintaining strong connections with the community and engaging in cultural traditions.

Sandra: OK. Let's do that.

Pronunciation (Ngữ âm)

Word stress - noun and verb pairs (Trọng âm của cặp danh từ và động từ)

3. Listen and mark the syllable that is stressed. Then decide if the word is a verb (v) or a noun (n). Listen again and repeat.

(Lắng nghe và đánh dấu vào âm tiết được nhấn. Sau đó quyết định xem từ này là động từ hay danh từ. Sau đó nghe và lặp lại.)

1. content

2. rebel

3. progress

4. insult

5. discount

6. conduct

7. subject

8. suspect