Unit 2. Clothing

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AO DAI
CLOTHING
UNIT 2 :

Lesson 1:
Getting started + Listen and Read
Period : 7
Getting started.

Look at the pictures below
Decide where each person comes from and what he / she is wearing ( Matching)
Japan/Kimono
Vietnam/Ao dai
Scotland/Kilt
India/Sari
The USA/Jeans
Arabia/ Veil
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3
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4
5
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Designers have added these
to the Ao dai.
hoa văn
patterns
II. Vocabulary.
- Patterns: hoa văn
ex: Ao dai is a traditional dress of Vietnamese people.


II. Vocabulary.
- Patterns: hoa văn
-Unique (adj.):duy nhất
unique
II. Vocabulary
- Patterns (n) hoa văn
-Unique (adj.):duy nhất
striped
-Striped:(adj) sọc
The designers have taken inspiration from Vietnam’s
ethnic minorities.
II. Vocabulary
- Patterns (n) hoa văn
- Unique (adj.):duy nhất
- Striped:(adj) sọc
Ethnic minorities:dân tộc
thiểu số
ex: To Huu is a great in Vietnamese Literature. He has many famous
poet
poems.
II. Vocabulary
- Patterns (n) hoa văn
- Unique (adj.):duy nhất
- Striped:(adj) sọc
Ethnic minorities:dân tộc
thiểu số
- Poet (n) nhà thơ
Listen and read the text on page 13 & 14, pay attention to the pronunciation of difficult words.
Listen again,
check the meaning of the text.
Complete the sentences
lines of poetry on it.
to wear modern clothes at work.
symbols such as suns, stars, crosses and stripes.
poems, novels and songs.
long silk tunic with slits up the sides worn over loose pants.
Who used to wear the ao dai by tradition ?

Traditionally, men and women
used to wear the ao dai.
Answer the questions
2. Why do the majority of Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing at work these days?
Because it is more convenient.
3. What have fashion designers done to modernize the ao dai ?
They have printed
lines of poetry on it
or have added symbols
such as suns, stars,
crosses and stripes to the
ao dai.
* Discussion
Do you like wearing Ao dai or modern clothing
(a suit)? Why?Why not?
HOMEWORK:
Learn vocabulary by heart.
Write a short paragraph discribing “ao dai” you like.



Goodbye!