Unit 2. Clothing

CLOTHING
UNIT TWO: 

Lesson 1: Listen and read

Decide where each person comes from and what he / she is wearing
Japan/Kimono
Vietnam/Ao dai
Scotland/Kilt
India/Sari
The USA/Jeans
Arabia/ Veil
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Ao dai is slit on the sides
xẻ tà
loose pants
Quần dài
Designers have added these patterns to the Ao dai.
hoa văn
ex: Ao dai is a unique traditional dress of Vietnamese people.


-unique (adj.): độc đáo

The designers have taken inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.
ex: To Huu is a great poet in Vietnamese Literature. He has many famous poems.
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 ?

Why do the majority of Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing at work these days ?

3. What have fashion designers done to modernize the ao dai ?
Questions
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.
About you:
Do you like wearing Ao dai or modern clothing
(a suit)? Why?
HOMEWORK
Write a short paragraph about which types of “ao dai” you like.