SKILLS 2
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</div><p></p> <h4 style="text-align: justify;">2. Listen to Mai’s presentation and complete the table with no more than three words from the recording.&nbsp;</h4> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 99.9147%; height: 179.091px;" border="1"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 44.7538%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">What is the tradition?</span></td> <td style="width: 55.1531%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The <em>xoe</em> dance</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 44.7538%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">What does the dance express?</span></td> <td style="width: 55.1531%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Working life and wishes for a (1) _________</span>&nbsp;life<span style="text-align: justify;"><br></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 44.7538%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Where do people perform <em>xoe</em>?</span></td> <td style="width: 55.1531%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Public and (2)&nbsp;</span>_________</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 44.7538%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">How many <em>xoe </em>dance forms are there?</span></td> <td style="width: 55.1531%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">More than (3)&nbsp;</span>_________</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 44.7538%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">What is the most popular form?</span></td> <td style="width: 55.1531%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">(4)&nbsp;</span>_________</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 44.7538%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Why is it the most popular?</span></td> <td style="width: 55.1531%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">It expresses (5) _________</span>&nbsp;unity<span style="text-align: justify;"><br></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 44.7538%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">How do people perform it?</span></td> <td style="width: 55.1531%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Make a circle around the (6) _________</span> and dance to (7) _________<span style="text-align: justify;"><br></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 44.7538%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Why should they continue this tradition?</span></td> <td style="width: 55.1531%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">It reflects Thai (8)&nbsp;</span>_________</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h4 style="text-align: justify;">3. Listen again and tick (✔) true (T) or false (F).</h4> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 99.9147%;" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 85.8866%;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 7.05657%; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">T</span></td> <td style="width: 6.96377%; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">F</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 85.8866%;"> <p style="text-align: justify;">1. The xoe dance is a spiritual tradition of Thai ethnic people.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">2. There are 16 ancient forms of xoe.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">3. Only young people perform the circle dance.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">4. Dances with conical hats, paper fans or scarves are some forms of xoe.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">5. The importance of xoe is expressed in an old Thai song.</p> </td> <td style="width: 7.05657%;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 6.96377%;">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 style="text-align: justify;" id="writing">Writing</h3> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/uploads/tinymce/u4-l2-4-1aba-1668801020.jpg.webp" width="727" height="409" alt="hinh-anh-skills-2-2280-1" title="hinh-anh-skills-2-2280-1" loading="lazy"></p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/uploads/tinymce/u4-l2-4-2c5-1668801039.jpg.webp" width="655" height="368" alt="hinh-anh-skills-2-2280-2" title="hinh-anh-skills-2-2280-2" loading="lazy"></p> <h4 style="text-align: justify;">4. Work in pairs. Read about a traditional Japanese dance. Make complete sentences, using the information given.</h4> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Example:</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Obon dance is a traditional Japanese dance.</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 99.9147%; height: 179.091px;" border="1"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 41.5969%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">What’s the tradition?</span></td> <td style="width: 58.4028%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The Obon dance</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 41.5969%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">What does the dance express?</span></td> <td style="width: 58.4028%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">People honouring their ancestors</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 44.7727px;"> <td style="width: 41.5969%; height: 44.7727px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">When do people perform the Obon dance?</span></td> <td style="width: 58.4028%; height: 44.7727px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Obon festival, in mid-August in many regions of Japan and in mid-July in other regions</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 41.5969%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">How many Obon dance forms are there?</span></td> <td style="width: 58.4028%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Different forms in different regions</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 41.5969%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">What is the most typical form?</span></td> <td style="width: 58.4028%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Circle dance</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 41.5969%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">How do people perform it?&nbsp;</span></td> <td style="width: 58.4028%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Make a circle around a yahura, a high wooden stage; some dancers move clockwise, and some counter-clockwise&nbsp;</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.3864px;"> <td style="width: 41.5969%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Why should they continue this tradition?</span></td> <td style="width: 58.4028%; height: 22.3864px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">One of the most important traditions; lots of people come back to reunite with their family during the Obon festival&nbsp;</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/uploads/tinymce/u4-l6-4-330-1668851440.jpg.webp" width="761" height="941" alt="hinh-anh-skills-2-2280-3" title="hinh-anh-skills-2-2280-3" loading="lazy"></p> <h4 style="text-align: justify;">5. Imagine that you are joining a writing contest about customs and traditions and have chosen to write about the Obon dance. Now write a description of this dance. Begin with the following sentence.</h4> <p style="text-align: justify;">There is a tradition in Japan that people perform the Obon dance during the Obon festival. ___________________________________________________________</p><div class="google-auto-placed ap_container" style="width: 100%; height: auto; clear: both; text-align: center;"><ins data-ad-format="auto" class="adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate" data-ad-client="ca-pub-8123786206223951" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 280px;"><div id="aswift_4_host" style="border: none; height: 280px; width: 741px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; background-color: transparent; display: inline-block;"></div></ins></div> <h4 style="text-align: justify;">6. When you have finished, swap your work with a partner. Did they add anything different? Can you spot any mistakes in their work? Share your ideas.</h4>