📖 Unit 1: Local Community - Reading lớp 9

From: trang@bamboomail.com

To: elena@fastmail.com

Subject: Places of interest in my community

Hi Elena,

How are you? In your last email, you asked me about places of interest in my community. Now I'll tell you about them.

I live (1) in__________ a suburb of Ha Noi. (2) Although__________ it's a small community, there are enough places of interest. Near my house there are two parks with a lot of trees and (3) sports__________ facilities. People of all ages go there to (4) enjoy__________ the fresh air, do exercise, and play badminton or basketball. I also go to these parks to play badminton with my brother. (5) Another__________ place which people like in our community is the local library. It has many new books of all kinds. In addition, it holds (6) various__________ activities for book lovers, such as book review competitions or meetings with famous authors. Therefore, it attracts a lot of readers each weekend. When you visit Ha Noi, I'll (7) take__________ you to these places.

Tell me about the places of interest in your area in your (8) next__________ email.

Cheers,

Trang

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Nowadays delivery people are commonly seen in our city. Of all the delivery people who (1) deliver__________ parcels, our family likes Mr Nam the most. Mr Nam is about 40 years old and usually wears a yellow (2) uniform__________. He is a kind, friendly, and responsible person. (3) Before__________ he brings a parcel to our house, he always calls to check if we are at home. I still (4) remember__________ one day when we were in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr Nam called my father several times until my father answered his call. He (5) told__________ us that we had a parcel. As we were not at home, my father asked him to (6) leave__________ the parcel with our neighbour. Mr Nam found our neighbour and called us before (7) giving__________ the parcel to her. He also allowed us to transfer money to him by online banking. My father sometimes talks to him and he happily (8) shares__________ about his life and work.

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Sardinia is the second largest island in Italy. It is famous for its beautiful nature and a variety of ancient crafts. One of the crafts that makes the island well-known is basket weaving. This is considered one of the most remarkable handicrafts on the island because it combines manual skills and natural resources. Baskets are usually woven by Sardinian women. They have handed down the techniques from generation to generation. The shapes and dimensions of the baskets are different according to the technique, the area of production, and the kind of material used. They use various natural materials such as willow, palm, straw, and hay.

In the past, people hung the baskets on the walls of their houses or displayed them on shelves like artwork. Today the baskets are used in homes or used for decorative purposes. People really appreciate the craft because nowadays it is increasingly rare to find good quality baskets like these. Sardinian people believe that basket weaving is a dying skill and they hope to preserve it in the future.