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CUE CARD: AN ANTIQUE

Đề: Describe an antique or some other old thing that your family has kept for a long time.

You should say:

• what it is

• how (or when) your family first got this thing

• how long your family has kept it

And explain why this thing is important to your family.

BÀI TRẢ LỜI MẪU:

Today, I am going to share with you an old possession that my family has kept for a long time. It is an antique terra-cotta dish, which is displayed in an honoured position in the living room.

This old dish originated from feudal times in Vietnam, although I am not sure of the year exactly. It might have belonged to the Nguyen Dynasty. It is made from pottery material with some small artificial fissures, and it was my grandfather’s favourite thing when he was still alive. There is a village picture painted in blue in the centre of the dish.

When I was a child, my grandfather used to tell me the story of this dish. His close friend gave it to him to celebrate his house-warming in the past. They had been companions in arms for a long time, so that was the reason why he really treasured their ties and that gift as a reminder of their friendship.

There is a lot of other modern furniture arranged in my house nowadays, however, this antique object is still a treasured possession for each member of my family. We have kept this antique dish for over 30 years, even when my grandpa passed away and left it for my family. Whenever I look at this dish, it always reminds me of my grandfather as a fond memento.

PHÂN TÍCH TỪ VỰNG:

– terracotta: [noun] material of a red-brown colour, used to make pots. (đất nung, đồ vật làm bằng đất nung)
Example: My mother still cooks using traditional terracotta pots.

– feudal: [adjective] describing a time in the past when given land and protection by a rich person, and had to work and fight for him in return. (chế độ phong kiến)
Example: Life in feudal times in Vietnam was very hard for poor people who worked on the land.

– dynasty: [noun] a series of rulers of a country who all belong to the same family. (triều đại, thời vua)
Example: Pottery from the time of the Ming Dynasty in China is very valuable. 

– pottery: [noun] pots or dishes, usually made by hand from a type of earth called clay and made hard by baking in an oven. (đồ gốm)
Example: I learned to make traditional dishes by hand by going to a pottery class.

– fissures: [noun] long cracks in something. (vết nứt)
Example: The rocks had many fissures, some of which were very deep.

– house-warming: [noun] a party given by someone who has moved into a new house. (bữa tiệc tân gia, tiệc mừng nhà mới)
Example: My new neighbours invited our family to their house-warming party.

– companions-in-arms: [noun] people who have been soldiers, fighting together. (bạn đồng hành)
Example: My two uncles were companions-in-arms during World War 2.

– fond: [adjective] kind, happy and loving [when used before a noun]. (yêu dầu, trìu mến)
Example: I have fond memories of my years in London.

– memento: [noun] a thing that you have which reminds you of a person or place. (vật kỷ niệm)
Example: We returned home with some mementos of our holiday in China.