Giữa kì 1 – Tiếng Anh 10: Farm Life, Festivals and the Environment

Every October, the small village of Tân Lập in Tiền Giang holds a Fruit Festival. It lasts three days and attracts thousands of visitors from many provinces. The villagers grow durians, mangoes and rambutans, and during the festival they open their gardens to tourists. Visitors can pick fruit by themselves, learn how farmers take care of the trees, and taste local dishes made with fresh fruit. In the evening, young people gather in the village square to sing folk songs and play traditional games.

The festival began ten years ago. At that time, many young people were leaving the village to look for work in the city because farming did not bring enough money. Mr Hải, a farmer, had the idea of welcoming tourists. His neighbours doubted it at first, but the first festival was so successful that most of them joined in the next year. Today, tourism provides extra income for almost every family, and many young people have come back to work on their family farms.

However, the villagers worry about rubbish. Last year, visitors left a lot of plastic bottles in the gardens, so this year every family uses bamboo baskets and cloth bags instead, and volunteers collect rubbish every evening.