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Describe A Traditional Product In Your Country
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You should say:
- What it is
- When you tried this product for the first time
- What it is made of
- And explain how you feel about it
Sample Answer 1
Well, I want to talk about tea, which is an essential product in China. Chinese people have been drinking and enjoying it for thousands of years. It’s part of our unique historical and cultural heritage. Drinking tea in China is a must.
Obviously. It’s a beverage that’s ubiquitous in China. Everybody drinks it and it comes in many different types. Green tea, black tea, Pu’er tea tea. There are all kinds of different teas that a person can drink and enjoy. I’ve actually been drinking tea forever.
Ever since I was a little child, my parents would have tea at home and every time we went to a restaurant, we would be served tea with our meals. And it’s actually growing all around the country. Practically in every region, farmers will harvest the tea leaves. They’ll sell them to tea lovers and once you have the tea leaves, all you have to do is steep them in hot water for a few minutes and the tea is ready to drink.
And how do I feel about this product? Well, you know, I’m just a big fan of tea. I really love going to tea houses in the afternoon, having afternoon tea with friends. You know, you can sip some different types of tea, chat, shoot the breeze, and catch up with the people that are close to you. It’s a great way to bond and enjoy some quality time together.
And secondly, I take great pride in Chinese tea culture. I have a number of international fans who have taken up a great interest in learning about Chinese tea culture. So I’ll have them over to my apartment where I have my own tea table. I’ll like let them sample some different types of tea and I’ll share with them some of the history of tea drinking in China.
They find it fascinating, so it’s a great time for me.
Sample Answer 2
So it might sound a little bit terrifying, but it is actually not if you talk about it from your personal experience. I admit that this question actually caught me off guard since there are too many traditional products in China. You know, China is a country with a long history, but if I have to pick one, traditional products that I think it’s really crucial and essential to Chinese culture, I would definitely go for chopsticks.
Now chopsticks. I bet everyone, let’s say the majority of people to say the least on this planet have the experience of using it. You definitely have used it when you go to Chinese restaurants and taste some of the best food in the world like Kung Pao chicken, which is my favorite anyway.
As for when I tried it for the first time, I remember I learned how to master it when I was a toddler, probably four or five years old. So I still remember I had a really rough time learning how to master it because as a child I liked to hold my chopsticks near one Ant. However, it is considered unlucky if you hold chopsticks to to either ants, at least for my super traditional and superstitious parents. So I was just forced to hold the chopsticks in the middle just for better balance or for the respect to Chinese culture.
As for its material, it can be actually made of a lot of things. It can be made of wood, plastic or steel. My first, my favorite material is actually wood. Unlike plastic, which can feel a little bit cheap and unlike, you know, still, which can feel a little bit cold.
I like this smooth, enthusing experience. Wooden sticks add to the dining experience. Well, actually, I don’t have much special feeling for chopsticks. I would say it’s just like air, very essential, yet so easy to overlook that it just generally fades into the background.
We just take chopsticks for granted because we use it every day.
Sample Answer 3
Well, I think zongzi is a traditional product in my country we have it every dragon ball festival. I first tried it when I was a kid. We all went to grandparents house for the festival at that time and my grandma made zongzi by herself.
She first mixed the meat and the sticky rice together and then she used the leaves to wrap them up and then a string to tie them up. So it was like a huge dumpling and then we boiled them in the water and when they were ready we removed the leaves and then ate it. It tasted very soft and sticky.
There were different kinds of flavors. You could put different stuffings like salty pork or soybeans. I really like the sweet ones and I remember at that time my grandmother also told me something interesting about this food. Actually, it was originated from a legendary story about a man called quyuan who was a minister in Asian china at that time when he heard that his country was defeated by another.
He was so devastated that he drowned himself into miluo river and local people made zongzi at that time, and threw them into the river in order to keep his body from the fish. So then we have the dragon ball festival to commemorate this great man today. We celebrate this festival by having zongzi and having boat race on the river. So I think zongzi is very traditional and it’s a symbol of Chinese history and culture.
Sample Answer 4
Well, speaking of a traditional product in my country, the first one that comes into my mind is MOUTAI liquor, a world -famous Chinese Baijiu.
Moutai liquor is the core product of Kweichow Moutai Group., which is often presented as a gift to foreign guests during international visits, exchanges and other important events.
How is it made? The process of brewing this traditional liquor is time-consuming and complicated. It will firstly go through 9 cycles of steaming raw materials and 7 processes of liquor production. And then new sorghums and herbs are added, which allows us to improve the quality of the liquor. The whole process often takes 6 to 12 months to complete and the liquor are sealed for at least 5 years before being packaged and sold on the market.
As for where I have see this product, well, you know I actually made a trip to Guizhou where Moutai industrial park is based in. Moutai company has, you know, like a workshop for visitors to experience the brewing process. The staff there explained the whole making process while we were watching some their workers operating such flow. Although I just watched some of it, it was really amazing.
Part 3
Sample Answer 1
1. Why are traditional products important?
Oh, I think traditional products just represent a kind of traditional culture in a certain society that it symbolizes a lot of meanings. No matter it is a intangible or tangible products, it contains a lot of values that we need to inherit it.
And we also need to, you know, to dig deep into its inner meaning.
We shouldn’t just focus on its superficial level to just know about what it is, but we also need to inherit this kind of culture and deliver the message of this kind of products to more people and let more people understand the importance of this kind of traditional products as well.
2. Do you think tradition is important for a country? Why?
Of course, definitely.
I think traditions are vital for a country and for its people. Of course, definitely, I think traditions are vital for a country and for its people because traditions actually offers the people and the nation some kind of inner peace and it gives you sense of security because it sometimes act as some kind of guidelines for people.
Whenever you are faced with some difficulties. Like for instance, if a Chinese people faces some difficulties, don’t know how to handle his family relationship, then the tradition will tell him or her that he should respect the old and nurture the young. So these are basically the traditional notions of how an ideal Chinese family is like. So I think such kind of traditions that pass down from generation to generation may help people to build a better and harmonious family.
And it also to a larger extent helps to remain the society rather stable and also boost our economy and helps the country’s prosperity.
And also I think traditions are the unique things of a country or a culture.
Whenever we are trying to plan the trip to other nations, we will always seek for those traditions that we want to experience. So like, it is very iconic and the symbolic thing of a country and it represents its cultural identity.
So if all the countries and all the cultures were modernized and everyone eat fast food and live in skyscraping buildings, it would be no fun. Like there would be no points of travelling abroad and experiencing the cultural diversity.
So I think yes, definitely the traditions are very important for a country.
3. What are some traditional Chinese products?
Well, there are so many choices because, you know, we have a profound culture and history to name some of them.
First one, I think maybe it’s the tea. Chinese tea has a long kind of history and it’s both these, you know, like benefits for health and everything. We have been drinking tea and making tea for, I don’t know, thousands of years. There’s not lessons about it. So I don’t have to elaborate now.
Another one I think is maybe the fireworks. Fireworks is something also kind of like a symbol of Chinese culture. So it has been exported to so many countries, even the Olympic Games or international events, they all are. They are using the products made in China and it was I think kind of like invented or created by the ancestors in China, yeah.
4. Why is it important for children to learn about traditional products?
Well, there are several reasons.
Firstly, like I said just now, if they understand the traditional thinking and the product, they could have more likely to have a right rises of consumption concept.
And secondly, learn some traditional products and help understand could help them to boost their confidence. Like for a children who know how to choose the right material routes before making Lantern in China, it’s more likely to become experts in some fields.
It could let them have a sense of achievement and fulfillment, feel powerful.
5. Do you think people should be proud of their own culture? Why?
Definitely yes.
People should be proud of their own culture because it is an essential part of their identity. It is something personal and valuable. A strong cultural connection gives people a sense of belonging and constantly reminds them of who they are, where they come from.
Moreover, respecting and appreciating one’s own culture is a part of Patriot education. If you don’t respect your country’s tradition and culture, it can be seen as a lack of life for your culture.
Additionally, not violating your culture, you may lose some important choices such as the language that you just have seen.
Sample Answer 2
1. Why are traditional products important?
Sample answer 1: I suppose there are two main reasons. Traditional products are normally handed down from generation to generation. People rarely use chemicals or other dangerous substances when making items, which is eco-friendly and beneficial to our life. Traditional products are a constant reminder of slow and green life. Another reason is that traditional products help us understand the history of the people who made them and their significance. Each culture has its products. For maintaining culture these types of products are really very important since people may come to know different things from them.
Sample answer 2:Well, I believe there are a couple of reasons why traditional products are important. They preserve the whole making process of some important traditional products and they have an educational purpose for many young children who want to learn about the country’s culture. Like, besides MOUTAI liquor we have in China, there are tons of traditional products that could have cultural and meaningful purposes, like Qipao, a traditional outfit that is made with dedicate embroidery. And many females wear this traditional clothes in important occasions to represent traditional Chinese elements.
2. Do you think tradition is important for a country? Why?
Sample answer 1: I think most traditions are important for a country. Traditions can be regarded as a part of the culture and the history, Each country must have its own traditions that can represent its race to the world. In today’s civilized world, having traditions is quite significant. Nowadays, we find various races of people and their different traditions, which contributes to the diversity of our world. Of course, some traditions may not be suitable for social development, so they become less important and gradually disappear.
Sample answer 2: Well, traditions are essential for a country, as it is a physical representation of a country’s cultural essence. They could be in many forms. In Vietnam, we have traditional brewing techniques passed from our ancestors from a thousand years ago, embroidery that represents the advanced weaving skills dating back to ancient times and traditional Vietnamese festivals, like the Spring Festival or The Dragon Boat Festival for people to experience and remember some of our great people in the past in such vibe. So yeah, it is really important for a country to have its traditions.
3. What are the traditional Vietnamese products?
There is a wide variety of traditional products in Vietnam as we have a history of about 5,000 years. Those products include food, daily necessities, crafts, herbs, etc. For example, Vietnamese people eat some special food on different occasions, such as dumplings on New Year’s Day and moon-cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival. Also, tea is a popular drink for many people. In addition, Vietnamese herbs are commonly used to make dishes, preserve health, or treat illness.
4. Why is it important for children to learn about traditional products?
Sample answer 1: It is significant because learning about traditional products can help children develop a bond with their cultural identity. Children have an inquiring mind and they tend to be easily influenced by the latest fashion. Traditional products can give children a sense of belonging, first to their family, then perhaps to the community and their country. As social species, this is an essential step for children to feel they belong to a group, by understanding what this group is.
Sample answer 2: From what I just mentioned, I think traditional products serve as an educational purpose. Children get the meaning behind those traditions and learn about the history of our country by seeing or touching the real stuff. At the same time, they have a chance to make something by their own hands. This should improve their hands-on ability as well.
5. Do you think it’s important for (some) people to learn how to make traditional products in schools and/or in the home?
Yeah, I believe so. People who particularly learn how to make traditional products will have a better understanding of the culture and better hands-on skills as well. By the way, there is a trend now in China that products with traditional Chinese elements sell well online. This not only helps promote our traditional cultures to the whole world, but also provides jobs to people with good hand-making ability.
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