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NGUYEN TUNG LAM

- 10A6
 Kosovo:
Organic
honey from
the mountains

- DW

#ForTheFuture
01
TABLE OF
CONTENT

01 TOPIC

03 NOTE - TAKING

06 TRANSCRIPT

10 TRANSLATION

13 QUESTION TEMPLATES

20 SELF REFLECTION

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NOTE TAKING

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*NARRATOR
-USUALLY MEN WEAR BEEKEEPER’S OUTFIT IN KOSOVO
=> HARDLY ANY FEMALE BEEKEEPER-SHQIPE SHALA
-BEEKEEPING SEASON OVER: STILL CHECKS REGULARLY:ELECTRIC FENCE, HIVES
*SHALA
-LIKE TO DO THINGS SYSTEMATICALLY – LIKE TO COMPETE (CHECK MORE
BEEHIVES)
*NARRATOR
- INSPECTION:DONE
- SHALA EXTINGUISH COAL IN SMOKER -> PREVENT FOREST FIRE
*SHALA
- BEESWAX -> CREAT NEW HIVES <- MOST NATURAL OPTION
=>NO EXTRA FUNDING
*NARRATOR
- FIND BUYERS EASILY
- PRICE X2 (COMPARE TO STREET MARKET)
- SHALA STUDY ORGANIC METHODS -> ACTIVIST LEARN FROM HER
=>AIM: RAISE AWARENESS FOR ECO-FRIENDLY FARMING PRATICES
*SHALA
- WORKSHOP:GERMANY
- HOPE: REALIZE TO PROTECT NATURE-BEES
*NARRATOR
- PARK RANGERS=8
- PARK = 500 SQUARE KM
=> NEED X3 TIMES PEOPLE
*BAJRAM
- STAFF SHORTAGE TO ATTENTION
-PROBLEMS: ILLEGAL LOGGING, GARBAGE, HYDROPOWER PLANTS
*NARRATOR
- HYDROPOWER PLANTS -> WIDELY CONSIDERED ECO-FRIENDLY
- BUILD MORE:SHRINK HABITATS
=>PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE,AWARE OF IT

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*SHALA
- MORE ATTENTION TO NATURAL
- IF FOREST CLEARANCE -> LOSE BEES -> AFFECTS JOB
*NARRATOR
- KOSOVO NEW COUNTRY
-> NATURAL TO NEED TIME SORT OUT
->SHALA REMAIN OPTIMISTIC

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TRANSCRIPT

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Transcript

It's usually men who wear this kind of

outfit in Kosovo, there are hardly any female
beekeeper's in the country. Shqipe Shala is one
of them. The beekeeping season might be over,
but she still checks on her charges regularly.An
electric fence protects her hives from the
bears that still roam this area near Prizren,
Kosovo's second largest city. The Sharr
Mountains National Park just to the south is a
refuge for Balkan lynx, this species of wild cat
is critically endangered. There are only a few
dozen of them left. Shqipe Shala has 150
beehives. She's the boss and her husband
works for her. That's quite an unusual setup,
but it works for them. " We like to do things
systematically. I start from one end, my
husband starts from the other. We like to
compete. It's kind of a game to see who can
check more beehives."

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Transcript
Today it looks like a tie. Once the inspections
are done, Shala takes care to extinguish the coal in
her smoker, which is used to calm the bees. A
forest fire could have disastrous consequences.
Then she reveals a little trade secret. " This is our
beeswax harvest from this autumn. We use it to
create new hives. It's a lot of work, but this is the
most natural option for the bees instead of using
mass-produced industrial wax. Unfortunately, the
government doesn't provide any funding for the
extra effort involved, but it's the only way to treat
our bees well." And it's worth the effort. She
doesn't have any trouble finding buyers for her
organic honey. It sells for twice the price of the
honey
sold at streetside markets. Beekeeping, sheep
breeding, and cheesemaking are an important part
of the economy in Kosovo, the youngest and
smallest nation in the Balkans. Shala went abroad
to study organic farming methods. Nowadays,
environmental activists come to see her to learn
how she applies organic methods to beekeeping.
The aim is to raise awareness across Kosovo of eco-
friendly farming practices.

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 " I attended a workshop in Germany. I learned a lot
about animal welfare, which nobody here knows
anything about. I'm now giving courses to pass on this
knowledge. I hope people will come to realize we have
to protect nature and that includes bees. They are so
important for the environment." Nature conservation
can be an uphill battle. The director of the Sharr
Mountains National Park has been sounding the alarm.
He says there are just eight rangers patrolling the
park's 500 square kilometers. He also says that they
need at least three times as many rangers.
"Environmentalists could help us by bringing our staff
shortage to the attention of the government. But there
are also other problems to address, such as illegal
logging and garbage. And also the construction of
hydroelectric power plants." "We have to pay more
attention to our natural environment, especially in the
national park. This also affects my business. If forest
clearance and everything that goes along with it is
allowed to go on, I will eventually lose my bees." Kosovo
gained independence in 2008. It's only natural, she
says, that it will take a while for such a young country
to sort things out. Shqipe Shala, for one, remains
optimistic.

Transcript

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 TRANSLATION

Đa số người nuôi ong ở Kosovo là nam giới,

chỉ có số lượng nhỏ là nữ giới . Shqipe Shala là

một trong số họ. Mặc dù mùa ong đã hết, nhưng

cô vẫn thường xuyên kiểm tra việc của mình. Một

hàng rào điện bảo vệ những tổ ong khỏi các con

gấu vẫn được bao quanh khu vực gần Prizren,

thành phố lớn thứ hai Kosovo. Vườn

quốc gia Sharr Mountains ở phía Bắc đang là nơi

tị nạn cho loài Linh miêu Balkan, loài mèo hoang

này đang nằm trong những loài bị đe dọa cực kỳ

nghiêm trọng . Chỉ còn lại vài chục con còn sống.

Shqipe Shala có 150 tổ ong. Cô là bà chủ và chồng

cô đang làm việc cho cô ấy. Điều này có vẻ kì lạ,

nhưng họ vẫnlàm việc hiệu quả với nó.

" Chúng tôi thích làm việc một cách hệ thống.

Tôi bắt đầu từ một phía, và chồng tôi xuất phát

từ phía còn lại. Chúng tôi thích cạnh tranh, nó

như là một trò chơi để xem ai có thể kiểm tra

nhiều tổ ong hơn."

Hôm nay có vẻ là một trận hòa. Khi kiểm tra xong, Shala
đảm bảo việc dập than lò hun khói của cô, thứ được dùng để làm
trấn tĩnh những chú ong. Một vụ cháy rừng có thể để lại hậu quả
khôn lường. Tiếp theo,cô bật mí một chút về bí mật kinh doanh của
mình. " Đây là chỗ sáp ong chúng tôi thu hoạch được từ mùa thu.
Chúng tôi dùng nó để tạo các tổ khác. Khối lượng công việc khá lớn,
nhưng nó là lựachọn tự nhiên nhất cho lũ ong thay vì sử dụng loại
sáp công nghiệp được sản xuất đại trà. Đáng tiếc rằng, chính phủ
không có thêm tài trợ cho công sức bỏ ra thêm, nhưng đây là cách
duy nhất để lũ ong được chăm sóc tốt.

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 Translation
Và tất cả những điều đó đều bõ công. Cô ấy không có khó khăn gì trong việc tìm
người mua mật ong hữu cơ của mình. Nó được bán ra với giá gấp đôi so với mật ong
thường được bán ở các khu chợ ven đường. Nghề nuôi ong, chăn nuôi cừu và làm phô
mai đều đóng vai trò quan trọng trong nền kinh tế ở Kosovo, đất nước trẻ nhất và
nhỏ nhất vùng Balkans. Shala ra nước ngoài để học phương
pháp chăn nuôi hữu cơ. Ngày nay, các nhà hoạt động môi trường đến gặp cô để học
cách áp dụng các phương pháp hữu cơ vào việc nuôi ong. Mục tiêu đề ra là nâng cao
nhận thức về việc chăn nuôi một cách thân thiện với môi trường khắp Kosovo. "Tôi
từng làm việc ở một xưởng ở Đức. Tôi đã học được rất nhiều về phúc lợi động vật,
điều mà không ai ở đấy biết một tí gì về. Hiện tại tôi đang tổ chức những khóa học
để truyền lại những kiến thức này. Mong rằng người dân ở đây có thể nhận ra rằng
ta phải bảo vệ thiên nhiên và trong đó bao gồm cả những chú ong. Chúng đều rất là
quan trọng với môi trường".
Bảo tồn thiên nhiên sẽ là một vấn đề khó khăn. Người quản lí Vườn quốc gia
Dãy núi Sharr đã báo động. Anh ấy nói chỉ có 8 người kiểm lâm tuần tra một khu
công viên có diện tích là 500 km vuông. Ngoài ra anh ấy còn nói thêm là họ cần ít
nhất gấp ba lần số kiểm lâm hiện tại. "Bảo tồn thiên nhiên sẽ là một vấn đề khó
khăn. Người quản lí Vườn quốc gia Dãy núi Sharr đã báo động. Anh ấy nói chỉ có 8
người kiểm lâm tuần tra một khu công viên có diện tích là 500 km vuông. Ngoài ra
anh ấy còn nói thêm là họ cần ít nhất gấp ba lần số kiểm lâm hiện tại.

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Ở Kosovo và đất nước hàng xóm Albania. Nhà máy thủy năng vẫn

được đa số coi là một cách sản xuất điện thân thiện với môi trường,

nhưng việc xây dựng nhiều nhà máy kèm theo việc vấn đề khai thác rừng

trái phép chưa được giải quyết thì sẽ tiếp tục thu hẹp môi trường sống

của các loài bị đe dọa như gấu,linh miêu, và sói. Shqipe Shala nói rằng đa

số người dân đều không nhận ra việc gì đang diễn ra. Họ đơn giản là không

nhận thức được vấn đề. Nhưng cô muốn thay đổi điều đó."Chúng ta cần

phải chú ý hơn đến môi trường tự nhiên, đặc biệt là vườn quốc gia. Điều

này cũng ảnh hưởng đến công việc cải tạo. Nếu việc phá sạch rừng và

những gì kèm theo nó vẫn tiếp tục được quyền xảy ra, thì sẽ đến một lúc

nào đấy tôi sẽ mất hết sạch đàn ong của mình". Kosovo giành được độc lập

vào năm 2008. Cô ấy nói rằng việc một đất nước trẻ sẽ mất một lúc để ổn

định là chuyện hiển nhiên. Shqipe Shala vẫn giữ vững sự lạc quan của

mình.

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QUESTION
Templates

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 1,What is the major topic of the
recording?

The video mainly talks about the beekeeping

job,and the detrusction of forest In the video,
the narrator has focus on the precaution,methods
that Shqipe Shala-the beekeeper- use to raise the
bees in the most natural way and keep her hives
safe from outside elements. Through eco-friendly
farming, she is raising awareness across Kosovo
on why protecting nature is neccesary.After that,
the video address a lot of problems such as staff
shortage, illegal logging,garbage and the
contrustion of hydroelectric power plants. The
narrator has emphasized on pollution and
deforestation. It is clear that the people need to
pay more attetion to the environment and this
should not be taken lightly as It affects the life of
many people,animals.

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 MOTHER NATURE

A beekeeper’s
job and duties

Beeswax harvest
from autumn

A natural way to create new

hives,create organic honey
(organic method)

Raise awareness of
Adress eco-friendly farming
problems pratices

Badly affexts the life and

businesses of people,directly
harms the animals/nature

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All of the speaker’s attitude towards the

destruction of forest is concern,worry but at the
same time hopeful and optimistic The concern and
worry are clearly shown in the tone of the speaker,
in the way that they address problems and negative
effects from the detrusction of forest.Through this
line and her expression,you can see her uneasiness
“If forest clearance and everything that goes along
with it is allowed to go on, I will eventually lose my
bees.” The fear of losing everything is real and It is
making them worry so much more But at the same
time,the speaker still remain hopeful. The beekeeper
is trying to raise awareness across Kosovo of eco-
friendly farming pratices. She attended a workshop
in Germany and now giving courses to pass this
knowledge on “ I hope people will come to realize
we have to protect nature and that includes bees” .
Through environmentalists, the director hope that
they can help “by bringing our staff shortage to the
attention of the government”. The beekeeper says It
is natural for a young country to sort things out,
because of that she still “remains optimistic”

3)What is the attitude of

the speaker to the issue
mentioned?
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4, How does the
information relate
to your background
knowledge?
Ever since I was a child, I was always interested in
nature. I spent my free time reading books about nature
or surfing the internet about It. Because of that, I have
also researched into our problems that we are facing now.
Illegal logging, garbage, etc. are real problems that is
happening everyday .And this video reminded me of that
once again.
Second, I’m actually quite shocked to hear that the
construction of hydroelectric power plants is also harmful
to our nature. I always thought that the more green power
that we could make, the better our environment will be
but It seems that I was wrong. I never considered the fact
that we need to clear more lands,forests to build It and
doing that will do more harm than good. That bit of
information really blew my mind.
Finally, I can clearly see and feel the negative effects of
pollution,poor environment. After I've known about how
people are trying so much to protect our planet, I think I
should have some actions right away for my own benefit
and also for the community.

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 GLOSSARY
Beeswax Lynx

= A container shaped like =A wild animal of the

a box in which bees are cat family that has
kept so that their honey brown hair,
can be collected sometimes with dark
spots on it, pointed
=Sáp ong ears, and a short tail
= Linh miêu

Illegal logging Hydroelectric

= harvesting, processing, = Producing
transporting, buying or electricity by the
selling of timber in force of fast moving
contravention of national
and international laws water such as rivers
or waterfalls
=Khai thác gỗ bất hợp
pháp =Thủy điện

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 6)Which skills have been improved

I have learned and improved a lot of things

through this listening project, and my English skills in
general have improved considerably.
The most noticeable change is in my listening skill.
At first, I couldn’t hear the accents so well because I
haven’t trained my listening skill very often.
However, since I worked on finding sources and
checking them, I can now listen to almost every
accent without much difficulty.
Second, my writing skill has also improved. For
this project, I have looked into a lot of ways to
improve my writing skill to make my work the best It
could be. Because of that, I had a chance to practice
my wording, how to organize ideas to make the
writing more clarity and expressive.
Third, I can see a improvement in my critical
thinking skill, especially note-taking skill. I’ve
learned how to sort out the key word, how to
organize my note so that it can be more logical. The
way I present the note – taking now really help me to
understand the idea and it’s easier to find out the
topic.
Finally, I have improved my computer skills,
especially with Microsoft Word and design skill
through PowerPoint and website such as Canva and
Crello. I can now say with confident that I know how
to work with computer better than ever.

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 Self
Reflection
During the time I was working on this project, I have faced a lot of problems.
The first thing I have to do is looking for a good listening source. I don’t know
which topic should I start with, so I couldn’t pay so much time to find the
sources.
Then, when I finally decided to take up “nature”, another problem just
came up. Not until when I have made up my mind about the topic did I realize
that it was very hard to find listening source without any subtitle or transcript
and translation. Many big website like Youtbe, BBC, CNN, … are only provide
subtitled or auto – subs videos so those I couldn’t use them. It would be a
nightmare to me – I had to search on the Internet for almost every night until
I found an amazing website named DW, which was created to post news from
Germany. There are a thousand of sources on this site and the best thing –
they are all no subtitle. It took me about a month considering which one could
be the most gripping, a quite long time but I think my source worth for it.
After I have finished on the finding part, I started to listen and do research
about my listening source. But once again, I figured out that there are so
many things have to be done. It wasn’t so hard for me to hear what people
were talking about, but the only thing that trouble me most was the main
things that speakers want to deliver. I think the reason why I couldn’t catch
up with the idea was because I didn’t have much knowledge about the topic,
so I find it was pretty hard to understand the idea. However, by using the
internet, I have overcome this problem and I could work on my project easier.
Another problem I have faced up with is about the design step. Although
I’ve tried my best editing and fixing the portfolio, I think I’m not a artist and
there is a limit in my art skill. After all, I’m quite impress with my product
because I haven’t done such a high demanding project.
I’ve learn a lot from this project, especially about how I should plan my
work logically so that I can stick to it and try to make it the best. Honestly, I’m
not a hard- working guy so doing those stuff is a little bit tired. But even when
I’m so exhausted, I didn’t feel so bad and this somehow very fun. I recommend
you to keep yourself a positive attitude, don’t get panic and things will be just
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fine.

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 Reference
https://www.dw.com/en/kosovo-
organic-honey-from-the-
mountains/av-55437904

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