1. What do you know about the Mekong Delta?
Activities in Mekong Delta
Listening to traditional music
Watching birds
Eating local food
Visiting an old house
Riding an Ostrich
Catching fish
Look at the pictures and decide which activities tourists can do there.


Unit 10 Ecotourism

lesson 5: LISTENING


I. Vocabulary
II. Ecotourism in the Mekong Delta

I. Vocabulary
Speciality /ˌspeʃ.iˈæl.ə.ti/ (n) : đặc sản
Resort /rɪˈzɔːt/ (n) : khu nghỉ dưỡng
3. Pond /pɒnd/ (n): cái ao
4. Ostrich /ˈɒs.trɪtʃ/ (n): đà điểu
5. to turn st into st else (v): chuyển (biến) cái gì đó thành 1 cái khác.
Eg. He turned his farm into an ecological garden.
6. to release /rɪˈliːs/(v) : thả (phóng thích), phát hành (film, song, album)
II. Ecotourism in the Mekong Delta
2. Listen to a news report and choose the caption that best summarizes the main idea
a. How the Mekong Delta became an ecotourism destination
b. Famous resorts in the Mekong Delta
c. Effects of ecotourism on the Mekong Delta
3. Listen again and decide whether the following statements are True(T) or False (F). Put a tick (✓) to the right column.

3. Listen again and decide whether the following statements are True(T) or False (F). Put a tick (✓) to the right column.

✓
✓
✓
✓
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2005
the small fish
1. Ba Đức’s ecological garden:
Garden area: ……………..hectares
Activities for tourists:
a. visiting the old house
b. …………………………………
c. ………………………………….
d. ……........................................
2. Tư Bình’s ecological farm:
fish pond area: ……………hectares
Activities for tourists:
a. catching fish
b. ………………………………..
c. ………………………………..
2.5
catching fish
enjoying home-made meals
learning how to cook local specialities
2.1
watching birds
riding ostriches
4. Listen again. Complete the notes about the two farmers’ ecotourism places for tourists.
5. Work with a partner. Which of the activities mentioned in 4 would you enjoy doing the most if you took a tour to the Mekong Delta?
catching fish
enjoying home-made meals
watching birds
learning how to cook
local specialities
riding ostriches
visiting the old house
What have you learnt today?

I. Vocabulary:
1. Speciality /ˌspeʃ.iˈæl.ə.ti/ (n) : đặc sản
2. Resort /rɪˈzɔːt/ (n) : khu nghỉ dưỡng
3. Pond /pɒnd/ (n): cái ao
4. Ostrich /ˈɒs.trɪtʃ/ (n): đà điểu
5. to turn st into st else (v): chuyển (biến) cái gì đó thành 1 cái khác.
6. to release /rɪˈliːs/(v) : thả (phóng thích), phát hành (film, song, album)
II. Ecotourism in the Mekong Delta
1. Ba Duc’s ecological garden
2. Tu Binh ecological farm
HOMEWORK

Learn by heart the vocabulary
Prepare for the next lesson - Writing
Find some information about a tour to Cai Chien island.

thanks for your attention!