UNIT 11: TRAVELLING AROUND VIET NAM
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
LISTEN AND READ
GETTING STARTED
Ngọ Mon (Gate)
The temple Literature
Nha Rong Harbor
Ha Long Bay
LISTEN AND READ
New Words
A water buffalo:
Corn:
Sugar canes:
(to) take a photo:
A luggage:
Con trâu
Bắp (ngô)
Cây mía
Chụp ảnh
Hành lý
PREDICT QUESTIONS
1-What did Tim see?
2-What did Shannon see?
3-How many people are there in the conversation?
Hoa meets Tim at the airport
Tim: Hoa, I’d like you to meet my parents and my sister, Shannon.
Hoa: How do you do? Welcome to Viet Nam.
Mr. Jones: Thank you. It’s nice to meet you finally, Hoa.
Hoa: Can I help you with your bags, Mrs. Jones?
Mrs. Jones: Thank you. It’s great to be in Viet Nam.
Hoa: Would you mind sitting in the front seat of the taxi, Mr. Jones? I’d like to sit with Tim and Shannon.
Mr. Jones: No problem. I prefer the front seat.
Mrs. Jones: Are we far from Ha Noi?
Hoa: It’s about a 40-minute drive from the city center.
Tim: Look, Shannon! I can see a boy riding a water buffalo.
Shannon: Wow! This is very exciting. Are those rice paddies, Hoa?
Hoa: Yes, and the crop over there is corn. On the left, you can see sugar canes.
Tim: Would you mind if I took a photo?
Hoa: Not at all. I’ll ask the driver to stop the car.




Answer key
1-What did Tim see?
Tim saw a boy riding a water buffalo
2-What did Shannon see?
Shannon saw rice paddies.
3- How many people are there in the conversation?
There are five people in the conversation
2-True or false? Check ( ) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences and write the in your exercise book

a) This is the first time Hoa has met Tim’s family.
b) Hoa helps Mrs. Jones with her luggage
c) The Jones family is traveling from the airport in a bus.
(in a taxi)
d) Shannon has never seen rice paddies before.
e) The car is traveling past farmland.

f) Only rice and corn are grown around Ha Noi.
(There are also sugar canes)
T F

Would you mind sitting in the front seat of the taxi?
Structure:
USING:
Yêu cầu người khác làm một điều gì đó
MEANING:
Xin vui lòng…………………..?
Would you mind if I took a photo?
Structure:
Using:
Xin phép được làm điều gì đó


Meaning:
Bạn có phiền ……………không?


Exercises
Move/car
Would you mind moving your car?
Would you mind if I move your car?
Ride/ your motorbike
Use/ your computer
Play/ football
STOP