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Below are some places of interest in Viet Nam. Match them with the
pictures.
Hue Citadel

Ha Long Bay

Cuc Phuong National Park

Phong Nha Cave

One Pillar Pagoda

Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral

Wonders of Viet
Nam

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Period 35th - UNIT 5: WONDERS OF VIET NAM
Lesson 1: Getting started

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* New words :
1- recommend / ,rekə'mend / (v): giới thiệu
quần thể di tích

2- complex of monuments (n) :
3- be worth + V-ing / wə:θ /:
4- bother / 'bɔðə / (v):

đáng giá để làm gì
băn khoăn
xích lô

5- rickshaw /ˈrɪkʃɔːz/ (n):
6- tomb

/ tu:m /

(n): lăng, mộ, mả

7- man-made /ˈmæn meɪd/ (adj): do con người làm ra; nhân tạo

8- suggest
/səˈdʒest/

+ V-ing / clause:

gợi ý

1. Listen and read:

a. Read the conversation again and fill in each gap with no
more than three words.
Hue City
1. Veronica's family is going to ____________
next week.
three
2. Mi has been to Hue City ____________
times.
go by air
3. Veronica's father suggested they should ____________
.
4. Mi suggested going by train because Veronica's family can
beautiful sights
meet people and see a lot of ____________
.
use rickshaws to get
5. Mi suggested Veronica should ____________
around Hue City.
the museums .
6. In Mi's opinion, Veronica shouldn't go to ____________

2a. Write the responses below into the correct columns.
1.It's probably best
to go by train.
2.It's well worth
seeing.
3. Don't drink the
water.
Asking for
recommendations

4.Thanks, that's
really useful.
5. I wouldn't eat
anything that's sold
in the street.
6. It isn't really
worth seeing.

7. You really must go
to Agra.
8 What about places
outside Hue City?
9. Have you got any
other tips?

Making recommendations
Recommending things

Not recommending things

Responding to
recommendations

b. Read the conversation and find the expressions Veronica and Mi
use to ask for, make, and respond to recommendations.
Asking for recommendations
(3)

- Do you know any good
places to stay in Hue City?
- What's the best way to
get around?
- What are the things
we shouldn't miss any good museums?
- What else is worth seeing?

Making
recommendations(3)

Responding to
recommendations(3)

-I suggest going by train.

- That sound better.

- It's probably best to
use rickshaws.

- Great, thanks.

- I'd recommend the
Romance Hotel.
- You should definitely
see the Royal Citadel.

- That's good to know.
- That's what I've heard.

2b. Match the sentences (1-4) to the sentences (a-d) to make
exchanges. Then the exchanges with a partner.

1. Do you know any good
places to eat?
1-b

a. Er no, don't bother buying
things there. They're too
expensive.

2. I wouldn't eat anything
b. I'd recommend a place called
that's sold in the street. You Shanti - the food there is
1. Do you know
can easily get ill.
delicious.
2-c

3. Is there anything else
worth visiting?
3-d

c Yes, that's what I've heard.

4. And what about
souvenirs?

d. There's Gia Long Tomb. That's
well worth a visit.

4-a

3b. Now put them in the correct columns.
a. Ha Long Bay

d. One Pillar Pagoda

c. Po Nagar Cham Towers

e. Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral

b. Phong Nha Cave

Natural wonders

f. Cuc Phuong National Park

Man-made wonders

4. Ask and answer questions
about some wonders of Viet Nam.

A: I had a wonderful trip this summer
vacation.
B: Where did you visit?
A: Cuc Phuong National Park.
B: Wow! Where is it?
A: It is located in Ninh Binh province.
B: What does it have?
A: Cuc Phuong is home to many kinds of
tree and flowers. There are also many
animals there. I did learn many things
about biology during the trip.
A: Is it a natural wonder?
B: Yes, it is./ No, it isn't

4. Ask and answer questions
about some wonders of Viet Nam.

A: I had a wonderful trip this summer vacation.
B: Where did you visit?
A: Cuc Phuong National Park.
B: Wow! Where is it?
A: It is located in Ninh Binh province.
B: What does it have?
A: Cuc Phuong is home to many kinds of tree and
flowers. There are also many animals there. I did
learn many things about biology during the trip.
A: Is it a natural wonder?
B: Yes, it is./ No, it isn't

The central relic area of Hoang Thanh
Thang Long - Hanoi has a total area
of 18,395 ha, including:
archaeological zone of 18 Hoang Dieu
and the remaining relics in Hanoi's
ancient relics such as Hanoi Flagpole,
Doan Mon Gate, Kinh Thien Palace,
House D67, Hau Lau, Bac Mon, walls
and 8 gates of the Nguyen Dynasty.
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long is a
relic complex associated with the
history of Thang Long - Hanoi Citadel

4. Ask and answer questions
about some wonders of Viet Nam.

Trang An Landscape Complex This is
Vietnam's first mixed-world heritage
site recognized by UNESCO. With an
area of 6,172 ha located in the area
between Hoa Lu district and Gia Vien,
Nho Quan districts, Tam Diep town
and Ninh Binh city, Trang An scenic
complex includes adjacent areas of di
Hoa Lu ancient capital, Trang An cave
complex, Tam Coc-Bich Dong scenic
area and Hoa Lu special-use primeval
forest.

A: I had a wonderful trip this summer vacation.
B: Where did you visit?
A: Cuc Phuong National Park.
B: Wow! Where is it?
A: It is located in Ninh Binh province.
B: What does it have?
A: Cuc Phuong is home to many kinds of tree and
flowers. There are also many animals there. I did
learn many things about biology during the trip.
A: Is it a natural wonder?
B: Yes, it is./ No, it isn't

4. Ask and answer questions
about some wonders of Viet Nam.

A: I had a wonderful trip this summer vacation.
B: Where did you visit?
A: Cuc Phuong National Park.
B: Wow! Where is it?
A: It is located in Ninh Binh province.
B: What does it have?
A: Cuc Phuong is home to many kinds of tree and
flowers. There are also many animals there. I did
learn many things about biology during the trip.
A: Is it a natural wonder?
B: Yes, it is./ No, it isn't

Hoi An is an ancient town of
Vietnamese people, located in the
lower section of the Thu Bon river
junction in the coastal plain of Quang
Nam province. As a unique type of
Southeast Asian traditional urban port
in Vietnam, rare in the world, Hoi An
retains nearly intact over a thousand
architectural monuments such as
streets, houses, meeting halls, temples,
pagodas , temples, ethnic churches,
ancient wells, ancient tombs ...

4. Ask and answer questions
about some wonders of Viet Nam.

MY SON TOWER AREA
Located in a valley with a diameter of
about 2 km in Duy Phu commune, Duy
Xuyen district, Quang Nam province,
My Son is a Hindu holy place of the
Kingdom of Champa built by King
Bhadravarman around the end of the 4th
century. to worship the god Siva.

A: I had a wonderful trip this summer vacation.
B: Where did you visit?
A: Cuc Phuong National Park.
B: Wow! Where is it?
A: It is located in Ninh Binh province.
B: What does it have?
A: Cuc Phuong is home to many kinds of tree and
flowers. There are also many animals there. I did
learn many things about biology during the trip.
A: Is it a natural wonder?
B: Yes, it is./ No, it isn't

4. Ask and answer questions
about some wonders of Viet Nam.

A: I had a wonderful trip this summer vacation.
B: Where did you visit?
A: Cuc Phuong National Park.
B: Wow! Where is it?
A: It is located in Ninh Binh province.
B: What does it have?
A: Cuc Phuong is home to many kinds of tree and
flowers. There are also many animals there. I did learn
many things about biology during the trip.
A: Is it a natural wonder?
B: Yes, it is./ No, it isn't

Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park is
located in Quang Ninh, Bo Trach,
Tuyen Hoa and Minh Hoa districts
(Quang Binh province) with an area of
about 200,000 ha. Phong Nha - Ke
Bang is compared to a huge geological
museum with global value and
significance. 

4. Ask and answer questions
about some wonders of Viet Nam.

A: I had a wonderful trip this summer
vacation.
B: Where did you visit?
A: Cuc Phuong National Park.
B: Wow! Where is it?
A: It is located in Ninh Binh province.
B: What does it have?
A: Cuc Phuong is home to many kinds of tree
and flowers. There are also many animals
there. I did learn many things about biology
during the trip.
A: Is it a natural wonder?
B: Yes, it is./ No, it isn't

Hue citadel Located along the banks of the
Perfume River and some adjacent areas of
Thua Thien - Hue Province, the complex of
Hue Monuments is the first heritage site of
Vietnam recognized by UNESCO (December
1993). Prominent in the complex of the
ancient capital of Hue are three citadels:
Imperial Citadel, Imperial Citadel and
Forbidden Purple City arranged throughout
the south - north axis. The citadel system, the
palace is located in an interesting natural
setting with Ngu Binh mountain, Huong
Giang stream, Gia Vien dunes, Boc Thanh
dune ...

- Learn by heart new words.
- Do all the exercises again
- Prepare Unit 5 : A closer look 1

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