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Life stories we
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LESSON 4

SPEAKING

National heroes of Viet Nam

LESSON 4
WARM-UP

SPEAKING
Guessing game

CONTROLLED
PRACTICE

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Task 1: Read the cards
Vocabulary
Task 2: Ask and answer to complete
the notes

Task 3: Use your notes to tell the life story
of General Vo Nguyen Giap or Vo Thi Sau

LESS-CONTROLLED
PRACTICE

CONSOLIDATION

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Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP

Guessing game
- Work as 2 groups.
- There are 4 questions, the answers of which provide
four clues for the key word.
- Choose and answer the question.
- If you have a correct answer  one point.
- If you can guess the key word  5 points.
- The team with more points is the winner.

WARM-UP
WARM-UP

Answer the question in each
puzzle.

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2

3

4

WARM-UP
WARM-UP

Question 1

Which was a decisive Vietnamese
military victory that
brought an end to French colonial
rule in Vietnam?

 Dien Bien Phu
BACK

WARM-UP
WARM-UP

Question 2

Which province is home to the World
Heritage Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park?

 Quang Binh
BACK

WARM-UP
WARM-UP

Question 3

Fill in the blank:
They're calling on all men and boys
over the age of 18 to join the ______.
 army
BACK

WARM-UP
WARM-UP

Question 4

When did Nguyen Tat Thanh start his
journey abroad from Nha Rong Wharf?
 1911
BACK

WARM-UP
WARM-UP

KEY WORD: GENERAL VO NGUYEN
GIAP

CONTROLLED
Work in pairs. One of you is A, the other is B. A reads the information
PRACTICE
1

card about General Vo Nguyen Giap. B reads the information card about
Vo Thi Sau below.

Student A's
card

Student B's
card

VOCABULARY

the Communist Party
of Viet Nam
/ðə ˈkɒmjənɪst pɑːti
əv viːetˈnɑːm/
the single political party in
power in Viet Nam

VOCABULARY

battle (n)
/ˈbætl/
a fight between armies, ships or
planes, especially during a war

VOCABULARY

campaign (n)
/kæmˈpeɪn/
a series of planned activities
that are intended to achieve a
particular social, commercial or
political aim

VOCABULARY

pass away
/ pɑːs əˈweɪ/
to die

VOCABULARY
Form
1. the
Communist
Party of Viet
Nam

Vietnamese
equivalent
/ðə ˈkɒmjənɪst the single political party in power in Viet Nam Đảng Cộng sản
pɑːti əv viːet
Việt Nam
ˈnɑːm/
Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˈbætl/

a fight between armies, ships or planes,
especially during a war

trận chiến

3. campaign (n)

/kæmˈpeɪn/

a series of planned activities that are
intended to achieve a particular social,
commercial or political aim

chiến dịch

4. pass away

/ pɑːs əˈweɪ/

to die

qua đời

2. battle (n)

CONTROLLED PRACTICE
2

Work in pairs. A should ask B questions to complete his/her card
about Vo Thi Sau. Then B should do the same to complete his/her
card about General Vo Nguyen Giap. Then compare your notes.

Example questions
Who is/was …?
When did he/she …?
How old was he/she when …?
What happened in …?

LESS-CONTROLLED
PRACTICE
Use your notes to tell the life story of General Vo
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Nguyen Giap or Vo Thi Sau to the class. Vote for the
best-told story.
Suggested answer:
We'd like to talk about the life of Vo Thi Sau, a national heroine of our
country. She was born in 1933 in Ba Ria Province. At the age of 15, she
joined the Viet Minh, the league for the independence of Viet Nam from
French rule. In 1947, she was brave enough to carry out attacks against
French soldiers. She managed to kill some of them by throwing grenades at
them. Unfortunately, in another unsuccessful attempt in 1949, she was
caught and put in prison. She was sentenced to death at Con Son Prison,
Con Dao Island at the age of 19. Although she died nearly 80 years ago,
many generations in Viet Nam still admire Vo Thi Sau for her great bravery
and sacrifice for the independence of our country.

CONSOLIDATI
ON
1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?
• An overview about the lives of a famous hero and
heroine in Viet Nam;
• Vocabulary to talk about the lives of a famous
hero and heroine in Viet Nam.

CONSOLIDATI
ON
2 Homework

- Write a paragraph about the life of a national
hero that you admire.
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for the next lesson – Listening.

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