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Unit 4

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

AT AN ENGLISH LESSON

* Vocabulary

complex (n)
/ˈkɒmpleks/

khu phức hợp,
quần thể

involving a lot of
different but related parts

* Vocabulary

religious (adj)
/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

thuộc tôn giáo

Ex: He's deeply religious
and goes to church twice a
week.

* Vocabulary

monument (n)
/ˈmɒnjumənt/

tượng đài

* Vocabulary

magnificent (adj)
/mæɡˈnɪf.ɪ.sənt/

tráng lệ

* Vocabulary

preseve (v) to keep something as it is.
/prɪˈzɜːv/
bảo tồn

* Vocabulary

heritage (n)
 /ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/
di sản
Ex: The historic building is as much part of our
heritage as the paintings.

* Vocabulary

occupy (v)
/ˈɒkjupaɪ/

chiếm giữ

take control

* Vocabulary

occupied (adj)
/ˈɒkjupaɪd/

có người ở

being
used
someone
or
someone in it.

by
with

* Vocabulary

ancient (adj)
/ˈeɪnʃənt/
cổ đại, lâu đời

of or from a long time ago, having
lasted for a very long time.

* Vocabulary

generation (n)
/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

thế hệ

all the people of about
the same age within a
society

* Vocabulary
New words
1. complex (n)
2. religious (adj)
3. monument (n)
4. magnificent (adj)
5. preserve (v)
6. heritage (n)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˈkɒmpleks/

khu phức hợp, quần
thể

/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

(thuộc) tôn giáo

/ˈmɒnjumənt/
/mæɡˈnɪf.ɪ.sənt/
/prɪˈzɜːv/

tượng đài
tráng lệ
bảo tồn

 /ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/

di sản

* Vocabulary
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

7. occupy (v)

/ˈɒkjupaɪ/

chiếm giữ

8. occupied (adj)

/ˈɒkjupaɪd/

có người ở

/ˈeɪnʃənt/

cổ đại, lâu đời.

/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

thế hệ

9. ancient (adj)
10. generation (n)

* Checking Vocabulary
New words
1.
complex
(n)
2.
religious
(adj)
3.
monument
(n)
4.
magnificent
(adj)
5.
preserve
(v)
6.
heritage
(n)

occupy
(v)
7.

Meaning
khu phức hợp, quần thể
(thuộc) tôn giáo
tượng đài
tráng lệ
bảo tồn
di sản
chiếm giữ

occupied
(adj)
8.

có người ở

ancient
(adj)
9.
generation
(n)
10.

cổ đại, lâu đời.
thế hệ

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Review
Vocabul
ary

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The temple is a very important
_________ site in our country.
A. religious
B. complex
C. generation
A. religious
BACK

The tourists visited the old
_________ , built to honor a
great king.
A. preserve
B. monument
C. occupy
B. monument
BACK

Something important from the
past that people try to protect.
A. religious
B. ancient
C. heritage
C. heritage
BACK

A large building or group of buildings
with many parts.
A. complex

B. ancient
C. heritage

A. complex
BACK

The new museum was _________ in
1998 by a group of local historians.

A. preserved

B. founded
C. occupied

B. founded
BACK

The pyramids are ________
structures that still amaze people
today.
A. found
B. religious
C. ancient
C. ancient

BACK

This word means to take control or
fill a space.
A. occupy
B. occupied
C. complex
A. occupy

BACK

This is a group of people who are
born around the same time.
A. ancient
B. generation
C. monument
B. generation

BACK

The city plans to _________ the old
castle so future generations can visit it.
A. occupy
B. found
C. preserve

C. preserve
BACK

We had a clear view of the __________
palace shining in the sunlight.
A. magnificent
B. generation
C. complex

A. magnificent
BACK

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

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Readin
g

* PRACTICE
- Look at the title of the conversation. Then look at the picture

What do you think they are discussing?
They are talking about historic buildings

What do you see in the picture(s)?
It is Angkor Wat . It's a temple complex

What do you know about it / them?
It is in Cambodia. It's a temple complex, the largest
religious monument in the world

Listen and read.

PRACTIC
PRESENTATION
E

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

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Teacher: Now let's look at what you've done on your projects .Group one first, please.
Mi: OK. This is Angkor Wat in Cambodia. It's a temple complex, the
largest religious monument in the world.
Teacher: Fantastic! When did people build it?
Mi: They built it in the 12th century. It's a World Heritage Site. Millions of visitors go there
every year.
Teacher: Thank you. I wish I could go there one day too. And now group two, please.
Nam: Our project is about Dinh Bang Communal House in Bac Ninh Province - a
national historic site. People were building it for 36 years, and it's about 300 years old!
Teacher: Great! It's quite magnificent! Now group three, please.
Lan: Well, this is Windsor Castle in England. It was built about a thousand years ago. It's
been the home for about 40 English kings and queens.
Teacher: Yeah. It's the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world.
Mi & Nam: Amazing! So we need to preserve our heritage for future generations.
Teacher: Right. Thanks to preservation efforts, we know a lot about our history and life in
the past.

2 Read the conversation again and answer the questions

1. How old is Angkor Wat?
 About 900 years old/ Nearly a thousand years old.

2. What is Dinh Bang Communal House like?
 It's magnificent.
3. Where is Windsor Castle?
 In England.
4. What helps us know about our history and life in the past?
 preservation

3 Complete each sentence with a word or a phrase from the box
occupied

magnificent thanks to

heritage

well preserved

heritage is to share
1. The best way to preserve our cultural ___________
it with others.
2. Vietnamese people take great pride in their culture which has
well preserved
been ________________for
thousands of years.
magnificent
3. The foreign tourists gave a _____________performance
of the
Vietnamese folk songs and dances
4. __________
Thanks to your kind contribution, we were able to save the
ancient monument.
occupied
5. Many beautiful old castles are no longer ____________.

4 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
1. This is a standard serving of
fish
and chips with a slice of lemon.
__________

communal house has a significant
2. The ________
meaning in the Bahnar community.

4 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
monument
3. In the square, there is a ___________
dedicated to the people killed in the war.

castle
4. They have decided to rebuild the _______
which was damaged in the disaster
5. In Nam Dinh City, there is a complex of
temples
three _______where
people worship the Tran
Dynasty's Kings and royal family members.

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Review
Readin
g

36

Gong Festival Game

Angkor Wat is the largest
________ monument in the
world.

A. religious

B. modern

C. historic

D. ancient

BACK

Dinh Bang Communal House in
Bac Ninh Province took
_________ years to build.

BACK

A. 27

B. 32

C. 36

C. 35

Windsor Castle has been home
to about 40 kings and queens.

A. True
BACK

B. False

Millions of people visit
Windsor Castle every year.
A. True
BACK

B. False

Angkor Wat was built in the
_________ century.

BACK

A. 11th

B. 2th

C . 12th

C. 7th

Angkor Wat is a World
Heritage Site.
A. True
BACK

B. False

 PRODUCTION

5 GAME: Remembering past events
Work in two groups. Give short answers to the following
questions. The group with more correct answers wins.

 PRODUCTION

5 GAME: Remembering past events

1. Who decided to move our capital from Hoa Lu to Dai La
(Thang Long) in 1010?

King Ly Thai To (Ly Cong Uan).

 PRODUCTION

5 GAME: Remembering past events

2. When did Columbus discover the Americas?

In 1492

 PRODUCTION

5 GAME: Remembering past events

3. When was the United States founded?

In 1776.

 PRODUCTION

5 GAME: Remembering past events

4. When did Nguyen Ai Quoc first go abroad?

In 1911.

 PRODUCTION

5 GAME: Remembering past events

5. What happened in world history in 1914?

World War I started/ broke out.