It is marked in red in the map of Vietnam
It belongs to 3 provinces: Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa
It is home to an amazing diversity of flora and fauna
Tourists can look at 1,000-year-old-tree there.
Cuc Phuong National Park
UNIT 11. NATIONAL PARKS
PERIOD 68
LISTENING
endangered species
ethnic minority
fauna
flora
*Listen and repeat.
endangered species: các loài có nguy cơ bị tuyệt chủng.
ethnic minority: dân tộc thiểu số
flora: hệ thực vật
fauna: hệ động vật
defeat: chiến thắng, đánh bại
enemy: kẻ thù
attack: tấn công
army: quân đội
the Qing invaders: quân xâm lược nhà Thanh
station: đóng quân
II. While you listen.
Task 1. Listen and fill in the missing information.
1. Cuc Phuong National Park was officially opened in_______
2. Cuc Phuong is located _________________ Hanoi.
3. In 2002, nearly______________visited Cuc Phuong.
4. There are _____________different species of flora and_________ species of fauna.
5. Nguyen Hue’s army was stationed in Quen Voi before it made its surprise attack on Thang Long and _________the Qing invaders.
1960
160 km south west of
100,000 visitors
about 2,000
450
defeated
II. While you listen.
Task 2. Listen again and answer the following questions.
1. What do many people come to Cuc Phuong for?
2. When did Nguyen Hue defeat the Qing invaders?
3. What do the Muong ethnic minority in Cuc Phuong live mainly on?
- They come there to see the work being done to protect endangered species.
- In the spring of 1789.
- They live mainly on bee keeping and farming.
III. After you listen.
Talk about Cuc Phuong National Park, using the cues below.

- 1960
- Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa
-100,000 visitors
- 2,000
- 450
- 1789

Write (about 80 words) about the special features of Cuc Phuong National Park
Homework