UNIT 5:
WONDERS OF
VIET
NAM
Lesson
1: Getting
Started

UNIT 5: WONDERS OF VIET NAM
*New words
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Recommend (V): Giới thiệu
Bother (V): Bận tâm, băn khoăn
Rickshaw (N): Xe kéo, xe xích lô
Complex (N): Khu liên hợp, quần thể
Complex of monuments: Quần thể di tích
Suggest (V) + V_ing: Đề nghị gợi ý
Be worth + V_ing: Đáng để làm gì
Tomb: Ngôi mộ
Citadel (N): Thành luỹ, thành trì

A TRIP TO
HUE CITY

A trip to Hue City

Veronica: Guess what? I'm going to Hue City next week. 
Mi: That's great! Are you excited? 
Veronica: Very! You've been there, haven't you? 
Mi: Yes, I have. Three times, actually. It's an amazing place. How
are you getting there? 
Veronica: My father suggests we should go by air. 
Mi: That's too expensive! I suggest going by train. You can meet people and see a lot of beautiful sights from
the train. 
Veronica: That sounds better. And do you know any good places to stay in Hue City? 
Mi: I'd recommend the Romance Hotel. I can give you the address if you like. 
Veronica: Great, thanks. What's the best way to get around? 
Mi: It's probably best to use rickshaws. It's said that they're quicker and cheaper than taxis. 
Veronica: Hmm, that's good to know. So what are the things we shouldn't miss – any good museums? 
Mi: Er no, don't bother going to the museums. There are much better things to see there. You should
definitely see the Royal Citadel. It's said that this complex of monuments is one of the wonders of Viet Nam.
In fact, it's listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 
Veronica: Yes, that's what I've heard. So what else is worth seeing? 

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

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

Asking for recommendations
(3)

Making
recommendations(3)
-I suggest going by train.

Responding to
recommendations(3)

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)
-I suggest going by train.
- It's probably best to use
rickshaws.
- I'd recommend
the Romance
-Hotel.
You should definitely see
the Royal Citadel.

Responding to
recommendations(3)

- That sound better.
- Great, thanks.
- That's good to know.
- That's what I've heard.

2a. Write the responses below into the correct columns.

Asking for recommendations

Making recommendations
Recommending things

What about places
outside Hue City?
Have you got any other
tips

It's well worth
seeing.
You really must go to
Agra.

Responding to
recommendations

Not recommending things

Don't drink the water.
I wouldn't eat anything that's
sold in the street.
It isn't really worth
seeing.

Thanks,
useful.

that's

really

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
that's sold in the street. You can easily
get ill.
2-c

b. I'd recommend a place called Shanti - the
food there is delicious.

3. Is there anything else worth visiting?

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

3-d
4. And what about souvenirs?
4-a

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

b. Phong Nha Cave

c. Po Nagar Cham
Towers

e. Saigon Notre-Dame
Cathedarl

a. Ha Long Bay

f. Cuc Phuong
Nationpark

d. One Pillar Pagoda

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

THANK FOR JOIN !