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WHO IS FASTER?

Talk about places of interest in Viet Nam.

Places of interest in Viet Nam. What is it?

Hue Citadel

Places of interest in Viet Nam. What is it?

Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral

Places of interest in Viet Nam. What is it?

Ha Long Bay

Places of interest in Viet Nam. What is it?

One Pillar Pagoda

Unit 5: WONDERS OF VIET NAM
Lesson 2: A Closer Look 1(p.52)

* New words:
■

- picturesque (adj)
■

- astounding (adj)

: đẹp (phong cảnh)
: làm sững sờ

■

- administrative (adj) : hành chính
■

- fortress (n)

: pháo đài

- recognition (n)

: sự công nhận

- tomb (n)

: ngôi mộ

■

■

- cavern (n)

:hang lớn, động

- limestone (n)

: đá vôi

■

fortress
pháo
đài
administrative
hành chính
sự công
recognition
nhận
cavern
hang lớn, động

astounding
làm
sững sờ

đẹp (phong cảnh)
picturesque
ngôi
tombmộ
limestone
đá vôi

1. Write the words with the correct pictures.
A. cavern
D. tomb

B. limestone
E. citadel

C. fortress
F. sculpture

1._A._ limestone
_______

2._ D.
_ _ tomb
______

3._ _A.
_ _cavern
_____

4._E._ citadel
_______

5._ C.
_ _fortress
______

6._ _B.
_ _sculpture
_____

2. Fill in each blank with a suitable adjective from the box.

1. The hotel is beautifully _________ in a quiet spot near
the river.
2. It is a quiet fishing village with a ________ harbour.
3. The original size of the Forbidden City is ___________
- it's hard to believe.
4. This book is about __________ features of Viet Nam.
5. Ha Noi is the __________ centre of our country.

* Lucky numbers

1
5
B

2
6

3 4
7 8
A

2. Fill in each blank with a suitable adjective from the box.
located/
1. The hotel is beautifully _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a quiet
situated
spot near the river.
2. It is a quiet fishing village withpicturesque
a_________
harbour.
astounding
3. The original size of the Forbidden City
is _ _ _ _ _ _
__
- it's hard to believe.
geological
4. This book is about
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ features of Viet
administrative
Nam.
5. Ha Noi is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ centre of our
country.

1. setting
2. complex
3. structure
4.
measures
5.
recognition

a. a general word for a building
of any kind
b. the place where something is
and
the general environment
around
it
c.
an acceptance
that
something
exists, is true, or is valuable
d. a group of connected
buildings
that are designed for a
purpose
e. particular
official actions
that are done
in
order to achieve a particular

b. Now use the nouns in 3a to complete the
sentences.
2. complex
3. structure
1. setting
4.
5.
measures
recognition
1. This_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _has been standing since the
15th
century.
2. The government must take _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to
preserve
historical sites in the area.
3. I like a hotel in a beautiful _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of
landscaped gardens.
4. The Imperial Citadel of Thang Long is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__
that consists of royal palaces and monuments.

* Pronunciation

Stress on short words in sentences
Ex:This is a solution, but not the only
one.

4. Listen and repeat, paying attention to
the words in red in each pair of sentences.
1.
2.
3.
to
4.

A: This is a solution, but not the only one.
B: Attempts to find a solution have failed.
A: I'm fond of bananas.
B: Bananas are what I'm fond of.
A: It's not trick and treat; it's trick or treat.
B: I need Peter and Mary or John and Nick
help me.
A: It's good but expensive.
B: You shouldn't put 'but' at the end of the
sentence.

Remember!
Short words like articles (a, an, the), conjunctions
(and, or), and prepositions (at, of, to) are usually
unstressed or in the weak form. However, we use
these short words in the strong form in the following
cases:
1.When the short words are used at the end of
sentences.
Example: What are you playing at ?
Mary is the person I'm looking for.
2. When the short words are used for emphasis or
contrast.
Example: This is the place to eat.
It's not a solution, but the solution
3. When the short words are used for citation.
Example: You should put 'and' at the end of the

REMEMBER
Các từ ngắn như mạo từ (a, an, the), liên từ
(and, of) và giới từ (at, of, to) có thể sử dụng
chúng ở thể mạnh trong các trường hợp sau:
- Khi ở cuối câu.
Example: What are you playing at ?
Mary is the person I'm looking for.
- Khi dùng để nhấn mạnh và tạo tương phản.
Example: This is the place to eat.
It's not a solution, but the solution.
- Khi dùng để trích dẫn.
Example: You shouldn't put 'and'' at the end
of the sentence.

4. Listen and repeat, paying attention to the
words in red in each pair of sentences.
1.
2.
3.
to
4.

A: This is a solution,
but not the only one.
a
B: Attempts to find a solution have failed.
A: I'm fond of bananas.
of.
B: Bananas are what I'm fond of.
an
o
A: It's not trick and treat;
it's trick or treat.
d
r
B: I need Peter and Mary or John and Nick
help me.
A: It's good but expensive.
B: You shouldn't put
'but' at the end of the
'but
sentence.
'

5. Read the mini-talks and underline the short
word (for, the, from, and, but, at, of, to)
you think use the strong form.
Then listen and check.
Ex: A: Who are you looking for?
B: Peter is the person I'm looking for.

5. Read the mini-talks and underline the short
word (for, the, from, and, but, at, of, to)
you think use the strong form.
Then listen and check.
1.
2.
me? 

A: Where are you from? 
B: I'm from Ha Noi.
A: Can you come and check this paragraph for

B: It's OK but you shouldn't use 'and' at the
beginning of
the paragraph.
3.
A: Did you ask her to join our group? 
B: I've asked her several times but she doesn't
want to.

Homework:
- Learn vocabulary by heart.
- Rewrite Exercise1,2,3 into notebooks.
- Prepare A CLOSER LOOK 2. ( p.53-54)

Lucky
number !

Congratulation !

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administrative
5. Ha Noi is the………………
centre of our country.

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1. The hotel is beautifully
located/ situated in a quiet spot
…………………
near the river

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2.Is it a quiet fishing village with a
picturesque
……………...harbour.

Lucky
number !

Congratulation !

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3.The original size of the Forbidden
astounding -it's hard to
City is ……………
believe.

Lucky
number !

Congratulation !

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geological
4. This book is about …………
features of Viet Nam.