unit 16 (reading)

UNIT 16: HISTORICAL PLACES... banyan ['bæniən] n: cây đaUnit 16 – HISTORICAL PLACES... flourish ['fl ri∫] ʌ v: phát triểnUnit 16 – HISTORICAL PLACES... stelae ['sti:li] p.n : những tấm b

Look at these pictures Where is it?

President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum The tunnels of Cu Chi

UNIT 16:

HISTORICAL PLACES

banyan ['bæniən] (n): cây đa

Unit 16 – HISTORICAL PLACES

flourish ['fl ri∫] ʌ (v): phát triển

Unit 16 – HISTORICAL PLACES

stelae ['sti:li] (p.n) : những tấm bia

engrave [in'greiv]

(v): chạm, khắc

memorialize (v) tôn vinh

Unit 16 – HISTORICAL PLACES

Unit 16 – HISTORICAL PLACES

Vocabulary:

- banyan ['bæniən] (n): cây đa

- flourish ['fl ri∫] ʌ (v): phát triển

- stelae ['sti:li] (p.n): bia

- engrave [in'greiv] (v): chạm, khắc

- memorialize (v) tôn vinh

Choose the correct answers

a In 1070 b In 1779 c In 1482 d In 900

a In Hue b In Hanoi

c In Hai Phong d In Ho Chi Minh City

a On the wall b On the ground

c Behind the gate d On the backs of giant tortoises

a 1000 b 700 c more than 900 d less than 900

Unit 16 – HISTORICAL PLACES

Unit 16 – HISTORICAL PLACES

Choose A, B, or C that best suits the meaning of the italicised word.

1 Van Mieu was originally built in 1070 in the Ly dynasty.

2 It is representative of Confucian ways of thought and behavior.

3 Van Mieu was a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars

of the nation

4 The stone stelae were engraved with the names of the top

students in royal examinations

5 The banyan trees in Van Mieu continue to flourish even now.

Unit 16 – HISTORICAL PLACES

Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

1 The construction of Van Mieu took place between 1076 and 1779

2 Quoc Tu Giam is considered to be the first university of Vietnam

3 Thousands of talented men were trained in Quoc Tu Giam from the 11th to the 19th century

4 Van Mieu has now lost most of its traditional Vietnamese

architecture

5 Festivals and examinations used to be held in Van Mieu – Quoc

Tu Giam

6 Visitors can still see some trees which have been In Van Mieu for

a long time

in 1070 F

(line 4, paragraph 1) T

18th century F

Van Mieu is an example of well-preserved traditional

Vietnamese architecture F

(line 2) paragraph 2 T

(line 2 - 4) paragraph 2 T

LUCKY HISTORICAL PLACES GAME

Choose the correct answers

a In 1070 b In 1779 c In 1482 d In 900

a In Hue b In Hanoi

c In Hai Phong d In Ho Chi Minh City

a On the wall b On the ground

c Behind the gate d On the backs of giant tortoises

a 1000 b 700 c more than 900 d less than 900

Unit 16 – HISTORICAL PLACES

V Homework

• Learn new vocabulary.

• Do the tasks 1,2,3 in the text book

• Prepare new lesson.