Unit 16 Reading - Grade 10

It is Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam... -It is Van Mieu –Quoc Tu Giam.. Is Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam a... traditional 3.Van Mieu was a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars of the nation

Period 1: Reading Unit 16

Historical Places

I Warm up

Answer the followin g

questions

Do you know this place?

Where is it?

It is Co Loa Citadel

It is in Co loa, Dong Anh, Hanoi

Do you know this place?

Where is it?

It is Hoa Lu Capital

Do you know this place?

Where is it?

It is Con Son -–Kiep Bac Site

It is in Hai Duong Province

Do you know this place?

Where is it?

It is Hue Imperial City

Do you know this place?

Where is it?

It is Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam

II Before you read

-Con Son- Kiep Bac Site

-Hue Imperial City

-Hoi An City

-Den Hung Remains

Answer the questions

What do you know

about this place?

-It is Van Mieu –Quoc Tu

Giam It was founded in

1070 by the Ly Dynasty

-It is considered the first

university of Vietnam

Is Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam a

III While you read

Read the passage and then

do the task that follow

• Task 1:

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

italicized word

1 Van Mieu was originally built in 1070 in the Ly

dynasty?

A beautifully B initially C finally

2 It is representative of Confucian ways of

thought and behavior

A typical B fond C traditional

3.Van Mieu was a place to memorialize the most

brilliant scholars of the nation

A ignore B gather C honor

4 The stone stelae were engraved with the name

of the to students in royal examinations

A printed B carved C washed

5 The banyan trees in Van Mieu continue to

flourish even now.

A slow down B fall off C grow well

Task 2

Decide whether the following

statements are true (T) or false (F)

1 The construction of Van Mieu took

place between 1076 and 1779

The construction of Van Mieu took place

The construction of Van Mieu took place

in 1070

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

Thousands of talented men were trained in

Quoc Tu Giam from the 11th to the 18th century

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

IV: After you read

Work in groups:

Choose the picture you like best

Malaysia Red Square Holland

-Learn by heart new words.

-Prepare part speaking

-Answer the questions in task 3

at page 168

VI: Homework

When and where were they built?

They were built in Hanoi (by King

Ly Thanh Tong) in 1070 and in 1076

Why is Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam a place of interest?

Because it is a famous historical and

cultural site in Hanoi

You are lucky!

What were their functions?

Between 1076 and 1779,Q.T.G was a place to produce the talented for the nation And 1482, V.M became a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars of the

Congratulation! You are very lucky

What is special about the stelae there?

On the stone stelae, standing on the backs

of giant tortoises, were engraved the names,

places of birth and achievements of top students

Choose the picture you like best