Unit 11: Listening

While you listenTask 2: Answering questions and Thanh Hoa protect endanger species spring of 1789... Cuc Phuong, the first national park in Vietnam, was officially opened in 1960.. The 2

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Unit 4: Special Education

I Before you listen

I Before you listen

1. Ethnic minority (n)

2. Flora (n)

3. Fauna (n)

4. Attack (v)

Dân tộc thiểu số

Hệ thực vật

Hệ động vật Tấn công

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II While you listen

Task 1: Gap-filling

species of fauna.

made its on Thang Long.

1960

160 km south west of 100,000 visitors

surprise attack

II While you listen

Task 2: Answering questions

and Thanh Hoa

protect endanger species

spring of 1789

Cuc Phuong, the first national park in Vietnam, was officially opened in 1960

It is located 160 km south west of Hanoi spanning Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces The 200 square kilometer park attracts tourists and

scientists alike In 2002, nearly 100,000 visitors made their way to Cuc

Phuong Many come to see the work being done to protect endangered

species According to scientists, there are about 2,000 different species of

flora and 450 species of fauna

Cuc Phuong National Park has many caves Quen Voi, also part of the park,

is where Nguyen Hue’s army was stationed before it made its surprised attack

on Thang Long and defeated the Qing invaders in the spring of 1789

Cuc Phuong is also home to the Muong ethnic minority, who live mainly on

III After you listen

1 When was Cuc Phuong National Park officially

opened?

2 How many provinces does Cuc Phuong National Park

belong to?

3 In what year did Cuc Phuong welcome 100,000

visitors?

4 How many species of fauna and that of flora are

there in Cuc Phuong?

5 When did Nguyen Hue defeat the Qing invaders?

about Cuc Phuong National

Park, using the questions

provided

Writing