Unit 16. Historical places

Unit 16. Historical places tài liệu, giáo án, bài giảng , luận văn, luận án, đồ án, bài tập lớn về tất cả các lĩnh vực k...

1.List some historical places

you know in Viet Nam?

2 Is Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam a historical place?

3 What do you know about this place ?

☺ Co Loa Citadel, Hoa Lu Capital,, Hung Remains, Pac Bo site, Dien Bien Phu, ….etc

☺ Yes, it is

☺ It is the first university of Viet Nam It is

the place to honor the top students in

royal examinations

Người ủng hô Khổng Tử, người ủng hô nho giáo.

Khổng Tử

Confucian /kən’fju:∫n/ (n) Confuci us (n)

Vocabulary:

Stele /’sti:li/ (n)

Bia tiến sĩ của Việt Nam rất độc đáo, không nơi nào có và cũng rất khác

so với bia tiến sĩ Trung Quốc Cho dù về hình dáng, bia tiến sĩ Trung Quốc có đủ chủng loại (bia vuông, bia tròn ) trong khi ta chỉ có bia dẹt là chính, nhưng hoa văn trang trí trên bia

của ta lại phong phú hơn Có thể coi mỗi tấm bia tiến sĩ ở Văn Miếu - Quốc Tử Giám Hà Nội là một tác phẩm nghệ

thuật - điêu khắc trọn vẹn

• flourish (v)

hưng thịnh, phát đạt, phát triển khoẻ mạnh

Ex: His business is flourishing and he earns a lot of money.

flourish (v) develop in a successful way

• memorialize (v): (tưởng nhớ)

/mə'mo:riəlaiz/

Ex: We build this statue to memorialize the heroes in the war.

The ring is engraved

originally (adv) /ə'riginəli/ :

bắt đầu, khởi đầu, từ lúc bắt đầu

Representative [,repri'zentətiv] adj

miêu tả, biểu hiện

representative of something / somebody) đại diện cho một giai cấp hoặc một nhóm

Banyan /’bænjən/ (n)

T ortoise /’tפּ:t əs / (n)

Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam is a famous historical and cultural site in Hanoi Originally built in 1070 in the Ly dynasty, Van Mieu was

representative of Confucian ways of thought and behaviour Six years later, Quoc Tu Giam, the first university of Vietnam, was established on the grounds of Van Mieu Between 1076 and 1779, Quoc Tu Giam educated thousands of talented men for the country In 1482, Van Mieu became a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars of the nation The names, places of birth and achievements of top students in royal examinations were

engraved on stone stelae These stelae , carried on the backs of giant

tortoises , are still standing today and they attract great interest from visitors

After more than 900 years of existence, Van Mieu is an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architecture The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and examinations during feudal times, continue to flourish Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam is a site of national pride for Vietnamese people.

II WHIle you read(P.166)

2 It is representative of Confucian ways of

thought and behaviour

A ignore

B initially C finally

A typical B fond C traditional

3 Van Mieu was a place to memorialize the

most brilliant scholars of the nation

B gather C honor

A printed

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.

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

Task 2

1 The construction of Van Mieu

took place between 1076 and

1779

2 Quoc Tu Giam is considered to

be the first university of Viet Nam

3 Thousands of talented men were

trained in Quoc Tu Giam from the

4 Van Mieu has now lost most of its

traditional Vietnames 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

II After you read(P.168)

Work in groups to answer the following questions:

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

 Because it is a famous historical and cultural site in

Hanoi.

When and where were they built?

 They were built in Hanoi by King Ly Thanh Tong in 1070 and in 1076.

What were their functions?

 Between 1076 and 1779, Quoc Tu Giam was a place to

produce the talented men for the nation And 1482, Van Mieu became a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars of the nation, who were successful students in royal examination

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 in royal examinations.

1

2

3

4

a.Quoc Tu Giam was established

b. Quoc Tu Giam educated thousands of talented men for the country

c. Van Mieu was built

d. After more than 900 years of existence Van Mieu is still an example

of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architecture

e. Van Mieu became a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars

of the nation

- Learn new words

- Write a short passage about the Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam

What is its name?

It is One - pillar pagoda

What is this?

It is Hoan Kiem Lake.

X

2

Lucky

number!

What is its name?

You are unlucky!

You’ve just lost half of your points!

Where are you?

We are in Hanoi