Unit 16. Historical places

Match the name of each place with one of the words.MausoleumCathedral CitadelHarbor Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum Hue Citadel Duc Ba Cathedral Nha Rong Harbor... Phan Thuan AnHoai Thanh –Hoai

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Match the name of each place with one of the words.

MausoleumCathedral

CitadelHarbor

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum Hue Citadel

Duc Ba Cathedral Nha Rong Harbor

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Unit 16: Historical places

1 QUESTIONS

1 Is Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam a historical place?

2 What do you know about it?

2 VOCABULARY

Le dynasty (n) Tran

Nguyen

Ly

feudal time (n)

Vietnam’s got talent

talent (n)

talented (adj)

Phan Thuan An

Hoai Thanh –Hoai Chan Cao Xuan Hao

scholar (n)

Memorialize /məˈmɔːriəlaɪz/

memorialize(sb/sth)= commemorate

stelae /’sti:li/ (n)engrave (v)

giant tortoise

witness (n)

witness (v)

Banyan /’bænjən/ (n)

giant tortoise witness (n) witness (v)

flourish (v)

banyan /’bænjən/ (n)

2 VOCABULARY

While you read

 Task 1.

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

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

A beautifully

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

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.

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

It is an example of well-preserved traditional

Vietnamese architecture

F

TT

After you read

Questions for discussion

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

2 When and where were they built?

3 What were their functions?

4 What is special about the stelea there?

THANK YOU!