Unit 16: Historical Places Reading

New Vocabulary• Representative /repre`zent ∂ tiv/ adj to be representative of : to be used as a typical example of sth.. Ex: This painting is not representative of his work.. She is repr

Teaching Reading

Look at this clip to guess which place is mentioned here.

New Vocabulary

• Representative /repre`zent ∂ tiv/ (adj)

to be representative of : to be used as a typical example of sth

Ex: This painting is not representative of his work

She is representative of modern women

represent (v)

representative (n)

• establish /І` stæbliƒ/ (v) : to start or create an organization, system etc

Ex: Bill Gates established the Microsoft Software Company in

Before we start the project, we should establish

some rules

New Vocabulary

achievement / ∂`tƒ І ∂ v∂ m∂nt/(n) Example:

By studying harder, they have gained achievements

• achievement (n): something you have done successfully

New Vocabulary

• pride /pra І d / (n)

• proud /praυd/ (a)

to be proud of : to be pleased or satisfied with s.b /s.th

Ex: She has received a scholarship from a famous university Her parents are very proud of her.

proudly (adv)

New Vocabulary

• engrave (v) :cut words or design on a

hard surface.

New Vocabulary

The ring is engraved beautifully

• memorialize (v)

memorial (n): statue, stone built

to remind of people in the past.

Ex: This is a memorial to Uncle Ho.

→memorialize (v): (tưởng nhớ)

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

New Vocabulary

• flourish (v)

Ex: His business is flourishing and he is very happy.

flourish (v) develop in a successful way

New Vocabulary

What is Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam

used for?

• Instructions:

Read the following statements and decide which one is true (T) and which one is false (F)

1 The construction of Van Mieu took place between 1076 and 1079.

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

Vietnam.

3 Festivals and examinations used to be held in Van Mieu.

4 Van Mieu now lost most of its traditional Vietnamese

culture.

True-False Questions

F

F

T T

Questions and Answers

Instructions: Work in pairs and complete these following questions with the cues given Then, one student asks the question, the other works out the

answer At last, change the role.

1 What / Van Mieu / originally / representative of?

2 Who / Van Mieu / educate?

3 What / attract / great interest / visitors?

4 What / engraved / the stone stelea?

5 How / banyan trees / Van Mieu?

1 What was Van Mieu originally representative of?

2 Who did Van Mieu educate?

3 What attracts great interest from the visitors?

4 What was engraved on the stone stelea?

5 How are the banyan trees in Van Mieu?

1 It was originally representative of Confucian ways of

thought and behavior.

2 Van Mieu educated thousands of talented men for

the country.

3 They are the stone stelae, carried on the backs of

giant tortoises.

4 They are the names, places of birth and

achievements of top students in royal examinations.

5 They continue to flourish.

Role Play

taken a lot of photographs You show these photographs

Work in pairs One student asks the three following questions and the other answers based on the pictures given Finally, change the role.

1 When did you visit Van Mieu and with whom?

2 What are you impressed most in Van Mieu?

3 What is special about the tortoises?