Unit 16 historical places listening

List some of the world cultural heritage sites in Vietnam world cultural heritage sites in Vietnam Hue Imperial City Ha Long Bay Phong Nha Cave Hoi An Town... để trang trí Assembly Hal

UNIT 16: HISTORICAL

PLACES LESSON 3: LISTENING

List some of the world cultural

heritage sites in Vietnam

world cultural heritage sites

in Vietnam

Hue Imperial City

Ha Long Bay

Phong Nha Cave

Hoi An Town

Look at the pictures then answer

the following questions.

1 What are the name of the places?

2 Which of the places have you been to?

3 Which one would you like to visit most? Why?

1 2

3

4

Notre Dame Cathedral in

Ho Chi Minh City

Ha Long Bay

Noon Gate in Hue Imperial City

The Huc Bridge

Merchant (n) = businessman

Pillar (n) cột chống làm bằng đá,gỗ hay kim loại

Vessel (n)

ornamental (adj.) để trang trí

Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese

Congregation: Hội Quán Quảng Đông

Task 1: Listen and choose A,B or C that best completes the sentences.

1 Hoi An is located kilometers

south of Da Nang.

A 13 B 30 C 16

2 Hoi An used to be an important

trading centre

A in Southeast Asia

B in the 19th century

C in the Far East

3 Hoi An is an well-known for its old houses

which are

A Small and thatch-roofed

B Narrow and carved

C Small and tile-roofed

4 The Japanese covered Bridge

was built

A in 1855

B in the 18th century

C in the 16th century

5 Tan Ky House was built as a

A house for a Chinese merchant

B meeting hall for the Cantonese

Chinese

C house for a Vietnamese merchant

Task 1: Listen and choose A,B or C that best

completes the sentences.

Nang

A 13

B 30 30

C 16 16

centre

A in Southeast Asia

B in the 18th century

C in the Far East

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√

3 Hoi An is an well-known for its old houses which are

A Small and thatch-roofed

B Narrow and carved

built

A in 1855

√

√

5 Tan Ky House was built as a

A house for a Chinese merchant

B meeting hall for the Cantonese Chinese

C house for a Vietnamese

Task 2: Listen again and answer

the following questions.

1 Where is the ancient town of Hoi An?

It lies on the Thu Bon River, 30km

south of Da Nang.

22 What was Hoi An known as between What was Hoi An known as between

the 16th and the 17th century?

It was known as a major trading centre

in Southeast Asia between the 16th

and the 17th centuries.

3 What is it now famous for?

pagodas, small tile-roofed houses and narrow streets.

4 What are the old houses in Hoi An What are the old houses in Hoi An

like?

They were made of wood and their pillars were carved with ornamental designs.

5 How old is the Assembly Hall of

Cantonese Chinese Congregation?

It was built in 1855 / It’s 152 years old.

6 When was Tan Ky House built? When was Tan Ky House built?

It was built nearly two centuries ago .

77 What is special about this house? What is special about this house?

It now looks almost exactly as it did

in the early 19th century.

8 When was Hoi An recognized by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage Site?

In 1999.

Talk about the ancient town of Hoi

An

the past:

- It lies on the Thu Bon River, 30km

south from Da Nang.

- It was formerly a major trading

centre in Southeast Asia between the

16th and the 17th centuries.

- It was also an important port for

Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese,

Japanese and other merchant vessels

from the Far East.

* Hoi An’s attractive characteristics at present:

- It is famous for its old temples,

pagodas, small tile-roofed houses and narrow streets.

- All the houses were made of wood

and their pillars were carved with

ornamental designs.

* Hoi An’s main tourist attractions and their features:

- The Japanese Covered Bridge was built

in the 16th century and is still

well-preserved.

- The Assembly Hall of Cantonese

Chinese Congregation was built in 1855 and still keeps many precious objects

that belonged to the Chinese

community of Hoi An.

- Tan Ky House was constructed nearly two centuries ago as a house for a

Vietnamese merchant It now looks almost exactly as it did in the early 19th century.