Unit 11. National parks

Welcome to our
lesson
Fairplay
Guessing
Game
1.It is a song about our nature.
2. It is written and performed by Michael Jackson
Guessing
game
Earth song
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Guessing
game
1.It is a tree.
2. Look at this!
One-thousand-year-old tree
Fairplay
Guessing
game
1.It is a cave in
a rainforest.
2. Look at this!
Cave of prehistoric man
( Nguoi Xua cave)
Fairplay
Guessing
game
1.It is a province in the southeast of Hanoi.
2. Hoa Lu ,the Anciant capital, is located in this province.
Ninh Binh
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Which place is referred to?
Congratulations!
Thursday, February 2nd 2010

Unit 11 NATIONAL PARKS

Lesson 3 : Listening
I.Before you listen:
1. Where is it?
………………………………………………..
2. What is the area of rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?
…………………………………………………….
3. When is the best time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park ?
……………………………….
4. What can be seen in Cuc Phuong National park?
………………………………………………………………
Work in groups and answer the following questions about Cuc Phuong national park.
160 km south west of Hanoi
Over 200 square km
During the dry season( from October to April)
1,000-year-old tree,butterflies,caves, mountain,rare animals……
Listen and repeat:


- Threatened and endangered species:
- Ethnic minority
( phr )
- Flora ( n )
- Fauna ( n )
- attack (n-v)
- to defeat

- The Qing invaders
các loài bị đe doạ
bị nguy hiểm
: dân tộc thiểu số
: hệ thực vật
: hệ động vật
: quân xâm lược nhà Thanh
: đánh bại
: Tấn công
II.While you listen:
Task 1: Work in groups. Listen and fill in the missing information.
Cuc Phuong National Parks was officially opened in __________.
Cuc Phuong is located _________________ Hanoi.
In 2002, nearly _____________ visited Cuc Phuong.
There are ____________ different species of flora and ___________species of fauna.
Nguyen Hue’s army was stationed in Quen Voi before it made its ______________ on Thang Long.
100.000 visitors
160 km south west of
1960
2,000
450
surprise attack
Task 2 : Listen again and answer the following questions

How many provinces does Cuc Phuong National Park belong to ?
How far is it from Hanoi to Cuc Phuong ?
What do many people come to Cuc Phuong for?
When did Nguyen Hue defeat the Qing invaders ?
What do the Muong ethnic minority in Cuc Phuong live mainly on?
1. How many provinces does Cuc Phuong National Park belong to ?
 It belongs to 3 provinces: Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh, and Thanh Hoa.
2. How far is it from Hanoi to Cuc Phuong ?
 It is about 160 km.
3. What do many people come to Cuc Phuong for?
They come there to see the work being done to protect endangered species.
4. When did Nguyen Hue defeat the Qing invaders ?
 Nguyen Hue defeated the Qing invaders in the spring of 1789.
5. What do the Muong ethnic minority in Cuc Phuong live mainly on?
 They live mainly on bee keeping and farming.
Answer the following questions:
III. After you listen:
work in groups
Talk about the special features
of Cuc Phuong National Park.
Write a paragraph about Cuc Phuong national park ( 60- 80 words)