Unit 11. National parks

UNIT11: NATIONAL PARKS


LESSON: LISTENING
New words
1. threatened and endangered species: loài bị đe dọa và bị nguy hiểm
2. flora (n): hệ thực vật
3. fauna (n): hệ động vật
4. ethnic minority: dân tộc thiểu số
5. defeat (v): đánh bại
6. invader (n): kẻ xâm lược
Answer the questions
1. Where is Cuc Phương National Park?
2. What is the area of the 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 ?
Task 1: Fill in the missinginformation
1. Cuc Phuong National Park was officially opened in ------
2. Cuc Phuong is located --------------------- Hanoi
3. In 2002, nearly ---------------- visited Cuc Phuong
4. There are ------- different species of flora and ----- species of fauna
5. Nguyen Hue’s army was stationedin Quen Voi before it made its ---------- on Thang Long
1960
160 km south west of
100,000 visitors
2,000
Quen Voi
450
Task 2: Answering the questions
1 How many provinces does Cuc Phuong National park belong to ?
- It covers 3 provinces: Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa
2 How far is it from Hanoi to Cuc Phuong ?
- It is abuot 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
Task 3: Talking about the special features of Cuc Phuong National Park
Cuc Phuong is the fist ----------------
It covers ------------------------------
In 2002, nearly -----------------------
There are about -----------------------
Nguyen Hue’s army -------------------
Keys
Cuc Phuong is the fist national park in Viet Nam, was officially opened in 1960
It covers 3 provinces: Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa
In 2002, nearly 100,000 visitors made their way to Cuc Phuong
There are about 2,000 different species of flora and 450 species of fauna
Nguyen Hue’s army defeated the Qing invaders in the spring of 1789