Unit 11. Traveling around Vietnam

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1. The Temple of Literature
2. Ngo Mon (Gate)
3. Ha Long Bay
4. Nha Rong Harbor
Match the places of interest in Viet Nam with their names
Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
UNIT11-TRAVELING AROUND VIET NAM
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ
I. Vocabulary
water buffalo
(n) :
con trâu
crop
(n) :
mùa, vụ mùa
corn
(n) :
cây ngô, cây bắp
sugar cane
(n) :
cây mía
The drive takes 40 minutes.
a 40 - minute drive
(n) :
chuyến đi xe mất 40 phút
buffalo
sugar cane
luggage
crop
corn
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4
Hoa
Tim
Mr.Jones
Shannon
Mrs. Jones
2. Who are talking in the coversation ?
1. How many people are there?
There are 5 people.
They are Mr and Mrs Jones, Shannon, Hoa and Tim.
2. Listen
Hoa meets Tim at the airport.
Tim:
Hoa:
Mr.Jones:
Hoa:
Mrs.Jones:
Hoa:
Mr.Jones:
Mrs.Jones:
Hoa:
Tim:
Shannon:
Tim:
Hoa:
Hoa,I’d like you to meet my parents and my sister,Shannon.
How do you do? Welcome to Viet Nam.
Thank you. It’s nice to meet you finally, Hoa.
Can I help you with your bags,Mrs.Jones?
Thank you.It’s great to be in Viet Nam.
Would you mind sitting in the front seat of the taxi, Mr.Jones? I’d
like to sit with Tim and Shannon.
No problem. I prefer the front seat.
Are we far from Ha Noi?
It’s about a 40-minute drive from the city center.
Look Shannon! I can see a boy riding a water buffalo.
Wow! This is very exiting. Are those rice paddies, Hoa?
Yes, and the crop over there is corn. On the left, you can see
sugar canes.
Would you mind if I took a photo?
Not at all.I’ll ask the drive to stop the car.
Hoa:
3.Practice the dialogue in groups.
4.True or false? Then correct the false sentences.
1.This is the first time Hoa has met Tim’s family.

2.Hoa helps Mrs. Jones with her luggage.

3.The Jones family is traveling from the airport
in a bus.
4.Shannon has never seen rice paddies before.

5.The car is traveling past farmland.

6.Only rice and corn are grown around Ha Noi.

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F
in a taxi
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T
F
Not only rice and corn but also sugar canes
5. Answer the questions
1. Where does Hoa meet the Jones?
Hoa meets the Jones at the airport.
Taxi
2. How do they travel to Ha Noi?
Taxi
They travel to Ha Noi by taxi.
3.How long does it take them to get to Hanoi?
It takes them 40 minutes to drive to Hanoi
4. What does Tim like to do on the way to Ha Noi?
He likes to take a photo.
Hoa meets the Jones at the..........................
. They travel to…………
By.......
Tim and shannon are happy.
They can see a boy………………………… ,
and…………………………
Tim would like to take a photo.
airport
Ha Noi
Taxi
6. Complete the story.
riding a water buffalo
corn
sugar canes
taxi
airport
Ha Noi
7. Language note
1. Would you mind sitting in the front seat of the taxi?
2. Would you mind if I took a photo?
3. I can see a boy riding a water buffalo.
Home work
1. Learn by heart the new words.
2.Read the dialogue again
3.Be ready for Unit 11: Lesson 2: Speak