Unit 11. Traveling around Vietnam

Welcome to our class
Warm up
Match the words to the right pictures
The Temple of Literature Ngo Mon (Gate) Ha Long Bay Nha Rong Harbor Pagoda
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The Temple of Literature
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Nha Rong Harbor
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Ngo Mon (Gate)
Ha Long Bay
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Unit 11: TRAVELLING AROUND VIETNAM
Period: 64 Getting started – listen and read
I. Vocabulary



Crop



Front seat



Water buffalo






Rice paddy



Sugar canes



Corns



Take a photo
II. Grammar
 Would you mind sitting in front of a taxi?
Would you mind if I took a photo?











Would/Do you mind + V-ing…?
Would/Do you mind if I + V (past)…?





True or False?

a. This is the first time Hoa ha
met Tim’s family.
b. Hoa helps Mrs. Jones with
her luggage.
c. The Jones family is travelling
from the airport in a bus.
d. Shannon has never seen rice
paddies before.
e. The car is travelling past farmland.
f. Only rice and corn are grown
around Ha Noi.







T
T
F
T
T
Not only rice and corn but also sugar
cane are grown around Ha Noi.
Not in a bus but in a taxi.
F
III. Practice
1. Parctice the dialogue in groups.

Tim: Hoa, I’d like you to meet my parents and my sister, Shannon.
Hoa: How do you do? Welcome to Viet Nam.
Mr. Jones: Thank you. It’s nice to meet you finally, Hoa.
Hoa: Can I help you with your bags, Mrs. Jones?
Mrs. Jones: Thank you. It’s great to be in Viet Nam.
Hoa: Would you mind sitting in the front seat of the taxi, Mr. Jones? I’d like to sit with and Shannon.
Mr. Jones: No problem. I prefer the front seat.
Mrs. Jones: Are we far from Ha Noi?
Hoa: It’s about a 40 – minutes drive from the city center.
Tim: Look, Shannon! I can see a boy riding a water buffalo.
Shannon: Wow! This is very exciting. Are those rice paddies, Hoa?
Hoa: Yes, and the crop over there is corn. On the left, you can see sugar canes.
Tim: Would you mind if I look a photo?
Hoa: Not at all. I’ll ask the driver to stop the car.

Hoa meets Tim at the airport.







True or False?

a. This is the first time Hoa ha
met Tim’s family.
b. Hoa helps Mrs. Jones with
her luggage.
c. The Jones family is travelling
from the airport in a bus.
d. Shannon has never seen rice
paddies before.
e. The car is travelling past farmland.
f. Only rice and corn are grown
around Ha Noi.







T
T
F
T
T
F
IV. Homework
- Learn the lesson at home.
- Prepare: Unit 11: Speak and listen/99.