Unit 11. Traveling around Vietnam

Welcome to our class 8A



Teacher: No name
School: Secondary Van Ha Town

Nha Trang beach
Hai Van mountain pass
Da Lat
Sa Pa
English:
Unit 1: TRAVELING AROUND VIET NAM
GETTING STARTED
Work with two classmates. Match the place of tnterest in Viet Nam with their names

Hoa meets Tim at the airport
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 you finally, Hoa
Hoa: Can I help you with your bags, Mrs. Jones?
Mr. 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 Tim and Shannon.
Mr. Jones: No problem, I prefer the front seat
Mr. Jones:Are we far from Ha Noi?
Hoa: It’s about 40 minute 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 took a photo?
Hoa: Not at all. I’ll ask the driver to stop the car.
LISTEN AND READ
1. Practice the dialogue in groups.
2. True or false? Check ( x ) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences and write them in your exercise book
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a)This is the first time Hoa has met Tim’s family
b) Hoa helps Mrs. Jones with her lugggage
c) The Jones family is traveling from the airport in a bus.
d) Shannon has never seen rice paddies before
e) The car is traveling past farmland
f) Only rice and corn are grow around Ha Noi

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=> c) The Jones family is traveling from the airport in a taxi.
=> d) Rice, corn, sugar canes and others are grow around Ha Noi
SPEAK
Use "mind" in requests
Work with partner. One of you is student A and the other is student B. Look at the information about your role and use it to make requests and suggestions.
Student A: You are a tourist on vacotion in Ho Chi Minh City. You want to visit these placss: amarket, the zoo, a museum, and a restaurant for lunch. Ask the tourist information officer to suggest where yo could go. Use the expressions in the box to help you.


Useful expressions:
Could you give me some information, please?
Would you mind if I asked you a question?
I want to visit a market. Could you suggest one?
That sounds interesting.
No, I don`t want to go there
Student B: You are a tourist information officer at Saigon Tourist. A tourist is going to ask you for help. You sould make suggestions about which place to visit. The following information will help you.
Markets Museums
Thai Binh Market History Museum
Ben Thanh Market Open 8 am - 11.30 am, and
Open approx. 5 am - 8 pm 1 pm - 4 pm daily
(except Monday)
Revolutionary Museum
Restaurants Open 8 am - 11.30 am,
Cuong`s Vegetarian Retaurant and 2 pm - 4.30 pm
Good Food Vietnamese Restaurant Tuesday through Sunday
Lucky`s Ice-Cream Cafe
Open approx. 11 am - 11 pm Zoo and Botanical Garden
Open 10 am - 6 pm
Stamps and Coins Market
open 10 am - 7 pm

Useful expressions: SGK
Nha Trang
*Seaside resort
Sight
*Oceanic Institute
*giant Buddha
*offshore islands
Accommodation
*a small selection of hotels
Arrivalc/Departures
*fights daily to Ho Chi Minh City exept Monday
*fights to Ha Noi twice a week
*buses and trains to northern and southern destinations




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*know as the city of Enternal Spring
Singhts
*waterfalls, lakes
*railway
*flower gardens
Accommodation
*many hotels, but difficult to find accommodation at busy times
Arrivalc/Departures
*fight to and from Ho Chi Minh City three time a week
*buses and minibuses to Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City
Da Lat

* Mountains resort
Sight
* tribal villages
* beautiful mountain slopes
* jungle stream
Accommodation
* some hotel and guest house
Arrivalc/Departures
* buses daily to Lao Cai Town
train daily from Lao Cai to Ha Noi


* recognized by UNESCO as a World Herirage Site
Sight
* manificent cave
* beautiful limestone
Accommodation
* hotels and mini-hotels in Ha Long City and various islands
* low-priced guest houses in Ha Long City
Arrivals/Departures
* buses and trains daily to and from Hai Phong and Ha Noi



Ha Long
Sa Pa
1. Check ( x ) the topics mentioned in the brochures about the resorts
Nha Trang Da Lat Sa Pa Ha Long Bay

caves

flights to Ha Noi

hotels

local transport

mini – hotels

mountain slopes

railway

restaurants

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sand beaches

tourist attractions

types of food

villages

waterfalls

World Heritage
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