Unit 16. Historical places

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I/ Warm Up : work in groups

The Huc bridge

Thien Mu Pagoda



President Ho Chi Minh’s
Mausoleum
One- pillar pagoda
Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam
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Your Present is
Unit 16:
Historical places




A: Reading
(Period: 96 )
1. Is Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam a historical place ?
2. What do you know about this place ?
☺ Yes, it is.
☺ It is the first university of Viet Nam .It is the place to honor the top students in royal examinations...
I. Before you read( P.166 )
Van mieu - quoc tu giam
Bắt đầu
người ủng hộ Khổng Tử
( nho giáo)
Khổng Tử
Confucian /kən’fju:∫n/ (n)
Confucius (n)
Vocabulary:
stele /’sti:li/ (n):
stelae (plural)
bia
flourish (v)
Ex: His business is flourishing and he earns a lot of money.
→ hưng thịnh, phát trien
,

memorialize (v):
[mə`mɔ:riəlaiz]

Ex: We build this statue to
memorialize Uncle Ho.
→ tưởng nhớ
The ring is engraved
beautifully.
engrave [in`greiv] (v) engrave st on st
Ex: His name is engraved on the cup.
→ khắc, chạm trổ
banyan /’bænjən/ (n)
tortoise /’tפּ:təs / (n)
Matching
Confucian (n)
người ủng hộ Khổng Tử
stele (n)
bia
flourish (v)
hưng thịnh, phát đạt,
memorialize (v)
tưởng nhớ
engrave
khắc, chạm trổ
banyan (n)
tortoise (n)
cây đa
con rùa
Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam is a famous historical and cultural site in Hanoi. Originally built in 1070 in the Ly dynasty, Van Mieu was representative of Confucian ways of thought and behaviour. Six years later, Quoc Tu Giam, the first university of Vietnam, was established on the grounds of Van Mieu. Between 1076 and 1779, Quoc Tu Giam educated thousands of talented men for the country. In 1482, Van Mieu became a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars of the nation. The names, places of birth and achievements of top students in royal examinations were engraved on stone stelae. These stelae, carried on the backs of giant tortoises, are still standing today and they attract great interest from visitors.
After more than 900 years of existence, Van Mieu is an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architecture. The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and examinations during feudal times, continue to flourish. Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam is a site of national pride for Vietnamese people.
II. WHIle you read(P.166)
Task 1:
(P.166)

1. Van Mieu was originally built in 1070 in the Ly dynasty

Choose A, B, or C that best suits the meaning of the italicised word
A. beautifully
2. It is representative of Confucian ways of thought and behaviour
A. ignore
B. initially
C. finally
A. typical
B. fond
C. traditional
3. Van Mieu was a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars of the nation
B. gather
C. honor
4. The stone stelae were engraved with the names of the top students in royal examinations
A. printed
B. carved
C. washed
5. The banyan trees in Van Mieu continue to flourish even now.
A. slow down
B. fall off
C. grow well
Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Task 2
(P.168)
1. The construction of Van Mieu took place between 1076 and 1779
2. Quoc Tu Giam is considered to be the first university of Viet Nam
3. Thousands of talented men were trained in Quoc Tu Giam from the 11th to the 19th century.
T
F
it was built in 1070
11th to the 18th century
F
F
T
4. Van Mieu has now lost most of its traditional
Vietnames architecture
It is an example of well-preserved traditional
Vietnamese architecture
5. Festivals and examinations used to be held in
Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam.
6. Visitors can still see some trees which have been in
Van Mieu for a long time
T
F
T
1. 1070
2. 1076
3. 1076 – 1779
4. 1482
5. 900


a.Quoc Tu Giam was established
b. The period when Quoc Tu Giam educated many talented men for the country
c. Van Mieu was built
d. After those years, Van Mieu still well preserves its traditional Vietnamese architecture.
e. Van Mieu became a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholar of the nation


Extra exercise
numbers
events
Post- reading
When and where
were they built?
What do you think about
Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam?
Have you ever gone to
Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam?
Van Mieu’s stone stelae
Home work

Learn new words

Write a short passage about the Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam






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