Unit 16. Historical places

Teaching Reading
Look at this clip to guess which place is mentioned here.
New Vocabulary
Representative /repre`zent∂tiv/ (adj)
to be representative of : to be used as a typical example of sth.

Ex: This painting is not representative of his work.
She is representative of modern women.

represent (v)
representative (n)
establish /І`stæbliƒ/ (v) : to start or create an organization, system etc.

Ex: Bill Gates established the Microsoft Software Company in .
Before we start the project, we should establish some rules.

establishment (n)
New Vocabulary
achievement / ∂`tƒІ ∂ v∂ m∂nt/(n)
Example:
By studying harder, they have gained achievements.


achievement (n): something you have done successfully.
→achieve (v):

New Vocabulary
pride /praІd / (n)
proud /praυd/ (a)
to be proud of : to be pleased or satisfied with s.b /s.th

Ex: She has received a scholarship from a famous university. Her parents are very proud of her.

proudly (adv)
New Vocabulary
engrave (v) :cut words or design on a hard surface.

New Vocabulary
The ring is engraved beautifully
memorialize (v)
memorial (n): statue, stone built
to remind of people in the past.
Ex: This is a memorial to Uncle Ho.


→memorialize (v): (tưởng nhớ)
Ex: We build this statue to memorialize the heroes in the war.

New Vocabulary
flourish (v)
Ex: His business is flourishing and he is very happy.





flourish (v) develop in a successful way.


New Vocabulary
What is Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam used for?
Instructions:
Read the following statements and decide which one is true (T) and which one is false (F)
1. The construction of Van Mieu took place between 1076 and 1079.
2. Quoc Tu Giam is considered to be the first university of Vietnam.
3. Festivals and examinations used to be held in Van Mieu.
4. Van Mieu now lost most of its traditional Vietnamese culture.
True-False Questions
F
F
T
T
Questions and Answers
Instructions: Work in pairs and complete these following questions with the cues given. Then, one student asks the question, the other works out the answer. At last, change the role.

1. What / Van Mieu / originally / representative of?
2. Who / Van Mieu / educate?
3. What / attract / great interest / visitors?
4. What / engraved / the stone stelea?
5. How / banyan trees / Van Mieu?
What was Van Mieu originally representative of?
Who did Van Mieu educate?
What attracts great interest from the visitors?
What was engraved on the stone stelea?
How are the banyan trees in Van Mieu?



It was originally representative of Confucian ways of thought and behavior.
Van Mieu educated thousands of talented men for the country.
They are the stone stelae, carried on the backs of giant tortoises.
They are the names, places of birth and achievements of top students in royal examinations.
They continue to flourish.



Role Play
Imagine that you have already visited Van Mieu and taken a lot of photographs. You show these photographs to your friends and tell them about your experience.
Work in pairs. One student asks the three following questions and the other answers based on the pictures given. Finally, change the role.
1. When did you visit Van Mieu and with whom?
2. What are you impressed most in Van Mieu?
3. What is special about the tortoises?