Unit 16. Historical places

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Listening about the
ancient town of Hoi An
and do 3 tasks
Task 1:
Listen and
choose A,B
or C to
complete
the
sentence.
Task 3:
Listen and
answer the
questions
Task 2:
Listen and
Matching A
with B
column
Before you listen
Picture 1: Notre Dame Cathedral
Picture 2: Ha Long Bay
Picture 3: The Huc Bridge
Picture 4: Noon Gate

Listen and repeat
merchant (n)
carved (v)
vessel (v)
heritage (n)
pillar (n)
destination (n)
ornamental (ajd)
certified (v)
thương gia
khắc, chạm
thuyền,tàu lớn
di sản
cột, trụ
điểm đến
trang trí
chứng nhận
Tan Ky House
Assembly Hall of Cantonese
Chinese Congregation
Japanese Covered Bridge
(Hội quán Quảng đông)
(nhµ TÊn Ký)
(Cầu Nhật Bản)
While you listen
Task 1: Listen and choose AB,or C that best completes the sentence.
Hoi An is located … kilometres south of Da Nang.
A. 13 B. 30 C. 16
Hoi An used to be an important trading centre …
in Southeast Asia
B. in the 19th cetury C. in the Far East
3. Hoi An is well-known for its old houses which are …
small and thatch-roofed
narrow ans carved C. small and tile-roofed
4. The Japanese Covered Bridge was built.
A. in 1855 B. in the 18th century
C. in the 16th century
5. Tan Ky House was built as a …
A. house for a Chinese merchant
B. meeting hall for the Cantonese Chinese
C. house for a Vietnamese merchant
Task 2: Matching A with B column

What was Hoi An known as between the 16th and the 17th centuries?
What is it now famous for?
What are the old houses in Hoi An like?
What is special about this house?
made of wood, their pillars were carved with ornamental designs.
look as the house did in the early 19th century.
a major trading centre in Southeast Asia.
old temples, pagodas, small tile-roofed houses and narrow streets.
Task 3: Answer the following questions.
Where is the ancient town of Hoi An situated?

How old is the Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation?

When was Tan Ky House built?

When was Hoi An recognised by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site?


- It lies on the Thu Bon River, 30 km south of Da Nang
- It was built in 1855.
- It was built nearly two centuries ago.
- In 1999
After you listen
Write the main points about the ancient town of Hoi An.
Hoi An is an ancient town in Central Vietnam. It lies on the Thu Bon River and it was the trading centre in Southeast Asia in the 16th and 17th centuties. Hoi An is famous for old temples, pagodas, small tile-roofed houses and narrow streets.
Its main attractions are old architecture: Japanese Covered Bridge, Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation and Tan Ky House. All the houses were made of wood and their pillars were carved with ornamental designs.
Homework
Leanr by heart new words
Summarise the main points of
the ancient town of Hoi An
Prepare new lesson: writing
(Describing a chart)