Unit 16 : HISTORICAL PLACES

Part B:

SPEAKING

Picking up apples

- Class is divided into 4 groups- each group chooses one apple in turn- the representative of each group will

go to the board.- all the other members try to describe

the place and the representative try to guess

- each group has 4 minutes

PICKING UP APPLES

Mot Cot Pagoda

Notre Dame Catholic

Uncle Ho’s tomb

Thong Nhat Conference Hall

TASK 1

1. mausoleum / / (n) : building for burying the dead

2. situate (v) : to be in

-> be situated in + place

3. construct (v) : build

-> construction (n)

4. stand (n) : building

Describing a historical place

WHEREWHEN

WHAT HOW

Where is it situated?

When was it built?

How big is it?

When did its construction start?When is it open to visitors ?

What can visitors see?What are visitors allowed to do or not to do?

• Place: Ba Dinh District in Ha Noi

• Built in September 1973, completed in August 1975

• 1st floor: a stand for important meeting organized at Ba Dinh Square

• 2nd floor: where the late president is lying

• 3rd floor: the roof• Visiting hours:7:30- 10:30 a.m.

in summer 8:00-

11:00a.m. in winter Everyday

except Monday and Friday• Usually closed September 5-

December 10 for maintenance

• No photograph allowed inside

President Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum

Task 1. Ask and answer questions with your partner, using the notes about President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

• Place: Ba Dinh District in Ha Noi

• Built in September 1973, completed in August 1975

• 1st floor: a stand for important meeting organized at Ba Dinh Square

• 2nd floor: where the late president is lying

• 3rd floor: the roof• Visiting hours:7:30- 10:30

a.m. in summer 8:00-

11:00a.m. in winter Everyday

except Monday and Friday• Usually closed September 5-

December 10 for maintenance

• No photograph allowed inside

Question:1. When is it located/

situated?

2. When did the construction start and finish?

3. How many floors are there?

4. What is the use of each floor?

5. What time is it open and closed?

6. What are visitors not allowed to do inside?

Task 2:

Work in groups:

• Sit in two groups : Group A and Group B. Group A talks about Hue Imperial City, and Group B talks about Thong Nhat Conference Hall.

• Each group chooses one representative to play the role as a tourist guide, the others will be visitors.

• The visitors will make questions and the tourist guides will answer basing on the information in the textbook. The tourist guide of Group A will answer the questions of Group B ‘s visitors.

Task 2

1. heritage //(n)e.g : Ha Long Bay is considered as a

cultural heritage.2. comprise //(v): include

3. citadel / / (n) : castle-> the Royal Citadel : Hoàng thành4. Imperial Enclosure : Thành nội

5. admission fee (n) : fee for entering

6. bombard / / (v) : attack with

bombs

-> bombardment (n)

7. chamber (n) : room for special or

official purpose

Hue imperial City• Listed as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1993• In Hue City, 654 km from Hanoi and 1071 km from

HoChiMinh City• Construction: started 1805 and completed 1832• Comprises 3 sections: the Royal Citadel, the Imperial

Enclosure and the Forbidden City• Open daily from 8:00 a.m to 4:30 p.m.• Admission fee: 55,000 VND.

Thong Nhat Conference Hall

• Also called Reunification Hall or Independence Palace

• In Distric No1, Ho Chi Minh City, 1730 km south of Hanoi

• Originally built in 1865 and heavily damaged by an air bombardment in February 1963

• Rebuilt and construction completed in 1966

• Has 5 floors with 100 beautifully decorated rooms and chambers.

• Open daily from 7:30 to 11:00 a.m and from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

• Admission fee: 10,000VND

Task 3

- work in pairs

- try to fill in the passage about Nha Rong Harbor by asking your partner

- take turn to ask question

- 4 pairs finishing earliest will be the winners

HOMEWORK

- prepare the next part

- retell the introduction of Hue Imperial City and President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum