SGK Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 11: Traveling around Viet Nam
UNIT 11 TRAVELING AROUND VIET NAM GETTING STARTED. Work with Mo classmates. Match the places of interest in Viet Nam with their names. 1. The Temple of Literature 2. Ngo Mon (Gate) Ha Long Bay 4. Nha Rong Harbor 98 7.TIẾNGANH8 -B LISTEN AND READ. 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 meet you finally, Hoa. Hoa: Can I help you with your bags, Mrs. Jones? Mrs. 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. Mrs. Jones: Are we far from Ha Noi? Hoa: It’s about a 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 com. 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. Practice the dialogue in groups. True or false? Check (Z) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences and write them in your exercise book. T F a) This is the first time Hoa has met Tim’s family. □ □ b) Hoa helps Mrs. Jones with her luggage. □ □ c) The Jones family is traveling from the airport in a bus. □ □ Shannon has never seen rice paddies before. The car is traveling past farmland. Only rice and corn are grown around Ha Noi. □ □ □ □ □ □ SPEAK. Use “mind” in'requests. Request Reply / X Do you mind closing the door? Would you mind opening the window? Do you mind if I take a photo? Would you mind if I took a photo? No, I don’t mind. No, of course not. Not at all. Please do. Please go ahead. I’m sorry, I can’t. I’m sorry, that is not possible. I’d prefer you didn’t. I’d rather you didn’t. Work with a 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 À: You are a tourist on vacation in Ho Chi Minh City. You want to visit these places: a market, the zoo, a museum, and a restaurant for lunch. Ask the tourist information officer to suggest where you 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? Edo you mind suggesting 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 should make suggestions about which places to visit. The following information will help you. Markets Thai Binh Market Ben Thanh Market Open approx. 5 am - 8 pm Restaurants Cuong’s Vegetarian Restaurant Good Food Vietnamese Restaurant Lucky’s Ice-Cream Café Open approx. 11 am -11 pm Stamps and Coins Market Open 10 am - 7 pm Museums History Museum Open 8 am - 11.30 am, and 1 pm - 4 pm daily (except Monday) Revolutionary Museum Open 8 am - 11.30 am, and 2 pm -4.30 pm Tuesday through Sunday Zoo and Botanical Garden Open 10 am - 6"pm Useful expressions: Do you mind if 1 suggest one? How about going to Thai Binh Market? 1 suggest going to Ben Thanh Market. LISTEN. Match the places in the box to their correct positions on the map. - bus station - pagoda - hotel - restaurant - temple READ. Seaside resort Sights Oceanic Institute giant Buddha . offshore islands Accommodation a small selection of hotels Arrivais/Pepartures flights daily to Ho Chi Minh City except Monday flights to Ha Noi twice a W'eek buses and trains to northern and southern destinations Travchnể ‘lỉ( J Vjpt plain Da Lot the city of Ewma' . known as tne Spring Sights waterfalls, lakes railway • flower gardens ^"Ị^^brãt A?r hut Micu'"w find comm . many hotels, times ....... „,d a wee Arrlvate/Departures . fliahts to and ft ^?'D^rU HO Chi Minh City three ^es.ajook S:SnXt°oX-0;ndHo I «2 Sfl pa vAount^’ ,\npu® resort *** . '”aut attains , ýongle <°ho^ 0U69t some to bouses cai town • S'w Ha HO' Cal to dalty from tao Ha Long Bay recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site Sights magnificent caves beautiful limestone islands -Í. quiet sand beaches 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 1: Check (Z) 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 □ □ □ □ sand beaches ’ □ □ □ □ . tourist attractions □ □ □ □ types of food □ □ □ □ villages □ □ □ □ waterfalls □ □ □ . □ World Heritage □ □ □ □ t. Unit 11: Traveling around Viet Nam 2. Answer. Where should these people go? Help them find a suitable place. Check (/) the boxe: 5. • 1 Nha Da Sa Ha Long Nha Rong a) Andrew studies tribes Trang Lat Pa Bay Harbor around the world. He likes mountain-climbing. □ □ □ □ □ b) Mary loves Viet Nam and she wants to travel by train to see as much of the country as possible. She also wants to visit an oceanic institute in Viet Nam. □ □ □ □ □ c) John is interested in the history of Viet Nam. He wants to visit the place where President Ho Chi Minh left Viet Nam in 1911. □ □ □ □ □ d) Joanne likes swimming and sunbathing. She has been to Viet Nam twice and she has visited Nha Trang already. □ □ □ □ □ e) Donna is a florist. She has a flower shop in Los Angeles. She is thinking of importing flowers from Viet Nam. □ □ □ □ □ WRITE. Read the first part of a story about traveling around Viet Nam. Last week, while on vacation in Da Lat, the Browns had quite an adventure. One afternoon, they decided to paddle around Xuan Huong Lake in a canoe. After hiring the canoe, the family climbed in and paddled out to the middle of the lake. Unfortunately, dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain. Now, put the sentences below in the correct chronological order to complete the story. The canoe moved up and down the water. A boat appeared and rescued them. The wind started to blow and the rain became heavier. She leaned over and tried to pick it up. The family was very lucky. The canoe overturned and everyone fell into the deep and dangerous water. Shannon dropped her paddle. Put the events below in the correct chronological order and write the story. Start with the sentence below. Uyen had a day to remember last week. Suddenly/she/stumble/rock/and fall She/realize/her alarm clock/not/go off Strangely/rain/stop/as she/get/her classroom She/math exam/Friday /and slie/get up/late As she/leaving/it/start/rain/heavily Luckily, Uyen/enough time/finish Uyen/try/run/fast/she could -ed and -ing participles Requests with - Would/Do you mind if... ? - Would/Do you mind + v-ing? Look at the people in the schoolyard ạt Quang Trung School. Say who each person is. The boy reading a book is Ba. I’ll It 11: Traveling around Viet Nani Look at this stall. Describe the goods.for sale. Use the past participles of the verbs in the box. wrap in paint make in recycle from dress in keep in The old lamp made ỉn China is five dollars. a) move / car b) put out cigarette d) wait / moment Work with a partner. Use these words to make and respond to requests. A check (Z) means agree to the request, a cross (X) means do not agree to the request. 4. Work with a partner. Look at the pictures. Ask questions and give suitable responses. The information on page 100 may help you. a) b) Request: Response: Request: Response: Do you mind if I sit down? Please do. Would you mind if I smoked? I’d rather you didn’t.