Bài giảng Tiếng Anh lớp 10 - Unit 16: Historical places

WELCOME TO OUR CLASSMatch the name of each place with one of the words.MausoleumCathedralCitadelHarborHo Chi Minh’s MausoleumHue CitadelDuc Ba CathedralNha Rong Harbor→historical placesUnit 16: Historical placesBefore you read READING1. QUESTIONS1. Is Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam a historical place?2. What do you know about it?2. VOCABULARYLedynasty (n)TranNguyenLyfeudal time (n)PhatNhatNhungRung chuong Vangrepresentative (n)representative (adj)IndustryAppearanceSpeechBehaviorConfucian (n)Confucian (adj)Vietnam’s got talenttalent (n)talented (adj)Phan Thuan AnHoai Thanh –Hoai Chan Cao Xuan Haoscholar (n)Memorialize /məˈmɔːriəlaɪz/ memorialize(sb/sth)= commemorate stelae /’sti:li/ (n)engrave (v)giant tortoiseaccidentwitness (n)witness (v)Before 1986:Few businessesAfter 1986:a lot of businessesflourish (v)Banyan /’bænjən/ (n)dynasty (n)feudal time (n)representative (n)confucian (n)talent (n)talented (adj)scholar (n)memorialize /məˈmɔːriəlaɪz/memorialize(sb/sth)= commemorate stelae /’sti:li/ (n)engrave (v)giant tortoisewitness (n)witness (v)flourish (v)banyan /’bænjən/ (n)2. VOCABULARYWhile you read  Task 1.1. Van Mieu was originally built in 1070 in the Ly dynastyChoose A, B, or C that best suits the meaning of the italicized wordA. beautifully2. It is representative of Confucian ways of thought and behavior.A. ignore.B. initiallyC. finallyA. typicalB. fondC. traditional3. Van Mieu was a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars of the nation.B. gatherC. honorA. printed4. The stone stelae were engraved with the names of the top students in royal examinations.5. The banyan trees in Van Mieu continue to flourish even now.A. slow downB. carvedC. washedB. fall offC. grow wellB. initiallyA. typicalC. honorB. carvedC. grow wellDecide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).Task 21. The construction of Van Mieu took place between 1076 and 17792. Quoc Tu Giam is considered to be the first university of Viet Nam3. Thousands of talented men were trained in Quoc Tu Giam from the 11th to the 19th century.TF it was built in 1070 from 11th to the 18th centuryFFT4. Van Mieu has now lost most of its traditional Vietnames architecture5. 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 timeDecide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).Task 2FTIt is an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architectureFTTAfter you read Questions for discussion1. Why is Van mieu-Quoc Tu Giam a place of interest?2. When and where were they built?3. What were their functions?4. What is special about the stelea there?Thanks for your attention! Good bye!