unit 10- writing

Look at the picture and Play game
“ Guessing game”
1. It has a lot of tropical forests, beautiful
landscapes, rare animals
2. It is in the North-East of Vietnam
3. It is on an Island 20 km east of Hai Phong.
What is the name of a famous place ?
IT IS CAT BA NATIONAL PARK.

Monday, February 9
th ,
2009
Unit : 10 NATURE IN DANGER
Period : Lesson : Writing.
1. Pre-teaching vocabulary:
Coastal water (n)
['koustəl]
Vùng nước ven biển
2. abundant (a)
[ə'b ndənt]ʌ
Phong phú
3. Stone tool (n) [stoun] Đồ đá,
4.Human bone (n) Xương người
5. reveal (n) khám phá, tiết lộ
[ri'vi:l]

FORM OF THE SENTENCES
1. It is located on……………( nó nằm ở vị trí )
2. It covers………….( nó bao phủ )
3. It preserves………….( nó được bảo

quản, giử gìn )
4. To endow sb/st with st ( cung cấp cho ai
cái gì)

Work in pairs
Ask and answer some the questions
1. Where is Cat Ba National park?
2. Where is it located?
3. What are the special features of Cat Ba
National park?
4. How large is it?
5. What do you know about the animals and
plants in Cat Ba National park?
6. What are some of the historic feature of the
park ?

Work in pairs
Ask and answer some the questions
1. Where is Cat Ba National park?
- It is situated ( located) on Cat Ba island 120
km from Ha Noi and 20 km east of Hai
Phong
2. Where is it located?
- Cat Ba National park is the only site in Viet
Nam.
3. What are the special features of Cat Ba
National park?

Work in pairs
Ask and answer some the questions

4. How large is it?
- Cat Ba national park is the only site in Viet
Nam endowed with both tropical forests and
coastal waters with white sand beaches,
abundant natural resources, beautiful
landscapes and many kinds of rare animals
and plants.
- It covers 15,200 ha
5. What do you know about the animals and
plants in Cat Ba National park?

Work in pairs
Ask and answer some the questions
- National park contains about 300 species of
fish, 40 kinds of animals, 150 different birds
and 620 species of plants.
6. What are some of the historic features of
the park ?
- The stone tools and human bones found in
the island’s limestone caves and there was
at least 6,000 years ago.

Work in groups
Write a short description of Cat Ba
National part, using the clue bellow
Cat Ba National Park / Cat Ba island. 120 km /
Ha Noi / 20 km east / Hai Phong.
Cat Ba / the only site / Viet Nam /endowed /
tropical forests / coastal waters with white
sand beaches /, / abundant natural resources /

, / landscapes / rare animals and plants. / It /
cover / 15,200 ha.
Cat Ba / preserve / 300 species of fish / 40
kinds of animals / 150 birds / 620 plants. The
stone tools/ human bones / found / island’s
limestone cave / reveal / people / inhabit /
6,000 years ago.

Cat Ba National Parks, which was declared as
a national park in 1986, is situated on Cat Ba
island, 120 km from Ha Noi and 20 km east of
Hai Phong.
Cat Ba national park is the only site in Viet
Nam endowed with both tropical forests and
coastal waters with white sand beaches,
abundant natural resources, beautiful
landscapes and many kinds of rare animals
and plants.
ANSWER KEYS

It covers 15,200 ha, including 9, 800 ha
of land and 4,400 ha of ocean. Cat Ba
National park preserves approximately
300 species of fish, 40 kinds of animals,
150 different birds and 620 species of
plants. The stone tools and human
bones found in the island’s limestone
caves reveal that people inhabited there
at least 6,000 years ago.

Cat Ba National Park / Cat Ba island. 120 km /
Ha Noi / 20 km east / Hai Phong.
Cat Ba / the only site / Viet Nam /endowed /
tropical forests / coastal waters with white
sand beaches /, / abundant natural resources /
, / landscapes / rare animals and plants. / It /
cover / 15,200 ha.
Cat Ba / preserve / 300 species of fish / 40
kinds of animals / 150 birds / 620 plants. The
stone tools/ human bones / found / island’s
limestone cave / reveal / people / inhabit /
6,000 years ago.

Work in group
Write a short description of Cat Ba
National part, using the clue bellow
Cat Ba National Park / Cat Ba island. 120 km /
Ha Noi / 20 km east / Hai Phong.
Cat Ba / the only site / Viet Nam /endowed /
tropical forests / coastal waters with white
sand beaches /, / abundant natural resources /
, / landscapes / rare animals and plants. / It /
cover / 15,200 ha.
Cat Ba / preserve / 300 species of fish / 40
kinds of animals / 150 birds / 620 plants. The
stone tools/ human bones / found / island’s
limestone cave / reveal / people / inhabit /
6,000 years ago.

That is all for today.
I hope you enjoyed the lesson
today!
Thank you very much.