Unit 16 Reading - Grade 10

Period 1:
Reading
Unit 16
Historical Places


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Do you know this place?
Where is it?
It is Co Loa Citadel
It is in Co loa, Dong Anh, Hanoi


Do you know this place?
Where is it?
It is Hoa Lu Capital
It is in Ninh Binh Province

Do you know this place?
Where is it?
It is Con Son -–Kiep Bac Site
It is in Hai Duong Province


Do you know this place?
Where is it?
It is Hue Imperial City
It is in Thua Thien- Hue province


Do you know this place?
Where is it?
It is Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam


II. Before you read
II. Before you read
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Work in pairs:
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List some historical places you
know in Vietnam?
-Co loa Citadel
-Hoa Lu Capital
-Con Son- Kiep Bac Site
-Hue Imperial City

-Hoi An City
-Den Hung Remains


Answer the questions
Answer the questions
What do you know
about this place?
-It is Van Mieu –Quoc Tu
Giam. It was founded in
1070 by the Ly Dynasty
-It is considered the first
university of Vietnam.


Is Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam a
historical place?
-Yes, it is. It is the first university of
Vietnam
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You are going to read about Van Mieu-
Quoc Tu Giam, a famous historical and
cultural relic of Hanoi


III. While you read
III. While you read
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New vocabularies:
1.Relic (n): remains( di tích)

2. Confucian (a): người theo Đạo Khổng,
theo tư tưởng Khổng giáo
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Confuciannism (n): Đạo Khổng
3.Stele-stelae (n): bia đá
4. Banyan trees (n) : cây đa
5. Tortoise (n) : turtle


Read the passage and then
Read the passage and then
do the task that follow
do the task that follow
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Task 1:
Choose A, B, or C that best
suits the meaning of the
italicized word


1. Van Mieu was originally built in 1070 in the Ly
dynasty?
A. beautifully B. initially C. finally
2. It is representative of Confucian ways of
thought and behavior.
A. typical B. fond C. traditional
3.Van Mieu was a place to memorialize the most
brilliant scholars of the nation.
A. ignore B. gather C. honor
4. The stone stelae were engraved with the name

of the to students in royal examinations.
A. printed B. carved C. washed
5. The banyan trees in Van Mieu continue to
flourish even now.
A. slow down B. fall off C. grow well


Task 2
Task 2
Decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false
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1. The construction of Van Mieu took
1. The construction of Van Mieu took
place between 1076 and 1779
place between 1076 and 1779

The construction of Van Mieu took place
The construction of Van Mieu took place
in 1070


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2. Quoc Tu Giam is considered to be the
first university of Vietnam

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3. Thousands of talented men were
3. Thousands of talented men were
trained in Quoc Tu Giam from the 11
trained in Quoc Tu Giam from the 11
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to the 19
to the 19
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th
century
century

Thousands of talented men were trained in
Thousands of talented men were trained in
Quoc Tu Giam from
Quoc Tu Giam from


the 11th to the 18th century
the 11th to the 18th century


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4. Van Mieu has now lost most of its
4. Van Mieu has now lost most of its
traditional Vietnamese architecture

traditional Vietnamese architecture

Van Mieu
Van Mieu
is still an example of well-preserved
is still an example of well-preserved


traditional Vietnamese architecture
traditional Vietnamese architecture


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5. Festivals and examinations used to be
held in Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam


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6. Visitors can still see some trees which
have been in Van Mieu for a long time


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Choose the picture you like best

Choose the picture you like best
Malaysia Red Square
Holland
Napoli-Italy
Rome Madrid


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Learn by heart new words.
-Prepare part speaking
-Answer the questions in task 3
at page 168
VI: Homework