English 10 UNIT 10 ECOTOURISM LISTENING

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS


Watch the following video and
answer the questions.



1. Where do you think you can join these activities?
2. Would you like to join them?


Unit 10: Ecotourism
Listening
Ecotourism in the Mekong Delta


Task 1. What do you know about the Mekong Delta? Work
with a partner. Look at the pictures and practice reading the
activities in the pictures.


Task 1. What do you know about the Mekong Delta? Work
with a partner. Look at the pictures and practice reading the
activities in the pictures.
• The Mekong Delta is in South Viet Nam. It is famous for its
fertile land, vast rice fields and fruit orchards. This area
includes 12 provinces and one city: Cần Thơ City, Tiền
Giang, Hậu Giang, Vĩnh Long, Sóc Trăng, An Giang, Đồng
Tháp, Long An, Bến Tre, Trà Vinh, Cà Mau, Bạc Liêu, and
Kiên Giang.

Task 1. Practice reading the activities in the pictures.
Listening to
traditional music

Watching
birds

Visiting an
old house

Activities in
Mekong Delta

Eating local food

Riding an
Ostrich

Catching fish


Task 2. Listen to a news report and choose the
caption that best summarises the main idea.

• a.
a How the Mekong Delta became an
ecotourism destination
• b. Famous resorts in the Mekong Delta

• c. Effects of ecotourism on Mekong De


Task 3. Listen again and answer the questions.
1. Why couldn’t Ba Duc attract more tourists to his old house
before 2000?
Because tourists did not have many interesting activities
to do.
2. How many tourists now visit his garden everyday?
100 tourists now visit his garden every day.
3. When đi Tu Binh start ecotourism activities to attract visitors?
 He started ecotourism activities to attract visitors in
2005.
4. What do tourists do with the small fish they catch in Tu
Binh’s fish pond?
 They release small fish back into the pond.
5. How many tourists now visit his farm everyday?
 Around 300 tourists now visit his farm every day.


Task 4. Listen again. Complete the notes about the two farmers’ ecotourism
places for tourists.

1. Ba Đức’s ecological garden:
2.5
* Garden area: ……………..hectares
* Activities for tourists:
a. visiting the old house
catching fish
b. …………………………………

enjoying home-made meals
c. ………………………………….
cooking local food/ learning how to cook local food
d. ……........................................
2. Tư Bình’s ecological farm:
2.1
* Fish pond area: ……………hectares
* Activities for tourists:
a. catching fish
watching birds
b. ………………………………..
c. ………………………………..
riding ostriches


Task 5. Work with a partner. Which of the activities mentioned
in 4 would you enjoy doing the most if you took a tour to the
Mekong Delta?
Listening to
traditional music

Visiting an
old house

Activities in
Mekong Delta
Watching
birds

Eating local food

Riding an
Ostrich

Catching fish


SUMMARY
• What have you learnt today?
 We have learnt about some tourism
activities in the Mekong Delta. We have
practised listening for general ideas and
specific information.


HOMEWORK
• Prepare new content at home- Lesson 6:
Writing.
• Find more information about an eco tour.


Thank for your listening!