UNIT 16: HISTORICAL
PLACES
LESSON 3: LISTENING
Lead-in
List some of the world cultural
heritage sites in Vietnam
Hue
Imperial City
Hoi An Town
world cultural
heritage sites
in Vietnam
Phong Nha Cave
Ha Long Bay
Look at the pictures then answer
the following questions.
1. What are the name of the places?
2. Which of the places have you been to?
3. Which one would you like to visit most?
Why?
1
3
Notre Dame
Cathedral in
Ho Chi Minh
City
Noon Gate in
Hue Imperial
City
2
Ha Long
Bay
4
The Huc
Bridge
Vocabulary
Merchant (n) = businessman
Pillar (n) cột chống làm bằng đá,gỗ hay kim
loại
Vessel (n)
ornamental (adj.) để trang trí
Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese
Congregation: Hội Quán Quảng Đông
Task 1: Listen and choose A,B or C
that best completes the sentences.
1. Hoi An is located ____ kilometers
south of Da Nang.
A. 13
B. 30
C. 16
2. Hoi An used to be an important
trading centre ______ .
A. in Southeast Asia
B. in the 19th century
C. in the Far East
3.Hoi An is an well-known for its old houses
which are ______ .
A. Small and thatch-roofed
B. Narrow and carved
C. Small and tile-roofed
4. The Japanese covered Bridge
was built ______ .
A. in 1855
B. in the 18th century
C. in the 16th century
5. Tan Ky House was built as a ______ .
A. house for a Chinese merchant
B. meeting hall for the Cantonese
Chinese
C. house for a Vietnamese merchant
Task 1: Listen and choose A,B or C that best
completes the sentences.
1. Hoi An is located ____ kilometers south of Da
Nang.
A. 13
B. 30 √
C. 16
2. Hoi An used to be an important trading
centre ______ .
A. in Southeast Asia
√
B. in the 18th century
C. in the Far East
3. Hoi An is an well-known for its old houses which are ______ .
A. Small and thatch-roofed
B. Narrow and carved
C. Small and tile-roofed
√
4. The Japanese covered Bridge was
built ______ .
A. in 1855
B. in the 18th century
C. in the 16th century
√
5. Tan Ky House was built as a ______ .
A. house for a Chinese merchant
B. meeting hall for the Cantonese
Chinese
C. house for a Vietnamese
merchant
√
Task 2: Listen again and answer
the following questions.
1. Where is the ancient town of Hoi An?
It lies on the Thu Bon River, 30km
south of Da Nang.
2. What was Hoi An known as between
the 16th and the 17th century?
It was known as a major trading centre
in Southeast Asia between the 16th
and the 17th centuries.
3. What is it now famous for?
It is now famous for its old temples,
pagodas, small tile-roofed houses and
narrow streets.
4. What are the old houses in Hoi An
like?
They were made of wood and their
pillars were carved with ornamental
designs.
5. How old is the Assembly Hall of
Cantonese Chinese Congregation?
It was built in 1855. / It’s 152 years old.
6. When was Tan Ky House built?
It was built nearly two centuries ago.
7. What is special about this house?
It now looks almost exactly as it did
in the early 19th century.
8. When was Hoi An recognized by UNESCO as a
Cultural Heritage Site?
In 1999.
Talk about the ancient town of Hoi
An .
* Hoi An’s location and roles in
the past:
- It lies on the Thu Bon River, 30km
south from Da Nang.
- It was formerly a major trading
centre in Southeast Asia between the
16th and the 17th centuries.
- It was also an important port for
Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese,
Japanese and other merchant vessels
from the Far East.
* Hoi An’s attractive characteristics at present:
- It is famous for its old temples,
pagodas, small tile-roofed houses and
narrow streets.
- All the houses were made of wood
and their pillars were carved with
ornamental designs.
* Hoi An’s main tourist attractions and their features:
- The Japanese Covered Bridge was built
in the 16th century and is still wellpreserved.
- The Assembly Hall of Cantonese
Chinese Congregation was built in 1855
and still keeps many precious objects
that belonged to the Chinese
community of Hoi An.
- Tan Ky House was constructed nearly two
centuries ago as a house for a
Vietnamese merchant. It now looks almost
exactly as it did in the early 19th century.