WELCOME TO CLASS 10 17 1 Warm-up Where

WELCOME TO CLASS 10/17

1/ Warm-up: Where do you want to go? SAPA QUANG NINH QUANG BINH HUE DA NANG DA LAT

2/ Read this conversation between two friends. Then practise it with a partner. Hoa: Hi, Peter. Packing your bag? Are you going somewhere? Peter: Yeah. We’ve booked an eco tour to Bach ma National Park near Hue City. Hoa: Wow! What are you going to see or do there? Peter: We can explore the mysterious hiking paths in the forests, watch the birds, and look at the plants. We’ll also spend a night at an old villa built before 1954 … Hoa: Sounds great! But why is it called an eco tour? Peter: Well, on an eco tour, you’ll learn how to respect and protect wildlife and local people’s life. Hoa: I see. What else will you do? Peter: If we have more time, we’ll visit Hue and enjoy the local food there. Hoa: If I were you, I’d visit Lang Co Beach as well. Peter: Thanks for the advice. I love swimming. We’ll think about that.

3/ Below are three destinations for ecotourists and some activities tourists can do there. Sa Pa Can Gio Biosphere Reserve Central Highlands

Sa Pa (Lao Cai Province)

Central Highlands

Can Gio Biosphere Reserve (Ho Chi Minh City)

4/ Complete the conversation, using the information above. A: Hi. Packing? Are you (1) going somewhere? B: Yeah. We’ve booked an (2) eco tour to Sa Pa. A: Great! What are you going to see or do there? B: We can go (3) hiking in the forest, visit Cat (4)village , enjoy the (5) traditional life of the Black H’Mong, watch the (6) waterfalls and go (7) camping in the forest. A: What’s an eco tour? B: Well, on an eco tour, you’ll learn how to respect and (8) protect wildlife and local people’s life. A: I see. What else will you do? B: If we have more time, we can go to buy (9) handicrafts at a village market. A: If I were you, I’d visit Sa Pa (10) love market held every weekend. B: Thanks for your advice. We’ll think about that.

5/ Choose one destination among the three given and make a similar dialogue. - Sa Pa - Can Gio Biosphere Reserve - Central Highlands

6/ Choose one ecotourism destination in Viet Nam and prepare a presentation about what tourists can see and do there. Then report to other groups. • Suggested destinations: - Cat Ba National Park (Hai Phong City) - Nui Chua National Park (Ninh Thuan Province) - Phu Quoc National Park (Kien Giang Province)

• Cat Ba National Park: the world’s biosphere reserve, go hiking, go trekking in the forest, watch the waterfalls, wildlife, go diving to see 177 species of corals, a fishing village in the middle of Cat Ba National Park, go kayaking, go fishing, go swimming and enjoy seafood • Nui Chua National Park: a natural dry forest, some typical species of plants with high economic values, endangered species of animals (Tibetan bear, Malayan bear, tiger …), go hiking, go camping, go swimming in lakes or waterfalls, go boating, go diving to see coral reefs, see turtles lay their eggs onshore, 12 species of bats, some listed in the Red List • Phu Quoc National Park: contain many forest types and landscapes, 23 orchid species and 12 rare plant species, go hiking in the forest, watch streams and waterfalls, watch wolves, white monkey, ape and many other rare animals, go diving to see coral reefs and seaweed

HOMEWORK • Write a short paragraph about an ecotourism destination in Viet Nam • Prepare for LISTENING

There is a special kind of market here. What is the name of the market? LOVE MARKET

Name the place in the picture. Ha Long Bay

Name the most famous site in Quang Binh Province. Phong Nha Cave.

Name the place in the picture. Linh/ Thien Mu Pagoda

Where should tourists go to visit when coming to Da Nang? Marble Mountains, Linh Ung Pagoda, My Khe Beach, China Beach …

What festival is often held in Da Lat? Flower Festival