13. The real highlight, though, was the__________, which took up most of one wall.

12. Penryn itself is unspoilt, and its old and narrow streets are under a__________order.

14. The relics__________include jewellery, seeds, animal bones and pottery like these human figurines

Write an essay about one of the World Heritage Sites in Vietnam.

You can use the following questions as cues:

• Where is it located?

• What are its special features?

• What can tourists do there?

• Would you like to visit Hoi An Ancient Town? Why?

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7. The 13 rings of the spire symbolizes the 13 steps of the ladder__________to Nirvana.

9. The Bhaktapur Durbar square, also__________as Bhadgaon, consists of at least four distinct squares.

24. Taj Mahal is the second World Heritage site__________under the campaign which will be carried out by ONGC at this monument.

2. We passed rocky beaches, secret inlets, muddy coves, dark hidden sea__________pounded by surf.

5. Lack of rainfall means that they have survived__________for hundreds of years, though they are now being threatened by tourists.

Talk about one of the World Heritage Sites you would like to visit. You can use the following questions as cues:

* Where is it located?

* What is it famous for?

* What can tourists do there?

* Why do you want to visit it?

Useful languages:

Complete the notes:

Now you try!

Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.

1. The World Heritage site that I would like to visit is ... It is located in ...

2. The site is famouse for + N.

3. There are many things to to in ...

4. I love this site because ...                            

Now you tick!

Did you ...

- answer all the questions in the task?

- give some details to each main point?

- speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?

- use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?

- use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?

q pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?

 Let’s compare!

Finally, compare with the sample answer on page 171.

Read the passage and decide whether theses statements are True (T) or False (F).

Located in the heart of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Son Doong cave, which is more than 200 metres in width, 150 metres in height and approximately 6.8 kilometres in length, was explored by the British Cave Research Association during 2009-2010 and it has been open to the public since 2013. st is believed to have been formed 2-5 million years ago. Son Doong Cave has been recognised as the largest of its kind in the world by three international record-keeping organisations - Guinness, the Association World, and WorldKings. Holding important scientific values, in terms of geology, geomorphology and ancient climate, the cave has been favoured by many scientists and science channels worldwide. The eco-system inside Son Doong is unique as it is large, and it even has its own localized weather system. Rare limestone cave pearls are scattered in dried pools, and the largest stalagmite ever found stands 80 meters tall. According to an initial study from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, besides 161 species of flora found inside Son Doong, the cave is home to 300-million-year-old coral fossils which are valuable for the analysis of geological layer changes through times.

(Nhan Dan Online, 2019)

4. Hoi An Ancient town, __________in Viet Nam’s central Quang Nam Province, comprises 30 ha and it has a buffer zone of 280 ha.

Listen and fill in the blanks with ONE appropriate words.

A group of scientists announced Thursday what they say is the discovery of remains from an early (1)___________of  human beings. Bones from the species were found two years ago inside a (2) ___________at a United Nations World Heritage Site, near Johannesburg, South Africa. The South African government has named the area the cradle of Humankind because of its rich collection of ancient human-like (3) ___________.

The scientists are calling the new species, ‘Homo naledi’. The word naledi means (4) ___________ in South Africa’s Sesotho language. The scientists reported that about (5) ___________bones have been recovered from the cave. They said the bones come from at least 15 individuals. The team reported its findings in the journal eLIFE.

Lead scientist Lee Berger works at the University of Witwatersrand. He said the discovery “was right under our nose in the most explored valley of the continent of Africa.” Mr. Berger spoke to reporters Thursday in Johannesburg.

5. Crespi D’Adda, which features a school, clinic, theater, and sports center together with residential buildings today, served to be a town for workers of a textile manufacturing company.

10. The Patan Durbar Square, __________in the 3rd century, is situated only 8 km south-east of Kathmandu city.