Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. Son Doong Cave in Viet Nam - Good Morning America

Son Doong Cave and Swallow Cave (En Cave) were recorded and broadcast on Good Morning America - a programme of ABC Television (USA). By being broadcast on Good Morning America (ABC Television), Son Doong Cave would be introduced widely to international travellers.

This is a good chance for Quang Binh tourism to promote the image of Son Doong - the biggest cave in Viet Nam - to travellers around the world. Therefore, the film crew worked in the most favourable conditions. The programme was directly broadcast on satellite in May 2015.

The cave is a part of the underground system connecting over 150 other caves in Viet Nam near Viet Nam - Lao border with many caves such as Phong Nha Cave.

Son Doong Cave is compared equally to Mount Everest in terms of attraction. The biggest natural cave in the world is appreciated to be an interesting destination for a several-day tour, including exploring underground rivers, caves and camping... The overwhelming natural landscapes inside Son Doong Cave create an attraction by majestic and magnificent scenes. It takes months to end up a cave’s round. In addition, the condition to join tours in Son Doong Cave is extremely high? Adventurers must be in good mental and physical health to conquer the cave. Son Doong, the biggest cave in Viet Nam, along with other attractions in Quang Binh, is an attractive destination for travelers, especially those who are fans of natural exploration. The first exploration tour was held in early August 2013. The first tour consisted of 6 people from the US, Russia, Australia, and Norway. They underwent 7 days and 6 nights to explore Son Doong Cave. There are a large number of tourists registering for next tours since then.

Task 1. Identify whether the statements are true (T), or false (F).

1. Thanks to the programme of Good Morning America on ABC Television, a large number

of people around the world will know Son Doong Cave. True

2.The film crew making the programme about the cave met a lot problems from the local authorities.

3.There are many caves in Quang Binh province but Son Doong Cave may be the most well known.

4.The number of people climbing Mount Everest is the same as that exploring Son Doong Cave.

5.The exploration tour of Son Doong Cave is so hard that it requires tourists to have good physical and mental health.

6.Tourists can explore the cave in several months.

Task 2. Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1. When was the programme about Son Doong Cave on Good Morning America broadcast?

2. What can be found in the underground system in Quang Binh province?

3. In which aspect is Son Doong Cave compared to Mount Everest?

4. What activities can tourists do in the cave?

5. When was the first exploration tour held?

6. How long did the first group of tourists spend in the cave?

Complete the passages with the worlds from the box.

Son Doong cave is world's (1)                        cave,located in Quang Binh province,Vietnam.It was (2)                   by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991 and was recently discovered in 2009 by British cavers,led by Howard Limbert.The name''Son Doong''cave (3)                 ''mountain river cave''.The cave was created 2-5 million years ago by river water eroding away the (4)                      underneath the mountain.

At about 9 kilometers in length,200 meters in (5)                     and 150 meters in height,Son Doong Cave is(6)                          larger than Deer Cave in Malaysia and has replaced Deer Cave to take pole position(7)                        the world's largest cave.

1.   I/three-week/winter holiday/so/I/go/package tour

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2.     Thanks to/British Cave Research Association/Son Doong Cave/open/the public/since 2003

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3.   Ha Long Bay/recognize/UNESCO/a site of Natural World Heritage.

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4.   Phong Nha/have/vote/ one/wonderful/ caves/world// number/ reasons.

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5.   In addition/bathing/visitors/can/take part/water sports/such/dive/surf/parachute/or/visit/fishing villages.

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