What do you like about the place where you live? Has it got any special sights and sounds?
What do you like about the place where you live? Has it got any special sights and sounds?
Read the magazine advert and last year's winning entry about the Mekong Delta. What do you have to do to enter the competition? What's the prize? What do we learn about the residents in Southern Việt Nam?
a sensational holiday!
Enter the You haven't lived until ... competition. Describe the sights, sounds, tastes and feelings that visitors to your country can experience. Our winner will spend two weeks in Australia!
Experience the Mekong Delta in Southern Việt Nam. Because you haven't lived until...
... you've seen the life around the river like floating markets. Besides, the Mekong Delta has got many fruit orchards or rice fields and extremely beautiful sights, and they're all worth seeing.
...you've heard Don Ca Tai Tu - folk music. The sound of a variety of instruments like a flute, a 16-string zither, a violin and a guitar is really amazing, and very soft! It's quite an experience.
...you've tasted bánh xèo. It's one of the most popular dishes in the Mekong Delta. Don't forget to try other excellent local specialities, like pop rice, lemongrass chicken or grilled snakehead fish. It's absolutely delicious!
...you've felt the warmth of the residents. So do a homestay in a traditional village from October to April because the temperature is comfortable for travelling.
We're looking forward to seeing you.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giảiTham khảo
- We have to ‘describe the sights, sounds, tastes and feelings that visitors to your country can experience’ to enter the competition.
- The prize is ‘2 weeks vacation in Australia’.
- We learn about life around the river like floating markets, Don Ca Tai Tu - folk music, local specialities, and the warmth of the residents in Southern Việt Nam.
(Trả lời bởi Minh Hồng)
Find the words in the box in the Experience the Mekong Delta in Southern Việt Nam text. What type of word (adjective, noun or verb) do they always come before?
| absolutely really very |
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giảiTham khảo:
The sound of a variety of instruments like a flute, a 16-string zither, a violin and a guitar is really amazing, and very soft.
(Âm thanh của nhiều loại nhạc cụ như sáo, đàn tranh 16 dây, vĩ cầm và ghita thực sự tuyệt vời và rất mềm mại.)
It's absolutely delicious!
(Nó ngon tuyệt!)
=> The words in the box always come before the adjective.
(Các từ trong khung luôn đứng trước tính từ.)
(Trả lời bởi Gia Linh)
Study the examples and answer the questions.
very soft ✓ really soft ✓ absolutely soft x | very delicious x really delicious ✓ absolutely delicious ✓ |
1. Which adjective is an extreme adjective (it describes a strong opinion): soft or delicious?
2. Do we use very with normal or extreme adjectives?
3. Can we use really with both normal and extreme adjectives?
4. What other intensifiers can we use with adjectives? Find examples in the text.
Thảo luận (2)Hướng dẫn giảiTham khảo:
1. Delicious is an extreme adjective.
(Delicious là một tính từ tột cùng / tính từ mức cao.)
2. We use very with normal adjectives.
(Chúng ta sử dụng very với tính từ bình thường.)
3. We can use really with both normal and extreme adjectives.
(Chúng ta có thể sử dụng really với cả tính từ bình thường và tính từ mức cao.)
4. Other intensifiers can we use with adjectives: extremely, excellent
(Chúng ta có thể sử dụng những từ nhấn mạnh khác như extremely - cực kỳ, excellent – xuất sắc.)
(Trả lời bởi Gia Linh)
Read the key phrases and find them in the Experience the Mekong Delta in Southern Việt Nam text. Think of how to complete the first two phrases about your town.
KEY PHRASES Expressing recommendations Don't forget to try..... It's one of the most... in the.... It's quite an experience. They're (all) worth seeing. We're looking forward to (seeing you). |
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giảiTham khảo
*Key phrases in the Experience the Mekong Delta in Southern Việt Nam text:
(Cụm từ khóa trong bài viết Trải nghiệm đồng bằng sông Cửu Long ở miền Nam Việt Nam)
Don't forget to try other excellent local specialities, like pop rice, lemongrass chicken or grilled snakehead fish.
It's one of the most popular dishes in the Mekong Delta.
It's quite an experience.
We're looking forward to seeing you.
… and they're all worth seeing.
*Complete the first two phrases about my town:
(Hoàn thành hai cụm từ đầu tiên về thị trấn của tôi:)
Don't forget to try noodle grilled pork. It's one of the most excellent local specialities in Ha Noi.
(Đừng quên thử bún chả. Đó là một trong những đặc sản địa phương tuyệt vời nhất ở Hà Nội.)
(Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Việt Dũng)
USE IT! Follow the steps in the writing guide.
WRITING GUIDE
A. TASK
Write an entry for the “You haven't lived until...” competition. Use information about a place you like and know well. Include some of the key phrases.
B. THINK AND PLAN
Brainstorm ideas and decide whether they belong in the paragraph on sights, sounds, tastes or feelings.
C. WRITE
Use your notes from B to write a first draft of your description.
D. CHECK
- adjectives and intensifiers
- ordering your ideas in a logical way
Thảo luận (2)Hướng dẫn giảiTham khảo
Experience the Ha Noi capital. Because you haven't lived until...
... you've seen life that blends ancient and modern features. Besides, Ha Noi has many extremely beautiful sights ranging from museums, historical sites to entertainment venues … like Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Town Quarter and they're all worth seeing.
...you've tasted Pho. It's one of the most popular dishes in HaNoi. Don't forget to try other excellent local specialities and street food - a characteristic of Hanoi, like young sticky rice cake, rolls, noodle grilled pork. It's absolutely delicious!
… you’ve watched water puppets in Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre or at some festival. It opens a window into local culture, and is a fully realised art form enjoyed by young and old. The musical ensemble who bring the stories to life using their voices and traditional instruments.
We're looking forward to seeing you.
(Trả lời bởi Gia Linh)