Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

Which of the ideas in the text do you like most? How will it help preserve heritage?

Read the article again and decide which paragraph includes the following information.

Read the article again. Match the following headings (1-4) with the appropriate paragraphs (A-C). There is ONE extra heading.

1. Organising photo competitions of performing artists

2. Promoting and developing the folk arts

3. Making use of social media to promote heritage

4. Opportunities to learn about heritage and be involved in problem-solving

Read the article and circle the correct meanings of the highlighted words and phrases.

                                                               PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE

Ideas from teenagers

To encourage young people to learn about and appreciate our cultural heritage, we organised an ideas competition. We invited students from across the country to send us their ideas for protecting and promoting our heritage. We have received many interesting entries. Below are the winners.

A. _________________

The idea of promoting heritage sites through social media came from a group of 11th grade students. They suggested using social media activities, such as photo competitions, to encourage young people to learn about our heritage sites and local traditions on important festivals. They also suggested creating trending topics or challenges on social media. For example, a postcard challenge will invite people to create and share unusual and exciting postcards about the heritage sites that they have visited.

B. _________________

Two 10th grade students suggested forming historical societies or local groups who have akeen interest in their history and heritage. These groups will provide information about local heritage sites, organise special events to celebrate local festivals, and invite young people to discuss issues related to preserving the heritage. This way, they will be able to give voice to suggestions and solutions to problems they care about. They will feel that their voices are heard, and they can contribute to society.

C. _________________

To preserve heritage, such as traditional music and stories, a group of secondary school students proposed setting up folk clubs. The clubs will hold events for young people to experience and learn about traditional performing arts. The artists will not only perform, but also introduce their arts and talk about how students can help promote folk culture. The clubs will organise training for students who want to learn folk songs, a traditional musical instrument, or folk dancing.

1. appreciate 

A. to recognise the good qualities of something

B. to realise that something is dangerous

C. to discuss a new idea

2. trending

A. being discussed a lot on social media

B. being forgotten by the public

C. creating and sharing information

3. give voice to 

A. to take action about something

B. to listen to someone's advice

C. to express opinions about something

4. proposed 

A. asked someone for information

B. suggested something as a plan or course of action

C. invited guests for an event

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the question.

Why is it important to protect our heritage?

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about heritage sites of traditions, using to-infinitive clauses.

Example: 

A: What do many tourists go to Ha Long Bay for?

B: They go there to enjoy the beautiful scenery./ To enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Combine the sentences using to-infinitive clauses.

1. Lan went to Hue. She wanted to see the monuments there.

-> Lan ______________________________________________________.

2. Minh created a website. He wanted to give more information about local historical sites to visitors.

-> Minh _____________________________________________________.

3. Peter took a boat trip around the floating market. He wanted to listen to don ca tai tu there.

-> Peter _____________________________________________________.

4. My sister has opened a small shop behind the museum. She wanted to sell postcards and souvenirs to tourists.

-> My sister _________________________________________________.

Complete the sentences using the words in 1.

1. Mary enjoys reading ___________ novels set in World War Two.

2. This meeting of world leaders was a truly ___________ event that is likely to be remembered in the future.

3. The local authority plans to __________ the old monument which was damaged by the storm.

4. We should increase efforts to __________ ca tru because nowadays there are very few ca tru musicians left.

5. Many __________ songs tell stories about lives of ordinary people in the past.

Match the words with their meanings.