Unit 16: Historical places

Choose the best title for the text Ancient Capitals of Japan b.. Because it was the capital of Japan for over a thousand years.. Nara’s rich history, and the atmosphere of an ancient Jap

Unit 16 : Historical places

Period 1+2: Reading

II Materials : Textbook, whiteboard markers, Cassettes…

III Procedure:

I Warmer:

II Pre-reading:

Vocabularies pre-teach:

- base: can cu

- imperial: im'piəriəl

- (empire): (adj): Thouc hoang de, de quoc, de che

- Buddhist ( Buddha): 'budist: tin do dao phat

- Temple: den

- Anniversity (n): le ki niem

- Shrine: ∫rain](n) : Lang mo

- Palace: (n) : lau dai, cung dien

- Fabulous (adj) 'fæbjuləs : Thouc than thoai, kho tin, phong dai

- Enthronement: (n) in'θrounməntrounmənt : su len ngoi, dang quang

- Basin (n): long chao, chung, luu vuc

- Retain (v) : giu lai

- Ritual : nghi thuc, le nghi

- Maintenance : /'meintinəns/: su giu gin, su duy tri

- Highlight: cho noi bat nhat, lam noi bat, neu bat

II While- reading:

a Choose the best title for the text

Ancient Capitals of Japan

b Find the words in the text with the following meanings:

- fabulous

- establishment

- maintenance

- properties

- flourish (v): phat trien, thinh voung

c Answer the question:

1 Because it was the capital of Japan for over a thousand years

2 Because its colorful festivals, many ceremonies related to important state events in

the past are regularly held in Kyoto

3 Yes, it has The historical sites in Kyoto have been properly protected and

preserved because the Japanese government recognize the need to protect its

invaluable properties

4 84 years

5 Nara’s rich history, and the atmosphere of an ancient Japan

Period 3+4 : Language Focus

IV Aims:

V Materials : Textbook, whiteboard markers, Cassettes…

VI Procedure:

Prefix : -al and –ical:

-al, -ical is added to nouns to describe something:

Eg: Environmental problems: Problems relating to environment

Royalty

Architecture

Coast

History

Culture

Center

Royal Architectural Coastal Historical Cultural central

1 coastal

2 royal

3 cultural

4 architectural

5 historical

1 Articles with geographical Names:

2.

desert…

Mountains…

- before plural names of countries The Netherlands, The Philippines

- before names consisting of nouns + of +

noun: The University of London, The Gulf of Mexico, The National

Gallery, The Tower of London

- before names consisting of adjective +

a Fill in the blank:

1 the

2 the

3 zero

4 zero

5 the

6 the

7 zero

8 zero

9 zero

10 zero

b Make complete sentences with the following prompts:

1 The Nile flows through Egypt

2 Washington, D.C is the capital of the United States

3 Hanoi is the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

4 The Netherlands is in Europe

5 Jack goes skiing in the Alps every winter

6 There were tidal waves on the south Coast of the Pacific Ocean last year

3 Although, Even though, Though or But and In spite of

- Although, Even though, Though are called subordinate conjunctions which

are used to connect two clauses to indicate concession They are often at

the beginning of the subordinate clause:

Although, Even though, Though + S +V…

Ex:

Although it rained very hard, they went to the cinema last nigh

They went to the cinema last night even though it rained very hard

- But and In spite of: Both are used to indicate concession, however But can connect two clauses whereas In spite of is placed before Noun/ Noun phrases only:

…… , but + clause

In spite of/ Despite + Noun phrase/

Ex:

In spite of its official name Heijo-kyo, it was called the Capital of Nara

because of its location

In spite of the heavy rain last night, they still went to the cinema

The official name of the capital was Heijo-kyo, but it was called the Capital of Nara because of its location

It was raining heavily last night, but they still went to the cinema

Practice:

Exercise 1:

Exercise 2:

III Home work:

Self Evaluation: