5. Match the places (1-6) in Exercise 4 to the descriptions (a-f).

(Nối các địa điểm (1-6) trong Bài tập 4 với các mô tả (a-f).)

a. It is a historic place that has over 100 rooms.

b. It is an ancient site and a place of worship.

c. This church has two bell towers at a height of 57 metres.

d. It has a tall tower with seven floors on top of a hill.

e. This ancient site has many buildings and was the political centre of Vietnam for many centuries.

f. It is a place where they buried a famous king.

Vocabulary

Describing places (Miêu tả địa điểm)

1. Listen and repeat. Match the descriptions of places (1-6) to the statements (a-f).

(Lắng nghe và lặp lại. Ghép các mô tả về địa điểm (1-6) với các câu (a-f).)

a. "Many people were swimming in the sea."

b. "We ate some delicious local dishes there."

c. "Everything in the town was so charming."

d. "You can buy the latest fashions there."

e. "There isn't much room for walking."

f. "I learned about the past when visiting them."

5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.

(Đánh dấu chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ từ gần nghĩa nhất với từ được gạch chân.)

1 Đồng Xuân Market is a popular market in Hanoi.

A local

B famous

C busy

D traditional

2 We tasted some local dishes from the street stalls in the Old Quarter.

A items

B restaurants

C flavours

D foods

Vocabulary

Describing places

(Mô tả địa điểm)

1. Complete the sentences with traditional, modern, narrow, crowded, picturesque or historical.

(Hoàn thành câu với traditional, modern, narrow, crowded, picturesque hoặc historical.)

1 The streets were so ________ that we couldn't drive through them in a car.

2 You can try local dishes in the ________ restaurants.

3 We went shopping in ________ malls.

4 The beach was so ________ that we left.

5 The city is famous for its ________ buildings that date from long ago.

6 Vietnam has got a lot of small, ________ seaside villages to visit.

2. Choose the best adjective to replace the one in bold in each sentence.

(Chọn tính từ đúng nhất để thay thế cho tính từ in đậm trong mỗi câu.)

1 The streets were too bad for cars.

A modern

B narrow

2 We visited lots of old buildings and learnt about the past.

A historical

B crowded

3 We had lunch at one of the old restaurants by the sea.

A narrow

B traditional

4 Đường Lâm Ancient Village is a very nice village in Vietnam with great views.

A picturesque

B modern

5 Ho Chi Minh City is amazing, but the streets are always full with too many cars and motorcycles.

A modern

B crowded

6 Hanoi has got new shopping malls where you can buy the latest fashions.

A historical

B modern

2. Read the sentences. Replace the adjectives in bold with the adjectives from the list. There is one extra adjective.

(Đọc các câu. Thay thế các tính từ in đậm bằng các tính từ trong danh sách. Có một tính từ bị thừa.)

Rome is the capital city of Italy. At over two and a half thousand years old, it is a 1) _______old city with many ancient buildings. With over 7 million tourists a year, it is often 2) _______ full with people. It also experiences 3) _______ bad traffic especially in the centre. However, it is a 4) _______ active city with a great atmosphere. It also has lots of 5) _______ new shops.

1 Fill in each gap with Monuments, Terraces, Statue, Pyramid, Lighthouse or Castle.

(Điền vào mỗi khoảng trống với Monuments, Terraces, Statue, Pyramid, Lighthouse hoặc Castle.)

1. The Rice ________ of Bali Province are an important part of the Indonesian cultural landscape.

2. The Nubian ________ are archaeological sites built by ancient Egyptian Pharaohs.

3. The Royal ________ of Kronborg is a national symbol of wealth and power in Denmark.

4. The Leshan Giant Buddha ________ in China is 71 metres tall.

5. The famous Mayan ________ of Kukulkán (also known as El Castillo) in Mexico is 24 metres feet high.

6. The Tower of Hercules in Spain has served as a ________ for passing ships from the 1^st century.