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IV. SPEAKING
National heroes of Viet Nam
1. Work in pairs. One of you is A, the other is B. A reads the information card about General Vo Nguyen Giap below. B reads the information card about Vo Thi Sau (next page). Use the glossary (page 147) to help you.
| Student A's card |
| General Vo Nguyen Giap - A military genius - 1911: born in Quang Binh Province 1927: joined the Communist Party of Việt Nam. - 1946-1975: led the army and won many Important battles (e.g. Dien Bien Phu in 1954, the final Ho Chi Minn campaign in 1975) - 2013: passed away in Ha Noi | Vo Thi Sau - A national ________ - 1933: ________ - ________: carried out attacks against French soldiers - ________: caught and held in prison - 1952: ________ |
2. Work in pairs. A asks B questions to complete his/her card about Vo Thi Sau (next page). Then B does the same to complete his/her card about General Vo Nguyen Giap above. Then compare your notes.
Example questions:
Who is/was...? When did he/she ...? How old was he/she when...? What happened in...?
3. Use your notes to tell the life story of General Vo Nguyen Giap or Vo Thi Sau to the class. Vote for the best-told story.
