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👉SKILLS 1
Reading
1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What can you see in the pictures?
2. What do you know about them?
2. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Quoc Hoc - Hue is one of the oldest schools in Viet Nam. It is on the bank of the Huong River, in Hue. It was founded in 1896. It used to be a school for children from rich and royal families. Well-known people such as Ho Chi Minh, Vo Nguyen Giap, Xuan Dieu studied there.
Nowadays, the school is for gifted students. They are intelligent and study hard. They have to pass an entrance exam to enter the school. The school has over 50 classrooms with TVs, projectors, and computers. It also has a swimming pool, a library, two English labs, four computer rooms, and many other modern facilities. The school is one of the largest and most beautiful schools in Viet Nam.
1. Where is Quoc Hoc - Hue?
2. Who were some of the well-known students of the school?
3. What are the students like?
4. How many English labs does it have?
3. Read the passage again and complete the table. Then report it to the class.
| Name | Quoc Hoc - Hue |
| Location | |
| Students | |
| School facilities |
Example:
The name of the school is Quoc Hoc - Hue.
Speaking
4. Work in pairs. Answer the questions with the information in the table.
1. What's the full name of the school?
2. Where is it?
3. What are the students like?
4. What facilities does the school have?
| Name | Hung Vuong Lower Secondary School |
| Location | 120, Hung Vuong Street |
| Students | hard-working and intelligent |
| School facilities | 20 classrooms, one library, two computer rooms, one gym, one garden |
5. Work in groups. Tell about your school. You can use the suggestions in 4 (full name, location, students, and school facilities).
Example:
I'd like to talk about my school...
