UNIT 5

WONDERS OF VIETNAM
1. Listen and read
Vocabulary
- recommend /ˌrekəˈmend/ (v) to tell somebody that
something is good or useful,
or that somebody would be
suitable for a particular job,
etc.
- recommendation /ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn/ (n)
- romance /rəʊˈmæns/ (n)
/ˈrəʊmæns/
- get around /ɡet əˈraʊnd/ (v) to move from place to place
or from person to person
- probably /ˈprɒbəbli/ (adv)
- rickshaw /ˈrɪkʃɔ:/ (n)
- bother /ˈbɒðə(r)/ (v)
- definitely /ˈdefɪnətli/ (adv)
- royal /ˈrɔɪəl/ (adj)
- citadel /ˈsɪtədəl/ (n)
- complex /ˈkɒmpleks/ (n) a group of buildings of a
similar type together in one
place
- monument /ˈmɒnjumənt/ (n)
- in fact /fækt/ used to give extra details
about something that has just
been mentioned
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- UNESCO /ju:ˈneskəʊ/ United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural
Organization
- heritage /ˈherɪtɪdʒ/ (n)
- worth /wɜ:θ/ (adj) used like a preposition,
followed by a noun, pronoun
or number, or by the -
ing form of a verb
- respond /rɪˈspɒnd/ (v) to give a spoken or written
answer to
somebody/something
- response /rɪˈspɒns/ (n) a spoken or written answer
- souvenir /ˌsu:vəˈnɪə(r)/ (n)
- Shanti /ˈʃɑ:nti/
- tomb /tu:m/ (n)
- pillar /ˈpɪlə(r)/ (n)
- cathedral /kəˈθi:drəl/ (n)
- Notre-Dame /ˌnəʊtrə ˈdeɪm (n)
Cathedral
kəˈθi:drəl/
- man-made /ˌmæn ˈmeɪd/ (adj) made by people; not natural

A CLOSER LOOK 1

Vocabulary
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- cavern /ˈkævən/ (n) a cave, especially a large one
- tomb /tu:m/ (n) a large grave (= where a dead person
is buried), especially one built of
stone above or below the ground
/ɡreɪv/
- limestone ˈlaɪmstəʊn/ (n) a type of white rock that
contains calcium, used in building
and in making cement
ˈkælsiəm/ /sɪˈment/
- citadel /ˈsɪtədəl/ (n) a castle on high ground in or near a
/ˈsɪtədel/ city where people could go when the
city was being attacked /əˈtæk/
- fortress /ˈfɔ:trəs/ (n) a building or place that has been
made stronger and protected against
attack
- sculpture /ˈskʌlptʃə(r)/ (n)
- geological /ˌdʒi:əˈlɒdʒɪkl/ (adj)
- located /ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/ (adj) situated
- situated /ˈsɪtʃueɪtɪd/ (adj) in a particular place or position
/pəˈtɪkjələ(r)/
- picturesque /ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/ (adj) attractive in appearance:
- astounding /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ (adj) so surprising that it is difficult to
believe
- administrative /ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/ (adj)
- harbour /ˈhɑ:bə(r)/ (n)
- original /əˈrɪdʒənl/ (adj)
- Forbidden City /fəˈbɪdn ˈsɪti/ (n)
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- feature /ˈfi:tʃə(r)/ (n)
- setting /ˈsetɪŋ/ (n)
- structure /ˈstrʌktʃə(r)/ (n)
- measure /ˈmeʒə(r)/ (n) an official action that is done in
order to achieve a particular aim
- recognition /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/ (n)
- general /ˈdʒenrəl/ (adj)
- acceptance /əkˈseptəns/ (n) the act of accepting a gift, an
invitation, an offer, etc.
- valuable /ˈvæljuəbl/ (adj)
- official /əˈfɪʃl/ (adj)
- achieve /əˈtʃi:v/ (v) to succeed in reaching a particular
goal, status or standard, especially
by making an effort for a long time
- aim /eɪm/ (n) the purpose of doing something;
what somebody is trying to achieve
- preserve /prɪˈzɜ:v/ (v)
- landscape /ˈlændskeɪp/ (v) to improve the appearance of an area
of land by changing the design and
planting trees, flowers, etc.
- imperial /ɪmˈpɪəriəl/ (adj) connected with an empire
/ˈempaɪə(r)/

- Imperial Citadel

- financial /faɪˈnænʃl/ (adj)

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 A CLOSER LOOK 2
Vocabulary

- impersonal /ɪmˈpɜ:sənl/ (adj) not referring to people or

a particular person by name
- expect /ɪkˈspekt/ (v) to think or believe that something
will happen or that somebody will
do something
- claim /kleɪm/ (v)
- injure /ˈɪndʒə(r)/ (v)
- recognise /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/ (v)
- breathtaking /ˈbreθteɪkɪŋ/ (adj) very exciting or impressive
- government /ˈɡʌvənmənt/ (n) the group of people who are
responsible for controlling a country
or a state
- kingdom /ˈkɪŋdəm/ (n) a country that has a king or queen
as head of state (= official leader of
the country) /ˌhed əv ˈsteɪt/
- A.D a Latin phrase meaning "in
the year of the Lord", which is used
when referring to
a year after Jesus Christ was born
/ˈdʒi:zəs kraɪst/
- goddess /ˈɡɒdes/ (n) a female god
- professor /prəˈfesə(r)/ (n)
- suggest /səˈdʒest/ (v)
- conserve /kənˈsɜ:v/ (v) to protect something and prevent it
from being changed or destroyed
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- deforestation /ˌdi:ˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn/ (n) the act of cutting down or burning
the trees in an area
- high-security /ˌhaɪ sɪˈkjʊərəti/ (adj) (of buildings and places) very
carefully locked and guarded
- restore /rɪˈstɔ: (r)/ (v)
- aging /ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ (n) the process of growing old
- exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔ:st/ (n) waste gases that come out of a
vehicle, an engine or a machine
- fumes /fju:mz/ (n) smoke, gas, or something similar
that smells strongly or is dangerous
to breathe in
- exhaust fumes

SKILLS 1

- perfume /ˈpɜː.fjuːm/ (n)

- vast /vɑːst/ (adj) extremely large in area, size,
amount, etc.
- backdrop /ˈbæk.drɒp/ (n) the general scene in which an
event takes place.
- pilgrim /ˈpɪl.ɡrɪm/ (n) a person who travels to a holy
place for religious reasons
/ˈhəʊ.li/
- reign /reɪn/ (n) the period during which a king,
queen, emperor, etc. rules

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- theme /θiːm/ (n) the subject or main idea in a talk,
piece of writing or work of art.
- religious /rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/ (adj) relating to religion
- sight-seeing /ˈsaɪtˌsiː.ɪŋ/ (n) the activity of visiting interesting
places, especially by people on
holiday
- commune /ˈkɒm.juːn/ (n)
- Buddhist /ˈbʊd.ɪst (adj)
- shrine /ʃraɪn/ (n)
- Presentation /ˌprez.ənˈteɪ.ʃən
Shrine ʃraɪn/
- Heaven Kitchen /ˈhev.ən//ˈkɪtʃ.ən/
- Inner Temple /ˈɪn.ər ˈtem.pəl/
- limestone /ˈlaɪm.stəʊn/ (n)
- current /ˈkʌr.ənt/ (adj) of the present time
- structure /ˈstrʌk.tʃər/ (n)
- ruin /ˈruːɪn (n) the process or state of
being spoiled or destroyed

- in ruin (of a building or city) to be

extremely badly damaged so that
most of it has fallen down
- focus /ˈfəʊ.kəs/ (v)
- lyric /ˈlɪr.ɪk/ (adj) (especially of poetry and songs)
expressing personal thoughts and
feelings

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- poetry /ˈpəʊ.ɪ.tri/ (n)
/ˈpoʊ.ə.tri/
- calendar /ˈkæl.ən.dər/ (n)
- seriousness /ˈsɪə.ri.əs.nəs/ (n) the state of being
very bad or severe:
- long-term /ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/ (adj) continuing a long time into
the future
- severe /sɪˈvɪər/ (adj)

- restoration /ˌres.təˈreɪ.ʃən/ (n)

SKILLS 2
Vocabulary

- magical /ˈmædʒɪkl/ (adj) containing magic; /ˈmædʒɪk/

- recognise /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/ (v) to know who somebody is or what
something is when you see or hear
them or it, because you have seen
or heard them or it before
- recognition /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/ (n)

- picturesque /ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/ (adj)

- destination /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/ (n)
- extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri/ (adj) unexpected, surprising or strange
/ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri/

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 - view /vju:/ (v) to look at something, especially
when you look carefully
- angle /ˈæŋɡl/ (n)
- zone /zəʊn/ (n) an area or a region with a
particular feature or use
- northeast /ˌnɔ:θ ˈi:st/ (adv) towards the north-east
- southeast /ˌsaʊθ ˈi:st/ (adv) towards the south-east
- southwest /ˌsaʊθ ˈwest/ (adv) towards the south-west
- belong to /bɪˈlɒŋ/ (v)
- must /mʌst/ (n) something that you must do, see,
buy, etc.
- miss out on /mɪs/ (v)
something
- comment /ˈkɒment/ (n)
- astounding /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ (adj) so surprising that it is difficult to
believe
- truly /ˈtru:li/ (adv)
- unforgettable /ˌʌnfəˈɡetəbl/ (adj) if something is unforgettable, you
cannot forget it, usually because it
is so beautiful, interesting,
pleasant, etc.

LOOKING BACK
Vocabulary

- sauna /ˈsɔ:nə/ (n) a period of time in which you sit or

/ˈsaʊnə/ lie in a room (also called a sauna)

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 which has been heated to a very
high temperature.
- gym /dʒɪm/ (n) a room or hall with equipment for
doing physical exercise, for
example in a school
- gain /ɡeɪn/ (v)
- tomb /tu:m/ (n) a large grave (= where a dead
person is buried), especially one
built of stone above or below the
ground
- grave /ɡreɪv/ (n) a place in the ground where a dead
person is buried
- extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri/ (adj) unexpected, surprising or strange
/ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri/
- defensive /dɪˈfensɪv/ (adj) protecting somebody/something
against attack
- outstanding /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ (adj) extremely good; excellent

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