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SKILLS 1

Reading
Reading Speaking
1 Read an article about the Perfume Pagoda. 3 Work in pairs. Below are some of the things
Look at the words in the box, then fi nd them that have caused damage to the man-made
in the text and underline them. What do they wonders of Viet Nam. Put them in order of
mean? seriousness. Give your reasons. Can you add
any more?
vast pilgrims theme
backdrops reign
  a. Many roads, hotels, factories, etc., have been built
around man-made wonders.

Perfume Pagoda is   b. Too many tourists visit man-made wonders every day.
a religious site as   c. Local governments don’t have long-term measures
well as being a great to protect man-made wonders from severe weather
sight-seeing spot conditions.
in Viet Nam. It is
situated in Huong Son   d. Recent restorations have changed the original structure
Commune, My Duc of some man-made wonders.
District, Ha Noi. It   e. Many valuable things have been stolen from man-made
is a vast complex wonders.
of Buddhist temples and shrines, including
Den Trinh (Presentation Shrine) and Thien Tru 4a
4a Work in pairs. Use the ideas in 3 to suggest
(Heaven Kitchen) Pagoda, in the limestone ways to protect and preserve the man-made
Huong Tich mountains. The centre of this wonders of Viet Nam.
complex is the Perfume Temple, also called Example:
Chua Trong (Inner Temple), located in Huong
Tich Cavern. It is thought that the first temple A: It is reported that many of our man-made
was built on the current site of Thien Tru in the wonders have been damaged. What should
15th century during the reign of Le Thanh Tong. we do to protect and preserve them?
Over the years some of its structures which
were in ruins have been restored or replaced.
Many Vietnamese works of literature, both old B: I suggest that we should limit the number
and modern, have made Perfume Pagoda their of tourists visiting them every day.
focus. It has also provided backdrops for many
famous paintings. Its beauty has been used as
a theme of many famous songs and a topic A: That’s a good idea. I’d like to suggest raising
of lyric poetry. Nowadays during its festival money to restore and preserve them...
(from the middle of January to the middle of
March on the lunar calendar), Perfume Pagoda
attracts large numbers of pilgrims from all over
Viet Nam.

2 Read the article again and answer the
questions.
1. Where is the Perfume Pagoda located?
2. What does the complex of the Perfume Pagoda
include?
3. Where is the centre of this complex located? b Report your best ideas to the class.
4. What is special about the beauty of the Perfume Example:
Pagoda? We suggested limiting the number of tourists
5. Who visits the Perfume Pagoda during its who can visit these important sites per day.
religious festival?

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