Hoi An Ancient Town

Arriving in Hoi An around 9 p.m., I was really relieved when I discovered that the whole town was peacefully quiet, something I am really concerned that Hoi An at night may become crazy club scenes. In the next morning, I woke up very early, and walked around the town admiring waterfront areas where local fishermen were ready to go out for day fishing, the very lively market and extremely charming and empty streets. Since there was no tourist, only locals then and the souvenir shops were still close, I felt that Hoi An at that moment was an extremely gorgeous place to visit.         The yellowish Chinese styled houses along the street together with decorative bushes of bougainvillea flower are lovely sights and very photogenic. The layout of houses was claimed to be unique for not strictly complied with Feng Shui but for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region. Another thing that I am really impressed is the preservation of thẹ whole town which is very amazing and very authentic, which is a thing that cannot be found in Melaka, Singapore or Macao. The Japanese Bridge is maybe the only sight that I found very interesting for its stories that the Japanese built this bridge in order to calm evil serpent spirit “Namazu” that caused earthquake in very faraway Japan since they believe Hoi An is located on the back of the serpent. I strangely found that there are still many nice temples, especially the one dedicate to Confucius which has more unique and interesting Vietnamese elements more than the preserved ones in the core zone.          I also noted that Hoi An is not only popular with European tourists but also Korean, Japanese, Australian and New Zealander. After sunset, the whole town waterfront becomes a night market with many local foods. And at that time Hoi An is very charming with hundreds of paper and silk lanterns. Hoi An at night seems to be a very popular place for pre-wedding photo shooting, as I saw many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses with their photographer teams everywhere especially around the Japanese Bridge, so a great place to see local contemporary wedding cultures. All in all, I really enjoyed my time in Hoi An for its lovely atmosphere and nice townscape. 

Question: The beauty of Hoi An at night was thanks to ______

A. European and Asian tourists

B. its popular destination to visit

C. the local cuisine and lanterns

D. the whole town waterfront

Hoi An Ancient Town

Arriving in Hoi An around 9 p.m., I was really relieved when I discovered that the whole town was peacefully quiet, something I am really concerned that Hoi An at night may become crazy club scenes. In the next morning, I woke up very early, and walked around the town admiring waterfront areas where local fishermen were ready to go out for day fishing, the very lively market and extremely charming and empty streets. Since there was no tourist, only locals then and the souvenir shops were still close, I felt that Hoi An at that moment was an extremely gorgeous place to visit.         The yellowish Chinese styled houses along the street together with decorative bushes of bougainvillea flower are lovely sights and very photogenic. The layout of houses was claimed to be unique for not strictly complied with Feng Shui but for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region. Another thing that I am really impressed is the preservation of thẹ whole town which is very amazing and very authentic, which is a thing that cannot be found in Melaka, Singapore or Macao. The Japanese Bridge is maybe the only sight that I found very interesting for its stories that the Japanese built this bridge in order to calm evil serpent spirit “Namazu” that caused earthquake in very faraway Japan since they believe Hoi An is located on the back of the serpent. I strangely found that there are still many nice temples, especially the one dedicate to Confucius which has more unique and interesting Vietnamese elements more than the preserved ones in the core zone.          I also noted that Hoi An is not only popular with European tourists but also Korean, Japanese, Australian and New Zealander. After sunset, the whole town waterfront becomes a night market with many local foods. And at that time Hoi An is very charming with hundreds of paper and silk lanterns. Hoi An at night seems to be a very popular place for pre-wedding photo shooting, as I saw many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses with their photographer teams everywhere especially around the Japanese Bridge, so a great place to see local contemporary wedding cultures. All in all, I really enjoyed my time in Hoi An for its lovely atmosphere and nice townscape. 

Question: The important thing that the writer is really impressed is that _____

A. the preservation of the whole town is very amazing and authentic

B. the yellowish Chinese styled houses can be found in other countries

C. the preservation of the whole town is similar to that in other cities

D. there are no nice, unique and interesting temples outside the preserved core zone

Hoi An Ancient Town

Arriving in Hoi An around 9 p.m., I was really relieved when I discovered that the whole town was peacefully quiet, something I am really concerned that Hoi An at night may become crazy club scenes. In the next morning, I woke up very early, and walked around the town admiring waterfront areas where local fishermen were ready to go out for day fishing, the very lively market and extremely charming and empty streets. Since there was no tourist, only locals then and the souvenir shops were still close, I felt that Hoi An at that moment was an extremely gorgeous place to visit.         The yellowish Chinese styled houses along the street together with decorative bushes of bougainvillea flower are lovely sights and very photogenic. The layout of houses was claimed to be unique for not strictly complied with Feng Shui but for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region. Another thing that I am really impressed is the preservation of thẹ whole town which is very amazing and very authentic, which is a thing that cannot be found in Melaka, Singapore or Macao. The Japanese Bridge is maybe the only sight that I found very interesting for its stories that the Japanese built this bridge in order to calm evil serpent spirit “Namazu” that caused earthquake in very faraway Japan since they believe Hoi An is located on the back of the serpent. I strangely found that there are still many nice temples, especially the one dedicate to Confucius which has more unique and interesting Vietnamese elements more than the preserved ones in the core zone.          I also noted that Hoi An is not only popular with European tourists but also Korean, Japanese, Australian and New Zealander. After sunset, the whole town waterfront becomes a night market with many local foods. And at that time Hoi An is very charming with hundreds of paper and silk lanterns. Hoi An at night seems to be a very popular place for pre-wedding photo shooting, as I saw many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses with their photographer teams everywhere especially around the Japanese Bridge, so a great place to see local contemporary wedding cultures. All in all, I really enjoyed my time in Hoi An for its lovely atmosphere and nice townscape. 

Question: All of the following statements are true about the architecture of Hoi An EXCEPT that ______

A. the houses along the street are decorated with bushes of bougainvillea flower

B. the houses along with the street are lovely sights and very photogenic

C. the layout of houses are for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region

D. the layout of houses are unique and strictly complied with Feng Shui

Hoi An Ancient Town

Arriving in Hoi An around 9 p.m., I was really relieved when I discovered that the whole town was peacefully quiet, something I am really concerned that Hoi An at night may become crazy club scenes. In the next morning, I woke up very early, and walked around the town admiring waterfront areas where local fishermen were ready to go out for day fishing, the very lively market and extremely charming and empty streets. Since there was no tourist, only locals then and the souvenir shops were still close, I felt that Hoi An at that moment was an extremely gorgeous place to visit.         The yellowish Chinese styled houses along the street together with decorative bushes of bougainvillea flower are lovely sights and very photogenic. The layout of houses was claimed to be unique for not strictly complied with Feng Shui but for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region. Another thing that I am really impressed is the preservation of thẹ whole town which is very amazing and very authentic, which is a thing that cannot be found in Melaka, Singapore or Macao. The Japanese Bridge is maybe the only sight that I found very interesting for its stories that the Japanese built this bridge in order to calm evil serpent spirit “Namazu” that caused earthquake in very faraway Japan since they believe Hoi An is located on the back of the serpent. I strangely found that there are still many nice temples, especially the one dedicate to Confucius which has more unique and interesting Vietnamese elements more than the preserved ones in the core zone.          I also noted that Hoi An is not only popular with European tourists but also Korean, Japanese, Australian and New Zealander. After sunset, the whole town waterfront becomes a night market with many local foods. And at that time Hoi An is very charming with hundreds of paper and silk lanterns. Hoi An at night seems to be a very popular place for pre-wedding photo shooting, as I saw many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses with their photographer teams everywhere especially around the Japanese Bridge, so a great place to see local contemporary wedding cultures. All in all, I really enjoyed my time in Hoi An for its lovely atmosphere and nice townscape. 

Question: Hoi An is also a good place ______.

A. to see local cultures, especially modern wedding ones

B. to have albums of artistic photographs of daily life

C. to see many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses

D. to see photograph teams around the Japanese Bridge

Hộ mình với , mình cần

I am going (1) ..... Hoi An for this summer vacation . People say that the weather in Hoi An is very nice . The people there are really kind (2) ..... friendly . THe ancient town of Hoi An is on the river Thu Bon , more than 30 kilometres to the south of Da Nang .
Hoi An is famous (3) .... old temples , pagodas , tiled-roof houses and narrow streets . Tourists can visit the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham civilization . They can also (4) .... the beautiful scenery of the river Thu Bon , cua Dai beach , ect . In rêcnt years , Hoi An has become a very popular tourist destination in Viet Nam . Hoi An was known (5) .... a world heritage site in 1999 .

Bài 1: Read. Then answer the questions below.(2p)

The ancient town of Hoi An lies on the Thu Non river, 30 km south of Da Hang. It was formerly a major trading center in Southeast Asia between the 16th and 17th centuries. Hoi an is famous for it’s old temples, pagodas, small tile – roofed houses and narrow streets. All the houses were made of wood and their pillar we’re carved with ornamental design.

All visitors to Hoi an are commended a visit to the Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation. This house was built in 1855 and still keeps many precious objects that belonged to the Chinese community of Hoi an. Another attractive address to tourists is Tan Ky house, which was conducted nearly two centuries ago as house of a Vietnamese merchant. The house now looks almost exactly as it did in the early 19th century

In recent years, Hoi An has become a popular tourists destination in Vietnam. In 1999, it was certified by UNESCO as a World Culture Heritage Site.

1. Where is the ancient town of Hoi An situated ?

->________________________________________________________

2. What is Hoi An famous for?

->________________________________________________________

3. When was the Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation built ?

->________________________________________________________

4. The word ” famous” can be refered by _______

A. beautiful B. well-known C. unknown D. wonderful

5. Hoi An was declared by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in the ____

the century.

A.18 B.19 C.20 D. 21

Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions: 

The ancient town of Hoi An lies on the Thu Non river, 30 km south of Da Hang. It was formerly a major trading center in Southeast Asia between the 16th and 17th centuries. Hoi an is famous for it's old temples, pagodas, small tile - roofed houses and narrow streets. All the houses we're made of wood and their pillar we're carved with ornamental design.

All visitors to Hoi an are commended a visit to the Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation. This house was built in 1855 and still keeps many precious objects that belonged to the Chinese community of Hoi an. Another attractive address to tourists is Tan Ky house, which was conducted nearly two centuries ago as house of a Vietnamese merchant. The house now looks almost exactly as it did in the early 19th century

In recent years, Hoi An has become a popular tourists destination in Vietnam. In 1999, it was certified by UNESCO as a World Culture Heritage Site. 

Questions :

1. Where is the ancient town of Hoi An situated ? 

2. What are the old houses in Hoi An like?

3. How old is the Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation ? 

4. Was Hoi an declared by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site twenty years ago ? 

Read the following passage about Hoi An and answer the questions below:

The ancient town of Hoi An lies on the Thu Bon River, more than 30 kilometers to the south of Da Nang. Occupied by early western trades, Hoi An was one of the major old-time commercial ports of South Asia in the 16th century. Hoi An is famous for old temples, pagodas, tiled-roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists can visit the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham Civilizations. They can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Thu Bon River, Cua Dai Beach, etc. In recent years, Hoi An has become a very popular tourist destination in Viet Nam. Importantly, the committee of the World Heritages of UNESCO officially certified Hoi An a World Heritage Site in 1999.

Is the ancient town of Hoi An located on the Thu Bon River in the south of Da Nang?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

I. Fill in each gap with a word from the box : attractions | house | lies | many | tourist | famous | as | visit
The ancient town of Hoi An (1) ____________ on the Thu Bon River, 30km south of Da Nang.
It was formerly a major trading center in Southeast Asia between the 16th
and 17 th centuries. Hoi An is (2) ____________ for its old temples, pagodas, small tile-roofed houses and
narrow streets.
One of the main (3) ____________ of Hoi An is the Japanese Covered Bridge, which was built
in the 16th century and is still well-preserved. All visitors to Hoi An are recommended a (4)

____________ to the Cantonese Assembly Hall, which was built in 1855and still keeps
(5)____________ precious objects. Another attractive address to tourists is Tan Ky (6)
___________, which was constructed nearly two centuries ago as a house of a Vietnamese
merchant. In recent years, Hoi An has become a popular (7) ____________ destination in Vietnam. In
1999, it was certified by UNESCO (8) ____________ a World Cultural Heritage Site.