Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Famous places in Son La - Lò Thị Thanh Huyền

THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING LAWRENCE S. TING FOUNDATION  
The 4 th E- L earning C ontest -'' The Geography of Viet Nam'‘ Subject: EnglishGrade: 8 
Teacher: Lo Thi Thanh Huyen 
Email: bluebell3107@gmail. com 
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Chieng An secondary school - Son La province 
October, 2016 
Famous places in Son La 
Through this lesson I would like to introduce Son La province to students in Viet Nam and students from other countries. 
This is my E- learning lesson: “ Famous places in Son La ». My lesson is designed in English. It is not only suitable for students of grade 8 but also helpful for students of other grades in Viet Nam to study. 
 Students - Grade 8 
 Subjects : English grade 8 
 Unit 11: Traveling around Viet Nam 
 Period 71: FAMOUS PLACES IN SON LA 
Famous places 
in Son La 
Son La People 
Geography and Climate 
Tourism , services & agricultural 
AIMS 
When was Son La province officially named? 
Son La province was first appeared on Vietnamese map during King Le Thanh Tong Dynasty in 1479 as a part of Hung Hoa Province. The province has gone through a lot of changes in its area before officially named Son La on 23.8.1904 . 
When was Son La province first appeared on Vietnamese map ? 
Son La Province 
YÊN BÁI 
LÀO CAI 
LAI CHÂU 
ĐIỆN BIÊN 
PHÚ THỌ 
HÒA BÌNH 
LÀO 
THANH HÓA 
Part 1: Geography and Climate   
Region: Northwest 
Part 1: Geography and Climate   
Region: Northwest 
Area : 14,125 km2 
Capital : Son La 
Population: (2015) Total : 1.195.107 
Tropical monsoon climate 
winter 
cold 
dry 
summer 
rain 
 Climate 
Climate 
Part2: Son La People 
Thai 
Kinh 
Ho’Mong 
Khang 
Xing Mun 
Kho Mu 
Dao 
Tay 
La ha 
Muong 
Chinese 
Laos 
How many ethnic groups are there in Son La? 
 12 ethnic groups 
12 ethnic groups  
Kinh 
Hơ’ Mông 
Muong 
Xing mun 
Kho mu 
What is traditional clothing? 
Khang 
La ha 
 Dao 
Chinese 
Laos 
Tay 
Thai 
What have we just got to know about Son La? 
 Geography and climate 
Son La people 
1. Son La province was first appeared on Vietnamese map during King Le Thanh Tong Dynasty in____. 
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A) 
1479 
B) 
1419 
C) 
1476 
Answer: 
1. Son La province was first appeared on Vietnamese map during King Le Thanh Tong Dynasty in ____. 
A) 
1479 
B) 
1419 
C) 
1476 
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2. Son La shares border with Yen Bai, Lao Cai and ____ on the north. 
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A) 
Phu Tho 
B) 
Dien Bien 
C) 
Lai Chau 
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2. Son La shares border with Yen Bai, Lao Cai and ____ on the north. 
A) 
Phu Tho 
B) 
Dien Bien 
C) 
Lai Chau 
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3. Son La features a tropical monsoon climate and it is divided into ____ distinct seasons. 
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Choose the best answer: 
A) 
two 
B) 
three 
C) 
four 
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3. Son La features a tropical monsoon climate and it is divided into ____ distinct seasons. 
A) 
two 
B) 
three 
C) 
four 
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4. There are __________ in Son La province. 
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A) 
10 ethnic groups 
B) 
11 ethnic groups 
C) 
12 ethnic groups 
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4. There are __________ in Son La province. 
A) 
10 ethnic groups 
B) 
11 ethnic groups 
C) 
12 ethnic groups 
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GEOGRAPHY : It’s in Northwest Vietnam. 
It’s more than 300km from Hanoi along National Highway 6 
CLIMATE: The annual average temperature is 21oC. It is divided into two distinct seasons. Rains in the summer. Cold and dry in winter 
PEOPLE : 12 ethnic groups: Thai, Kinh, Hơ’mong, Muong, Khang, La ha, Sing mun, Tay, Dao, Kho mu, Chinese, Laos 
 Part 3- Tourism , services & agricultural 
Son La Highland is most famous for its imposing Moc Chau Plateau , 
which is a wonderful place for milk-cow breeding, tea and fruits planting . 
Not only that, Moc Chau Plateau will not disappoint visitors with 
its wide range of natural wonders like 
- Tea plantation 
- Tropical flower garden 
- The pine forest of Ang village 
- Bat Cave (Hang Doi ) 
- Brassiere Waterfall (Thac Dai Yem) 
Moc Chau plateau 
Son La Hydropower Dam 
Son La former prison 
Son La Hydropower Dam &  Son La former prison  
Part 3 - Tourism , services & agricultural 
Son La Festivals 
Boat racing festival 
Buffalo fighting festival 
Het Cha festival 
Ban fllower festival 
Part 3 - Tourism , services & agricultural 
Specialty Products in Son La 
Son La Flowers 
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Tourism 
services 
agricultural 
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2 
A. 
Son La former prison 
B. 
Bat Cave 
C. 
The pine forest 
D. 
Son La Hydropower Dam 
C 
1 
A 
2 
B 
3 
D 
4 
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Son La former prison 
B. 
Bat Cave 
C. 
The pine forest 
D. 
Son La Hydropower Dam 
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3 
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1. Son La Highland is most famous for its imposing Moc Chau Plateau, which is an ideal place for milk-cow breeding, tea and fruits planting. 
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1. Son La Highland is most famous for its imposing Moc Chau Plateau, which is an ideal place for milk-cow breeding, tea and fruits planting. 
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2. Son La prison was constructed in 1918 by the French colonist. 
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2. Son La prison was constructed in 1918 by the French colonist. 
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3. Son La hydroelectric power station is situated at It Ong Commune, Muong La District.  
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A) 
True 
4. Son La hydroelectric power station is situated at It Ong Commune, Muong La District. 
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B) 
False 
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organized pray peaceful blossom Thai 
 Muong ”. It is every year ( 2nd lunar month ) when 
for abundant crops and luck as well as wishing a 
and materially secure life . 
One of the most famous festivals is Ban flower Festival of the 
ethnic group and is also called “Xen Ban Xen 
the Ban flower begins to , coloring the mountains of 
North West Vietnam in white. At the festival, people 
organized pray peaceful blossom Thai 
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One of the most famous festivals is Ban flower Festival of the Thai ethnic group and is also called “Xen Ban Xen Muong”. It is organized every year (2nd lunar month) when the Ban flower begins to blossom , coloring the mountains of North West Vietnam in white. At the festival, people pray for abundant crops and luck as well as wishing a peaceful and materially secure life. 
 Famous places in Son La 
Moc Chau : tropical flower garden , Bat Cave, Brassiere Waterfall , the pine of forest of Ang village 
Son La city: Son La former prison and museum 
Muong La : Son La Hydropower Dam 
What you need to remember about Son La? 
1. Where is Son La located? 
 How is the climate? 
2. How is the climate? Where is So 
3. Who live in Son La? Where 
4 . What about tourism? 
Son La is located in the Northwest region of Vietnam. 
Son La features a tropical monsoon climate. It is divided into two distinct seasons. 
Thai, Kinh, Ho’ mong, Muong, Xing mun, Kho Mu, Dao, Khang, La ha, Tay, Chinese, Laos. 
Many beautiful sceneries; Tea plantation, Pine forest, Flowers, Bat cave, Former prison, 
5 . What about specialities? Where 
Delicious food and drink made from fruits, vegetables; Jam, wine, tea... 
Summing up 
Know more about famous places in Son La province. 
Deeply fall in love with Son La and know how to introduce our homeland. 
Join hands to make Son La greener, cleaner and more beautiful. 
Let’s join hands to make Son La greener, cleaner and more beautiful. 
Thank you 
for your participation 
Reference documents 
Top Việt Nam: Khám phá cao nguyên Mộc Châu 
 http ://netvietvtc10.com 
Sơn La- Bách khoa toàn thư mở Wikipedia 
 https ://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C6%A1n_La 
Music: Tình ca Tây Bắc, Điệu xòe thương nhau; Xuân về bản Mông 
Điểm đến quanh Mộc Châu 
 http ://mocchautourism.com/index.php/vi/news/Diem-den-lan-can/ 
 Sơn La qua các thời kỳ lịch sử 
 http ://sonla.gov.vn/lich-su-son-la