Vietnam Visitor. Tu asks Todd about his recent trip to her country. elllo.org

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1 Vietnam Visitor Tu asks Todd about his recent trip to her country. Tu: Hey, Todd, I heard you went to Vietnam. Tell me about it? Todd: Yeah, it was a really good trip. I went during the break, and I was only there for seven days. Tu: Oh. Todd: Yeah, kind of too short. But I went to Ho Chi Min, and Mui Ne, and Nha Trang, so I saw three cities in seven days. Tu: Hi Chi Min - where did you go in Ho Chi Min? Todd: Hi Chi Min... I just stayed downtown, and I didn't know anything really about the city so I just kind of walked around or I went jogging around the city. Tu: How did you feel about it? The city I mean. Todd: Well, it was amazing cause there's just so much energy, so much going on, you know. We'd say it's a bustling city, so you know, there's those motorbikes everywhere. Tu: Yeah, that's foreigner talk. Motorbikes. Todd: Yeah. 24 hours, too, it seems like ther're always going, and there's lots of nice shops, and the food was really good. Tu: Really. Todd: Yeah, it was really good and really cheap. Tu: Was it cheaper? Todd: Oh, it was incredibly cheap. It was incredibly cheap. I couldn't believe the first night I had this really good dish with the shrimp and vegetables and it only cost about three or four US dollars, so it was really cheap. Tu: Two dollars. Todd: Yeah, so good. Tu: Did you go to Mui Ne? Todd: Yeah, I did. I went to Mui Ne and... Tu: How was it? Todd: It was good. I mean, I went there actually to surf. I heard it had really good waves but I was there during the wrong season, I guess, so I didn't surf, but they had this... Tu: Why? Todd: Well, the waves were just... there were no waves. Tu: Oh, really? Todd: Yeah, there were none. Tu: OK. Todd: But I saw the sand dunes, and I was quite impressed. Tu: The sand dunes. Yes, it is Mui Ne famous for. Todd: I mean, it looks like you're in the Sahara Desert or in Africa. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #964

2 continued... Tu: Really? Todd: Yeah, they're so big, and some places, when you stand, all you can see is the sand, like, you can't see anything else. It's pretty amazing. Tu: Mm! It looks so beautiful. Todd: It is. It is really beautiful. Tu: I love it too. Todd: And then the last day, I went to Nha Trang. Am I saying that right? Nha Trang. Tu: Nha Trang. Todd: Nha Trang. Tu: Oh, yeah. The famous beach. Todd: Yes, and that actually surprised me because Ho Chi Min was very old and very gritty and crowded and Mui Ne was kind of a very small traditional beach village, and then, Nha Trang was like this big city. It's like Waikiki in Hawaii. I mean it was like a resort. Tu: Yeah, yeah, it's very beautiful and like high quality. Todd: Right, exactly. Tu: High quality. Todd: Exactly. I couldn't believe it. And I got a really great hotel, right on the beach, over-looking the ocean, third floor for only ten dollars a night. Tu: Ten dollars? Todd: Yeah. Tu: Nice price. Todd: So, I was very impressed. And you know, the food was good, and it was nice. Tu: Did you get to go to Hanoi? Todd: I didn't because I only had seven days, so you're from Hanoi right? Tu: Yes, I'm from Hanoi. Todd: Yeah, I should go there. I did like Vietnam a lot. I do want to go back, so hopefully, I can go back and go to Hanoi next time. Tu: Next time I will be your tour guide. Todd: Oh, thanks Tu. That would be great. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #964

3 Grammar Page Work with a partner. Circle the mistakes and write them correctly. 1. My traveling to Vietnam was too short. 2. I wish I will have stayed longer. 3. If I could have stayed longer, I would have try surfing again. 4. If I could stayed one more week, I would have gone to Hanoi too. 5. The people in Vietnam was so friendly. 6. There were some days where I had too hot but near the beach it was perfect. 7. This was my second time in Vietnam. I also went there when I had 22 years old. 8. I slept the whole time on the plane because they didn t have no good movies. 9. I m want to go back there again soon. 10. I liked very much my trip to Vietnam. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #964

4 What do you think? Discussion 1. What does Vietnamese writing look like? 2. Are Vietnamese people religious? 3. What s the weather like in Vietnam? 4. What kinds of animals live in Vietnam? 5. What is Vietnam s economy based on? Write the number of the question being answered in the box Trang - Vietnam The majority of Vietnamese people are Buddhist but a lot of them don t really practice that much. Christianity was introduced but the Portuguese and Dutch travelers and later on, the French colonists also converted many Vietnamese to Christianity. Now, less than 10% of the population call themselves Christian. Mihn - Vietnam There are a lot of mountains and rain forest in Vietnam. It is usually hotter in the South part of the country than in the North. In the mountains the temperature can range from about 40 F in December to about 100 degrees in July and August. Temperature in the South stay more constant -- from 70 to 80 for most of the year. Hien - Vietnam A long time ago, long before my life, we used Chinese characters to write. Later on, we made our own system of writing. When we were a colony of the French, our writing was changed again to look more like Roman letters (almost like the same as you use in English). Huy- Vietnam The Vietnam war really hurt our economy because the US and Europe didn t trade with Vietnam after the war. In the late 80s, we started to introduce a market economy and from 2000 to 2005, we were the second-fastest growing economy. Our main industries are oil, and making high-tech products. Write a paragraph about one of the discussion questions: Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #964

5 Grammar Page Work with a partner. Circle the mistakes and write them correctly. 1. My traveling to Vietnam was too short. trip 2. I wish I will have stayed longer. would (or...could) 3. If I could have stayed longer, I would have try surfing again. tried 4. If I could stayed one more week, I would have gone to Hanoi too. could have stayed 5. The people in Vietnam was so friendly. were 6. There were some days where I had too hot but near the beach it was perfect. was 7. This was my second time in Vietnam. I also went there when I had 22 years old. was 8. I slept the whole time on the plane because they didn t have no good movies. any 9. I m want to go back there again soon. I 10. I liked very much my trip to Vietnam. I liked my trip to Vietnam very much. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #964