READING 2

K6-ENGLISH FOR TOURISM

GREAT STRUCTURES

Presented by Bao Nguyen

 Before you read

Chapter 1 Reading skill & Reading

comprehension

The world's oldest

universities Critical Thinking

Vocabulary skill & Vocabulary

Comprehension
Getting Ready
Beijing International Airport

It is the busiest, largest

and most advanced
airport in Asia.

Japan's Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge

It was the world's longest

suspension bridge in 1998.
Beijing International Airport
Japan's Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge
 1. Have you ever seen any of
Getting Ready these structures ?

2. What other great structures/

buildings do you know? Which
ones have you visited?

3. Are there any great structures/

buildings in your country?
 Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

1 Do y ou k no w t he se u nive rs itie s ? W hich cou nt ri e s a re t he y in ?

2 Can you think of other famous universities?
3 L ist d ow n som e f a mo u s u nive rs itie s in yo u r c ou n tr y ? H ow old
d o y ou t h in k t he y a re ?
 Reading Skill
Scan the passage & write the years, location and
one extra detail in the table

Year
Name founded Location Detail

University of Al-
Karaouine

Nalanda University

University of Bologna
 A - Multiple choice Questions
1. Scholars came to Nalanda University to
study____________

Re a d i n g A. math, art, and history

B. Buddhism, science and medicine.

m p r e h e n s i o n C. geography, health, and philosophy

Co 2. Al-Karaouine is said to be the __________
A. oldest university in India.
B. oldest surviving university.
C. first university in Europe.
3. Which university is no longer standing
today?
A. University of Al-Karaouine
B. Nalanda University
C. Univeristy of Bologna
 Statements True False

1 . Many universities can claim to be

among the oldest in the world.
2. Scholars came from all over India,
Europe, and China to learn at Nalanda
University.
3. Mathematics is one of the oldest
True/False subjects taught at University of Al-
Karaouine.
Questions 4. The only time the University of Bologna
closed was during the wars in Europe.

5. More universities opened because of the

success of University of Bologna.
 Critical Thinking -
HOMEWORK

2. Before
1 .Do you think old universities are better universities,
than new how do you
think people passed down
universities? Why or why not? knowledge?