Task 2. Imagine you are a journalist. Use the cues below to interview a classmate about her/his background or that of a person he/she knows well. Change the roles when you have finsished.

(Tưởng tượng em là một ký giả. Dùng những từ gợi ý dưới đây để phỏng vấn một bạn cùng lớp về lý lịch của anh/chị ấy hay lý lịch của một người bạn ấy biết rõ. Đổi vai khi các em thực hành xong).

Trả lời:

A : Viet, Do you know a young or teenage genius our history?

Viet : Oh. yes. I know the one very well. That's Le Quy Don.

A : When and where was he born?

Viet : He was born in Phu Hieu village. Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province in 1726.

A : Was he very intelligent when he was still a little boy?

Viet : Yes. When he was 5, he could write poems and essays, and read the "Kinh Thi”.

A : Did he gel any degrees ?

Viet : Oh, he was very brilliant. At the age of 18, he came top in the “Huong” exam. In 1752, he went on to come top in the “Hoi" exam (docioratc degree).And he went to China as an embassador in 1760.

A : Did he write any books?

Viet : Yes. He wrote a lot of books, such as "Thanh mô hien pham", "Quan thu khao bien”, and specially two books “Van dai loai ngu" and "Kien van tieu luc”, which are still very famous nowadays.

A : What do these two books tell about?

Viet : They tell about philosophy, geography, astronomy, history, agriculture, literature, law, ways and customs, peoples and religions. ...etc...

A : At his days, he could write about these topics. Indeed Le Quy Don is a real genius of our nation. When did he die?

Viet : He died in 1784.