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Vietnam Now! A Vietnamese Language Reader
Stories And Essays About Contemporary Vietnam In Vietnamese And English (With Free Online Audio Recordings)
By Binh Ngo
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Learn about contemporary Vietnam and boost your language skills by reading articles drawn from the pages of Vietnamese newspapers in Vietnamese and English! This innovative language book presents 45 real-world articles drawn from Vietnamese newspapers with parallel Vietnamese and English texts presented on facing pages. The articles are graded for beginning-, middle- and upper-level language abilities and are accompanied by vocabulary lists, grammar and cultural notes, and exercises. Intended for classroom use or independent study. In these articles, readers will learn about: Caves with stunning underground lakes, wavelike ceilings, stalactites and stalagmites A popular food stall in Ho Chi Minh City where two sisters sell BBQ pork to night owls Young people who move to a new city offering efficient public transport and attractive amenities Former US and Vietnamese fighter pilots who fought during the Vietnam War and now correspond and meet each other regularly A theater director who put her house and car up for sale to save her theater after the Covid-19 pandemic Plus dozens of other fascinating stories about contemporary life in Vietnam! Compiled and written by Prof. Bing Ngo, a teacher with three decades of experience teaching Vietnamese at Harvard University, this book is carefully crafted to encourage a better understanding of the language and the culture. It's an exciting addition to Tuttle's groundbreaking series of language learning books, offering new and fun way to increase your language abilities.
Learn about contemporary Vietnam and boost your language skills by reading articles drawn from the pages of Vietnamese newspapers in Vietnamese and English!
This innovative language book presents 45 real-world articles drawn from Vietnamese newspapers with parallel Vietnamese and English texts presented on facing pages. The articles are graded for beginning-, middle- and upper-level language abilities and are accompanied by vocabulary lists, grammar and cultural notes, and exercises. Intended for classroom use or independent study. In these articles, readers will learn about:
Caves with stunning underground lakes, wavelike ceilings, stalactites and stalagmites
A popular food stall in Ho Chi Minh City where two sisters sell BBQ pork to night owls
Young people who move to a new city offering efficient public transport and attractive amenities
Former US and Vietnamese fighter pilots who fought during the Vietnam War and now correspond and meet each other regularly
A theater director who put her house and car up for sale to save her theater after the Covid-19 pandemic
Plus dozens of other fascinating stories about contemporary life in Vietnam!
Compiled and written by Prof. Bing Ngo, a teacher with three decades of experience teaching Vietnamese at Harvard University, this book is carefully crafted to encourage a better understanding of the language and the culture. It's an exciting addition to Tuttle's groundbreaking series of language learning books, offering new and fun way to increase your language abilities.