English 8 Unit 12 Read

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Which country is the video clip about?

A VACATION ABROAD
ENGLISH 8
UNIT 12
Period :75
Lesson 3: READ
Teacher: Le Thi Xuan Phuong
School year : 2011- 2012
Vocabulary:
volcano (n) /vɔl`keinəu /
lava (n)
pour out (v) /pɔ:r aut /
Eg.: The lava was pouring out.
situate(v) /’sitju,eit/
Eg.:Cam Ranh is situated to the south of Khanh Hoa province.
wharf (n) / wɔ:rf/
valley (n) /’væli/
carve (v)
Eg.:The man is carving a dragon into the rock.
What is it ?

A. wharf B. valley C. volcano
2. The …………was pouring out from the volcano.
A. lava B. valley C. wharf
3. What is it?

A. volcano B. lava C. valley
4. Chicago is………………..on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. poured out B. carved C. situated
5. What is it ?

A. valley B. lava C. wharf
6. The man is ……………...a dragon into the rock.
A. pouring out B. carving C. situated
* Check vocabulary: Choose the best answer:
Postcard 1
Which place is the postcard about ?
HAWAII
Postcard 2
SAN FRANCISCO
Which city is the postcard about ?
Postcard 3
MOUNT RUSHMORE
Which place is the postcard about ?
Postcard 4
CHICAGO
Which city is the postcard about ?
Postcard 5
NEW YORK
Which city is the postcard about ?
1. Write what Mrs. Quyen did and saw in each of these places:
went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs
saw Lake Michigan
saw the heads of four American presidents
visited Fisherman’s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine-growing area and the Alcatraz prison
Exercises :
QUESTION
a
QUESTION
d
QUESTION
b
QUESTION
c
QUESTION
e
LUCKY
2. Answer the questions: (exer.2 / p. 118)
Game: Lucky places
a) How did Mrs. Quyen go to Kilauea Volcano?
She went there by plane.
b) Where in San Francisco did Mrs. Quyen see the famous prison?
She saw the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz.
c) What is special about Mount Rushmore?
It is a mount where the heads of four American presidents are carved into the rock.
d) What is the other name of Chicago?
It is also called “The Windy City”.
e) What did Mrs. Quyen do while her husband was visiting
the Statue of Liberty?
She went shopping and bought some souvenirs of her trip.
Game :
Traveling around the USA
New York
San Francisco
Mount Rushmore
Chicago
MINDMAP
San
Francisco
Hawaii
The USA
New York
Chicago
Mount Rushmore
Homework
- Do exercises 1,2 p.117,118 into your notebooks
- List some beautiful places in the USA
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH
What’s the name of the volcano?
- It’s the youngest volcano.
- It’s on Hawaiian island.
- The lava has poured out 34 times since 1952.


Kilauea volcano
What is it ?
- It’s situated in the middle of San Francisco Bay.
- It was used from 1933 to 1963 for the country’s most dangerous prisoners.
- It’s now a popular tourist attraction.
Alcatraz prison

What is it ?
- It’s a national memorial in western South Dakota.
- The heads of four American presidents
(George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt) are carved into the rock from 1927 to 1941.


Mount Rushmore
Chicago is the third-largest city in the USA.
- It’s one of the country’s leading industrial, commercial, financial and transport centers.
- It has a lot of names.
What are its names?
A. Second City B. The Windy City
C. City of Big Shoulders D. Chi-Town
E. all are correct
E. all are correct
What is it ?
Statue of Liberty
- It stands more than 93 meters tall on Liberty Island in New York harbour.
It’s a symbol of freedom and a tourist attraction.
- It was presented to the USA by France in 1876.
- It was the tallest building in the world (102 storeys).
It’s situated on 5th Avenue in New York.
Empire State Building