Unit 12. A vacation abroad

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Period 79:
UNIT 12:A VACATION ABROAD
LESSON 4: READ

Lesson 4: Read

I. Vocabulary.
1. volcano ( n) :
núi lửa
3. pour out ( v):
phun trào
2. lava (n) :
dung nham
4. wharf ( n) :
cầu cảng
5. prison ( n) :
nhà tù
6. carve ( v) :
chạm, khắc
7. valley ( n) :
thung lũng
Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
Matching English words in Colunm A with Vietnamese words in Colunm B.
We went swimming at Waikiki Beach as soon as we arrived on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. We took a small plane to Kilauea Volcano this afternoon. The lava was pouring out when we flew overhead. It was very exciting.
Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
II. Read the postcards and check the prediction.
Today we went on an eight-hour tour which included Fisherman’s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine-growing area, and the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz in the middle of San Francisco Bay.
Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
II. Read the postcards and check the prediction.
This is a picture of Mount Rushmore where the heads of four American presidents are carved into the rock. Mount Rushmore can be seen from more than 100 kilometers away.
Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
II. Read the postcards and check the prediction.
Chicago is often called “ The Windy City”. It’s situated right on the shore of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes.
Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
II. Read the postcards and check the prediction.
Yesterday, while Dad was visiting the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, I went shopping. I bought lots of souvenirs of our trip.
A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
II. Read the postcards and check the prediction.
III. Grammar: The past progressive tense.
1. Usage: Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động,1 sự việc đang xảy ra tại 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ. Thường đi với các trạng từ : at this time/ at that time/ at……o’ clock last night / yesterday.

2. Form.

Ex: Lan was doing her homework at 8 o’ clock last night.

Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
S + WAS / WERE + V – ING

Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
* T/ F statement predictions.
Went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano.
Went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs.
Saw Lake Michigan.
Saw the heads of four American presidents.
Visited Fisherman`s Wharf, the Napa Valley growing area and the Alcatraz prison.
Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
IV. Write what Mrs. Quyen did and saw in each of these places.

Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
* T/ F statement predictions.
a. How did Mrs. Quyen go to Kilauea Volcano?
b. Where in San Francisco did Mrs. Quyen see the famous prison?
c. What is special about Mount Rushmore?
d.What is the other name of Chicago?
e. What did Mrs. Quyen do while her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty?
Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
V. Answer the questions.
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Lucky Numbers
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Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
V. Answer the questions.
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c.What is special about Mount Rushmore?

=> On mount Rushmore,There are heads of four American presidents carved into the rock.
d. What is the other name of Chicago?

=> It is also called “The Windy City”.
b.Where in San Francisco did Mrs. Quyen see the famous prison?
=> She saw the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz.
a.How did Mrs. Quyen go to Kilauea Volcano?
=> She went there by plane.
e.What did Mrs. Quyen do while her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty?

=> She went shopping.
*Answer key:
a. She went there by plane.
b.She saw the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz.
c. On mount Rushmore,There are heads of four American presidents carved into the rock.
d. It is also called “The Windy City”.
e. She went shopping.

FILL IN THE BLANKS
Dear Sally,
We are having a wonderful time…………. The U.S.A. We visited 5
places there. In Hawaii, we went to Kilauea ……………. by plane. We
saw a famous …………. on the island of Alcatraz. Then we visited Mount.
Rushmore where the heads of 4 American were …………………the rock.
We visited Chicago called the ……………..city. Finally, we visited New York.
There I went shopping and bought many ………………..while my husband
was visiting the Statue of …………… .
See you ……………
Love,
Quyen
in
volcano
prison
carved into
Windy
souvenirs
Liberty
soon
Homework.

Learn by heart new words
Make 2 sentences with the past progressive tense.
Prepare the next period “ Write”