Unit 12. A vacation abroad

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UNIT 12
Period :75

A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson3: READ

English 8
Unit 12 : A VACATION ABROAD
Period: 75 Lesson 4 – Read (pages 116-118)
1.A visit in the USA.
volcano (n) :
lava (n):
pour out :
núi lửa
nham thạch
phun trào
valley (n) :
thung lũng
carve (v):
chạm khắc
wharf (n):
cầu cảng
prison (n) :
nhà tù
Ex: The lava was pouring out when we flew overhead.
The Statue of Liberty
Ex: While Dad was visiting the statue of liberty ,I went shopping.
Which places did Mrs Quyen visit?
She visited Hawaii, New York ,Chicago, Mount Rushmore, SanFransico.
2. Write what Mrs Quyen did and saw in each of these places?
went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano
3. Work in pairs to study the text and answer the questions:


P1.* 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.
Ex: a, How did Mrs Quyen go to Kilauea Volcano?

She went there by plane.
Waikiki Beach
P2: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.
Fisherman’s Wharf
Where in San Francisco did Mrs. Quyen see the famous prison ?

She saw the famous prison on the island Alcatraz.
P3*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 kms away.
Mount Rushmore
C, What is special about Mount Rushmore ?
-It is a mount where the heads of four American Presidents are carved into the rock.
P4* Chicago is often called “ The Windy City”. It’s situated right on the shore of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes.
Chicago
d) What is the other name of Chicago?

- It is also called “ The Windy City” .
P5: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.
Empire state building.
e) What did Mrs. Quyen do while her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty?
She went shopping.
Home work.
Learn new words by heart.
Write sentences with “while” and “when” in your notebooks.
Prepare part write for the next lesson.
Ex: Using the given words to complete these sentences:
was/ Hoa/ dinner /having /last night/ at/ 8 o’clock.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Bao/ reading /was/ at/ 8/ o’clock/ last night /acomic.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. rang /The/ phone /while/ was/ Nga eating.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Answer:
1.Hoa was having dinner at 8 o’clock last night.

2.Bao was reading a comic at 8 o’clock last night.

3.The phone rang while Nga was eating