Unit 12. A vacation abroad

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Unit 11
I. Newwords.
1. a volcano:
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núi lửa
2. (to) pour out:
tuôn ra
3. lava (unc.):
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dung nham
4. a wharf:
cầu cảng
5. a prison:
nhà tù
6. (to) carve:
chạm khắc
7. a valley:
thung lũng
A VACATION ABROAD
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Look at these activities and match the pictures
d. (to) pour out:
c. (to) carve
b. a valley
e. a volcano
f. a wharf
a. a prison
g. lava
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II. Predict places Mrs. Quyen and her husband visited.
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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.
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III. 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.
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III. 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.
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III. 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.
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III. 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.
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Lesson 4: Read
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III. Read the postcards and check the prediction.
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III. Read the postcards and check the prediction.
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.
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IV. Write what Mrs. Quyen did and saw in each of these places.
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V. Answer the questions.
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c, What is special about mount Rushmore?

It is a mount where the heads of four American presidents are carved into the rock. (and it can be seen from more than 100 kilometers away.)
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 State of Liberty?

She went shopping.
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…………is often called
“ The Windy City”.
Chicago
San Francisco
New York
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San Francisco Bay is in ………
America
Australia
Africa
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Which place?
Mount Rushmore
Empire State Building
The Statue of Liberty
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The heads of 4 American presidents are carved into the rock on………..
Alcatraz prison
Mount Rushmore
Empire State Building
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………… is in New York.
Alcatraz island
Napa Valley
Empire State Building
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Which place?
Petronas Twin Towers
Empire State Building
Big Ben Clock
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………..is a mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and lave sometimes come out.
Valley
Mount
Volcano
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What is the capital of the USA?
San Francisco
New York
Washington, D.C.
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What is the biggest city in the USA?
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
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How many states are there in America?
fifteen
fifty
fifty-five
Homework.

Learn by heart new words
Do exercise 1,2 page 117,118.
List places Mrs. Quyen and her husband visited.
Prepare new lesson (part: write)
Goodbye and see you again !