Unit 12. A vacation abroad

A VACATION ABROAD
ENGLISH 8
UNIT 12
Period :75
READ
Created by: NGUYEN THI NHUNG
NOI TRU junior high school
School year : 2010 - 2011
Warm up
1-Golden Gate
Bridge
2-Big Ben
3-Eiffel Tower
4-Sydney Opera
House
5-Great Wall
6-The Statue of
Liberty
Match the names with the correct pictures
A
B
C
D
E
F
Unit 12 : A VACATION ABROAD
Period: 75 Lesson 4 – Read (pages 116-118)
I. Vocabulary
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
I. Pre-reading
Prison
Valley
Volcano
Carve
Lava
Wharf
CHECKING VOCABULARY
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II. While-reading:
1. Reading
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.
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.
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.
Chicago is often called “ The Windy City”. It’s situated right on the shore of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chicago is often called “ the Windy City”. It’s situated right on the shore of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes.
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.
Places
What she did and saw
a. Hawaii
went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano
b. New York
c. Chicago
went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs
saw Lake Michigan
d. Mount Rushmore
e. San Francisco
saw the heads of four American presidents
visited Fisherman’s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine-growing area and the Alcatraz prison.
2 Write what Mrs. Quyen did and saw in each of these places:
3/ Answer the following questions
1) How did Mrs. Quyen go to Kilauea Vocalno ?
2) Where in San Francisco did Mrs. Quyen see
the famous prison ?
3) What is special about Mount Rushmore ?
4) What is the other name of Chicago?
5) What did Mrs. Quyen do while her husband was visiting
the Statue of Liberty ?
6. How many postcards did Mrs. Quyen send to her children ?
No mark
1
3
2
6
5
4
lucky
Lose turn
Double points
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lucky
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Double points
3.What is special about Mount Rushmore ?
A. It is the highest in the world.
B. There are the heads of four American presidents carved into the rock.
C. You can’t see it from more than 100 kilometers away.


4. What is the other name of Chicago?
A. The Rainy City.
B. The Sunny City.
C. The Windy City.
6. How many postcards did Mrs. Quyen send to her children ?
A . 4
B. 5
C .6
How did Mrs. Quyen goto Kilauea Volcano ?
A. By bus
B. By train
C. By plane
2.Where in San Francisco did Mrs. Quyen see the famous prison?
A. On the Alcatraz island.
B. Napa valley.
C. Fisherman’s wharf.
5.What did Mrs.Quyen do while her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty ?
A. She stayed at her hotel.
B . She went shopping and bought a lot of souvenirs.
C. She visited her friend.
.T /F statement predictions.
1.Mrs. Quyen and her husband visited Waikiki beach.
2.They took a small train to Kilauea volcano.
3.They saw Mount Rush more.
4. Lake Michigan is one of the great lake.
5. Mrs. Quyen went shopping and bought nothing.

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III. Post -reading
homework.

Learn new words by heart.
Write the answers for Qs a) – e) p.118 in your notebooks.
Thank You!
If you have a vacation abroad , which country do you want to visit?
2. What will you do/visit/see there?
The Empire State Building
The Statue of Liberty
Sydney Opera House
Big Ben Tower
Stonehenge
Hamburger
Kangaroo
London eye
beefsteak
III. Post- reading