Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

Unit 3
Period 19: LESSON 5
WRITE

Gather /gæδǝ/ (v) :
Vocabulary
Picnic site (n) :
chỗ đi dã ngoại
Lay (laid / laid) out (v) :
bày ra, soạn ra
cái chăn, mền
thu dọn
Decide + to-infinitive :
quyết định làm gì
Guiding questions:

1. Did they decide to go on a picnic ?

2. Did they put down the blankets on the grass, under a big tree ?

3. Was the picnic site near the river ?
Revision of some grammar rules:
1. Article (a/an/the) or possessive adjective (my, your, …) + noun
2. Preposition: - took a bus to…
- walked to…
- ran to…



3. Tense: - decide decided
- take took
4. Structure: adj. + enough + to-infinitive
P.1: It was a beautiful day, my friends and I decided to go on / for a picnic. We took a bus to the countryside and then walked about 20 minutes to the picnic site near / next to the river.

P2: We put down the blankets on the grass, under a big tree and laid out the food.
P3: After meal, we played the games (called) “What song is it ?” and “Blind-man’s buff”. Late in the afternoon, we went fishing. We enjoyed our picnic.

P4: When we looked at the time, it was nearly 6.30 p.m. We hurriedly gathered our things and ran to the bus stop.
P5: We were lucky (enough) to catch the last bus and we arrived home very late in the evening.

Write a letter to your friend and tell him/her about your last picnic to the countryside.
Remember to do your homework