Unit 6. An excursion

CLASS: 10A21
TEACHER: NGUYỄN THỊ XUÂN GIAO

What do you often do
on the days when you don’t have
to go to school?
Unit 6
AN EXCURSION
A– Reading
1/ BEFORE YOU READ:
Look at the pictures, then give the names of the places in the pictures
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THIEN MU PAGODA
HA LONG BAY
ONE – PILLAR PAGODA
DA LAT
Matching
Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.
c. Mountainous resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls, …
d. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue city
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3
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b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.
Lotus
Waterfall
Pine forest
Matching
Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.
c. Mountainous resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls, …
d. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue city
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3
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b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.
b
d
a
c
VOCABULARY
day off (n)
cave [ keiv] (n)
rock [rƆk] (n)

form [fɔ:m] (v): give shape or structure to sth
 formation [fɔ:`mei∫n] (n)
excursion [iks’k3:∫n] (n): a trip or a short journey
 go on an excursion = go on a trip
campfire (n) [ ‘kæmfaiə ]
permission [pə`mi∫n] (n): the action of allowing (sb) to do (sth)
 permissive [pə`mi∫iv] (adj)
 permit [pə`mit] (v)
persuade [pə’sweid] (v)
Ex: She finally persuaded us that she was telling the truth.
persuasion [pə’sweiƷn] (n)
persuasive [pə’sweisiv] (adj)
2/ WHILE YOU READ:
Read the letter silently, then do the tasks that follow.
Dear Minh, I`m writing to tell you a piece of news. The first term is coming to an end soon and my school is going to have some days off. On this occasion, my class is visiting some caves near Hanoi as we have recently studied rock formations. Besides, many of us have never been inside a cave, so I suppose the trip will be very interesting. At first, we wanted to travel to Thay Pagoda because it is only over 20 kilometres away, and we could go on a day excursion. However, only today have we learnt that the caves near Thay Pagoda are closed until after Tet. So we are visiting the ones near Huong Pagoda instead. A night campfire on a two-day trip will be a great event in our school days! To make the trip cheap, we are bringing our own food and sharing buses with some other classes.
It is much warmer now. I believe we`re going to enjoy good weather with lots of sunshine.
The only problem I seem to have is getting my parents` permission. They may not want to let me stay the night away from home. I`ll try to persuade them. That`s all for now. Give my love to your parents and sister.
Yours,
Lan

Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the sentences.
Lan wrote the letter to ______ .
A. inform Minh of her days off
B. complain about her parents
C. tell Minh about the plan for her class trip
D. talk about what she and her classmates will do at Huong Pagoda
2. The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted
to____ .
A. understand their geography lessons better B. relax after work
C. have a campfire D. A and B
3.The students have changed their destination as ___Thay Pagoda.
A. it is impossible to visit the caves near
B. it costs them a lot to visit
C. they prefer Huong Pagoda to
D. many of them have been to
C
D
A
Task 2: Answer the questions
1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
2. Why are they visiting some caves ?
3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school ?
4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda ?
5. What is Lan anxious about ? Why ?


1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
 They are going on a trip when they have some days off after the first term.
2. Why are they visiting some caves ?
 Because they have recently studied rock formations and many of them have never been inside a cave.
 It is only over 20 kilometres.
How far is Thay pagoda from their school?
 They are going to make a two-day trip and have a night campfire. They are bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap.
What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?
 Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission because they may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
What is Lan anxious about? Why?
3/ AFTER YOU READ: Fill each blank with a suitable group of words from the box below

her classmates
want to see
their trip
is going to go on
have learnt
to persuade them
some caves
only problem
Lan’s class (1) ________________________ a two-day excursion to visit (2) _________________ near Huong Pagoda. They (3) _________________ with their own eyes what they (4) ___________________ in their geography lessons recently and relax after their hard work, as well. They have planned (5) ____________________ carefully. For Lan, the (6) _________________ is getting her parents’ permission . She will try (7) ____________________ so that she will be able to join ( 8) _____________ on the excursion.
Learn vocabulary by heart and practise using them in different situations.
Prepare next lesson.
HOMEWORK
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