Unit 6. An excursion

Welcome to our class B7

- Look at the pictures.
- Give the names for each picture and match them with the informations.
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THIEN MU PAGODA
HA LONG BAY
ONE – PILLAR PAGODA
DA LAT
Give the names for each picture
a. Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.
b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi .
c. Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, water falls…
d. On the left bank of the Huong
River,6 kilometres from Hue City.
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Match the pictures with the information below.
Unit 6: An excursion
Lesson 1: Reading Period: 32
cave /keiv/ (n) :

rock /rɔk/ (n) :

pagoda /pə`goudə/ (n) :

excursion /iks`kə:∫n/ (n) :

campfire /kæmp`faiə/ (n) :

formation /fɔ:`mei∫n/ (n) :

rock formation (n) :

permission /pə`mi∫n/ (n) :

persuade /pə`sweid/ (v) :

Hang, hang động
đá
chùa
Cuộc đi chơi, chuyến tham quan
Lửa trại
Sự thành lập, sự hình thành
Sự hình thành đá
Sự cho phép
Thuyết phục
II. WHILE YOU READ:
The way to Huong Pagoda
Read the letter 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 20 kilometers 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 schooldays! 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
1. 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
2.Task 2: Answer the questions
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?

Why are they visiting some caves?

How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?

What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?

What is Lan anxious about? Why?
pair work
Task 2:
Questions and answers










While reading
By playing game " lucky number "
Choose the number you like.
There are 6 numbers in which each number has a different thing .The number which has a
“Lucky number” word will give you 50 points without
answering the question.
“question” word you will have to answer the question.
if you give the right answer to the question, you can get
different marks.
If the team can’t answer the question or gives incorrect answer , They will lose their turn and move to the other. The team getting the highest marks will be the winner.
Lucky number
Unit 6: AN EXCURSION
Lucky number
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When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
when they have some days-off after the first term.
number 1
Paragraph 1:
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 formation. Besides, many of us have never been inside a cave, so I suppose the trip will be very interesting.
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number 2
Why are they visiting some caves?
Because they have recently studied rock formation and many of them have never been inside a cave.
Paragraph 1:
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 formation. Besides, many of us have never been inside a cave, so I suppose the trip will be very interesting.
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How far is Thay Pagoda fom their school?

It is only over 20 kilometres.
number 3
Paragraph 2:
At first, we want to travel to Thay Pagoda because it is over 20 kilometres away, and we could go on a day excursion
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Paragraph 3
What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?
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
number 5
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LUCKY NUMBER
50
Congratulation!
What is Lan anxious about? Why?


She’s anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not want to let her stay at night away from home.
number 6
Paragraph 4:
The only problem I seem to have is getting my parent’s permission. They may not want to let me stay away from home. I’ll try to persuade them.
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2.Task 2: Answer the questions
When are Lan and her classmates 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 formation and many of them have never been inside a cave.
3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?
- It is only over 20 kilometres.
4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?
- 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.
5. What is Lan anxious about? Why?
- She’s anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not want to let her stay at night away from home.
III/ 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
Talk about your plan for an
excursion
Who do
you want
to go
with?
Where are
you going
to visit?
What are
you going
to prepare
for
your trip?
When are
you going
on a trip?
IV) Homework :
thank you for joining us
goodbye
See you again
lotus. /`loutəs/ (n)
hoa sen
Picturesque (adj) /,pikt∫ə`resk/
đẹp như tranh
Pine forest (n) :
Rừng thông
Waterfall(n)
/ `wɔ:təfɔ:l /
Thác nước
Cave /keiv/ (n):
Rock / rɔk /(n):







pagoda [pə`goudə] (n)

excursion /iks`kə:∫n/ (n)
Campfire / kæmp’faiə/ (n):