Unit 6. An excursion

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Before you read: What is its name?
- One of seven wonder of the world
It is located near HaLong city in Quang Ninh Province.
Natural caves, grottos, beautiful beaches.
-Sail a boat/go sailing
What is its name?
It`s Phuoc Duyen Tour - Thien Mu pagoda.
It`s on the left bank of Huong River.
It`s 6 km from Hue.
- It`s the oldest pagoda in Hue.
What is its name?
- It’s One Pillar Pagoda (Dien Huu pagoda)
It has a form of a blomming lotus above the lake.
It was built under the reign of Ly Thai Tong.
- Around the lake is a complex of impressive and lovely architecular work.
What is its name?


DaLat is a mountain Resort, a beautiful city of flower in VietNam.
There are Than Tho lake, Pine forest, waterfall…
Which of the places you would like to visit? Why?
Unit 6: An excursion
Lesson 1: Reading
While you read:
Vocabulary:
First term : First semester
To have some days off: To be free
Cave (n): A large hole in a hill
Rock formation
To persuade sb

Task 2: Answer the questions
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
2. Why are they visiting caves?
3. How far is Thay pagoda from their school?
4. What do the students plan for their trip to Huong pagoda?
5. What is Lan anxious about?Why?
6. What does she do?
Task 2: Answer the questions
1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
->When they have some days off in the first term.
2. Why are they visiting caves?
-> Because they have recently learnt rock formation, they want to understand their geography lesson, furthermore, some of them have never been inside a cave.
3. How far is Thay pagoda from their school?
-> It’s over 20km.
4. What do the students plan for their trip to Huong pagoda?
-> They are going to make a two-day trip and have a nice campfire.
Task 2: Answer the questions
5. What do they do to make the trip cheap?
-> They bring their own food, share buses with othes classes.
6. What is Lan anxious about?Why?
-> She is anxious about her parent’s permission because they don’t want to let her stay the night away from home.
7. What does she do?
-> She’’ll try to persuade them.
Task 1: Multiple choice
1. Lan wrote the letter to……
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.
Task 1: Multiple choice
2. The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to….
Understand their geography lessons better.
B. Relax after work.
C. Have a campfire.
D. A and B
Task 1: Multiple choice
3. The students have changed their destination as ……Thay pagoda.
It is impossible to visit the caves near.
B. It costs them a lot to visit.
C. They prefer Huong Pagoda.
D. Many of them have been to.
After you read.
Lan’s class….is going to go on …a two-day excursion to visit …some caves …near Huong pagoda. They …want to see…with their own eyes what they …have learnt… in their geography lessons recently and relax after their hard work, as well. They have planned …their trip…carefully. For Lan, the …only problem …is getting her parents’ permission. She will try…. to persuade them…so that she will be able to join …her classmates ….on the excursion.
Summerize the letter using the pictures