Unit 6. An excursion

Choose A, B, C or D that best complete the sentences
1. My wife, _________ is a doctor, works at Community Hospital.
A. who B. which C. whom D. that
2.The magazine _________ you lent me is interesting.
A. what B. which C. whom D. whose
3. We are using books _________ were printed last year.
A. what B. who C. which D. whose
4. Michael told me about students _______have just got the scholarship.
A. which B. Ø C. who D. whose
5. Where is the girl _________ sells tickets?
A. who B. whose C. whom D. A & C

List the beautiful sites
in Vietnam that you know
Beautiful sites
in VietNam
Ha Long bay
Dalat
Phong Nha cave
Nha Trang
Phu Quoc island
Sa Pa
Unit 6:
AN EXCURSION
Lesson 1:
READING
Lotus
the shape of a lotus
hình hoa sen
/ `l??t?s / (n) :


Ex : This temple was built in the shape of a lotus
hoa sen
Picturesque / ,pikt∫ə`resk/ (adj) :
đẹp như tranh
Ex: There are many picturesque places in Vietnam such as Dalat, Sa Pa.
resort / ri`zɔ:t/ (n)

khu nghỉ mát
altitude (n) / ‘æltitju:d / :

Độ cao

Ex : The altitude of Ba Den Mountain is 986 meters.
Bank /bæŋk/ (n) :
bờ sông
Vocabulary
Lotus / ‘ləʊtəs / (n) : hoa sen
the shape of a lotus (n) : hình hoa sen
Ex : The temple was built in the shape of a lotus
Picturesque / ,pikt∫ə`resk/ (adj) :đẹp như tranh
Ex: There are many picturesque places in Vietnam
such as Dalat , Sa Pa…
Resort / ri`zɔ:t/ (n) : khu nghỉ mát
altitude (n) / ‘æltitju:d / : Độ cao
Ex : The altitude of Ba Den Mountain is 986 meters.
Bank /bæŋk/ (n) :bờ sông


Match the photos with the information
And give their names
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, waterfalls …
d. On the left bank of Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue city

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, waterfalls …
Da Lat
d. On the left bank of Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue city
Thien Mu Pagoda
Ha Long Bay
One-Pillar Pagoda
One – Pillar Pagoda
Ha Long Bay
Da Lat
Thien Mu Pagoda
Which of the places would you like to visit ? Why ?
Rock (n)
-> rock formation / rɒk fɔ:`mei∫n / (n) :
sự hình thành đá






Cave /keiv/(n) :
Hang động
Excursion /ɪk’skɜ:(r)ʃ(ə)n /

Chuyến Tham quan
(n)
Pagoda /pə`goudə/ (n):
chùa
Campfire /`kæmp,faiə/ (n) :
Lửa trại
Persuade /pə`sweid/ (v) :
Thuyết phục
New words
1. a piece of news (n): Một mẫu tin
2. come to an end : Sắp kết thúc
3. day off : ngày nghỉ
4. let + O + V : cho phép ai làm gì
Ex : My parents let me use the family’s computer
5. permission /pə(r) `mɪʃ(ə)n/ (n) : Sự cho phép
6. rock formation / rɒk fɔ:`mei∫n / (n) : sự hình thành đá
7. Cave /keiv/(n) : hang động
8. Excursion /ɪk`skɜ:(r)ʃ(ə)n /(n) : chuyến tham quan
9. Pagoda /pə`goudə/ (n): chùa
10. Campfire /`kæmp,faiə/ (n) : lửa trại
11. Persuade /pə`sweid/ (v) : thuyết phục





Task 1
choose the best answer A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences.
1. 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 cave near
B. it costs them a lot to visit
C. they prefer Huong Pagoda to
D. many of them have been to
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?
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
When they have some days-off after the first term.
number 1
Paragraph 1: (Line 1,2,3)
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.
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: (line 4, 5, 6)
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.
How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?

It is only over 20 kilometres.
number 3
Paragraph 2: (Line 7, 8)
At first, we want to travel to Thay Pagoda because it is over 20 kilometres away, and we could go on a day excursion
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 4
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 5
Paragraph 4 : (Line 18, 19, 20)
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.

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.
is going to go on
some caves
want to see
have learnt
their trip
only problem
to persuade them
her classmates
Task3: Fill each blank in the summary of the letter 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
HOMEWORK
Learn new words.
Prepare new lesson: Speaking
+ Check new words
+ Study about expressing agreements and disagreements, giving opinions