Unit 6. An excursion

Good afternoon everybody
What activities do you like doing when you have some days off?
day off (n) : ngày nghỉ
Traveling to cities
Visiting friends and relatives
Relaxing at the beach
Staying at home and watching video films
Decorating the house
Going camping
Making an excursion

excursion (n): chuyến tham quan



Unit 6:
Lesson : Reading
AN EXCURSION
Wednesday, October 31st , 2012
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THIEN MU PAGODA
HA LONG BAY
ONE – PILLAR PAGODA
DA LAT
THIEN MU PAGODA
HA LONG BAY
ONE – PILLAR PAGODA
DA LAT
* Matching
Built in 1049, in the shape of lotus.
c. Mountainous resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls, …
d. On the left of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue city
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b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.
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lotus (n): hoa sen
pine forest (n): rừng thông
waterfall (n): thác nước
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 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


VOCABULARY:
2- come to an end (exp) :kết thúc
3- day off (n) :ngày nghỉ
4- occasion (n) [ə`keiʒn] : dịp
6- permission (n) [pə`mi∫n] : sự cho phép
7- That’s all for now (exp): thế nhé
5- formation [fɔ:`mei∫n] :sự hình thành
8. cave (n) [ keiv] : hang, động
9. rock (n) [rƆk]: đá, tảng đá

10. campfire (n) [ ‘kæmfaiə ] : lửa trại
11. persuade (v) [ pə’sweid] : thuyết phục
1- excursion (n) [iks’kƷ:∫n] chuyến tham quan
excursion (n)[iks’kƷ:∫n]: chuyến tham quan
Cave (n) [ keiv]
rock (n) [rƆk]: đá, tảng đá

campfire (n) [ ‘kæmfaiə ]
persuade (v) [ pə’sweid] : thuyết phục
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
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inform Minh of what her days off.
complain about her parents
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 ?


(= worried)
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 want to understand their geography lessons better and many of them have never been inside a cave.
 It is only over 20 km.
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. They make not want to let her stay the night away from home.
What is Lan anxious about? Why?
* Rearrange these statements in the correct order.

So they are visiting the ones near Huong Pagoda.

B. At first, they are planning to go on an excursion to discover some caves.

C. In order to save money, they are bringing their own food and sharing buses.

D. Finally, all they have to do now is asking permission from their parents.

E. Their journey is going to last for two days with a night campfire there.

F. Lan and her classmates are going to have some days off when the first term ends.

G. Unfortunately, the caves near Thay Pagoda are closed at the moment.
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HOMEWORK:
Learn all the vocabulary
Finish all the exercises carefully
Prepare the next lesson : Speaking (unit 6)
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