Unit 6. An excursion

Welcome to our class
10C
warm up
Work in pairs
Look at the pictures, match the picture with its name.
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THIEN MU PAGODA
HA LONG BAY
ONE – PILLAR PAGODA
DA LAT
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THIEN MU PAGODA
HA LONG BAY
ONE – PILLAR PAGODA
DA LAT


1.Which of the places
do you want to visit?
2.Why?
3.Do you usually make an excursion?

READING
Unit 6 : Excursion

Before you read

Look at the pictures, match the picture with its right information in pairs
a. Build 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 fron Hue city
lotus. /`loutəs/ (n)
hoa sen
Picturesque / ,pikt∫ə`resk/ (adj) attractive in appearance
đẹp như tranh
resort / ri`zɔ:t/ (n) a place where many people go for rest

khu ngh? mát
Waterfall
Thac nuoc
/ `wɔ:təfɔ:l /
Pine forest

a. Build 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 fron Hue city
Thien Mu Pagoda
One –pillar Pagoda
Ha Long Bay
II. WHILE YOU READ:
Huong pagoda
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. Beside, 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
1.Vocabulary






Cave [keiv] (n)
hang động











rock [rɔk] (n)
đá







pagoda [pə`goudə] (n)

chùa, tháp
excursion [iks`kə:∫n] (n) : chuyến tham quan






Campfire [kæmp `faiə] (n)

lửa trại

formation [fɔ:`mei∫n] (n) :sự thành lập, vật được tạo nên
rock formation : sự tạo thành đá
permission [pə`mi∫n] (n) : sự cho phép, sự chấp nhận
Get one’s permission: xin phép ai
persuade [pə`sweid] (v) : thuyết phục
Let sb do sth: cho phép ai làm gì
Vocabulary

cave [keiv] (n) : hang động

rock [rɔk] (n) : đá

pagoda [pə`goudə] (n) : chùa, tháp

excursion [iks`kə:∫n] (n) : chuyến tham quan

campfire [kæmp `faiə] (n) : lửa trại

formation [fɔ:`mei∫n] (n) : sự thành lập, vật được tạo nên

rock formation : sự tạo thành đá

permission [pə`mi∫n] (n) : sự cho phép, sự chấp nhận

persuade [pə`sweid] (v) : thuyết phục

Read the passage, and then do the tasks that follow
Task1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or 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
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 cost them a lot to visit
C. they prefer Huong Pagoda to
D. many of them have been to
C
D
A
pair work
Task 2:
Questions and answers










While reading
By playing game " Choose number you like"



Task 2: Questions and answers


While reading
pair work

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?
Read all the questions
Underline the key words
Locate the information in the text
Answer the question



Task 2: Questions and answers


While reading
pair work

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?
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 100 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
READING
B. WHILE YOU READ
Task 2:
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.
20
number 2
Why are they visiting some cave?
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.
50
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
40
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 camfire. They are bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap
number 5
30
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.
50
LUCKY NUMBER
100
Congratulation!
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

- Learn new words by heart.

- Prepare for the next period: SPEAKING
homework