Unit 6. An excursion

UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION
A. Reading
READING
HOMEWORKS
VOCABULARY
EXERCISES
UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION
A. Reading
WARM UP
Matching:
Work in pairs. Match the photos with the information below, and then tell each other which of the places you would like to visit and give reasons.
BEFORE YOU READ
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a. Built in 1049, in the shape of
b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometers from Hanoi.
c. Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong lake, pine forests, ,…
d. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometers from Hue City.
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a lotus.
waterfalls
LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AND GIVE THEIR NAMES
PRESIDENT HOCHIMINH’S MAUSOLEUM
THONG NHAT CONFERENCE HALL
NHA RONG PORT
HUE IMPERIAL CITY
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Vocabulary
Botanical garden  (phr):
Cave  (n)
Pagoda  (n)
Come to an end = end  (v):
Day-off  (n) :
Rock  (n):
Rock formation  (phr):
Besides  (adv):
Instead of  (v)
Campfire  (n):
Permit (v) permission(n): 
Persuade  (v):
Vườn bách thảo
Hang động
Chùa
Kết thúc
Ngày nghỉ
Đá
Sự hình thành đá
Bên cạnh đó
Thay vì
Lửa trại
Cho phép
Thuyết phục



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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
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Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete
each of the following sentences.
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Lan wrote the letter to ______
inform Minh of her days off
complain about her parents
tell Minh about the plan for her class trip
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 ____
understand the geography lesson better
relax after work
have a campfire
A and B
3. The students have changed their destinations as ______Thay Pagoda.
It is impossible to visit the caves near
It costs them a lot to visit
They prefer Huong Pagoda to
Many of them have been to
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Task 2: Answer the questions:
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
They have some days off after the first term.
2. Why are they visiting some caves?
Because they have recently studied about rock formations and many of them have never been inside a cave
3. How far is Thay pagoda from their school?
It is only over 20 km.
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?
Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. Because they make not want to let her stay the night away from home.
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Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group of words from the box below.
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.
her classmates
AFTER YOU READ
want to see
their trip
is going to go on
have learnt
to persuade them
some caves
only problem
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Learn new words by heart and read the letter again.
Do exercises in the workbook.
Prepare the next lesson.
HOMEWORK
Thank you for your attention!
Goodbye! See you again