Unit 6. An excursion

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Unit 6:
AN EXCURSION
Period: 31
READING
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
Match the photos with the information below
One – Pillar Pagoda
a. Build in 1049, in the shape of a lotus
Ha Long Bay
b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi
Da Lat
c. Mountain resort (altitude:1,500m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls …
Thien Mu Pagoda
d. On the left bank of Huong River, 6 kilometres fron Hue city
Vocabulary:
have a day off: (v) nghỉ học
day off (n) ngày nghĩ
- cave (n) hang động
- occasion (n) dịp, cơ hội
- formation (n) sự tạo thành
 rock formation :
- inside (prep) bên trong
campfire (n) lửa trại
Permit (v) cho phép
- permission (n) sự cho phép
- persuade (v) thuyết phục
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
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D
A
Lucky number
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.
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.
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
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 5
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.
Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group words from the box below.
Lan’s class (1)………………………a two days 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
is going to go on
some caves
want to see
have learnt
their trip
only problem
to persuade them
her classmates
cave
Lotus
waterfall
Pine forest