Unit 6. An excursion

Warmly welcome
to our class 10B4!
What are the pictures about?
They are about picnics.
PICNICS
Unit 6: AN EXCURSION
Period 33rd
Lesson 3: LISTENING
Going for a picnic

BEFORE YOU LISTEN
Answer the questions
(1) Do you often go for a picnic ?
(2) When is the best time for a picnic?
(3) Why do people go for a picnic?
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
Listen and repeat
glorious destination
tour delicious
spacious guitar
left-overs Botanical Garden
It is a glorious day
 Glorious / `glɔ:riəs / (a) : rực rỡ
Vietnam- A destination for the new millennium
destination /,desti`nei∫n/ (n)
This food looks so delicious!
delicious /di`li∫əs/ (a): ngon
 Spacious / `spei∫əs / (a) : large , have a lot of space
The rooms are spacious
This is a guitar.
guitar/gi`tɑ:/(n)



 Left- overs (n,pl ) : thức ăn thừa
 Botanical Garden / bə`tænikəl `gɑ:dn / (n) Vườn bách thảo
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
Listen and repeat
glorious / `glɔ:riəs/ tour / tuə /
destination / ,desti`nei∫n /
delicious / di`li∫əs /
guitar / gi`tɑ:/
spacious / `spei∫əs /
left-overs / `left`ouvəz /
Botanical Garden / bə`tænikəl `gɑ:dn /
While you listen
TASK 1: Listen and number the
pictures in the order you hear
What can you see in this picture?
trees, sunny, beautiful (glorious) sight
Where are they?
They are on the bus/
on the way
What are they doing?
They are taking photographs
What are they doing?
They are eating
Where are they?
They are at the school gate
What are they doing?
They are singing, playing guitar
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The weekend picnic I enjoyed most __________ weeks ago. My class decided to ___________ to the Botanical Garden.
It was a glorious Sunday. We met _____________ on time and travelled to the Botanical Garden by bus. It was a long way to our destination and we sang merrily all the way
Task 2: Listen again and fill in the
blanks with given words in the box below
pay a visit
at the school gate
The Botanical Garden was a very beautiful place. We made __________ round the garden and took some pictures of the whole class. Then we played a lot of games on a spacious piece of grassland. One of the boy brought along his guitar and we sang our favourite songs. We laughed, talked and danced, too. After a delicious meal with various kind of food that we brought, we all took a rest. Some of us slept very soundly because it was so peaceful and quiet there. In the afternoon, we went on _____________ games. Then we packed up the left-overs and returned home. We all felt happy.
a short tour
playing some more
TASK 3: Answer the questions
What was the weather like that day?
Was the Botanical Garden far from the school?
How was the garden?
Why did some of the students sleep soundly?
What did the students do in the garden?
Answers
1. The weather was very nice.
2. Yes, it was.
3. The garden was beautiful.
4. They slept soundly because it was so peaceful and quiet in the garden.
5. They took pictures, played games, talked, sang and danced…
AFTER YOU LISTEN
work in groups: Talk about your plan for this weekend picnic

Where to go?
How to get there? Bus or bike?
What kind of food to bring?
What to do there?
What to bring along?
Going for a picnic
Where?
When?
+ play games
+ go sightseeing
+ go swimming
+ go fishing
+ take photographs
+ …
+ park
+ zoo
+ valley
+ beach
+ hill
+ mountain
+ …
+ Sunday
+ weekend
+ holiday
+ days off
+ …
Activities?
Homework
1. Write a paragraph (100 words) telling about a picnic that you joined in.
2. Prepare Writing lesson
Thank you for joining us!
Good bye!