Unit 6. An excursion

Designed by: Tran Thi Tuyet Dung
Welcome to our class!
Let’s make a short journey around Vietnam
Let’s make a short journey around Vietnam
Ha Long
Ha Noi
Hue
Hoi An
Nha Trang
Da Lat
Ho Chi Minh
Me Kong
I. Pre- reading:
1. Vocabulary:
- excursion (n):
Ex: Your tour includes a one- day excursion to Ha Long Bay.
= trip, tour, journey
[iks`kə:∫n]
Camp-fire (n):
[`kæmp,faiə]
an out door fire made of log.
sunshine (n):
[`sʌn∫ain]
- permission:
-cave (n)
Phong Nha Cave
to share a bus with sb
= to go in the same bus with sb.
The action of allowing sb to do sth.
[pə`mi∫n]
2. Checking vocabulary:
Fill in the blanks with a suitable word from the box.
campfire, excursion, share the bus with, cave, permission sunshine
1. I want to visit a .. near Hanoi.
2. The only problem I seem to have is getting my parents` .....
3. Our ... . had been arranged by the travel company .
4. She wants to sit in the warm .... .
5.To make the trip cheap, we will........ some other classes.
6. We are singing around the . ....
cave
permission
excursion
sunshine
share the bus with
campfire
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 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 own food and sharing buses with some other
classes.
It is much warmer now. I believe we`re going to enjoy good weather with lost 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
III. While - reading:
1/ Lan wrote the letter to_________________
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
Activity 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
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
Activity 2: Answer the questions:
a. Who are going to have a few days off?
b. What are they planning to do?
c. What`s Lan worrying about?
Key:
a. Lan and her classmates are going to have a few days off.
b. They are planning to make an excursion.
c. She is worrying about her parents` permission. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
Activity 3: True/ false statements.
1. Lan and her classmates are going on trip after the second term ends.
2. Thay Pagoda is over 20 kilometres a way.
3. They are visiting some caves because they have just studied rock formations and they have I never inside a cave.
4. They are going to have a three-day trip and spend a night together by a campfire to Huong Pagoda.
5.Lan is anxious because of her parents` permission.
IV. Post-reading: (Group work)
Make a list to tell your friends about the plans for your next trip
Suggestions:
Where to go?
How many days?
Go with whom?
How to go?( means of transport)
-What activities?
Bring ?
…………………….
Des
V. Homework:
Write a letter to your friends to tell them about your plans for your next trip based on the list you have prepared.
Do the exercise (after you read) (page: 65)
Thank you for your attendance!
Ha Long Bay
Ha Noi Capital
Hue City
Hoi An Town
Nha Trang Beach
Da Lat Highland
Ho Chi Minh City
Me Kong Delta