Unit 6. An excursion

* Warming up: Re-arrange the following letters to make a meaningful word.
N-E-I-C-U-X-S-O-N
KEY: EXCURSION
Unit six: An Excursion
Part A: Reading
* Brainstorming:
Excursion
Cave
Countryside
Waterfall
Beach
Forest
Pagoda
Mountain
I. Before you read:
* Match the following pictures with suitable information.
c. Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls..
d. On the left bank of the Huong River,
6 km from Hue city
a. Built in 1049, in the shape of lotus
b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 km from Hanoi
d. On the left bank of the Huong River,
6 km from Hue city
b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 km from Hanoi
a. Built in 1049, in the shape of lotus
c. Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls..
II. While you read:
* Look at the picture below and guess which place it is
Read the letter and then do the tasks that follow
Task 1: 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 lesson 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
Key for task 1:
1-C 2-D 3-A
1. Lan wrote the letter to tell Minh about the plan for her class trip
2. The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to understand their geography lesson better and relax after work
3. The students have changed their destination as it is impossible to visit the caves near Thay Pagoda
Read the letter and then do the tasks that follow
Task 2: Answer the question.
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 ?
Key for task 2:
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 ?
--> They are going to go on a trip when they have some days off after their first term.
-->They are visiting some caves because they want to understand their geography lesson better and many of them have neverbeen inside a cave.
-->It`s only over 20km.
-->They are going to make a two-day trip and have a night campfire. They are going to bring their own food and sharing buses with some other classes to the trip cheap.
--> Lan is anxious about her parents` permission. They may not let her to stay the night away from home.
III. After you read:
Fill each blank in the summary of the letter 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.
Answer:
Lan`s class is going to go on a two day excursion to visit some caves near Huong Pagoda. They want to see with their own eyes what they have learnt in their geography lessons recently and relax after their hard work, as well. They have planned their trip carefully. For Lan, the only problem is getting her parents`permission. She will try to persuade them so that she will be able to join her classmates on the excursion.
Homework:
write a letter to your friend to tell him or her about your latest excursion, basing on the reading passage.