Unit 6. An excursion

lesson 1: READING




WARM UP: Game- WHO IS the quickest ?


Look at the famous places and match each place with its name.

1. Nha Trang Beach 2. Ha Long Bay 3. Da Lat City

4. Phong Nha Cave 5.Huong Pagoda 6.Hoi An Ancient Town
D
A
B
C
E
F
1. Nha Trang
Beach
2. Ha Long Bay
3. Da Lat City
4. Phong Nha Cave
5. Huong Pagoda
6. Hoi An
Ancient Town
Suggested answer:

1. Nha Trang Beach 2. Ha Long Bay 3. Da Lat City

4. Phong Nha Cave 5.Huong Pagoda 6.Hoi An Ancient Town
A
B
C
D
E
F
 Match the photos with the information, and then tell each other which of the places you would like to visit and give the reasons.
I. BEFORE YOU READ
Pair work
a. Built in 1049, in shape of a lotus.
b. Picturesque site, wonder of the word, 165 kilometres from Ha Noi.
c. Mountain resort
(altitude:1,500m)
with some. wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forest, waterfalls........
d. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.
lotus. /`loutəs/ (n)
hoa sen
Picturesque / ,pikt∫ə`resk/ (adj) attractive in appearance
đẹp như tranh
resort / ri`zɔ:t/ (n) a place where many people go for rest

khu ngh? mát
bank/bæŋk/ (n)
bờ sông
1.Thien Mu Pagoda
d. It’s on the left bank of the Huong River,
6 kilometres from Hue City.
2. Ha Long Bay
b. It’s a picturesque site, a wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.
3. One-Pillar Pagoda
a. It was built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.
4. Da Lat City
c. It’s a mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls...
* PRE-TEACH VOCABULARY
(n.p) day’s holiday
(n) fire in a camping
(n): = allowance
(v) try to get agreement
(n) E.g. rock formation: sự tạo thành đá
as (conj): = because

Fill in the blank with a suitable word or phrase from above.
4. I want to go on an excursion with you but I have to get my parents’………………………
We will have a night…………………….in the forest.

2. I will …………………………him to go camping with us.

3. Tet is coming soon so we are going to have some…………………………..

5. They have studied clouds……………………………………in their geograghy lesson.
campfire
persuade
days off
permission
formation
II. While you read
Set the scene
 You are going to read a letter from Lan to her friend Minh about her recent fantastic excursion to a cave near Ha noi. Read the letter and do the tasks that follow.
Read the letter and then do the task that follow.
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. Beside, 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.
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

C
D
A
Task 2: Answer the questions.
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 on a trip when they have some days-off after the first term.
- Because they have recently studied rock formations and many of them have never been inside a cave.
- It’s only over 20 km.
-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.
- She is anxious about her parents’ permission. Because they may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
After you read
 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

- Learn new words by heart.

- Prepare for the next period: SPEAKING

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