Unit 6. An excursion

Look at the famous places and match each place with its name.
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d. On the left bank of the Huong river, 6 kilometres from Hue city
Thien Mu pagoda

b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi
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Ha Long Bay
a. Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus
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The one-pillar pagoda
C. Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong lake, pine forests, waterfalls……..
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Dalat
* New words
the shape of a lotus :
hình bông sen
wonder of the world:
Kỳ quan thế giới
altitude:
Độ cao
lotus. /`loutəs/ (n)
hoa sen
Picturesque / ,pikt∫ə`resk/ (adj)
đẹp như tranh
resort / ri`zɔ:t/ (n)

khu nghỉ mát
Pine forest (n) :
Rừng thông
Waterfall (n) :
Thác nước
bank/bæŋk/ (n)
bờ sông

d. It’s on the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.
b. It’s a picturesque site, a wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.
a. It was built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.
C. It’s a mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls...
1.Thien Mu Pagoda
2. Ha Long Bay
3. One-Pillar Pagoda
4. Da Lat City

It has been recognized twice by UNESCO as a World Heritage Area. It is a picturesque site – a wonder of the world. It belongs to Quang Ninh province.
Ha Long Bay
Have you ever been to Huong Pagoda?

Today we will read a letter about Lan and her story.
Which of places do you like to visit?

* New words
Một mẫu tin
come to an end :
Sắp kết thúc
days off (n):
ngày nghĩ
let + O + V :
cho phép ai làm gì
a piece of news (a):
Excursion (n) :
Tham quan






Cave [keiv] :

hang động
Rock (n)
-> rock formation :
sự hình thành đá
Pagoda (n):
chùa
Campfire :
Lửa trại
Persuade :
Thuyết phục
Task 1
choose the best answer A, B, C, 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 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 cave near
B. it costs them a lot to visit
C. they prefer Huong Pagoda to
D. many of them have been to
Task 2. Answer the questions
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?
Number 1.



When they have some days-off after the first term.
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip ?
Number 2.


Why are they visiting some caves ?
Because they want to understand their geography lesson better and many of them have never been inside a cave.
Number 3.


How far is Thay pagoda from their school ?

It’s only over 20 km.
Number 5.


 Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. Because they may not want to let her stay the night away from home.

What is Lan anxious about ? Why ?

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.
is going to go on
some caves
want to see
have learnt
their trip
only problem
to persuade them
her classmates
Task3: Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group of words from the box below.

her classmates their trip have learnt
is going to go on to persuade them some caves only problem
HOMEWORK
Learn new words.
Summarise the letter.
Prepare new lesson: Speaking