Unit 6. An excursion

Unit 6: An excursion
Lesson A: Reading
PERIOD : 30
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THIEN MU PAGODA
HA LONG BAY
ONE – PILLAR PAGODA
DA LAT
1/ Before you read
Work in pairs to match the photos with the information
in the book (page 63).
Lotus
Waterfall
Pine forest
Cave
New words:

Lotus (n) [`lout?s]
Waterfall (n) [`w?:t?f?:l]
Pine forest (n) [pain] [`f?rist]
Cave (n) [ke?v]
Picturesque site :
[p?k??`resk] [sait]
Altitude (n) [`ổlt?tju:d] :

C?nh d?p nhu tranh
d? cao
1/ BEFORE YOU READ
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d. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.
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b. Picturesque site ,wonder of the world,165 kilometres
from Hanoi.
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a. Built in 1049, in a shape of a lotus.
c. Mountain resort (altitude :1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong lake, pine forests, waterfalls…..
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2/ WHILE YOU READ:
VOCABULARY:
Come to an end (exp) :
day off (n) :
Occasion (n) [ə`keiʒn] :
Rock formation [fɔ:`mei∫n] :
Campfire (n) [kæm`faiə] :
Permission (n) [pə`mi∫n] :
→ to get someone’s permission :
Persuade (v) [pə`sweid] :
That’s all for now (exp):



2/ WHILE YOU READ:
finish
ngày nghỉ
dịp
sự hình thành đá
lửa trại
sự cho phép
thuyết phục
Xin phép ai đó
thế đã nhé
Tasks of the reading lesson.
Task 2 : Answer the questions
Task 1:Multiple choice questions
2/ WHILE YOU READ:
Read the letter then do the tasks that follow.
Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the sentences.

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 caves near
B. it costs 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.
1. They are going on a trip when they have some days off after
The first term.
2. They are visiting some caves because they want to
understand their geography lessons better and many of them
have never been inside a cave.
3. It’s only over 20 kilometres.
4. 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.
5. Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not
want to let her stay the night away from home.

3/ AFTER YOU READ: Fill each blank 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
HOMEWORK:
Read the text again many times.

2. Try to learn by heart the vocabulary
3. Prepare for the speaking lesson
Thank for your attention!