Unit 6. An excursion

Welcome to Our Class10C6
Unit 6: AN EXCURSION
Part A - Reading
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Presented by: Nguyen Thanh Hoa
WARM WELCOME
VIETNAMESE TEACHER`S DAY
CHECKING THE OLD LESSON

A student rewrites these present perfect sentences in the passive voice.
1, They have just lent him some money.
2, The director has hired her since 2005.



Another one combines these pairs of sentences using a relative pronoun.
3, I bought a cell phone. I can use it to
send and receive e-mail.
4, The girl is a new English teacher in our
school. She has just given you the key.



Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.
1, They have just lent him some money.
He has just been lent some money by them.
2, The director has hired her since 2005.
She has been hired by the director since 2005.


Use a relative pronoun to combine 2 sentences
3, I bought a cell phone. I can use it to send and
receive e-mail.
I bought a cell phone which/ that I can use to
send and receive e-mail.
4, The girl is a new English teacher in our
school. She has just given you the key.
The girl who/ that has just given you the key
is a new English teacher in our school.
Hanoi
Dalat
Ho Chi Minh City
Ha Long Bay
Hai Phong
Vinh Bao
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B
D
C
E
F
Love Valley
HCM Mausoleum
Nguyen Binh Khiem Temple
Ben Thanh Market
Cock Hen Islands
Big Theatre
Part A: Reading
Unit 6: AN EXCURSION
Before you read:
Work in pairs: Match each following pictures with its information. Then, tell each other which of the places you would like to visit and give reasons.

a. Built in 1049, in the 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.
4
2
3
1
d
b
a
c
Thien Mu Pagoda
Ha Long Bay
One-Pillar Pagoda
Dalat City
lotus [`loutəs] (n)
hoa sen
Picturesque [pikt∫ə`resk] (adj)
very beautiful as in picture
đẹp như tranh
resort [ri`zɔ:t] (n)
a place where many people go for rest

khu ngh? mát
While you read
READ THE LETTER AND DO THE TASKS FOLLOWED

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
New Words and Structure
1. to have some days off: not have to go to work or school on these days.
2. rock formation [r?k f?:`mei?n] (NP):
+ rock (n): stone
+ formation (n): forming, the act of giving form or shape to sth.
3. a night campfire: a night with fire-camping.
4. permission [p?`mi?n](n) allowance
5. persuade [p?`sweid] (v): try to get the agreement.
UNIT 6: AN EXCURION
Task1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
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. both A and B are correct
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
UNIT 6: AN EXCURION
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.
Task 2: Answer the following questions
Group 1:
1, When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
Group 2:
2, Why are they visiting some caves?
Group 3:
3, How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?
4, Why are they impossible to visit the caves near They Pagoda?
Group 4:
5, What are the students`plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?
Group 5:
6, What is Lan anxious about? Why?

UNIT 6: AN EXCURION
Task 2: Answer the following questions
Group 1:
1, When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?


Group 2:
2, Why are they visiting some caves?


Group 3:
3, How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?

4, Why are they impossible to visit the caves near They Pagoda?


UNIT 6: AN EXCURION
- They are going on a trip when they have some days off after the first term.
- Because they want to understand their geography lesson better and many of them have never been inside a cave.
- It`s only over 20 km.
- Because they are closed until after Tet.
Task 2: Answer the following questions
Group 4:
5, What are the students`plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?




Group 5:
6, What is Lan anxious about? Why?
UNIT 6: AN EXCURION
-They are going to make a two-day trip with 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:
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
UNIT 6: AN EXCURION
* Fill each blank in the following summary of the letter with a suitable group of words from the box below.
- Learn new words by heart.
Prepare for the next lesson "part B. Speaking."
HOMEWORK
Do all exercises in part A. Reading
(Page 35 - 37 in your Workbook)
Thanks for your attention!