Unit 6. An excursion

Welcome to class 10D
Friday November 6th, 2009
UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION
lesson 1: READING



Work in pairs.
* Match the photos with the information.
* Tell each other which of the places you would like to visit and give the reasons.
I. BEFORE YOU READ
a. Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.

b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.

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 kilometres from Hue City.
lotus (n)
hoa sen
Picturesque (adj)
đẹp như tranh
resort (n)

khu ngh? mát
bank (n)
bờ sông
a. Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.

b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.

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 kilometres from Hue City.
1. d 0n the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.
2. b Picturesque site, a wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.
3. a Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.
4. c Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls...
Da Lat City
Thien Mu Pagoda
Ha Long Bay
The One-Pillar Pagoda
1. d. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.

2. b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Ha noi.

3. a. Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.

4. c. Mountain resort
(altitude:1,500m)
with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls...
I. BEFORE YOU READ
* Which places would you like to visit? Why?
Thien Mu Pagoda
Ha Long Bay
One Pillar Pagoda
Da Lat City
Example:
I would like to visit
Da Lat City because I want to relax there and see Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests and waterfalls.
One Pillar Pagoda
* New words:
1. Come to an end (v)
2. Days off (n.p)
5. Rock formation (n)
6. Go on an excursion/ a trip (v)
7. Campfire (n)
8. Permission (n)
9. Persuade (v)
3. As (conj) = Because
4. Cave (n)
Kết thúc
Ngày nghỉ
Hang, động
Sự tạo thành đá
Đi dã ngoại
Lửa trại
Sự cho phép
Thuyết phục
II. While you read
Set the scene
 You are going to read a letter from Lan to her friend Minh about her recent excursion to a cave near Hanoi. Read the letter and then do the tasks 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. Besides, 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.
Read the letter and then do the tasks that follow.
1. 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 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
2. 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 kilometres away.
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.
iii. After you read
Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group of words from the box below.
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

* Learn new words by heart.

* Prepare for the next lesson:

SPEAKING
iv. homework