Unit 6. An excursion

Welcome to our class
Some famous places in Vietnam
Long Bien Bridge
My Thuan Bridge
Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam
Hoan Kiem Lake
President Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum
Ben Duoc Temple
Hue Imperial City
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Unit 6 : Excursion
Before you read
Match the photos with the information below
A. Built in 1040, in the shape of a lotus
B. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 km from Hanoi
C. Mountain resort( altitude : 1500 m ) with some wonderful places to visit : Xuan Huong lake, pine forests, waterfalls ....
D. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 km from Hue City
E. Situated in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
F. Considered to be the first university of Vietnam
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1-D
6-F
5-E
3-A
2-B
4-C
Vocabulary






Cave [keiv]
hang động











rock [rɔk]
đá
pagoda [pə`goudə]
chùa, tháp








Thay pagoda :

Chùa Thầy






Campfire [kæmp `faiə]

lửa trại
Vocabulary
cave [keiv] (n) : hang động
rock [rɔk] (n) : đá
formation [fɔ:`mei∫n] (n) : sự thành lập
pagoda [pə`goudə] (n) : chùa, tháp
campfire [kæmp `faiə] (n) : lửa trại
permission [pə`mi∫n] (n) : sự cho phép
persuade [pə’sweid] (v) : thuyết phục
While you read
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 : The London Eye
The London Eye is the name of a very famous big wheel on the bank of the River Thames in London. Choose the number of your cabin and answer the question.
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1
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London Eye
Who is Lan writing the letter to ?
Minh.
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip ?
When they have some days off
Lucky wheel
Why are they visiting some caves ?
Because they have recently studied rock formations and many of them have never been inside a cave.
How far is Thay Pagoda from their school ?
It is only over 20 kilometres away
Why have they changed their first plan ?
Because the caves near Thay Pagoda are closed until after Tet.
What are they preparing to make the trip cheap ?
They are bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes.
What is Lan anxious about ? Why ?
Lan’s anxious about getting her parents’ permission. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
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
their trip
only problem
to persuade them
her classmates
have learnt
AFTER YOU READ
HOMEWORK
Learn new vocabulary by heart.
- Prepare for the next period - speaking
Remember to do your homework
Goodbye Class!
Thank you for your attention. See you at the next lesson