Unit 6. An excursion

Welcome to our class
WARM UP Game- WHO IS the quickest ?

Look at the famous places and match each place with its name.
a. Built in 1049, in 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.
lotus. /`loutəs/ (n)
hoa sen
Picturesque / ,pikt∫ə`resk/ (adj) attractive in appearance
đẹp như tranh
resort / ri`zɔ:t/ (n) a place where many people go for rest

khu ngh? mát
bank/bæŋk/ (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: 1,500 m)
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.
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Thien Mu Pagoda
Ha Long Bay

One – Pillar - Pagoda

Da Lat City
Have you ever been to Huong Pagoda?
Vocabulary:
a piece of news : một mẩu tin
come to an end : sắp kết thúc
have some days off : có vài ngày nghỉ
on this occasion : vào dịp này






Cave [keiv]
hang động











rock [rɔk]
đá








pagoda [pə`goudə]

chùa, tháp
excursion (n) : chuy?n tham quan






Campfire [kæmp `faiə]

lửa trại
permission (n) : sự cho phép
let + O + V (n.m) : cho phép ai làm gì
persuade (v) : thuyết phục
Vocabulary:
a piece of news : moät maåu tin
come to an end : saép keát thuùc
have some days off : coù vaøi ngaøy nghæ
on this occasion : vaøo dòp naøy
cave (n) : hang ñoäng
rock formations : söï hình thaønh ñaù
excursion (n) : chuyeán tham quan
pagoda (n) : chùa
campfire (n) : löûa traïi
permission (n) : söï cho pheùp
let + O + V (n.m) : cho pheùp ai laøm gì
persuade (v) : thuyeát phuïc
While
you
read
1. Lan wrote the letter to ---------------.
A. inform Minh of her days off
B. complain about her parents

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

3. The students have changed their destination as------------------Thay Pagoda.

B. it costs them a lot to visit
C. they prefer Huong Pagoda
D. many of them have been to
Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the sentences.
C. tell Minh about the plan for her class trip
D. A & B
A. it is impossible to visit the caves near
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?
1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
 They are going on a trip when they have some days off after the first term.
2. Why are they visiting some caves?
 They are visiting some caves because they want to understand their geography lesson better and many of them have never been in side a cave.
3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?
 It’s only over 20 km.
4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?
 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. What is Lan anxious about? Why?
 Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home
Complete the following the diagram and talk about Lan’s class trip :
The plan for Lan’s class trip
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Thay Pagoda
The plan for Lan’s class trip
Two days
food
bus
Over 20 kilometres away
Being closed
Huong pagoda
Thay Pagoda