Unit 6. An excursion

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS 10D1
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO ONE OF THESE PLACES?
WHERE DID YOU GO?
WHAT DID YOU GO THERE FOR?
WHEN DID YOU GO THERE?
unit 6
An excursion
reading
Before you read
Match the photos with the information below, and then tell each other which of the places you would like to visit and give reasons
a. Built in 1049, in shape of a lotus.
b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 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.
d
b
a
c
Thien Mu Pagoda
One-Pillar Pagoda
Halong Bay
Da Lat City
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
lotus(n):cây sen
Vocabulary
lotus (n) :cây sen
wonder (n) :kì quan
WHAT’S THIS?
Vocabulary
lotus (n) :cây sen
wonder (n) :kì quan
pine forest (n) : rừng thông
Vocabulary
lotus (n) :cây sen
wonder (n) :kì quan
pine forest (n) : rừng thông
waterfall (n) : thác nước

Vocabulary
lotus (n) :cây sen
wonder (n) :kì quan
pine forest (n) : rừng thông
waterfall (n) : thác nước
rock formation(n) : sự hình thành đá
Vocabulary
(n) :cây sen
(n) :kì quan
(n) : rừng thông
(n) : thác nước
(n) : sự hình thành đá
(n) :lửa trại
lotus
wonder
pine forest
waterfall
rock formation
campfire
While you read
Read the letter and do the tasks that follow.
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

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 cost 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:
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 want to understand their geography lesson better and many of them have never been inside a cave.
- It’s only over 20 km.
-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. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
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
What’s this?
What’s the beach like?
What should or shouldn’t we do to keep the beach clean and beautiful ?

- Learn the new words by heart.
- Imagine your class is going on a trip to Dalat city. Write a letter to your friend telling him or her about your plan of the trip.
- Prepare for the next period: SPEAKING
Homework
Thanks for your attention !
PHONG NHA CAVE
HUONG PAGODA
HOAN KIEM LAKE
PHU QUOC ISLAND
PRESIDENT HO CHI MINH’S MAUSOLEUM
NHA RONG HARBOUR
SAPA
VUNG TAU
NHA TRANG
HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN