Unit 6. An excursion

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Before you read

Matching

Lesson 1: Reading
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

I’LL WRITE A LETTER TO MINH
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?
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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 formation. 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 kilometers 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 visitting 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
They are going on a trip when they have
some days off after the first term.
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
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 formation. 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 kilometers 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 visitting 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
Why are they visiting some caves?

Because they want to understand their
geography lesson better and many of them
have never been inside a cave.
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 formation. 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 kilometers 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 visitting 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
How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?
It’s only over 20 km
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 formation. 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 kilometers 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 visitting 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
What are the students’ plan 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.
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 formation. 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 kilometers 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 visitting 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
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.

Lan’s class a two-day excursion to visit near Huong Pagoda. They with their own eyes what they in their geography lessons recently and relax after their hard work, as well. They have planned carefully. For Lan, the is getting her parents’ permission. She will try so that she will be able to join on the excursion.
Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group of words from the box below.
her classmates
want to see
their trip
is going to go on
some caves
only problem
have learnt
to persuade them
(1)______
(2)_______
(3)_____
(4)______
(5)_______
(6)______
(7)______
(8)_______
Lan’s class is a two-day excursion to visit near Huong Pagoda. They with their own eyes what they in their geography lessons recently and relax after their hard work, as well. They have planned
carefully. For Lan, is getting her parents’ permission. She will try so that she will be able to join on the excursion.
going to make
some caves
want to see
their trip
the only problem
to persuade
have learnt
her classmates

Writing about your excursion you like best
Suggestions:

Do you usually have an excursion?
When did you last have it? Where to?
How did you go there?
Who did you go with?
What did you do there?
What impressed you most?
What was the most interesting thing that you did on the excursion?

HOMEWORK
- Learn new words
- Summarize the letter
- Prepare : speaking