Unit 6. An excursion

Places of senic beauty
Thien Mu
Pagoda
Ha Long
Bay
One-Pillar
Pagoda
Da Lat
City
Famous Places
1. Thien Mu Pagoda
d. It`s on the left bank of the Huong River,
6 kilometres from Hue City.
2. Ha Long Bay
b. It`s a picturesque site, a wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.
3. One-Pillar Pagoda
a. It was built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.
4. Da Lat City
c. It`s a mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls...







(PART A: READING)

Read the letter from Lan to Minh about her excursion
I. Pre-teach vocabulary
1. Excursion(n):
2.Day off(n):
6. Persuade(v):
5. Permission(n):
4. Formation:( n)
3.Cave (n)
Sự hành thành
Hang động
a day on which one doesn`t go to work
A short trip
Sự cho phép
Thuyết phục
– Ngµy nghØ
- Chuyến đi
* Vocabulary checking:
Match a verb with a suitable object
II. WHILE READING
Task 1
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 Houng 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
D. many of them have been to
UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION
II/ WHILE-
READING
*Task 1:
1.

2.

3.
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
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 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
Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
C
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as we have recently studied rocks formations. Besides, many of us have never been inside a cave , so I suppose the trip will be very interesting
D
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A
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Task 2
Answer the following 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?
5. What is Lan anxious about? Why?
4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong pagoda?
Task 2: Answer the questions
Number 1.



When they have some days-off after the first term.
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip ?
Number 2.


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.
Number 3:
Number 4.


How far is Thay pagoda from their school ?

It’s only over 20 km.
Number 5.
Number 6.


 Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. Because they may not want to let her stay the night away from home.

What is Lan anxious about ? Why ?
Number 7.
Number 8. 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.
After you read
*Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group of words form the box below.

her classmate
want to see
their trip
is going to go on
have learnt
to persuade them
some caves
only problem
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.




HOMEWORK


Learn new words
Summarize the letter

Prepare part B: speaking
Picturesque (adj) ®Ñp nh­ tranh