Unit 6. An excursion

Unit 6: An excursion
Lesson 1: Reading - Period:30




Have you ever visited these places?
What do you know about them?
I. Before you read:
- Look at the pictures and match them with the information below:
The answer:
1d: Thien Mu pagoda.
2b: Has Long Bay,a picturesque site.
3a: The One- Pillar Pagoda.
4c: “The valley of Love “ in Da Lat city
Which of places do you like to visit?
- Have your classmates and you made an excursion to visit some famous places?
Today we will read a letter about Lan and her story.
* New words:
1. an excursion (a): having a sightseeing.
cuộc du ngoạn
2. days off (n): break days
ngày nghỉ
3. suppose (n) gi? sử,
4. rock formations:
su hinh thành của đá
5. a night campfire (n)
đêm lửa trại
6. persuade (v)
thuyết phục

*Gap- filling:work in large groups:
1. we are going to have two................. next week.
2. I ................ that it will rain tomorrow morning, what do you think about our trip to Thien Mu Pagoda?
3. Mrs Huong has just taught .................... to us.
4. My family is going to make a(n) ....................... to Ha Long Bay next weekend.
5..Many tourists were impressed very much by .................last Cultural Festival.

Keys: 1- days off 2-suppose 3-rock formation
4-excursion 5- a night campfire
II.While you read:
- Read the letter in silent and do the exercises:

Task 1- Multiple Choice :
1. Lan wrote the letter to....
C. tell Minh about the plan for her class trip.
2. The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to...
A & d: understand their geography lessons better and relax after work.
3. The students have changed their destination as....Thay Pagoda.
a. it is impossible to visit the caves near
Task 2: Answer the question
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip ?
Why are they visiting some caves?
How far is Thay pagoda from their school?
What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?
What is Lan anxious about? Why?
Key:

1. They are going on a trip when they have some days off after the 1st term.
2. They are visiting some caves because they want to understand their geography lesson better and many of them have never been inside a cave.
3.It`s only over 20 km.
4. 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. Lan is anxious about her parents` permission. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.

IV. After you read
*Summary completion
1. is going to go on
2. some caves
3. want to see
4. have learnt
5. their trip
6. only problem
7. to persuade them
8. her classmates
V. Homework

- Asks and answer the questions in task 2 again.
- Relearn the new words.