Unit 6. E.10. Reading

Welcome to our class
Prepared by: Nguyen Thai Dung
Nguyen Ngoc Hoang
Class : 2CHNA
WARM UP
Look at the pictures and give the names for each picture
A
B
C
D
E
F
A
A: Cat Ba island
A
B
B: Ha Noi ancient street
B
C
Da Lat city
C
D
D:Ha Long bay
D
E
E: Hoi An ancient street
E
F
F: Phong Nha cave
F
U
Unit 6:
AN EXCURSION
Period: 32
READING
Have you ever been to Huong Pagoda?

Today we will read a letter about Lan and her story.
Which of places do you like to visit?

I. BEFORE YOU READ
Work in pairs to match the photos with the information in the book (page 63).
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d. It’s on the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.
b. It’s a picturesque site, a wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.
a. It was built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.
C. It’s a mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls...
1.Thien Mu Pagoda
2. Ha Long Bay
3. One-Pillar Pagoda
4. Da Lat City
II. WHILE YOU READ:
Huong pagoda
lotus. /`loutəs/ (n)
hoa sen
VOCABULARY:
Picturesque / ,pikt∫ə`resk/ (adj)
đẹp như tranh
resort / ri`zɔ:t/ (n)

khu nghỉ mát
Pine forest (n) :
Rừng thông
bank/bæŋk/ (n)
bờ sông






Cave [keiv] :
hang động
Rock (n)
-> rock formation :
sự hình thành đá
Waterfall
Excursion (n) :
Tham quan
Pagoda (n):
chùa
Persuade :
Thuyết phục
Campfire :
Lửa trại
Vocabulary


cave [keiv] (n) : hang động

rock [rɔk] (n) : đá

excursion [iks`kə:∫n] (n) : chuyến tham quan

campfire [kæmp `faiə] (n) : lửa trại

formation [fɔ:`mei∫n] (n) : sự thành lập, vật được tạo nên

rock formation : sự tạo thành đá

permission [pə`mi∫n] (n) : sự cho phép, sự chấp nhận

persuade [pə`sweid] (v) : thuyết phục

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 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 costs 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
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?
Number 1.


When they have some days-off after the first term.
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip ?
Paragraph 1:
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
number 2
Why are they visiting some cave?
Because they have recently studied rock formation and many of them have never been inside a cave.
Paragraph 1:
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.
Number 3.

How far is Thay pagoda from their school ?

It’s only over 20 km.
Paragraph 2:
At first, we want to travel to Thay Pagoda because it is over 20 kilometres away, and we could go on a day excursion
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
number 4

Paragraph 3: 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.
Number 5.

 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 ?
Paragraph 5:The only problem I seem to have is getting my parent’s permission. They may not want to let me stay away from home. I’ll try to persuade them.
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
is going to go on
some caves
want to see
have learnt
their trip
only problem
to persuade them
her classmates
III. After you read:
IV. Consolidation:
Decide whether the statements are True ( T ) or False ( F )

Their excursion will last two days.
They are visiting some caves because they have recently studied rock formations and many of them have never been inside a cave.
At first, they wanted to travel to Huong Pagoda.
They have changed their first plan because the caves near Thay Pagoda are closed until after Tet.
Lan is not anxious about anything before going on an excursion.
Lan and her classmates are going on a trip when they have some days off after the second term.
T
T
F
T
F
F

Learn new words by heart.
- Summarize the letter.
- Prepare for the next period: SPEAKING
V. Homework
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