Unit 6: excursion

Unit 6: excursion
period 1: reading

I- Before you read:
You are going to work in pairs to match 4 pictures with its information, then you are going to tell each other which of the places you would like visit and give reasons
Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus

one-pillar pagoda
Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi

Halong bay
Mountain resort (altitude:1,500m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong lake, pine forest, waterfalls…
Da Lat
One the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue city
Thien Mu pagoda
vocabulary
1.Cave. Eg. Mua cave in Ninh Binh
2.To suppose/sә’pәυz/ (v): assume, think: giả sử, giả định, cho là
3.To persuade/pә’sweid/ (v): to believe or convine : làm cho ai đó tin, thuyết phục
4.Permission/pə’mis(ə)n/(n): sự xho phép, sự chấp thuận

II- while you read
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 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 nice campfire on a today trip will be a great event in our school day! To make the trip cheap, we are bringing our own food and sharing buses with some other class. 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 a getting my parents’ permission. They may not want to left 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:firstly you are going to choose the best answer A, B,C or D to complete each of the sentence individually
Then, you share your answers with your partners
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
tell Minh about the plan for her class trip
2. The students decided to go on excursion because they wanted to _______________
A. understand their geography lesson better
B. relax after work
C. Have a campfire
D. A and B






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
It is impossible to visit the caves near
Task 2: you are going to discuss in groups of three to answer 5 questions in Task 2 in 2 minutes
1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
They are going on a trip when they have some days-off after the first term
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
3.How far is Thay pagoda from their school?
It’s only 20 km
4.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
5. 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
III- after you read:
In 2 minutes you are going to choose one suitable group of words from the box below to fill each blank in the summary of the letter. Then, you share your answers with your partner
her classmates want to see their trip is going to go on
have learnt to persuade them some caves only problem
Lan’ classmates(1)___________ a two-day excursion to visit(2)___________near Huong pagoda. They(3)_________ with their own eyes what they(4)_________ in their geography lesson 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
-learn some famous places
-How to write a letter
-give reasons and explain them

IV- summarize:
V- homework:
-Learn by heart some new words
-Read again the letter
-Find some names of famous places in Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh and Ha Noi. Give some information of them