Unit 1
A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
LESSON 1:
Getting started,
listen and read
The temple of Hung Kings
Dong Xuan Market
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum
Eating out
Ha Noi
Opera House
The Temple of Literature
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B
C
D
E
F
Unit 1: A visit from a pen pal
Lesson 1: Getting started – Listen and read
I. Getting started
You have a foreign pen pal. He (She) is coming to stay with you for a week. What activities would you do during the visit?
I think I would ..................
Lan
Maryam
II. Listen and read:
Vocabulary
- correspond (v):
trao đổi thư từ
We are impressed by beautiful singers.
- impress (v):
impression (n), impressive (adj) (to be impressed by)
- mausoleum (n)
- friendliness (n)
- depend on (v):
- mosque (n) :
- atmosphere (n):
- pray (v):
- abroad (adv) :
- keep in touch:
gây ấn tượng
sự hiếu khách
Lăng mộ
Nhà thờ Hồi giáo
bầu không khí
cầu khấn, cầu nguyện
ra / ở nước ngoài
phụ thuộc, lệ thuộc
giữ liên lạc
Lan’s Malaysian pen pal, Razali Maryam, was staying with Lan last week. Maryam is from Kuala Lumpur. Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years and they correspond at least once every two weeks, but this was their first meeting.
On Maryam`s first day in Ha Noi, Lan took her to Hoan Kiem Lake. Like Kuala Lumpur, Ha Noi is a busy modern city. Maryam was really impressed by the beauty of the city and by the friendliness of its people.
Over the next few days, the girls visited Ho Chi Minh`s Mausoleum, the History Museum and the Temple of Literature, as well as many beautiful parks and lakes in Ha Noi. On Friday, Maryam wanted to visit the mosque on Hang Luoc Street. Lan used to walk past the mosque on her way to primary school. However, this was Lan’s first visit. She enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam was praying.
“I wish you had a longer vacation,” Lan said to Maryam at the end of the week.
“Yes, I wish I had more time to get to know your beautiful country better. Lan, would you like to come and visit me next summer?” Maryam asked.
“That would be great! However, it seems very difficult for me to have a trip abroad. It all depends on my parents. Anyway, we’ll keep in touch.” 


Listen and Read
Where is Maryam from?

How long have they been pen pals?

Were Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur different?

Did Maryam enjoy Hanoi? Why?
 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 For over 2 years.
 No, they weren’t. They were the same..
 Yes, she did. Because of people’s friendliness and beautiful places.
Questions
Choose the correct option
1. Lan and Maryam usually write to one another every…
A. two years.
B. month.
C. two weeks.
D. day.
2. Maryam was impressed because…
A. Hanoi was big and modern.
B. Hanoi people were friendly.
C. Hanoi was different from Kuala Lumpur.
D. Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur were the same.
3. The girls went to see…
A. famous places in Hanoi.
B. areas for recreation.
C. a place of worship.
D. all the above.
4. Maryam wanted to…
A. visit Hanoi the next summer.
B. invite Lan to Kuala Lumpur.
C. stay in Hanoi.
D. Visit Ho Chi Minh city.
What did Lan say to Maryam at the end of the week?

What does Maryam say to Lan?
“I wish you had a longer vacation.”
“I wish I had more time to get to know your beautiful country better.”
S + wish(es) + S + V (past simple)
* Thì quá khứ đơn với “wish”
I don’t have a computer
=> I wish I had a computer.
Usage: Diễn đạt ước muốn không thể thực
hiện được ở hiện tại.
(be = were cho tất cả các ngôi)
wish: ước gì
I’m not tall.
=> I wish I was/were tall / taller.
My father has to work on the weekend.
=> I wish my father didn’t have to work on the weekend
Make sentences with “wish”
I don’t understand what the man says.
My relatives live far from me.
My sister eats little food.
Nam always draws on the wall.
Viet Anh talks too much in class.
I wish I understood what the man says.
I wish my relatives didn’t live far from me.
I wish my sister ate more food.
I wish Nam didn’t draw on the wall.
I wish Viet Anh didn’t talk in class.
* USED TO + V …: Nói về một thói quen trong quá khứ, hiện tại thói quen đó đã chấm dứt.
Lan / to walk past the mosque.
→ Lan used to walk past the mosque.
He / to play soccer in the school yard.
→
He used to play soccer in the school yard
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Lan take Maryam to?
Lan took Maryam to:
2. What did Lan say to Maryam at the end of the week?
Lan said : “ I wish you had a longer vacation”
Hoan Kiem Lake
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum
the History Museum
the Temple of Literature
many beautiful lakes and parks in Ha Noi.
the mosque on Hang Luoc Street
Homework
Study the lesson again.
New words.
EX. 1-7 (WB)
Learn vocabulary, structure by heart.
Prepare: Speak and listen.
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Goodbye!
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