Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD
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Lava (n) dung nham, nham thạch
Pour (v) đổ, chảy tràn, rót
Pour out : đổ ra, tràn ra
Volcano (n) núi lửa
Volcanic (adj) (thuộc) núi lửa
Overhead (adv) phía trên đầu, ở trên trời
Go on = continue tiếp tục
Wharf (n) cầu tàu, cầu cảng
Carve (v) tạc, chạm, khắc
Prison (n) nhà tù, nhà giam
prisoner (n) tù nhân
Situate (v) = locate ở, đặt ở, tọa lạc
Statue (n) tượng
The Statue of Liberty tượng nữ thần tự do
Shore (n) bờ biển



Vocabulary
1. Write what Mrs. Quyen did and saw in each of these places.
Went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano.
Went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs.
1. Write what Mrs. Quyen did and saw in each of these places.
Went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano.
Went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs.
Saw Lake Michigan.
1. Write what Mrs. Quyen did and saw in each of these places.
Went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano.
Went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs.
Saw Lake Michigan.
Saw the heads of four American presidents.
1. Write what Mrs. Quyen did and saw in each of these places.
Went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano.
Went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs.
Saw Lake Michigan.
Saw the heads of four American presidents.
Visited Fisherman`s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine-growing area, and the Alcatraz prison.
a) How did Mrs. Quyen go to Kilauea Volcano?
We went swimming at Waikiki Beach as soon as we arrived on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. We took a small plane to Kilauea Volcano this afternoon. The lava was pouring out when we flew overhead. It was very exciting.
She went there by plane.
Today we went on an eight-hour tour which included Fisherman’s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine-growing area, and the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz in the middle of San Francisco Bay.
b. Where in San Francisco did Mrs.Quyen see the famous prison?
She saw the prison on the island of Alcatraz.
This is a picture of Mount Rushmore where the heads of four American presidents are carved into the rock. Mount Rushmore can be seen from more than 100 kilometers away.
c. What is special about Mount Rushmore?
It is a mount where the heads of four American presidents are carved into the rock, and it can be seen from more than 100 kilometers away.
Chicago is often called “ The Windy City”. It’s situated right on the shore of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes.
d) What is the other name of Chicago?
It is also called "The Windy City".
Yesterday, while Dad was visiting the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, I went shopping. I bought lots of souvenirs of our trip.
e) What did Mrs. Quyen do while her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty?
She went shopping.
Thank You!