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UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Match the pictures with the name of places in the U.S.A
Waikiki Beach
The Empire State Building
Mount Rushmore
Chicago
The Golden Gate Bridge
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Unit 12: A vacation abroad
Lesson 3: Read
Period 77
volcano (n)

lava (n)
The lava was pouring out when we flew overhead.
was/were + V-ing

wharf (n)
valley (n)
prison (n)
carve (v)
Unit 12 : Lesson 3 :Read
Past progressive :
Checking vocabulary

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Read these postcards from Mrs. Quyen to her children .
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 .
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.
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.
Chicago is often called “The Windy City “. It’s situated right on the shore of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes.
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.
Read the postcards quickly .Then answer the questions.

What places in the U.S.A did Mrs Quyen and her husband visit?
1.Write what Mrs. Quyen did and saw in each of these places
Place
What she did and saw
a. Hawaii
b. New York
c.Chicago
d. Mount
Rushmore
e. San Francisco
went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano
went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs
saw Lake Michigan
saw the heads of four American presidents carved into the rock
visited Fisherman`s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine -growing area, and the Alcatraz prison
a. Hawaii
b. New York
True or false ? Check () the boxes and correct the
false sentences .
Mrs. Quyen went Kilauea Volcano by plane.

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b. The Alcatraz prison is in New York .
->The Alcatraz prison is in the middle
of San Francisco Bay .
c. The heads of five American presidents are carved
into the rock .
->The heads of four American presidents are carved
into the rock .
d. The Empire State Building is in Chicago .
->The Empire State Building is in New York .
e. She went swimming at Waikiki Beach .
f. Her husband bought lots of souvenirs .
->Mrs.Quyen bought lots of souvenirs .
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a, How did Mrs. Quyen go to Kilauea Volcano?
b, Where in San Francisco did Mrs. Quyen see the famous prison?
c, What is special about Mount Rushmore?
d, What is the other name of Chicago?
e, What did Mrs. Quyen do while her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty?
Answer the following the questions.
GAME: LUCKY NUMBER
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How did Mrs. Quyen go to Kilauea Volcano?
 She went there by plane.
Where in San Francisco did Mrs. Quyen see the famous prison?
 She saw the famous prison on the island
of Alcatraz .
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.
LUCKY NUMBER
What is the other name of Chicago?
 It is also called “ The Windy City”.
LUCKY NUMBER
. 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.
What did Mrs Quyen do while her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty?
 She went shopping.
Talk about Mrs. Quyen’s trip to the U.S.A
Do exercise 2 in your notebooks
Write a short paragraph about Mrs. Quyen ‘s trip to the U.S.A
Learn all new words by heart
Homework