Unit 6: An Excursion
Part A . Reading
Thien Mu Pagoda
On the left of the Huong River, 6 kilometers from Hue City
One Pillar Pagoda
Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus
Da Lat
Mountain resort with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls…
Ha Long Bay
Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometers from Hanoi
Excursion /iks’kə:∫n / (n)
Example:
On our excursion, I and my classmates visit Cuc Phuong National Park.
Cave /keiv/ (n)
Example:
We visited some caves here.
rock formation /rock fɔ:’meiʃn/(n)

Pagoda /pə’gəudə/(n):
Example:
Bai Dinh pagoda; Huong pagoda; …
day off /’dei’ͻf /(n)
Example:
Sunday is my day off
campfire /kæmp’ƒaiə/ (n):
permission /pə’mi∫n/ (n):
persuade /pə’sweid/ (v).
excursion /iks’kə:∫n / (n)
cave /keiv/ (n)
rock formation /rock fɔ:’meiʃn/ (n)
pagoda /pə’gəudə/ (n)
permission /pə’mi∫n/ (n)
day off /’dei’ͻf / (n)
campfire /kæmp’ƒaiə/ (n)
persuade /pə’sweid/ (v)
Vocabulary:
1. Lan wrote the letter to complain about her parents.
2. The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to understand their geography lessons better and relax after work.
3. They have changed their destination as it is impossible to visit the caves near Thay Pagoda.
Task 1: Read the Lan’s letter and Decide wether the statements are true( ) or false( ). Correct the false information
T
F
F
T
T
tell Minh about the plan for her class trip
Task 2:
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
to complete each of the sentences
Task 2:Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences
Lan and her classmates are going on a trip when________________
A. They have some days off after the first term B. The school year is over
C. They ended their first term D. All are correct
2. They are visiting some caves because_______________________
A. They have recently studied rock formations. B. Caves are near from their school.
C. Many of them have never been inside a cave. D. A and B are correct.
3. Thay pagoda is only over__________kilometres from their school.
A.15 B. 20 C.25 D.30.
4. Their plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda are:__________________________
making a two-day trip B. Having a night campfire
C. D. All are correct

5. Lan is anxious about_______________________
A. asking parents for money B. preparing for the trip
C. getting parents’ permission D. bringing her own food
bringing their own food, sharing buses with some other classes
Lan and her classmates are going on a trip when________________
A. They have some days off after the first term B. The school year is over
C. They ended their examination D. All are correct
Task 2:Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences
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. Beside, many of us have never been inside a cave, so I suppose the trip will be very interesting.
……
A
Task 2:Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences
2. They are visiting some caves because_______________________
A. They have recently studied rock formations. B. Caves are near from their school.
C. Many of them have never been inside a cave. D. A and B are correct.
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 I suppose the trip will be very interesting.
……
D
Task 2:Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences
….
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….
3. Thay pagoda is only over__________kilometres from their school.
A. 15 B. 20 C.25 D.30.
B
Task 2:Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences
4. Their plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda are:______________________
making a two-day trip B. Having a night campfire
C. D. All are correct
bringing their own food, sharing buses with some other classes
…
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 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.
D
Task 2:Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences
5. Lan is anxious about_______________________
A. asking parents for money B. preparing for the trip
C. getting her parents’ permission D. bringing her own food
..
The only problem I seem to have is getting my parents` permission. They may not want to let 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
C
Task 2:Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences
Lan and her classmates are going on a trip when________________
A. They have some days off after the first term B. The school year is over
C. They ended their first term D. All are correct
2. They are visiting some caves because_______________________
A. They have recently studied rock formations. B. Caves are near from their school.
C. Many of them have never been inside a cave. D. A and B are correct.
3. Thay pagoda is only over__________kilometres from their school.
A.15 B. 20 C.25 D.30.
4. Their plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda are:__________________________
making a two-day trip B. Having a night campfire
C. D. All are correct

5. Lan is anxious about_______________________
A. asking parents for money B. preparing for the trip
C. getting parents’ permission D. bringing her own food
bringing their own food, sharing buses with some other classes
A
D
B
D
C
So 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 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 able to join (8) ……………….. on the excursion.

A. her classmates
B. want to see
C. their trip
E. is going to go on
F. have learnt
G. to persuade them
H. some caves
I. only problem
is going to go on
some caves
want to see
have learnt
their trip
only problem
to persuade
them
her classmates
After reading: Fill each the blank with the suitable word
Further Practice
If you had a chance to travel,
where would you go? Why?
Suggestion:
- Landscape : beautiful, wonderful, attractive, impressive…
- Food: delicious, special, strange,…
Atmosphere: comfortable, fresh,…
People: friendly, hospitable,….
……
If I had a chance to travel, I would go to…………..Because……………
If I had a chance to travel, I would go to Da Lat. Because the landscape in Da Lat is very wonderful
Goodbye and see you again
Thanks for your attention