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WARM UP Game- WHO IS the quickest ?

Look at the famous places and match each place with its name.
A
B
C
D
E
F
NHA TRANG BEACH
DA LAT CITY
HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN
HA LONG BAY
HUONG PAGODA
PHONG NHA CAVE
UNIT 6:

Reading
AN EXCURSION
Pair work
Match the photos with the information, and then tell each other which of the places you would like to visit and give the reasons.
BEFORE YOU READ
a. Built in 1049, in shape of a lotus.
b. Picturesque site,
wonder of the word, 165 kilometres from Ha Noi
c. Mountain resort
(altitude:1,500m)
with some. wonderful
places to visit: Xuan
Huong Lake, pine forest, waterfalls...
d. On the left bank of
the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.

hoa sen
lotus. /`loutəs/ (n)
Picturesque / ,pikt∫ə`resk/ (adj) attractive in appearance
đẹp như tranh
resort / ri`zɔ:t/ (n) a place where many people go for rest

khu ngh? mát
bank/bæŋk/ (n)
bờ sông
formation
(n) E.g. rock formation
permission
(n): = allowance
a. Built in 1049, in shape of a lotus.
b. Picturesque site,
wonder of the word, 165 kilometres from Ha Noi
c. Mountain resort
(altitude:1,500m)
with some. wonderful
places to visit: Xuan
Huong Lake, pine forest, waterfalls...
d. On the left bank of
the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.

1.Thien Mu Pagoda
2. Ha Long Bay
4. Da Lat City

. One-Pillar Pagoda
While you read
Read the letter silently
Read the letter and then do the task that follow.

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.
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 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.
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 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

Task1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
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
2. The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to……..
A. understand their geography
B. relax after work
C. have a campfire
D. A and B
3. The students have changed their destination as........... Thay Pagoda
A. it is impossible to visit the caves near
B. it cost them a lot to visit
C. they prefer Huong Pagoda to
D. many of them have been to
C
D
A
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?


2. Why are they visiting some caves?


3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?


4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?



5. What is Lan anxious about? Why?
Task 2: Answer the questions:
Lucky numbers
2
1
3
4
6
5
Task 2: Answer the questions
Question 1


When they have some days off after the first term.
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip ?
Question 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.
Lucky number
Question 3
Question 4.

How far is Thay pagoda from their school ?

It’s only over 20 km.
Question 5
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.
Question 6.

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What is Lan anxious about ? Why ?
Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. Because they may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
Task 3
Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group words from the box below.
Lan’s class (1)………………………a two days excursion to visit (2)…………………near Huong Pagoda. They(3)………………….. with their own eyes what they (4)…………………..in their geography lessons 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
After you read
Summarize the letter
in your own way.

- Learn new words by heart.
- Imagine your class is going on a trip to Yen Duc pagoda. Write a letter to a pen pal telling him or her about your plan of the trip.
- Prepare for the next period: SPEAKING
homework
Thanks for your attention !
After you read
Decide whether these statements are true ( T) or false ( F)
1.Lan wrote the letter to inform Minh of her days off.
2.The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to understand the geography lessons better.
3.The students are not going to visit Thay pagoda as it is closed until after Tet.
4.They will make a campfire on their excursion.
T
F
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