Unit 6: An Excursion
(Reading)
Ngoc son Temple
West Lake
Cuc Phuong Forest
Tuan Chau Island
Cat Ba Island
Huong River



Phong Nha Cave
Suoi Tien Park
Trang Tien Bridge
Ngu Hanh Son
Nui Coc Lake
Sapa


List of famous places in Vietnam.
       What place is it in each picture ?
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Huong Pagoda
Huong Pagoda is located in Huong Son - 70 km southwest of Hanoi.
Huong Pagoda Festival
attracts hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country at the beginning of each year’
Lan wrote the letter to .............
.inform Minh of her days off.
.complain about her parents
.tell Minh about the plan for her class trip
.talk about what she and her classmates
will do at Huong Pagoda

Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C, D to
complete each of the sentences.

2.The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to .........
. understand their geography lessons better
. relax after work
. have a camfire
. A and B

Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C, D to
complete each of the sentences.

3.The students have changed their decisions as ............. Thay Pagoda.
. it is impossible to visit caves near
. it costs them a lot to visit
. they prefer Huong Pagoda to
. many of them have been to

Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C, D to
complete each of the sentences.

Task 2: Answer the questions
When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
Why are they visiting some caves?
What are the students’plans for their trip to
Huong Pagoda?
How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?
What is Lan anxious about? Why?
Answer
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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 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.




















Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with
a suitable group of words from the box below

Answer
visit
weather
permission

Lan and her classmates are visiting Huong Pagoda at the end of the first term. They believe they will enjoy good weather. Lan hopes she can get her parents` permission to stay the night away from home.
Homework
    Retell the letter in your own words
Thien Mu pagoda - Hue
d. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.
more info
Ha Long Bay - Quang Ninh
b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.

One-Pillar Pagoda Ha Noi
a. Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus
Da Lat holiday resort -Lam Dong
c. Mountain resort (altitude:1,500m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake,pine trees, waterfalls...
More info Thien Mu
Phuoc Duyen tower
On the left bank of the Huong River
Thien Mu Pagoda is surrounded by flowers and ornamental plants.A romantic pine-tree forest is at the end of the garden.

More info - Halong Bay
Ha Long Bay is made up of 1,969 islands of various sizes.

Trong Mai
Bai Tho mountain
More info - Motcot
One-Pillar Pagoda was built after the description of a dream of King Ly Thai Tong.

More info - Dalat
Thach thao flower
Da Lat is Vietnam`s botanical garden with relatively low temperature all year around.

Dalat in rain
lotus (n) : a type of tropical water lily (bông sen).
picturesque (a): attractive in appearance ( đẹp như tranh)
wonder (n) : an object that causes great surprise and admiration ( kỳ quan).
resort (n): a place where many people go for rest ( nơi nghỉ dưỡng)
pine (n) : an evergreen tree that grows in cooler areas of the world ( cây thông)
waterfall (n) :water dropping from a higher to a lower point ( thác nước)
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Lan wrote the letter to tell Minh about
the plan for her class trip.


Right!
Right!
2.A. The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to understand their geography lessons better.

2.B. The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to relax after work

The students have changed their
decisions as it is impossible to visit caves near.

Right!
You are wrong!
You are wrong!
You are wrong!
They are going on a trip when they have some days off after the 1st term.
They are visiting some caves because
they want to understand their geography
lesson better and many of them have
never been inside a cave.



It`s only over 20 km.
They are going to make a two-day trip and have a night campfire. They are
bringing some food and sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap.
Lan is anxious about her parents`permission.
They may not want to let her stay the night
away from home.

Lan’s class (1) is going to go on a two-day excursion to visit (2) some caves near Huong Pagoda.
They (3)want to see with their own eyes what they (4) have learnt in their geography lessons recently and relax after their
hard work, as well.
They have planned (5) their trip carefully. For Lan, the (6) only problem is getting her parents’ permission. She will try (7) to persuade them so that she will be able to join (8) her classmates
on the excursion.