Unit 6: An excursion
Period 1: Reading
Wednesday, November 14th 2007
New words
Lotus
Waterfalls
Pine forest
cave
New words:
Lotus (n)
Waterfalls (n)
Pine forest (n)
Cave (n)
Permission (n)
Persuade (v)
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1. Before you read
Work in pairs to match the photos with the information
in the book (page 63).
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d. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.
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b. Picturesque site ,wonder of the world,165 kilometres from Hanoi.
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a. Built in 1049, in a shape of a lotus.
c. Mountain resort (altitude :1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Ho Xuan Huong lake, pine forests, waterfalls…..
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Tasks of the reading lesson.
Multiple choice questions
Answering questions
Gap - filling exercise
2/ While you read:
Read the letter then do the tasks that follow.
2/ While you read:
Task 1: 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
C
The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted
to ......
A. understand their geography lessons better
B. relax after work
C. have a campfire
D. A and B
3. The students have changed their destination as ....
A. it is impossible to visit the caves near
B. it costs them a lot to visit
C. they prefer Huong Pagoda to
D. many of them have been to
D
A
Task 2 : Answer the questions.
1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
They are going on a trip when they have some days off after the first term.
2. Why are they visiting some caves?
They are visiting some caves because they want to understand their geography lessons better and some of them have never been inside a cave.
3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?
It’s only over 20 kilometres.
4. 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 at Huong Pagoda. They are bringing their own food and sharing the buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap.
5. What is Lan anxious about? Why?
Lan’s anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not let her stay the night away from home.
3/ After you read
Fill in each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group of words given.
- her classmates - want to see
- their trip - is going to go on
- have learnt - to persuade them
- some caves - only problem
Lan’ 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
is going to go on
some caves
want to see
have learnt
their trip
only problem
to persuade them
her classmates
homework
Read the text again many times.

2. Rewrite all the tasks in your work book
3. Try to learn by heart the summary letter
4. Prepare for the speaking lesson
Thank for your attention!