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Before you read:

Activity 1: Matching

Lesson 1: Reading
d. Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus
b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 km from Hanoi
c. Mountain resort( altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong lake, pine forests, waterfalls
a. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 km from Hue City
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While you read:
Activity 1: True/ False
Lan is writing the letter to tell Minh about the plan for her class trip.
The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to understand their geography lesson better.
They are visiting some caves near Thay pagoda.
They are having a night campfire on a two-day trip.
They are eating in a restaurant.


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Activity 2: Answering questions
1. 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?


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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 lesson better and many of them have never been inside a cave.
3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?

It’s only over 20 km.
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. They are bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap.
5. What is Lan anxious about? Why?

Lan is anxious about her parents’permision. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
After you read: Summary completion

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 geographical 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)………………… for the excursion.

her classmates
have learnt
want to see
to persuade them
their trip
some caves
is going to go on
only problem
her classmates want to see their trip is going on
have learnt to persuade them some cave only problem

Writing about your excursion you like best
Suggestions:

Do you usually have an excursion?
When did you last have it? Where to?
How did you go there?
Who did you go with?
What did you do there?
What impressed you most?
What was the most interesting thing that you did on the excursion?