UNIT 6
AN EXCURSION
READING
BEFORE YOU READ
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WHILE YOU READ
TASK1.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentence.
TASK1.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentence.
1. Lan wrote the letter to ____________.
Inform Minh of her day 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
Paragraph 1
2. The students decided to go on a an excursion because they wanted to ______.
Understand their geography lesson better
Relax after work
Have a campfire
A and B
Paragraph 1
TASK1.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentence.
3. The students have changed their destination as ______ Thay Pagoda.
It is impossible to visit the caves near
It costs them a lot to visit
They prefer Huong Pagoda to
Many of them have been to
Paragraph 3
TASK1.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentence.
TASK 2. Answer the questions.
TASK 2. Answer the questions.
1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
Lan and her classmates are going on a trip when their school has some days off.
Paragraph 1
2. Why are they visiting some caves?
Because they have recently studied rock formations and many of them have never been inside a cave.
Paragraph 1
TASK 2. Answer the questions.
3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?
It is over 20 kilometres
Paragraph 2
TASK 2. Answer the questions.
4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?
They are bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes.
Paragraph 3
TASK 2. Answer the questions.
5. What is Lan anxious about? Why?
She is anxious about getting her parents’ permission because they may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
Paragraph 3
TASK 2. Answer the questions.
AFTER YOU READ
GAP-FILLING
Lan’s class _________________ a two-day excursion to visit ___________ near Huong Pagoda.
is going to on
some caves
GAP-FILLING
They _____________ with their own eyes what they __________ in their geography lessons recently and relax after their hard work as well.
want to see
have learnt
GAP-FILLING
They have planned ___________________ carefully. For Lan, the __________________ is getting her parents’ permission.
their trip
only problem
GAP-FILLING
She will try ___________________ so that she will be able to join _____________ on the excursion.
to persuade them
her classmates