List some wonderful places to visit in Tra Vinh
Ba Om Pond
Pagoda
Uncle Ho Temple
Ba Đông Beach
The way to Hương Pagoda
Hương Pagoda
Thay Pagoda
Cave in Thay Pagoda
Unit 6: AN EXCURSION
Lesson 1. Reading
Ba Om pond (Tra Vinh)
Before you read: Matching
The one pillar pagoda was built in 1049
Thien Mu pagoda is on the bank of the Huong River
Ha Long Bay is one of the wonders of the world
Đa Lat is mountain resort with some wonderful places to visit
Listen to the tape and pay attention to the pronunciation of some words
New words
1.day off (n) [`dei`ɔf:] ngày nghỉ
2.Campfire (n) [`kæmp,faiə] lửa trại
3.Permit (v) [`pə:mit]
-permission (n) [pə`mi∫n] sự cho phép
4.Persuade (v) [pə`sweid] thuyết phục
5.destination (n) [,desti`nei∫n] điểm đến
6. excursion (n)[ iks`kə:∫n] chuyến tham quan
Task 1. Choose the best answer
Lan wrote the letter to tell Minh about the plan for her class trip.
The students decided to go on excursion because they wanted to understand their geography lessons better.
The students have changed their destination as it is impossible to visit the caves near Thay Pagoda
Task 2. True/ false statements
1.The students are going on a trip when they have some days off after the first term.
2. Thay Pagoda is farther from their place than Huong Pagoda.
3.They are going to make a two-day trip and have a night campfire.
4.They are bringing their own food and sharing buses with other classes to make the trip cheap.
5.Lan’parents always let her stay the night away from home.
1.T 2. F 3. T 4.T 5.F
After you read: Fill in the summary
Lan’s class is going to go on a two-day excursion to visit … (1)near Huong Pagoda. They want…….(2) with their own eyes what they …..(3)in their Geography lessons recently and relax after their hard work , as well.They have planned ………(4) carefully.
1.some caves 2. to see
3. have learnt 4. their trip
Ha Long Bay-Quang Ninh
Phu Quoc Beach-Ha Tien
Ba Om Pond-Tra Vinh
Japanese Covered Bridge- Hoi An
We should preserve our historical, cultural and natural sites

Study your lesson
Read the text again
Do the tasks again
Prepare the next lesson (Speaking)
Homework
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