Lesson 1: Reading
UNIT 6
AN EXCURSION
BEFORE YOU READ
TASK1:
These are Vietnamese beautiful places.
Can you name them?
Ngoc Son Temple Hanoi
Ha Long Bay
Quang Ninh
Da lat –
Lam Dong
Sa pa – Lao Cai
Hue
HCM CITY
What are the Vietnamese meanings of these phrases
the shape of a lotus
wonder of the world:
resort:
altitude:
pine forests:
waterfall:
left bank:
cave:
campfire:
permission
hình bông sen
kỳ quan thế giới
khu nghỉ mát
độ cao
rừng thông
thác nước
bờ bên trái
hang
lửa trại
sự cho phép
Task 2: Match the photos with the information below, and then tell each other which of the places you would like to visit and give the reasons.
Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus.
Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 km from Hanoi.
Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan huong lake, pine forests, waterfall…
On the left bank of the Huong river, 6kms from Hue city
d
a
b
c
THIEN MU PAGODA

on the left bank of the Huong river, 6kms from Hue city

HA LONG BAY
Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 km from Hanoi.
THE ONE-PILLAR PAGODA
Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus
DA LAT
Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan huong lake, pine forests, waterfall…
While you read: Look at the picture. Do you know what place it is?
Yen stream
Huong Pagoda
Task 1: read Lan’s letter to Minh and choose the corect answer to complete each of the sentences.
Task 2: Answer the questions
1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip?
→ when they have some days off after the first term
2. Why are they 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?
→ over 20 kms
4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?
→ They are going to make a two-day trip and have night campfire. They re bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap.
5. What is Lan anxious about? Why?
→ She is anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
After you read: Summary of the letter
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.
After you read: Summary of the letter

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

Preposition maze: mê lộ; mê cung

Work in pairs. See how quick you can find
your way through the maze. Start at the top with the adjective interested and end at the bottom with the preposition on. You should do it in ten moves only!
(One adj – prep combination = 1 move)

START
FINISH
LESSON 2
SPEAKING
Tim’s class is going on a boat trip on Lake Michigan in Chicago
Mrs. Andrews Susan Mary
Tim John Sam
TASK 1
TASK 2:
Read the seat plan.
Decide the best seat for
each person

Key:
A air-conditioned
B non air-conditioned
C sundeck
E exit
R refreshments
T toilet
X occupied
(có điều hòa)
(bong tàu)
(quÇy gi¶i kh¸t)
(đã có người)

Sample dialogue

A: I think Mary should sit in section B.
B: Yes. Put her in seat 16.
A: No. That’s not a good idea because Susan wants to sit near her.
B: OK. Seat 37 would be better for her.