UNIT 6 : AN EXCURSION

LESSON 1 : READING

A.Built in 1049, in the shape of lotus.
B. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.
C. Mountain resort ( altitude: 1,500m) with some wonderful places to visit : Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls…
D. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.

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PINE FOREST
WATERFALL
1.d. On the left bank of Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.
THIEN MU PAGODA
( Hue )
2.b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi.
HA LONG BAY
( Quang Ninh )
3.a. Built in 1049, in the shape of lotus.
THE ONE – PILLAR PAGODA ( Hanoi )
4.c. Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500m ) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Houng Lake, pine forests, waterfalls…
DALAT
( Lam Dong )
CAVE
CAMPFIRE
Task 1: Choose the best answers 1. Lan wrote the letter to ............................................A. inform Minh of her days off. B. complain about her parentsC. tell Minh about the plan for her class trip.D. talk about what she and her classmates will do at Huong Pagoda.2. 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 B3. The students have changed their destination as……….Thay Pagoda.A. it is impossible to visit the cave nearB. it costs them a lot to visitC. they prefer Huong Pagoda toD. many of them have been to
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QUESTIONS: ( LUCKY NUMBERS)
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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. LUCKY NUMBER
CONGRATULATIONS!
3.How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?
It’s only over 20kms.
4.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
5.LUCKY NUMBER
CONGRATULATIONS!
6.What is Lan anxious about? Why ?
Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
7.What are the students’ plan 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.
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. LUCKY NUMBER
3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?
It’s only over 20km.
4.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.5. LUCKY NUMBER
6. What is Lan anxious about ? Why ?
Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.
7. 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.

Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group of words from the list.
her classmates want to see their trip is going to go on
have learnt to persuade them some caves only problem
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.
ANSWERS:
1. is going to go on
2. some caves
3. want to see
4. have learnt
5. their trip
6. only problem
7. to persuade them
8. her classmates
THAY PAGODA
HUONG PAGODA
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.
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