Uni 5 OUR EXPERIENCES
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LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

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Experiences in
Da Lat

WARM-UP

Answer the questions:
1. Work in 2 teams.
2. Look through the conversation and

Memorizing
game

the picture in page 50 in 30 seconds
and try to remember as many details
as possible.
3. Answer the questions.
4. 10 points / correct answer.

WARM-UP

Answer the questions:
1. How many people can you see in
the picture?

Memorizing
game

6 people

2. What type of vehicle are they
riding? A jeep
3. Where are they?
Da Lat / Langbiang mountain

PRESENTATION

experience
(n)

/ɪkˈspɪəriəns/
sự trải nghiệm

PRESENTATION

eco-tour (n)
/ˈiːkəʊ ˌtʊə/
du lịch sinh thái

PRESENTATION

memorable (adj)
/ˈmemərəbl/
đáng nhớ

PRESENTATION

brilliant (adj)
/ˈbrɪliənt/
rất ấn tượng,
rất thông minh

PRESENTATION

flora (n)
/ˈflɔːrə/
tất cả thực vật của
một khu vực

PRESENTATION

fauna (n)
/ˈfɔːnə/
tất cả động vật của
một khu vực

PRESENTATION

thrilling (adj)
/ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
phấn khích

PRESENTATION

explore (V)
/ɪkˈsplɔː/
khám phá, tìm tòi và
học hỏi

PRESENTATION

seabed (n)
/ˈsiːbed/
đáy biển

PRESENTATION

tribal dance
/ˈtraɪbl dɑːns/
điệu múa của bộ tộc

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. experience (n)

/ɪkˈspɪəriəns/

sự trải nghiệm

2. eco-tour (n)

/ˈiːkəʊ ˌtʊə/

du lịch sinh thái

3. memorable (adj)

/ˈmemərəbl/

đáng nhớ

/ˈbrɪliənt/

rất ấn tượng

/ˈflɔːrə/

tất cả thực vật
của một khu vực

4. brilliant (adj)
5. flora (n)
 

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

6. fauna (n)

/ˈfɔːnə/

tất cả động vật của một khu vực

7. thrilling (adj)

/ˈθrɪlɪŋ/

phấn khích

8. explore (v)

/ɪkˈsplɔː/

khám phá, tìm tòi và học hỏi

9. seabed (n)

/ˈsiːbed/

đáy biển

/ˈtraɪbl dɑːns/

điệu múa của bộ tộc

10. tribal dance

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
Tom: Hi Mi, I'm back from Da Lat now. I have some local specialities for you.
Mi: Thanks Tom. I guess you and your family had a great time there.
Tom: Yeah. We visited LangBiang Mountain, and Cu Lan Village. We saw a
gong show in the evening.
Mi: What did you do on LangBiang Mountain?
Tom: We rode a jeep to the top. It was a thrilling ride up there. Then we
took an eco-tour of LangBiang Mountain. They said that the area is rich in
flora and fauna with more than 150 plant and animal species.

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
Mi:
Tom:
Mi:
Tom:

Sounds amazing! What did you do then?
We took pictures of the magnificent scenery. It was really enjoyable!
Then did you explore Cu Lan Village?
Yes. We had a brilliant tour around the village. We also rode horses and a jeep
along a stream.
Mi: That must have been exciting, Tom.
Tom: It definitely was. In the evening we saw an interesting gong show. We danced
and sang with the locals. And we tried grilled pork. It was a really memorable
evening. I'll show you some pictures I took there.
Mi: Cool!

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and write T (true) or F (False).
1. Mi and Tom had a great time in Da Lat.

F
______

2. Tom had an eco-tour of Langbiang Mountain.

T
______

3. There are more than 150 plant and animal species

T
______

on Langbiang Mountain.
4. Tom didn't like his experiences in Cu Lan Village.
5. Tom danced and sang with the local people
at a gong show.

F
______
T
______

PRACTICE

3 Write activities under the pictures.
taking photos
people exploring a site
tour
riding a jeep

1. ____________
riding a jeep

dancing with local
taking an ecoseeing a gong show

2. seeing
________________
a gong show

PRACTICE

3 Write activities under the pictures.
taking photos
people exploring a site
riding a jeep

3. ____________
taking photos

dancing with local
taking an eco-tour
seeing a gong show

dancing with local people
4. ______________________

PRACTICE

3 Write activities under the pictures.
taking photos
people exploring a site
riding a jeep

taking an eco-tour
5. _______________

dancing with local
taking an eco-tour
seeing a gong show

exploring a site
6. _______________

PRACTICE

4 Read the conversation again and match the activities with the adjectives.
1. riding a jeep
2. seeing a gong
show
3. taking an ecotour
4. exploring a site

a.
enjoyable
b. thrilling
c.
amazing
d.
interesting

PRODUCTION

5 Work in groups. Carry out a survey. Then report your group's findings to the class.
Example:
I did a survey with 3 peers.
Two like climbing a
mountain, 3 like taking
eco-tours, nobody likes
exploring the seabed….

YE N
S O
1. climbing a mountain
2. taking an eco-tour
3. exploring the
seabed
4. taking photos from
a mountain top
5. seeing a tribal dance

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Asking questions

WARM-UP

Vocabulary
PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick (√) T (True) or F
(False).
Task 3: Write activities under the pictures.
Task 4: Read the conversation again and match the activities
with the adjectives.
Task 5: Work in groups. Carry out a survey. Then report your
group's findings to the class.
Wrap-up
Homework

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 identify the topic of the unit;
 use lexical items related to experiences;
 identify the language features that are covered in the
unit.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
 Do exercises in the workbook;
 Make a list of adjectives to
describe experience;
 Start preparing for the Project of
the unit 5.

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