ENGLISH 8 : UNIT 14- WRITING

1.Complete the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the Grand Canyon .Insert the letters of the missing sentencesUnit 14 : Wonders of the world Period 86 - Lesson 4 : Writing * Vocab

Pyramid

Ha Long Bay

Trang Tien Bridge

Great Wall

Tajmahal

Phong Nha Cave

Sword lake

Opera house

Hue citadel

World heritage sites Famous places

World

heritage sites Famous places

Hue Citadel Pyramid

Sword lake HaLong Bay Trang Tien

Bridge Great Wall Tajmahal Phong Nha

Cave Opera house

1.Complete the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the Grand Canyon Insert the letters of the missing sentences

Unit 14 : Wonders of the world

Period 86 - Lesson 4 : Writing

* Vocabulary

Canyon Park ranger Guided hike Edge

Original inhabitant

Edge Guided hike

Original inhabitants

Park ranger

Canyon

Guided hike

Original inhabitants

Park ranger

Canyon Edge

May 29, 2003

Dear Hoa,

How are you ? ( 1 ) C

My class has just returned from a trip to do the Grand Canyon in Arizona

( 2 ) …………

We spent a week there and I didn’t want to leave

Although it was summer ,

it was quite cool at night because the area is more than 2,000 meters above sea level

On our first day , a park ranger led us on a guided hike along the edge of the canyon

He talked about the history of the area (3) ………

(4) ……… What do you plan to do during the summer vacation ?

Write to me after your exams

Your friend,

Tim

Unit 14 : Wonders of the world

Period 86 - Lesson 4 : Writing

1.Complete the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the Grand Canyon Insert the letters of the missing sentences

A That’s all I have time to tell you about.

B The Canyon is part of Grand Canyon National Park and

it was formed by the Colorado River over millions of years.

C I hope you are studying hard for your exams next week.

D He also talked about the original inhabitants who lived there during the Stone Age

Unit 14 : Wonders of the world

Period 86 - Lesson 4 : Writing

1.Complete the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the Grand Canyon Insert the letters of the missing sentences

* Choose the correct topic

A Tim talked about his hometown, the

Grand Canyon in Arizona

B Tim talked about his trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona

C Tim talked about his Tet holiday in

Arizona

May 29, 2003

Dear Hoa,

How are you ? ( 1 ) C

My class has just returned from a trip to do the Grand Canyon in Arizona

( 2 ) …………

We spent a week there and I didn’t want to leave

Although it was summer ,

it was quite cool at night because the area is more than 2,000 meters above sea level

On our first day , a park ranger led us on a guided hike along the edge of the canyon

He talked about the history of the area (3) ………

(4) ……… What do you plan to do during the summer vacation ?

Write to me after your exams

Your friend,

Tim

* Choose the correct topic

A Tim talked about his hometown, the

Grand Canyon in Arizona

B Tim talked about his trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona

C Tim talked about his Tet holiday in

Arizona

Discuss the following questions in pairs:

1 Where have you just visited ?

2 How far is it from here ?

3 Who did you go with ?

4 How did you get there ?

5 Is it beautiful ?

6 How about the weather ?

7 Were the people friendly there ?

8 How did you feel ?

2 Write a letter to a friend

Tell him / her about a place you have visited recently

Use the following prompts to help you

Unit 14 : Wonders of the world

Period 86 - Lesson 4 : Writing

1.Complete the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the Grand Canyon Insert the letters of the missing sentences

2 Write a letter to a friend

Tell him / her about a place you have visited recently

Use the following prompts to help you

- Place : Cuc Phuong National Park ( Phong Nha cave / Ha Long Bay, etc

- Distance from your city / home : 100 km / 300 km / hours by train / by coach , etc.

- How to get there : by bus / train / airplane, etc.

- Sights : beautiful / magnificent / breathtaking , etc.

- Weather : temperate / sunny / cool / windy, etc.

- How do you feel : happy/ excited / relaxed, etc.

Unit 14 : Wonders of the world

Period 86 - Lesson 4 : Writing

1.Complete the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the

Grand Canyon Insert the letters of the missing sentences

Homework

1 Learn the new words and phrases.

2 Write a letter to your friends about your trip last summer vacation

3 Do excises 6,7 on page on page 87-88