Unit 6 An excursion

To make the trip cheap, we are bringing our own food and sharing buses with some other classes.. It is much warmer now![r]

* Work in pairs, discuss some questions: What you often when you have some holidays? Do you usually make a trip? Which places would you like to visit? * Some famous places: Cu Chi tunnels Nha Trang city Hoi An-The ancient city Sa Pa terraces Unit 6: I Before you read Look at the pictures and give the names for each picture THIEN MU PAGODA ONE – PILLAR PAGODA HA LONG BAY DA LAT a Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus b Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi c Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls d On the left bank of the Huong River, kilometres from Hue City NEW WORDS -Day off (n) = holiday ngày nghỉ -Cave (n) /'keiv/ ex: Phong Nha cave hang động -Excursion(n) /iks'kə:ʃn/ = trip chơi -Campfire(n) /'kæmpfaiə/ lửa trại -Permission (n) /pə'mi∫n/ : approval to something Ex: She always asks permission before using the computer cho phép 2/ WHILE YOU READ: Huong pagoda Dear Minh, I’m writing to tell you a piece of news The first term is coming to an end soon and my school is going to have some days off On this occasion, my class is visiting some caves near Hanoi as we have recently studied rock formations Besides, many of us have never been inside a cave, so I suppose the trip will be very interesting At first, we wanted to travel to Thay Pagoda because it is only over 20 kilometres away, and we could go on a day excursion However, only today have we learnt that the caves near Thay Pagoda are closed until after Tet So we are visiting the ones near Huong Pagoda instead A night campfire on a two-day trip will be a great event in our school days! To make the trip cheap, we are bringing our own food and sharing buses with some other classes It is much warmer now I believe we’re going to enjoy good weather with lots of sunshine The only problem I seem to have is getting my parents’ permission They may not want to let me stay the night away from home I’ll try to persuade them.That’s all for now Give my love to your parents and sister 15 16 Sli Yours, de II WHILE YOU READ: Read the letter then the tasks that follow Tasks of the reading lesson: Task 1:Multiple choice questions Task : Answer the questions Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the sentences Lan wrote the letter to A inform Minh of her days off B complain about her parents C C tell Minh about the plan for her class trip D talk about what she and her classmates will 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 D C have a campfire D A and B 3.The students have changed their destination as _Thay Pagoda A A it is impossible to visit the caves near B it costs them a lot to visit C they prefer Huong Pagoda to D many of them have been to UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION Task 2: Answer the questions 1.When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip? Why are they visiting some caves ? How far is Thay Pagoda from their school ? What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda ? What is Lan anxious about ? Why ? Task Answer the questions 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 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 How far is Thay Pagoda from their school ? -> It is only over 20 km Task Answer the questions 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 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 3/ AFTER YOU READ: Fill each blank with a suitable group of words from the box below 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 Homework -Summarize the main content of the letter - Prepare for the next part: Part B-Speaking See you again! ... visit C they prefer Huong Pagoda to D many of them have been to UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION Task 2: Answer the questions 1.When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip? Why are they visiting some... Minh about the plan for her class trip D talk about what she and her classmates will at Huong Pagoda 2.The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to A understand their geography... visit? * Some famous places: Cu Chi tunnels Nha Trang city Hoi An- The ancient city Sa Pa terraces Unit 6: I Before you read Look at the pictures and give the names for each picture THIEN MU PAGODA