Unit 6: AN EXCURSION A: Reading

GREAT

1 THIEN MU PAGODA 2 HA LONG BAY 4 3 ONE – PILLAR PAGODA DA LAT

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

Lotus

Waterfall

Pine forest

Cave

1 d MATCHING a. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 km from HueCity 2 b b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 km from Hanoi a c. Mountain resort( altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong lake, pine forests, waterfalls 3 c 4 d. Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus

2/ WHILE YOU READ: Huong pagoda

New words Excursion (n) /ik’sk3:∫n/: a short journey 2. Picturesque (adj) /pikt∫ə’resk/: attractive in appearance 3. Site (n): a place Formation (n) /fɔ:’mei∫n/: the way something is naturally made Come to an end

Do you usually make an excursion? What do you often do when you have some days off ? Do you usually make an excursion?

Lan wrote the letter to ______ A. inform Minh of her days off 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. 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 B 3.The students have changed their destination as ___Thay Pagoda 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 C D A

When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip? UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION Task 2: Answer the questions When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip? 2. Why are they visiting some caves ? 3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school ? 4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda ? 5. What is Lan anxious about ? Why ?

Task 2. 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 2. 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 make not want to let her stay the night away from home.

her classmates want to see their trip is going to go on have learnt 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

Talk about your most impressive excursion

HOMEWORK Write about your excursion. Prepare for the next lesson.

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