UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION

LESSON 1 : READING

1. Work in pairs:

Match the photos with the information, and then tell each other which of the places you would like to visit and give the reasons.

BEFORE YOU READ

d. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.

aa. Built in 1049, in shape of a lotus.

b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Ha Noi.

c. Mountain resort(altitude:1,500m)with some. wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forest, waterfalls........

lotus. /'loutəs/ (n) hoa sen

Picturesque / ,pikt∫ə'resk/ (adj) attractive in appearance đẹp như tranh

- resort / ri'zɔ:t/ (n): a place where many people go for rest

khu nghỉ m¸t

- altitude ['æltitju:d] (n): height above sea level

độ cao (so với mực nước biển)

d. On the left bank of the Huong River, 6 kilometres from Hue City.

aa. Built in 1049, in shape of a lotus.

b. Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Ha Noi.

c. Mountain resort(altitude:1,500m)with some. wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forest, waterfalls........

Thien Mu Pagoda Ha Long Bay

The One-Pillar Pagoda Dalat City

VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY1. excursion [iks'kə:∫n] (n): a short journey for pleasure

= > (to) go on an excursion

4. (to) get someone’s permission :

Ex: You should get your parents’ permission before going out.

5. (to) persuade [pə'sweid] : (to) try to get someone’s agreement

2. cave [keiv] (n):

3. rock formations (n):

hang động

sự hình thành đá

hỏi xin phép

Check vocabulary:

2. short journey for pleasure

1. (to) try to get someone’s agreement

3. If you want to go out now, you should get the teacher’s ……………

5. Caves come from ……………..

4.

=> (to) persuade

=> excursion

permission

=> cave

rock formations

1. Lan is going to have some days off before the first term.

2. Lan and her classmates have recently studied

how to make an excursion.

3. There are some caves near Thay Pagoda and Huong Pagoda.

4. Their trip will last three days.

PredictionPrediction

While you read

Read the letter and do the tasks that follow.

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 kilometers 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 schooldays! 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.Yours,Lan

1. Lan is going to have some days off before the first term.

2. Lan and her classmates have recently studied

how to make an excursion.

3. There are some caves near Thay Pagoda and Huong Pagoda.

4. Their trip will last three days.

CHECK YOUR PredictionCHECK YOUR Prediction

F

F

T

F

Task1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.

1. 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 betterB. relax after workC. have a campfireD. A and B

3. The students have changed their destination as_________________Thay Pagoda

A. it is impossible to visit the caves nearB. it cost them a lot to visitC. they prefer Huong Pagoda toD. many of them have been to

C

D

A

* Task 2. Answer the questions

1.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?

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 kilometers 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 schooldays! 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.Yours,Lan

They are going on trip when they have some days off after the first term.

When are Lan and her classmates going on trip?

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 kilometers 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 schooldays! 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.Yours,Lan

Why are they visiting some caves?

They are visiting some caves because they want toto understand their geography lesson better and

many of them have never been inside a cave.

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 kilometers 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 schooldays! 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.Yours,Lan

It’s only over 20 km

How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?

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 kilometers 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 schooldays! 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.Yours,Lan

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 are the students’ plans for their trip to 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 kilometers 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 schooldays! 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.Yours,Lan

Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not want to let her stay the night

away from home.

What is Lan anxious about? Why?

* * Task 2Task 2: Answers of the questions. : Answers of the questions.

1. They are going on a trip when they have some days off after the first term.

2. They are visiting some caves because they want to understand their geography lesson better and many of them have never been inside a cave.

3. It’s only over 20 km.

4. 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.

5. She is anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.

After you readAfter you read

Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group words from the box below.

Lan’s class (1)………………………a two days 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.

is going to go on

some caves

want to see

have learnt

their trip

only problemto persuade them

her classmates

Lucky numbersLucky numbers

11 22 33

445566

It is a mountain resort. It is about 60 kilometers from Kontum City.

Mang Den

This pagoda is only over 20 kilometres from Ha Noi. There are some caves here.

Thay Pagoda

Where are they going ?

They are going to Huong pagoda

- Imagine your class is going on an excursion to Kontum Jail . Write a letter to a pen pal telling him or her about your plan of the trip.