Unit 6: Reading

The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to understand their geography lesson better.. They are visiting some caves near Thay pagoda.. They are having a night cam

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• Before you read:

Activity 1: Matching

Lesson 1: Reading

d Built in 1049, in the shape of a

lotus

b Picturesque site, wonder of the world, 165 km from Hanoi

c Mountain resort( altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to visit:

Xuan Huong lake, pine forests,

waterfalls

a On the left bank of the Huong River, 6

km from Hue

City

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While you read:

Activity 1: True/ False

1 Lan is writing the letter to tell Minh about the

plan for her class trip.

2 The students decided to go on an excursion

because they wanted to understand their

geography lesson better.

3 They are visiting some caves near Thay pagoda.

4 They are having a night campfire on a two-day trip.

5 They are eating in a restaurant .

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Activity 2: Answering 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?

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1 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

2 Why are they visiting

some caves? • 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 How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?

• It’s only over 20 km.

4 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.

5 What is Lan anxious

about? Why?

• Lan is anxious about her

parents’permision They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.

After you read: Summary completion

 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 geographical 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)……… for the excursion.her classmates

have learnt

want to see

to persuade them their trip

some caves

is going to go on

only problem

her classmates want to see their trip is going on have learnt to persuade them some cave only problem

Writing about your excursion you like best

Suggestions:

 Do you usually have an excursion?

 When did you last have it? Where to?

 How did you go there?

 Who did you go with?

 What did you do there?

 What impressed you most?

 What was the most interesting thing

that you did on the excursion?

Homework: