Unit 12. A vacation abroad

Today we went on an eight-hour tour which included Fisherman’s Wharf , the Napa Valley wine-growing area , and the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz in the middle of San Fran

Teacher :PHAM THI THUY

LESSON 4: READ

Lesson 4: Read

I New words.

1 a volcano ( n) : núi lửa

3 (to) pour out ( v): phun trào

2 lava (n) : dung nham

4 a wharf ( n) : cầu cảng

5 a prison ( n) : nhà tù

6 (to) carve ( v) : chạm, khắc

7 a valley ( n) : thung lũng

Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD

Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD

Lesson 4: Read

• II STRUCTURES: The past progressive tense.

• 1 Usage: Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động , 1 sự

việc đang xảy ra tại 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ

Thường đi với các trạng từ : at this time/ at that time/ at……o’ clock last night / yesterday

• 2 Form.

• Example: Lan was doing her homework at 8 o’ clock last

night

• ( +) : S + was/ were + V-ing + O

• ( -) : S + was/ were + not + V- ing + O

• ( ?) : Was/ Were + S + V- ing + O ?

• - Yes, S + was/ were

• - No, S + was/ were + not

Volcano this afternoon

The lava was pouring

out when we flew

overhead It was very

Today we went on an

eight-hour tour which included

Fisherman’s Wharf , the

Napa Valley wine-growing

area , and the famous prison

on the island of Alcatraz in

the middle of San Francisco

This is a picture of

where the heads of four

American presidents are

carved into the rock

Mount Rushmore can

be seen from more than

Chicago is often called “

The Windy City” It’s situated right on the shore

of Lake Michigan , one of the Great Lakes.

Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD

Lesson 4: Read

III Read the postcards and check the prediction.

Yesterday, while Dad was

visiting the Statue of

Liberty and the Empire

State Building, I went

shopping I bought lots of

souvenirs of our trip.

Place What she did and saw

Went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano

Went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs

Saw Lake Michigan

Saw the heads of four American presidents

Visited Fisherman's Wharf, the Napa Valley

Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD

Lesson 4: Read

IV Write what Mrs Quyen did and saw in each of these places.

Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD

Lesson 4: Read

* T/ F statement predictions

1 Mrs Quyen and her husband visited Waikiki Beach

2 They took and small plane to Kilauea volcano

3 They saw Mount Rushmore

4 Lake Michigan is one of the great lake

5 Mrs Quyen went shopping and bought nothing

Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD

Lesson 4: Read

* T/ F statement predictions

1 Mrs Quyen and her husband visited Waikiki Beach T

2 They took and small plane to Kilauea volcano T

4 Lake Michigan is one of the great lake T

5 Mrs Quyen went shopping and bought nothing F

• a, How did Mrs Quyen go to Kilauea Volcano?

• b, Where in San Francisco did Mrs Quyen see the famous prison?

• c, What is special about Mount Rushmore?

• d, What is the other name of Chicago?

• e, What did Mrs Quyen do while her husband

was visiting the Statue of Liberty?

Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD

Lesson 4: Read

V Answer the questions.

c, What is special about Mount Rushmore?

It is a mount where the heads of four

American presidents are carved into the

rock (and it can be seen from more than

100 kilometers away.)

d, What is the other name of Chicago?

b, Where in San Francisco did Mrs Quyen see the famous prison?

She saw the famous prison on the island of

Alcatraz.

a, How did Mrs Quyen go to Kilauea

Volcano?

She went there by plane.

e, What did Mrs Quyen do while her husband was visiting the State of Liberty?

She went shopping.

* Answer key:

a She went there by plane.

b She saw the famous prison on the

island of Alcatraz.

c It is a mount where the heads of four

American presidents are carved into the rock (and it can be seen from more than

100 kilometers away.)

d It is also called “The Windy City”.

e She went shopping.

• Learn by heart new words

• Make 2 sentences with the past progressive tense.

• Prepare the next period “ Write”