ANH 10: UNIT 6 AN EXCURSION (READING)

bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap.... What is Lan anxious?[r]

Where will you go if you have some days off ?

A READING

Before you read

Match the photos with the information below, and then tell your classmates which of the places you would like to

visit.

A Built in 1049, in the shape

of a lotus

B Picturesque site,

wonder of the world,

165 kilometres from Hanoi

C Moutain resort

(altitude: 1,500m) with

wonderful places to visit:

Xuan Huong lake,

pine forests, waterfalls…

D On the left bank of

the Huong river, 6 kilometres from Hue city

lotus /'loutəs/ (n) hoa sen

A Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus

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

đẹp như tranh

B Picturesque site, wonder of the world,

165 kilometres from Hanoi

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

khu nghỉ mát

C Moutain resort (altitude: 1,500m) with wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong lake, pine forests, waterfalls…

Pine forest

Waterfall

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,

6 kilometres from Hue City

Thien Mu Pagoda

Ha Long Bay

One – Pillar - Pagoda

Da Lat City

Vocabulary

 Cave [keiv] (n) hang động

 rock [rɔk] (n) đá

rock formation : sự tạo thành đá

 Campfire [kæmp'faiə] (n) lửa trại

* excursion [iks'kə:∫n] (n) : pleasure trip

chuyến du ngoạn

* permission [pə'mi∫n] (n) : agreement

sự cho phép

I try to persuade to get my parents’ permission.

* persuade [pə'sweid] (v) : thuyết phục

Vocabulary

 cave [keiv] (n) : hang động

 rock [rɔk] (n) : đá

 rock formation (n) : sự tạo thành đá

 excursion [iks'kə:∫n] (n) : chuyến du ngoạn

 campfire [kæmp'faiə] (n) : lửa trại

 permission [pə'mi∫n] (n) : sự cho phép, sự chấp nhận

 persuade [pə'sweid] (v) : thuyết phục

Vocabulary

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

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 cost them a lot to visit

C they prefer Huong Pagoda to

D many of them have been to

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?

1 When are Lan and her classmates going on a

trip ?

classmates going on a

trip ?

They are going on a trip when they

have some days-off after the first term.

3 How far is Thay Pagoda from their school

2 Why are they visiting some caves ?

visiting some caves ?

Because they have recently studied rock

formations and many of them have

never been inside a cave.

4 What are the students’

plans for their trip to

Huong Pagoda ?

plans for their trip to

Huong Pagoda ?

They are going to make a two-day trip

the trip cheap.

5 What is Lan anxious

about ? Why ?

She is anxious about her parents’

permission Because they may not want

to let her stay the night away from

home.

After 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 )

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 seehave learnt

their trip

only problem

to persuade themher classmates