Unit 6 An EXCURSION READING

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.[r]

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS

( READING)

What is this ?

Waterfall

Pine forest

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

1.

2.

a

b

d

They are going on an excursion

What are the persons in the pictures doing ?-

- come to an end (v)

- cave [keiv] (n)

- rock (n)

- permission [pə'mi∫n] (n)

Ex: You should get your parents’ permission

when you want to go out.

- persuade [pə'sweid] (v)

- day off (n)

Ex: We will have a day off on November 20th

- campfire [kæmp 'faiə] (n)

- destination (n) :

= finish, stop

a place to which a person or thing is

going or being sent

=> rock formation

UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION

I.VOCABULARY:

- excursion [iks'kə:∫n] (n):

The man is trying to persuade other persons

Task 1:Make a right choice.

C

D

A

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 lessons better B relax after work

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

Task 2: Questions and answers

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?

They are going on a trip when they have some

days off after the first term.

2 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.

3 How far is Thay Pagoda from their school?

It is only over 20 km.

Task 2: Answer the questions:

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’ permission They

make not want to let her stay the night away from

home.

3/ Task 3: Fill each blank with a suitable group of words from the box below

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

- Learn new words by heart.

- Prepare for the next period: SPEAKING

homework